2017-10-23T10:49:36-05:00 2016-12-31 131517563 LOEB & TROPER LLP 655 THIRD AVENUE 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2016-01-01 132662222 THE HASTINGS CENTER INC HAST 8454244040 21 MALCOLM GORDON ROAD GARRISON NY 105245555 CATHY MEISTERICH COO/CFO 8454244040 2017-10-17 1 AARON SHAPIRO P01333816 2128674000 38.98.118.70 2017-10-23 11:39:20 ED P 73A2BDB4DEE3E1301F7FB9DCBA9193E2BC5F7900 73A2BDB4DEE3E1301F7FB9DCBA9193E2BC5F7900 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z CATHERINE MEISTERICH 21 MALCOLM GORDON ROAD GARRISON NY 105245555 5141921 0 X HTTP://WWW.THEHASTINGSCENTER.ORG/ X 1969 NY THE HASTINGS CENTER AND ITS SCHOLARS PRODUCE BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS ON ETHICAL QUESTIONS IN MEDICINE, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY THAT HELP INFORM POLICY, PRACTICE, AND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING. 28 27 25 32 0 0 4885955 3067385 311956 369265 77046 130208 35697 48177 5310654 3615035 0 0 0 0 2566329 2409282 0 0 254597 910570 1102153 3476899 3511435 1833755 103600 9129296 9510074 337826 377912 8791470 9132162 X ADDRESS FUNDAMENTAL ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH, MEDICINE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT AS THEY AFFECT INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETIES. 0 0 2414830 SEE SCHEDULE ORESEARCH:THE HASTINGS CENTER'S RESEARCHERS INVESTIGATED A DIVERSE RANGE OF ETHICAL, LEGAL AND POLICY QUESTIONS IN SCIENCE, MEDICINE, AND HEALTH POLICY, INCLUDING QUESTIONS ACCOMPANYING ADVANCES IN GENETICS, INCLUDING GENE EDITING, AND THE USE OF GENOMICS IN CLINICAL CONTEXTS, DECISIONS IN END-OF-LIFE CARE, HEALTH POLICY INCLUDING AS REGARDS UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS, THE ROLE OF VALUES IN IMPACT ASSESSMENTS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUTONOMOUS MACHINES. WE PRODUCED ANALYSIS AND FORMULATED ADVICE ON THESE QUESTIONS, WHICH WE DISSEMINATED TO SPECIALIST AND NON-SPECIALIST AUDIENCES THROUGH THE PUBLICATION OF 2 NEW BOOKS AND RELEASE OF ONE EXISTING BOOK IN PAPERBACK AND ONE EXISTING BOOK IN JAPANESE TRANSLATION, 2 WHITE PAPERS/REPORTS, 76 ARTICLES, BOOK CHAPTERS, AND COMMENTARIES, AS WELL AS THE PRESENTATION OF 60 LECTURES AND TALKS DELIVERED IN THE US, CANADA, MEXICO, UK, AND AUSTRALIA, AND DOZENS OF INTERVIEWS WITH JOURNALISTS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS. IN THIS YEAR, OUR RESEARCHERS SERVED ON NUMEROUS ADVISORY COMMITTEES, INCLUDING FOR THE WHITE HOUSE'S OFFICE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND POLICY, WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, CITY OF NEW YORK, AMERICAN HEART AND AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATIONS, MARCH OF DIMES, AND DOZENS OF ACADEMIC JOURNALS. OUR RESEARCH WAS SUPPORTED BY GRANTS, CONTRACTS AND DONATIONS FROM 15 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDERS, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION, DONGAHUE FOUNDATION, LIEN FOUNDATION, AND PCORI. 341347 399832 SEE SCHEDULE OIN 2016, THE HASTINGS CENTER REPORT, A BIOETHICS JOURNAL PUBLISHED BY THE CENTER, PUBLISHED SIX ISSUES FEATURING A MIXTURE OF ARTICLES, ESSAYS, AND COLUMNS. THE TOPICS COVERED IN THOSE RANGED FROM RESEARCH ON PRIMATES AND HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANS, MORAL PSYCHOLOGY, ASSISTED REPRODUCTION, AND THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY. THE REPORT ALSO PUBLISHED TWO SUPPLEMENTS, ON NURSING ETHICS AND ON THE HEALTH CARE OFFERED TO NFL PLAYERS. THE REPORT WAS DISTRIBUTED IN PRINT AND ONLINE VERSIONS TO 4131 LIBRARIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS, AND TO ROUGHLY 750 INDIVIDUALS, THROUGH SUBSCRIPTIONS AND LICENSES TO JOHN T. WILEY & SONS. ROUGHLY 100,000 ITEMS WERE DOWNLOADED IN 2016. IRB: ETHICS & HUMAN RESEARCH, A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO ISSUES IN THE ETHICS AND REGULATION OF RESEARCH ON HUMAN SUBJECTS, OFFERED SIX ISSUES IN 2016 ON TOPICS RANGING FROM PEDIATRIC RESEARCH TO INFORMED CONSENT IN ONCOLOGY TRIALS. ROUGHLY 2,320 INSTITUTIONS AND LIBRARIES SUBSCRIBED TO IRB. BIOETHICS FORUM, THE HASTINGS CENTER'S BLOG, FEATURES SCORES OF COMMENTARIES ON BIOETHICS TOPICS IN THE NEWS. 21196 SEE SCHEDULE OTHE PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENGAGING DIVERSE AUDIENCES IN THE RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS, AND OTHER WORK OF THE HASTINGS CENTER USING MULTIPLE COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS. THE PRIMARY SUCH CHANNEL IS OUR WEBSITE. A MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT IN 2016 WAS THE LAUNCH OF A NEW WEBSITE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 8 YEARS. THE NEW WEBSITE MAKES FULL USE OF THE TRANSFORMATION IN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY THAT HAS OCCURRED IN RECENT YEARS AND THE WAYS IN WHICH IT HAS BECOME INDISPENSABLE TO DAILY COMMUNICATION. AMONG ITS MANY IMPROVEMENTS, THE WEBSITE IS OPTIMIZED FOR MOBILE DEVICES AND FOR SHARING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. DURING 2016, WE REACHED TENS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, TWITTER, FACEBOOK, BLOG REPOSTS, AND PRESS COVERAGE. OUR TWITTER FOLLOWERS INCREASED BY ABOUT 100 PER MONTH, TO 8,000. BIOETHICS FORUM, THE BLOG OF THE HASTINGS CENTER REPORT, HAS SEVERAL THOUSAND READERS AND HAS HAD ESSAYS REPOSTED IN THE HUFFINGTON POST, WHICH HAS SOME 43 MILLION UNIQUE VISITORS A MONTH. WE HAD HUNDREDS OF MENTIONS IN THE PRESS, INCLUDING QUOTES FROM OUR SCHOLARS, IN MAJOR MEDIA OUTLETS SUCH AS THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE ATLANTIC, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, REUTERS, AND BBC NEWS.FINALLY, THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, IN COORDINATION WITH DEVELOPMENT, LAUNCHED, HASTINGS CONVERSATIONS, A BIMONTHLY INTERVIEW CONDUCTED BY THE HASTINGS CENTER'S PRESIDENT AND A STAFF RESEARCH SCHOLAR OR OTHER PROMINENT PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE CENTER ABOUT NEW RESEARCH OR A TIMELY ISSUE. THE CONVERSATIONS CAN BE HEARD LIVE BY INVITATION ONLY; THE RECORDED CONVERSATIONS ARE ARCHIVED AS PODCASTS ON OUR WEBSITE. 2777373 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 56 0 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 28 27 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY CA X CATHERINE MEISTERICH COOCFO 8454244040 21 MALCOLM GORDON ROAD GARRISON NY 105245555 MILDRED Z SOLOMON EDD PRESIDENT AND CEO 35.00 X X 324180 0 97965 DAVID L ROSCOE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW S ADELSON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HARRIET S RABB JD SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIAL CALLAHAN PHD TRUSTEE, FOUNDER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLARD GAYLIN MD TRUSTEE, FOUNDER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LIZA BAILEY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER CANELLOS LLB TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDGAR CHENG LEFT IN 2016 TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARION DANIS MD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA DRESSER LEFT IN 2016 TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES L FARRINGTON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH J FINS MD MACP TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN R FLEISCHMAN MD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 THE REVERAND FRANCIS H GEER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRADFORD H GRAY PHD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS B HAKES MD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEOFFREY R HOGUET LEFT IN 2016 TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIM KAMDAR LEFT IN 2016 TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA D KLINGENSTEIN LEFT IN 201 TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ILENE SACKLER LEFCOURT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT MICHELS MD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELE MOODY-ADAMS PHD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GILBERT S OMENN MD PHD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL E PATTERSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT A PEARLMAN MD MPH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD PAYNE BA MD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 EVE HART RICE MD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL S ROTH PHD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BLAIR L SADLER JD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH SCHLESINGER MD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHONNI SILVERBERG MD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCIS H TRAINER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE MEISTERICH COO/CFO 21.00 X 153657 0 13154 NANCY BERLINGER RESEARCH SCHOLAR 35.00 X 104720 0 10097 JOSEPHINE JOHNSTON DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH 35.00 X 127594 0 25200 WILLIAM JEFFWAY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 35.00 X 105524 0 16299 GREGORY KAEBNICK EDITORIAL DIRECTOR, RESEARCH SCHOLAR 35.00 X 109951 0 9346 ERIK PARENS SENIOR SCHOLAR 35.00 X 126559 0 24649 1052185 0 196710 7 0 1 0 0 780174 2287211 100313 3067385 MEMBERSHIP INCOME 541700 234016 234016 PUBLICATIONS/ WORKSHOPS 541900 135249 135249 369265 88085 88085 30567 30567 1569009 1526886 42123 42123 42123 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 17610 17610 17610 3615035 399832 0 147818 X 588956 404639 155134 29183 1414566 1123655 158086 132825 117493 95078 11859 10556 132144 96702 23464 11978 156123 119676 23981 12466 38300 38300 18801 18801 371165 345603 3917 21645 244 244 215011 180555 16843 17613 137597 124525 5091 7981 73179 68860 2253 2066 142281 123055 16990 2236 76329 69078 2824 4427 27685 25055 1024 1606 1561 648 898 15 3511435 2777373 479465 254597 796106 760828 715440 1141829 1631038 964165 18974 48566 11413 9301 2012582 992795 1071561 1019787 4884764 5565598 9129296 9510074 114115 94429 37320 29991 186391 253492 337826 377912 X 2446452 2641649 3328320 3090776 3016698 3399737 8791470 9132162 9129296 9510074 103600 237092 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 2962638 3413621 2437025 4885955 3067385 16766624 2962638 3413621 2437025 4885955 3067385 16766624 5026298 11740326 136562 103316 109082 115476 118652 583088 13127 12139 6336 6557 17610 55769 17405481 2162308 0.67450 0.68060 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3805302 383039 258099 72978 4373462 3444136 488230 -54697 72367 3805302 2952361 258523 539183 65020 3444136 1826771 787337 390753 52500 2952361 1072108 596518 127743 8470 1787899 0.77740 0.22260 0 0 1901147 913764 987383 111435 79031 32404 1019787 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PAYABLE 253492 253492 X 3833326 237092 237092 3596234 18801 18801 3615035 3492634 0 3492634 18801 18801 3511435 PART V, LINE 4: THE PHYLLIS & ALBERT SUSSMAN ENDOWMENT FOR VISITING SCHOLARS SUPPORTS THE EXPENSES INCURRED BY AND FOR VISITING SCHOLARS SUCH AS TRAVEL, ACCOMMODATIONS AND LIVING EXPENSES. THE EMILY MURRAY FUND SUPPORTS UNDERGRADUATE VISITORS WITH AN INTERESTS IN PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION WITH A STIPEND TO ALLOW THEM TO COME TO THE CENTER AND WORK ON AN INDEPENDENT RESERCH PROJECT FOR 2 - 4 WEEKS. BIOETHICS AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST SUPPORTS THE CENTER'S EFFORTS TO BRING ITS RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE MEDIA AND POLICYMAKERS. THE JEANNETTE LAPPE MEMORIAL FUND SUPPORTS EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE WILLARD GAYLIN RESEARCH AWARD SUPPORTS A SCHOLAR OR A TEAM OF SCHOLARS WHO ARE WORKING ON A NEW AND EMERGENT ISSUE IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY. THE CALLAHAN SCHOLARS FUND SUPPORTS EARLY CAREER SCHOLAR OR TEAM OF SCHOLARS WHOSE RESEARCH NEEDS ENCOURAGEMENT IN ORDER TO BLOSSOM. THESE FUNDS WILL HELP NURTURE AND SUPPORT YOUNGER SCHOLARS SO THEIR WORK MAY EVOLVE AND MATURE. THE THOMAS H. MURRAY FUND SUPPORTS THE CONTINUING ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC OUTREACH THROUGH PUBLIC AFFAIRS, NEW MEDIA, SOCIAL NETWORING AND FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES. THE NEH ENDOWMENT CHAIR WILL PROVIDE FOR A SENIOR HUMANITIES RESEARCH CHAIR, AN INTERNATIONAL HUMANITIES FELLOWSHIP FOR A SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE AND CRITICAL RESEARCH IN THE HUMANITIES. PART X, LINE 2: THE CENTER HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PERIODS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND SUBSEQUENT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 MILDRED Z SOLOMON EDD PRESIDENT AND CEO 306865 0 10000 0 7315 0 93298 0 4667 0 422145 0 0 0 CATHERINE MEISTERICH COO/CFO 153657 0 0 0 0 0 13154 0 0 0 166811 0 0 0 JOSEPHINE JOHNSTON DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH 127594 0 0 0 0 0 11900 0 13300 0 152794 0 0 0 ERIK PARENS SENIOR SCHOLAR 126559 0 0 0 0 0 11349 0 13300 0 151208 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 MILDRED SOLOMON RECEIVED A NON FIXED DISCRETIONARY BONUS APPROVED BY THE BOARD X 6 100313 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A FELLOWS ARE ABLE TO ELECT TWO BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD GAVE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE THE AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF THE FULL BOARD TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE 990 BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. IF ANY QUESTIONS WERE TO ARISE THEY ARE REVIEWED WITH MANAGEMENT AND THE AUDITORS PRIOR TO APPROVING THE 990. THE 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, DISCLOSE ANY SIGNIFICANT PROFESSIONAL, CONTRACTUAL, PERSONAL, OR POTENTIAL FINANCIAL AND/ OR FIDUCIARY INTERESTS THAT MAY BRING HER/HIM IN CONFLICT WITH THE CENTER'S INTERESTS ON A FORM PROVIDED BY THE CENTER. ALL EMPLOYEES WILL BE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ALL OF THEIR OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS, WHETHER COMPENSATED OR NOT, THAT RELATE TO THEIR ROLE AS A HASTINGS CENTER EMPLOYEE AND ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST THEY HAVE IN HASTINGS CENTER BUSINESS BY COMPLETING ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORMS AND UPDATE FORMS AS NEW RELATIONSHIPS AND INTERESTS ARE CONSIDERED. THOSE INVOLVED IN RESEARCH ACTIVITIES WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE FORMS. SIMILARLY, WHEN NOMINATED FOR OFFICE, OR SOLICITED OR REQUESTED TO SERVE ON A COMMITTEE, PROSPECTIVE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHOULD DISCLOSE TO THE ORGANIZATION ANY SUCH AFFILIATIONS THAT COULD BE CONSTRUED TO BE RELATED TO THE CENTER AND ITS ACTIVITIES. THESE FORMS SHALL BE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND KEPT ON RECORD IN THE CENTER'S OFFICE. IF A CONFLICT IS DISCLOSED, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBER WOULD RECUSE HIM/HERSELF FROM ALL DISCUSSIONS OR VOTING ON THE CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS PERFORMANCE AND SETS THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AND COO/CFO USING OUTSIDE COMPARABILITY DATA. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST DONE IN FEBRUARY 2016. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THESE ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G RESEARCH PROJECT CONSULTING/SUBCONTRACTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 345,603. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,917. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 21,645. TOTAL EXPENSES 371,165. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR