HASTINGS CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
HASTINGS CENTER INC (EIN 13-2662222)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-07-09
IRS object ID
201331909349300318
Schema version
2012v2.1
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Timestamp2013-07-09T09:19:14-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

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EIN131517563EIN

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StateNYState
ZIP Code10017ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
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EIN132662222EIN

Name Name

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Phone8454244040Phone

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Address Line121 MALCOLM GORDON ROADAddressLine1
CityGARRISONCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code105245555ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameCATHY MEISTERICHName
TitleCOO/CFOTitle
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NameFREDERICK H ROTHMANName
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Form 990 IRS990

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DescriptionRESEARCH DEPARTMENT: THROUGH THE PUBLICATION OF 2 BOOKS, 1 NEW WEBSITE, AND 62 ARTICLES, BOOK CHAPTERS AND COMMENTARIES, AS WELL AS THE PRESENTATION OF OVER 73 LECTURES AND TALKS IN THE US, EUROPE, ASIA AND AUSTRALASIA, THE HASTINGS CENTER'S RESEARCHERS PROVIDED ANALYSIS AND ADVICE TO SPECIALIST AND NON-SPECIALIST AUDIENCES ON A DIVERSE RANGE OF ETHICAL, LEGAL AND POLICY ISSUES IN SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND HEALTH POLICY, INCLUDING THOSE STEMMING FROM GENETICS RESEARCH, SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, END-OF-LIFE CARE, HEALTH POLICY REFORM, FERTILITY TREATMENT, THE BANKING OF HUMAN BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS, AND RESEARCH INVOLVING ANIMALS. OUR RESEARCH WAS SUPPORTED BY GRANTS FROM NINETEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDERS, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, THE ALFRED P SLOAN FOUNDATION, THE MARCH OF DIMES, THE OVERBROOK FOUNDATION, THE KLINGENSTEIN FOUNDATION, AND THE LIEN FOUNDATION.Description

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DescriptionEDITORIAL DEPARTMENT: THE SIX ISSUES OF THE HASTINGS CENTER REPORT PRODUCED BY THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT IN 2012 EXPLORED ISSUES THAT RANGED FROM THE ETHICS OF PRENATAL WHOLE GENOME SCREENING TO THE GOALS AND PLAUSIBILITY OF "PUBLIC DELIBERATION" AS A WAY OF EXAMINING DIFFICULT POLICY ISSUES. BIOETHICS FORUM, THE REPORT'S BLOG, FEATURED 59 COMMENTARIES BY BIOETHICS SCHOLARS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY IN 2011 ON TOPICS IN THE NEWS, INCLUDING HEALTH REFORM, HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH PROTECTION, AND THE RISKS AND BENEFITS OF "SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY." THE SIX ISSUES OF IRB: ETHICS & HUMAN RESEARCH PRODUCED IN 2011 OFFERED ARTICLES AND ESSAYS ON TOPICS IN THE ETHICS OF HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH, SUCH AS CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON PREGNANT WOMEN AND THE OFFER OF MONEY AS AN INDUCEMENT TO PARTICIPATION. STARTING IN 2012, THE HASTINGS CENTER ENTERED INTO A COLLABORATION WITH JOHN T. WILEY & SONS PUBLISHERS TO PUBLISH THE HASTINGS CENTER REPORT, BROADENING THE REPORT'S REACH TO INSTITUTIONAL LIBRARIES AROUND THE GLOBE. TOGETHER, THE HASTINGS CENTER'S JOURNALS REACHED AN ESTIMATED HALF MILLION READERS IN 2012 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.Description

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DescriptionPUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS: THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT EXPANDED ITS CHANNELS FOR ENGAGING VARIED AUDIENCES, INCLUDING JOURNALISTS, POLICYMAKERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. AMONG ITS SIGNIFICANT INITIATIVES, PAC COLLABORATED WITH TEDMED ON ITS "20 GREAT CHALLENGES IN HEALTH AND MEDICINE." IN ADDITION, TO DEEPEN AND DIVERSIFY ITS OUTREACH TO JOURNALISTS, PAC ORGANIZED A BIOETHICS BOOTCAMP FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE WRITERS, WHICH ATTRACTED A CAPACITY GROUP OF ABOUT 200 JOURNALISTS AND JOURNALISM STUDENTS. ALSO IN MARCH WAS THE AIRING OF CRACKING YOUR GENETIC CODE, NOVA TV SPECIAL CO-PRODUCED BY WGBH AND THE HASTINGS CENTER, WITH MAJOR FUNDING FROM NIH. TO PROMOTE THE SHOW TO POLICYMAKERS, PAC PARTNERED WITH THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE TO ORGANIZE AN ADVANCE SCREENING OF THE SHOW IN WASHINGTON, FOLLOWED BY A PANEL DISCUSSION. PAC ALSO ORGANIZED A WEBINAR WITH THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION TO EDUCATION PHYSICIANS ABOUT THE ETHICAL ISSUES IN GENOMIC MEDICINE. IN 2012, PAC PRODUCED SEVERAL PUBLICATIONS. IN AUGUST, PAC LAUNCHED A NEW BLOG, OVER 65, WITH DAN CALLAHAN AND OTHERS, TO GIVE VOICE TO ONGOING CONCERNS OF AN AGING POPULATION. BIOETHICS FORUM, THE BLOG OF THE HASTINGS CENTER REPORT, HAD 59 POSTS ON TOPICS INCLUDING HEALTH CARE REFORM'S INDIVIDUAL MANDATE, BIOETHICS IN PAKISTAN, AND AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF FACEBOOK'S NEW FEATURE ENABLING USERS TO INDICATE THEIR ORGAN DONOR STATUS ON THE NUMBER OF DESIGNATED ORGAN DONORS. THE MEDIA OFFICE PRODUCED 25 PRESS RELEASES; CENTER STAFF MEMBERS WERE QUOTED 32 TIMES IN MAJOR PRESS OUTLETS, SUCH AS THE NEW YORK TIMES, CNN, AND NPR. THE HASTINGS CENTER'S WEBSITE WAS VISITED OVER 390,000 TIMES, AND THE CENTER'S REACH TO CONSTITUENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND EMAIL EXPANDED TO MORE THAN 21,000 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 3,000 FOLLOWERS ON TWITTER. FINALLY, THE CENTER'S PART-TIME PUBLIC POLICY ASSOCIATE IN WASHINGTON, D.C., INTRODUCED HASTINGS WORKS TO DOZENS OF CAPITOL HILL STAFFERS, AND TO STAKEHOLDERS IN THE SCIENCE, HEALTH AND POLICY WORLD.Description
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Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years108701CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years118621CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years127055CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year143633CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year136562CurrentTaxYear
Total634572Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years9720CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years22247CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years9926CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year9936CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year13127CurrentTaxYear
Total64956Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support13407086TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc2514514GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage1700.75760PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.85280PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170
General ExplanationSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUSGeneralExplanation

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance1072108BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions596518Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses127743InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures8470OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance1787899EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance811883BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions285015Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses-13668InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures11122OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance1072108EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance663047BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions87000Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses75687InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures13851OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance811883EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance542538BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses120509InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance663047EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus4 Years CurrentYearMinus4Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance757964BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions3571Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses-214980InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures4017OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance542538EndOfYearBalance
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance0.82930PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance0.17070TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis1835822OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation679536Depreciation
Book Value1156286BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis141122OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation89540Depreciation
Book Value51582BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings1207868TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Footnote In Part XIIIXFootnoteInPartXIII
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt3876711TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments151771NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F990151771RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal3724940RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included10651InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt10651RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form9903735591TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt3673668TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Not Rptd F9900ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal3673668ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included210651InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt10651ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form9903684319TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS: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 INTERESTS IN PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION. 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 WILL BE PRESENTED EACH YEAR TO A SENIOR MEMBER OF THE STAFF, OR TO A GROUP OF THEM, WHO ARE WORKING ON A NEW AND EMERGENT ISSUE IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY. THE CALLAHAN SCHOLARS FUND WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO AN 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.
DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: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, 2009 AND SUBSEQUENT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (2 entries)

TitleTitleBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
THOMAS H MURRAY
PRESIDENT AND CEO (1/1/12-6/8/12)26911100053800233350119400309766000
MILDRED Z SOLOMON
PRESIDENT AND CEO (6/8/12-12/31/12)1657840001901014092079980189775000

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions5NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990251013NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesSELLING PRICEMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts1ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used1ThirdPartiesUsed

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
METHOD FOR DETERMINING NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS:PART I, COLUMN (B):THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS.
THIRD PARTY USE:PART I, LINE 32B:GIFTS OF STOCK ARE SOLD BY A BROKERAGE FIRM.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
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 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THEIR OPTIONAL 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 COMPLETEING 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. AN INTERESTED PERSON HAS AN OBLIGATION TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON ANY MATTER IN WHICH HE OR SHE DETERMINES THAT HE/SHE HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, OR WHERE A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE ON WHICH HE OR SHE SERVES DETERMINES THAT A CONFLICT EXISTS.
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 FEBRUARY 2012.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THESE ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.

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