HASTINGS CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
HASTINGS CENTER INC (EIN 13-2662222)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-10-31
IRS object ID
201603059349300510
Schema version
2015v2.1
Note
A later return for the same period supersedes this one.
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2016-10-31T08:21:20-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN131517563PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LOEB & TROPER LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1655 THIRD AVENUE 12TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10017ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN132662222EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE HASTINGS CENTER INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHASTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8454244040PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line121 MALCOLM GORDON ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityGARRISONCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP105245555ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCATHY MEISTERICHPersonNm
Person TitleCOO/CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone8454244040PhoneNum
Signature2016-09-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonERIC GOLDFARBPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01277125PTIN
Phone2128674000PhoneNum
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Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCATHERINE MEISTERICHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line121 MALCOLM GORDON ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityGARRISONCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP105245555ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,302,125GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressMAIL@THEHASTINGSCENTER.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1969FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE 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.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers27TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$311,956CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$67,551PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$77,046CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$47,797PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$35,697CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,024,844PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,310,654CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,496,270PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Other Expenses$910,570CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,222,097PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,412,332CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$197,253PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,898,322CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$9,129,296TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$138,753TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$151,435TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$7,241,653NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$8,977,861NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionADDRESS FUNDAMENTAL ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH, MEDICINE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT AS THEY AFFECT INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETIES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,281,197ExpenseAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE ORESEARCH DEPARTMENT: 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 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 3 BOOKS, 2 WHITE PAPERS/REPORTS, 69 ARTICLES, BOOK CHAPTERS, AND COMMENTARIES, AS WELL AS THE PRESENTATION 46 LECTURES AND TALKS DELIVERED IN THE US, EUROPE, ASIA, AND AUSTRALASIA, AND NUMEROUS 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, THE CITY OF NEW YORK, AMERICAN HEART AND AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATIONS, AND MARCH OF DIMES. OUR RESEARCH WAS SUPPORTED BY GRANTS, CONTRACTS AND DONATIONS FROM 22 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDERS, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION, DONGAHUE FOUNDATION, MAYO CLINIC, AND THE LIEN FOUNDATION.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$343,166ExpenseAmt
Revenue$341,096RevenueAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE OEDITORIAL DEPARTMENT: IN 2015, THE HASTINGS CENTER REPORT, A BIOETHICS JOURNAL PUBLISHED BY THE CENTER, EXPLORED ISSUES THAT RANGED FROM ORGAN DONATION TO NEUROTECHNOLOGIES FOR ENHANCING THE BRAIN TO THE USE OF PATIENT SATISFACTION SURVEYS IN HOSPITALS. OTHER ARTICLES EXAMINED PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTIONS SUCH AS WHETHER COURAGE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IMPORTANT AMONG HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE VALUE OF "SOLIDARITY." BIOETHICS FORUM, THE REPORT'S BLOG, FEATURED SCORES OF COMMENTARIES ON TOPICS IN THE NEWS. THE SIX ISSUES OF IRB: ETHICS & HUMAN RESEARCH PRODUCED IN 2013 OFFERED ARTICLES AND ESSAYS ON TOPICS IN THE ETHICS OF HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH. TOGETHER, THE HASTINGS CENTER'S JOURNALS REACHED AN ESTIMATED HALF MILLION READERS IN 2015 THROUGH SUBSCRIPTIONS, LIBRARIES, AND THIRD-PARTY LICENSING. REQUESTS FOR PERMISSION TO REPRINT CONTENT CONFIRM THAT OUR PAST WORK ALSO CONTINUES TO BE RELEVANT AND UTILIZED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES IN THE ACADEMIC, MEDICAL, AND CORPORATE WORLDS.Desc

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Expense$25,728ExpenseAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE OPUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS: THE ROLE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS IS TO ENSURE THAT THE HASTINGS CENTER'S SCHOLARSHIP IS AS IMPACTFUL AND MEANINGFUL AS POSSIBLE, REACHING THE GREATEST NUMBER OF INTERESTED PERSONS AND ORGANIZATIONS. "PAC" SUPPORTS THE HASTINGS CENTER'S MISSIONS OF SERVICE TO THE BIOETHICS FIELD AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, GROWING THE BROAD RANGE OF HASTINGS COMMUNITIES IN QUANTITY AND QUALITY. AS THE VOLUME AND COMPLEXITY OF THE ISSUES HASTINGS ADDRESSES GROWS, SO DOES THE VOLUME AND COMPLEXITY OF ITS COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE OF OUR EXPANDING VIDEO CAPABILITIES (LIVE AND ARCHIVED) THAT CAPTURE BOTH SCHOLARS AND VISITING MEETING PARTICIPANTS' LATEST, MOST PROVOCATIVE THINKING. GIVEN VERY PURPOSEFUL SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES, HASTINGS HAS SEEN ENORMOUS GROWTH IN BOTH QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF SOCIAL MEDIA INTERACTIONS, ESPECIALLY ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK. WITH A HIGHLY-VISITED WEBSITE AND ACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA, THE HASTINGS CENTER HAS A "REACH" OF CLOSE TO 1 MILLION INDIVIDUALS ONLINE. THE HASTINGS CENTER WAS REFERENCED, OR ITS SCHOLARS WERE QUOTED, IN HUNDREDS OF PUBLICATIONS, AMONG THEM THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, PBS, NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, WMHT PUBLIC TELEVISION, FOX NEWS, THE HUFFINGTON POST, NEWSDAY, WASHINGTON POST, REUTERS, DAILY MAIL (UK), CNBC, WEBMD.COM, POLITICO, AND CRAIN'S NEWS PRO.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
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Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Phone8454244040PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (35 entries)

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MILDRED Z SOLOMON
PRESIDENT AND CEO35.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$306,589$0$30,279
DAVID L ROSCOE
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW S ADELSON
DIRECTOR, TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARRIET S RABB JD
DIRECTOR, SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL CALLAHAN PHD
DIRECTOR, CO-FOUNDER35.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER CANELLOS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LIZA BAILEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REBECCA DRESSER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH J FINS MD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN R FLEISCHMAN MD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLARD GAYLIN MD
DIRECTOR, CO-FOUNDER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REV FRANCIS HARTLEY GEER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS B HAKES MD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEOFFREY R HOGUET
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIM KAMDAR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICIA KLINGENSTEIN
DIRECTOR (UNTIL 3/15)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT MICHELS MD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELE MOODY-ADAMS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GILBERT S OMENN MD PHD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL E PATTERSON JD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD PAYNE BA MD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT PEARLMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EVE HART RICE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL S ROTH PHD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BLAIR L SADLER JD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHONNI SILVERBERG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANCIS H TRAINER JR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDGAR CHENG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ILENE SACKLER LEFCOURT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHERINE MEISTERICH
COO/CFO21.00Yes (X)$133,556$0$19,608
ERIK PARENS
SENIOR SCHOLAR35.00$117,825$0$23,835Yes (X)
JOSEPHINE JOHNSTON
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH35.00$106,318$0$23,436Yes (X)
WILLIAM JEFFWAY
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT35.00$122,040$0$10,221Yes (X)
NANCY BERLINGER
RESEARCH SCHOLAR35.00$102,995$0$8,754Yes (X)
GREGORY KAEBNICK
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR, SCHOLAR35.00$100,628$0$21,193Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$137,326TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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ServicesWEBSITE DESIGN & BUILDServicesDesc
Compensation$187,476CompensationAmt
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$627,958GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$4,257,997AllOtherContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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PUBLICATIONS/ WORKSHOPS541900$81,008$81,008
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Total Program Service Revenue$311,956TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,982,181SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,991,471SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$9,290SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Exclusion$6,557ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$6,557OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion$83,603ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$372,318ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$74,647ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43,067FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,605,348TotalAmt
Program Services$1,219,715ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$244,543ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$141,090FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$130,719TotalAmt
Program Services$99,318ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,912ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,489FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$137,556TotalAmt
Program Services$104,513ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,953ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,090FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$138,107TotalAmt
Program Services$104,932ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,038ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,137FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,000TotalAmt
Management And General$30,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,269TotalAmt
Management And General$17,269ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$125,183TotalAmt
Program Services$109,021ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,463ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,699FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$609TotalAmt
Program Services$609ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$160,032TotalAmt
Program Services$117,540ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,908ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,584FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$195,744TotalAmt
Program Services$195,419ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$325ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$147,122TotalAmt
Program Services$133,145ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,444ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,533FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,089TotalAmt
Program Services$30,365ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$339ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,385FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$105,539TotalAmt
Program Services$75,426ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,014ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,099FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,341TotalAmt
Program Services$65,469ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,676ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,196FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,642TotalAmt
Program Services$22,301ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$912ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,429FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,412,332TotalAmt
Program Services$2,650,091ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$488,443ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$273,798FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$879,419BOYAmt
EOY$796,106EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$688,095BOYAmt
EOY$715,440EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$712,962BOYAmt
EOY$1,631,038EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,986BOYAmt
EOY$18,974EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,503BOYAmt
EOY$11,413EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,988,027LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$916,466LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,098,288BOYAmt
EOY$1,071,561EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,956,153BOYAmt
EOY$4,884,764EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,380,406BOYAmt
EOY$9,129,296EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$97,096BOYAmt
EOY$114,115EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,657BOYAmt
EOY$37,320EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$138,753BOYAmt
EOY$151,435EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,181,299BOYAmt
EOY$2,632,843EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,531,886BOYAmt
EOY$3,328,320EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,528,468BOYAmt
EOY$3,016,698EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,241,653BOYAmt
EOY$8,977,861EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,380,406BOYAmt
EOY$9,129,296EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,898,322ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$162,114NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,427,825CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,962,638CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,413,621CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,437,025CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,885,955CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,127,064TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,427,825CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,962,638CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,413,621CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,437,025CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,885,955CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,127,064TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$5,023,616SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$12,103,448PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$143,633CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$136,562CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$103,316CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$109,082CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$115,476CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$608,069TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,936CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,127CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,139CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,336CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,557CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$48,095TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$17,783,228TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,190,717GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.68060PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.76040PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUSExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,444,136BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$488,230ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$54,697InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$72,367OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,805,302EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,952,361BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$258,523ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$539,183InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$65,020OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,444,136EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,826,771BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$787,337ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$390,753InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$52,500OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,952,361EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,072,108BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$596,518ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$127,743InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$8,470OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,787,899EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$811,883BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$285,015ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$13,668InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$11,122OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,072,108EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.79270PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.20730TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,896,262OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$852,375DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,043,887BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$91,765OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$64,091DepreciationAmt
Book Value$27,674BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,071,561TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,131,271TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$162,114NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$162,114RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,293,385RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$17,269InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$17,269RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,310,654TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,395,063TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,395,063ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$17,269InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$17,269ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,412,332TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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, 2012 AND SUBSEQUENT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
MILDRED Z SOLOMON
PRESIDENT AND CEO$299,274$0$0$0$7,315$0$25,612$0$4,667$0$336,868$0$0$0
CATHERINE MEISTERICH
COO/CFO$133,556$0$0$0$0$0$11,675$0$7,933$0$153,164$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution8ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,081,156NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AFELLOWS ARE ABLE TO ELECT TWO BOARD MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE BOARD GAVE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE THE AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF THE FULL BOARD TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE 990 BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. THE 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL 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 15THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS PERFORMANCE AND SETS THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AND COO USING OUTSIDE COMPARABILITY DATA. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST DONE IN JANUARY 2015.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THESE ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.

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