2016-10-31T08:21:20-05:00 2015-12-31 131517563 LOEB & TROPER LLP 655 THIRD AVENUE 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2015-01-01 132662222 THE HASTINGS CENTER INC HAST 8454244040 21 MALCOLM GORDON ROAD GARRISON NY 105245555 CATHY MEISTERICH COO/CFO 8454244040 2016-09-22 1 ERIC GOLDFARB P01277125 2128674000 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z CATHERINE MEISTERICH 21 MALCOLM GORDON ROAD GARRISON NY 105245555 7302125 0 X MAIL@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 26 27 0 0 2437025 4885955 472471 311956 67551 77046 47797 35697 3024844 5310654 0 0 0 0 2496270 2501762 0 0 273798 725827 910570 3222097 3412332 -197253 1898322 7380406 9129296 138753 151435 7241653 8977861 X ADDRESS FUNDAMENTAL ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH, MEDICINE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT AS THEY AFFECT INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETIES. 0 0 2281197 SEE 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. 343166 341096 SEE 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. 25728 SEE 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. 2650091 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 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 17 0 26 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 PRESIDENT AND CEO 35.00 X X 306589 0 30279 DAVID L ROSCOE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW S ADELSON DIRECTOR, TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HARRIET S RABB JD DIRECTOR, SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL CALLAHAN PHD DIRECTOR, CO-FOUNDER 35.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER CANELLOS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LIZA BAILEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA DRESSER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH J FINS MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN R FLEISCHMAN MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLARD GAYLIN MD DIRECTOR, CO-FOUNDER 1.00 X 0 0 0 REV FRANCIS HARTLEY GEER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS B HAKES MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEOFFREY R HOGUET DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIM KAMDAR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA KLINGENSTEIN DIRECTOR (UNTIL 3/15) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT MICHELS MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELE MOODY-ADAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GILBERT S OMENN MD PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL E PATTERSON JD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD PAYNE BA MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT PEARLMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EVE HART RICE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL S ROTH PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BLAIR L SADLER JD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHONNI SILVERBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCIS H TRAINER JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDGAR CHENG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ILENE SACKLER LEFCOURT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE MEISTERICH COO/CFO 21.00 X 133556 0 19608 ERIK PARENS SENIOR SCHOLAR 35.00 X 117825 0 23835 JOSEPHINE JOHNSTON DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH 35.00 X 106318 0 23436 WILLIAM JEFFWAY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 35.00 X 122040 0 10221 NANCY BERLINGER RESEARCH SCHOLAR 35.00 X 102995 0 8754 GREGORY KAEBNICK EDITORIAL DIRECTOR, SCHOLAR 35.00 X 100628 0 21193 989951 0 137326 7 0 1 0 FENTON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1010 VERMONT AVENUE NW SUITE 1100 WASHINGTON DC 20005 WEBSITE DESIGN & BUILD 187476 1 627958 4257997 1081156 4885955 MEMBERSHIP INCOME 541700 230948 230948 PUBLICATIONS/ WORKSHOPS 541900 81008 81008 311956 86336 86336 29140 29140 1982181 1991471 -9290 -9290 -9290 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 6557 6557 6557 5310654 341096 0 83603 490032 372318 74647 43067 1605348 1219715 244543 141090 130719 99318 19912 11489 137556 104513 20953 12090 138107 104932 21038 12137 30000 30000 17269 17269 125183 109021 12463 3699 609 609 160032 117540 16908 25584 195744 195419 325 147122 133145 5444 8533 32089 30365 339 1385 105539 75426 21014 9099 72341 65469 2676 4196 24642 22301 912 1429 3412332 2650091 488443 273798 879419 796106 688095 715440 712962 1631038 41986 18974 3503 11413 1988027 916466 1098288 1071561 3956153 4884764 7380406 9129296 97096 114115 41657 37320 138753 151435 X 3181299 2632843 1531886 3328320 2528468 3016698 7241653 8977861 7380406 9129296 1898322 -162114 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3427825 2962638 3413621 2437025 4885955 17127064 3427825 2962638 3413621 2437025 4885955 17127064 5023616 12103448 143633 136562 103316 109082 115476 608069 9936 13127 12139 6336 6557 48095 17783228 2190717 0.68060 0.76040 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3444136 488230 -54697 72367 3805302 2952361 258523 539183 65020 3444136 1826771 787337 390753 52500 2952361 1072108 596518 127743 8470 1787899 811883 285015 -13668 11122 1072108 0.79270 0.20730 0 0 1896262 852375 1043887 91765 64091 27674 1071561 X 5131271 -162114 -162114 5293385 17269 17269 5310654 3395063 0 3395063 17269 17269 3412332 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. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MILDRED Z SOLOMON PRESIDENT AND CEO 299274 0 0 0 7315 0 25612 0 4667 0 336868 0 0 0 CATHERINE MEISTERICH COO/CFO 133556 0 0 0 0 0 11675 0 7933 0 153164 0 0 0 X 8 1081156 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A FELLOWS ARE ABLE TO ELECT TWO BOARD MEMBERS. 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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 USING OUTSIDE COMPARABILITY DATA. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST DONE IN JANUARY 2015. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THESE ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.