2018-08-10T10:19:59-05:00 2017-12-31 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 600 13TH ST NW STE 1000 WASHINGTON DC 20005 990 2017-01-01 464588696 THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH % J SCOTT PETTET GRAD 8169264400 1000 EAST 50TH STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64110 BETTY DREES PRESIDENT 8169264000 2018-08-07 true MICHELLE MICHALOWSKI P00755304 2024141000 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z BETTY DREES 1000 E 50TH STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64110 2896290 false X WWW.STOWERS.ORG/GRADSCHOOL X 2013 MO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SIMR'S("GSSIMR") EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE GRADUATE EDUCATION THAT WILL PREPARE SCHOLARS FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. 5 3 48 3 0 0 1420000 575000 0 1050000 36335 44596 244 384 1456579 1669980 258108 164506 0 0 716622 962086 0 0 0 208313 259983 1183043 1386575 273536 283405 3826362 4117413 121224 149817 3705138 3967596 X THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH ("GGSIMR") IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("CODE") AND FURTHER DESCRIBED AS AN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(II) OF THE CODE. GSSIMR PROVIDES GRADUATE EDUCATION RELATING TO MEDICAL OR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH WITH AN EMPHASIS ON INNOVATIVE RESEARCH TECHNIQUES IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. GSSIMR OFFERS A RESEARCH BASED PH.D. IN BIOLOGY AND OTHER INSTRUCTION PROGRAMS. false false 831075 1050000 THE MISSION OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH IS TO PREPARE A SUPERB CADRE OF PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD FOR THE PURSUIT OF INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE INVESTIGATIONS IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. ALL SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS SHARE A DEMONSTRATED ABILITY TO PERFORM BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH, AS EVIDENCED BY PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON EXTENDING THE ABILITY OF PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS THROUGH HANDS-ON LABORATORY EXPERIENCE THAT STRESSES HIGHLY CRITICAL THINKING IN COMBINATION WITH IN-DEPTH EXPERIENCE IN THE LATEST METHODOLOGIES. PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS PERFORM THESIS RESEARCH IN LABORATORIES WORKING AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF MODERN BIOLOGICAL INQUIRY. IN AN AVERAGE TIME OF FIVE YEARS FROM MATRICULATION, PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND EXECUTE A RESEARCH PROJECT THAT ADDRESSES A SIGNIFICANT BIOLOGICAL QUESTION, WHICH WILL RESULT IN A PH.D. IN BIOLOGY. THE PROGRAM OF GSSIMR STRESSES CRITICAL THINKING AND THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF EXPERIMENTAL PROWESS, INSTEAD OF TRADITIONAL DIDACTIC COURSEWORK. IN AUGUST, THE PREDOCTORAL RESEARCH PROGRAM STARTS WITH A SERIES OF INTENSIVE ALL-DAY MODULAR SEMINARS WITH TOPICS RANGING FROM TRANSCRIPTION AND CHROMATIN TO DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY AND ADVANCED IMAGING. THE MODULES INCLUDE SIGNIFICANT LAB WORK, AS WELL AS LECTURES AND CRITICAL READING AND DISCUSSION OF RELEVANT PAPERS. A CONCURRENT FIFTEEN-WEEK SEMINAR SERIES IS DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NECESSARY PROFICIENCY IN CRITICAL THINKING, READING, AND WRITING. IN SPRING OF THEIR FIRST YEAR, PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS ENGAGE IN THREE CONSECUTIVE TWO-MONTH ROTATIONS IN LABS OF THEIR CHOICE. UNDISTRACTED BY TRADITIONAL COURSEWORK, EXPECTATIONS ARE EXTREMELY HIGH FOR PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS TO FOCUS ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY ON A SHORT-TERM RESEARCH PROJECT. PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS ENTER THEIR THESIS LABS IN JUNE OF THEIR FIRST YEAR AND UNDERGO AN ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, PERFORMANCE, AND RESEARCH PROGRESS WITHIN THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM CULMINATES WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT EACH PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER IS ABLE TO IDENTIFY INTERESTING BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS, DEVISE INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO THOSE PROBLEMS, AND EXECUTE INVESTIGATIONS USING THE BEST TOOLS AVAILABLE. THE COMPLETION OF A BODY OF RESEARCH THAT ADDRESSES A SIGNIFICANT BIOLOGICAL PROBLEM AND IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN AT LEAST ONE PUBLICATION IN A HIGH-IMPACT JOURNAL IS REQUIRED FOR THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE PH.D. RESEARCH PROGRAM. THE PUBLICATION FORMS THE MAIN BODY OF A THESIS. A DETAILED LITERATURE REVIEW PRECEDES THE THESIS AND A DISCUSSION OF THE POSSIBLE NEXT STEPS IN THE RESEARCH FOLLOWS THE THESIS. PRESENTATION OF AN OPEN SEMINAR ALSO IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE RESEARCH PROGRAM. AFTER A PERIOD OF ORGANIZATION, PREPARATION AND RECRUITMENT, THE FIRST CLASS OF GSSIMR BEGAN THE PH.D. PROGRAM IN AUGUST 2012. AT THE END OF 2017, THE PROGRAM CONSISTED OF SIX CLASSES, MADE UP OF 41 PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS WITH VARIOUS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH BACKGROUNDS FROM 15 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. 241242 164506 GSSIMR HAS ANOTHER INSTRUCTION PROGRAM KNOWN AS THE STOWERS SUMMER SCHOLARS PROGRAM. THE MISSION OF THE STOWERS SUMMER SCHOLARS PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE AN INVALUABLE LABORATORY EXPERIENCE FOR THOSE SERIOUS SCIENCE SCHOLARS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT GRADUATE SCHOOL AND A FUTURE IN ACADEMIC RESEARCH. EACH SCHOLAR PARTICIPATING IN THE STOWERS SUMMER SCHOLARS PROGRAM WORKS ON AN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECT. THE PROGRAM OFFERS SCHOLARS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME IMMERSED IN A RESEARCH TOPIC FOR A FULL-TIME TEN-WEEK PERIOD. STOWERS SCHOLARS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO INTERACT AND COLLABORATE WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THEIR LABORATORY AND THE STOWERS COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. IN THIS WAY, STOWERS SCHOLARS EXPERIENCE NOT ONLY THE INTELLECTUAL BUT ALSO THE COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT OF RESEARCH. IN ADDITION, STOWERS SCHOLARS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THE LATEST TECHNIQUES IN LABORATORIES AND SUPPORTING CORE CENTERS, WHICH ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE MOST ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. STOWERS SCHOLARS SPEND THE VAST MAJORITY OF THEIR TIME IN THE LABORATORY. ALL SCHOLARS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND WEEKLY SCIENTIFIC SEMINARS ON AN ARRAY OF RESEARCH TOPICS. OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE A WEEKLY LUNCH WHERE SCHOLARS CAN SHARE IDEAS AND DISCUSS INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS AND EXPERIMENTS. AT THE COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM, SCHOLARS PRESENT THEIR WORK IN AN ALL-INSTITUTE POSTER SESSION. IN 2017, THE STOWERS SUMMER SCHOLARS PROGRAM HAD 31 PARTICIPANTS FROM NINE COUNTRIES, REPRESENTED 26 SCHOOLS, AND PERFORMED RESEARCH IN 17 DIFFERENT LABS AT THE STOWERS INSTITUTE. 1072317 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false true true false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false true 2 0 true 48 true false false false false false false false false false false X 5 3 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false X J SCOTT PETTET 8169264000 1000 E 50TH STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64110 X BETTY DREES DIRECTOR(AS OF 11/29/2017) 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM B NEAVES DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT 1.0 25.0 X X 0 271262 56102 ROBERT E KRUMLAUF DIRECTOR 1.0 42.0 X 0 532371 64232 CARL RHODES DIRECTOR 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 PHILIP SILVERMAN DIRECTOR 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 R SCOTT HAWLEY VICE PRESIDENT & DEAN 1.0 40.0 X 0 349080 60099 RODERICK L STURGEON CFO(AS OF 4/14/2017)/TREASURER 1.0 47.0 X 0 1555086 60068 DAVID A WELTE SECRETARY 1.0 48.0 X 0 1326581 65268 SUSAN WEIGEL ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR ADMIN. 40.0 0.0 X 107702 0 33613 ANA PEDRAZA ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR ACADMC AFF. 40.0 0.0 X 107499 0 16555 215201 4034380 355937 2 false true false 0 350000 225000 350000 575000 PER CAPITA APPROPRIATION FROM SIMR 561000 1050000 1050000 1050000 47279 0 47279 0 0 0 0 0 1223627 1226310 -2683 -2683 -2683 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MISSOURI TIMELY FILING DISCOUNT 900099 384 384 384 1669980 1050000 44980 0 164506 164506 0 0 0 0 723675 573800 149875 49780 0 49780 153807 108625 45182 34824 9861 24963 0 2781 2781 0 0 0 0 28194 25092 3102 0 9443 2133 7310 6710 2080 4630 0 0 84961 80737 4224 0 64425 62856 1569 0 0 0 0 SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT 39447 39280 167 DUES, SUBS & REGISTRATIONS 17590 17590 OTHER EXPENSES 6432 3347 3085 1386575 1072317 314258 0 0 0 358790 143121 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5013 5027 0 0 2583255 3887572 0 0 0 0 0 0 879304 81693 3826362 4117413 121224 149817 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121224 149817 X 3625231 3903931 79907 63665 0 0 3705138 3967596 3826362 4117413 283405 -20947 X false true X true false X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 X PART X, LINE 2: FIN 48 FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOOTNOTE FROM THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH (THE INSTITUTE), OF WHICH GSSIMR IS INCLUDED, IS AS FOLLOWS: THE INSTITUTE RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED. RECOGNIZED INCOME TAX POSITIONS ARE MEASURED AT THE LARGEST AMOUNT THAT IS GREATER THAN 50% LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED. true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false false false true PART I, LINE 3: NOTICE OF THE NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY IS MADE KNOWN TO THE GENERAL COMMUNITY AS PUBLISHED ON THE STOWERS.ORG/GRADSCHOOL WEBSITE AND IN ALL BROCHURES AND PUBLICATIONS DEALING WITH RESEARCHER ADMISSIONS AND PROGRAMS. RESEARCHERS IN GSSIMR PROGRAMS COME FROM MULTIFACETED DOMESTIC US AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES. true FELLOWSHIP STIPENDS PROVIDED TO SUMMER SCHOLARS 32 116000 48506 FMV SEE SCH I, PART IV SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: GSSIMR PROVIDED FELLOWSHIP STIPENDS AND NON-CASH ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF HOUSING AND TRAVEL TO SUMMER SCHOLARS DURING THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE STOWERS SUMMER SCHOLARS PROGRAM. SEE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION ON SCHEDULE O RESPONSE TO FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B. false false false false false false false false false WILLIAM B NEAVES DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT 261577 9685 39535 16567 327364 ROBERT E KRUMLAUF DIRECTOR 528180 4191 40500 23732 596603 R SCOTT HAWLEY VICE PRESIDENT & DEAN 345516 3564 40500 19599 409179 RODERICK L STURGEON CFO(AS OF 4/14/2017)/TREASURER 1449711 105375 40500 19568 1615154 DAVID A WELTE SECRETARY 1242446 84135 40500 24768 1391849 PART I, LINE 3: WILLIAM B. NEAVES RECEIVED COMPENSATION FROM STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH ("SIMR") IN HIS ROLE AS PRESIDENT EMERITUS OF SIMR. ROBERT E. KRUMLAUF RECEIVED COMPENSATION FROM SIMR IN HIS FULL-TIME ROLE AS SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR OF SIMR. R. SCOTT HAWLEY RECEIVED COMPENSATION FROM SIMR IN HIS FULL-TIME ROLE AS INVESTIGATOR OF SIMR. RODERICK L. STURGEON RECEIVED COMPENSATION FROM STOWERS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INC.("SRM") IN HIS FULL-TIME ROLE AS EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT AND CFO OF SRM. DAVID A. WELTE RECEIVED COMPENSATION FROM SRM IN HIS FULL-TIME ROLE AS EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL OF SRM. BOTH SIMR AND SRM FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES OF THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION TO ESTABLISH THEIR COMPENSATION INCLUDING RETAINING THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT NATIONALLY KNOWN COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, USING COMPENSATION COMMITTEES AND HAVING WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. X 1 350000 FAIR MARKET VALUE false true false PART I, COLUMN B: THE AMOUNT SHOWN IN PART I, COLUMN (B) FOR "NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS" REPRESENTS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND NOT NECESSARILY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 2 WILLIAM B. NEAVES, DIRECTOR AND OFFICER, AND RODERICK L. STURGEON AND DAVID A. WELTE, OFFICERS OF GSSIMR, HAVE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS. WILLIAM B. NEAVES, DIRECTOR AND OFFICER, ROBERT E. KRUMLAUF, DIRECTOR, AND R. SCOTT HAWLEY, RODERICK L. STURGEON AND DAVID A. WELTE, OFFICERS OF GSSIMR, HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B THE DATA AND INFORMATION NECESSARY TO PREPARE GSSIMR'S FORM 990 IS COMPILED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTING SUPPORT AND THEN REVIEWED BY OUR TAX ATTORNEY AT BRYAN CAVE, LLP. PWC, OUR EXTERNAL TAX PREPARERS, USE THIS INFORMATION TO PREPARE THE FORM 990. THE COMPLETED FORM 990, INCLUDING REQUIRED SCHEDULES, IS REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C GSSIMR HAS ADOPTED A "CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE POLICY." EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER, AND OTHER PERSON WHO IS IN A POSITION TO EXERCISE SUBSTANTIAL INFLUENCE OVER DECISIONS OF GSSIMR ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY COMPLETE AND SIGN A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT THAT IS PART OF THE POLICY. ALSO, A COVERED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE GOVERNING BOARD AS SOON AS THE PERSON HAS KNOWLEDGE THAT A POTENTIAL CONFLICT MIGHT EXIST. GSSIMR ALSO CONDUCTS PERIODIC AND ADHOC REVIEWS OF TRANSACTIONS AND AGREEMENTS TO ENSURE THAT IT ENGAGES ONLY IN ACTIVITIES THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE. FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 15A & 15B WILLIAM B. NEAVES, DIRECTOR AND OFFICER, ROBERT E. KRUMLAUF, DIRECTOR, AND R. SCOTT HAWLEY, RODERICK STURGEON, AND DAVID A. WELTE, OFFICERS, ARE COMPENSATED BY ONE OF THE RELATED ORGANIZATIONS LISTED IN SCHEDULE R FOR THE SERVICES PERFORMED IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITY FOR THE RELATED ORGANIZATION. CARL RHODES, PHILIP SILVERMAN, AND BETTY DREES DID NOT RECEIVE COMPENSATION IN THEIR ROLES AS DIRECTORS OF GSSIMR. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VII LINE 5 - BETTY DREES BECAME A DIRECTOR ON 11/29/2017. BEFORE THE FORM 990 FILING DATE, DREES WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1/21/2018. LINE 7 - RODERICK L. STURGEON, TREASURER, WAS APPOINTED THE ROLE OF CFO STARTING 4/14/2017. LINE 6 - R. SCOTT HAWLEY IS AN OFFICER AND DEAN OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL AND AN EMPLOYEE OF SIMR, A RELATED ORGANIZATION. 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("SPI") IS AN ADVOCATE FOR A POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT THAT ADVANCES AND PROTECTS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND CURES. PART IV, LINE (1), COLUMN B: BIOMED VALLEY DISCOVERIES, INC.'S PRIMARY ACTIVITY IS THE DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES. BIOMED VALLY COPORATIONS IS 100% SHAREHOLDER OF BVD. PART V, LINE 1C: BESIDES THE ANNUAL PER CAPITA FORMULA BASED APPROPRIATION FROM STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH ("SIMR") REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII REVENUE LINE 2A, PROGRAM SERVICES, SIMR ALSO PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL SUPPORT CONTRIBUTION TO GSSIMR. THIS CONTRIBUTION IS REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 1D AND SCHEDULE B, PART 1, LINE 1. PART V, LINES 1N AND 1O SRM AND SIMR, RELATED PARTIES, SHARE FACILITIES AND EMPLOYEES WITH GSSIMR IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE SUPPORT SERVICES DESCRIBED IN A FUNDING AND SUPPORT SERVICES AGREEMENT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED, NEITHER SRM OR SIMR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY MATTERS RELATING TO (A) DAY-TO-DAY CONDUCT OF GSSIMRS OPERATIONS, INCLUDING DIRECT SUPERVISION OF GSSIMRS EMPLOYEES, OR (B) ACADEMIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS RELATED TO ACADEMICS. THE CONDUCT OF GSSIMRS ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES AND FUNCTIONS RELATED TO ACADEMICS REMAIN UNDER THE EXCLUSIVE SUPERVISION, DIRECTION, AND CONTROL OF GSSIMR. SRM SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE CAMPUS SECURITY, FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, LEGAL COUNSEL, SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS AND GRANTS ADMINISTRATION, PLANT MAINTENANCE, LIBRARY SERVICES, PROCUREMENT, RECEIVING, AND LAB RESEARCH REGULATORY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING AND SUPPORT. SIMR SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE PROVIDING FACULTY MEMBERS, LABORATORY FACILITIES, AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS DURING TIME SPENT ON THEIR THESIS RESEARCH IN THE LABORATORIES.