WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH: Form 990, tax year 2009

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Organization: WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH (EIN 06-1043412)
Tax period: 2009-07-01 to 2010-06-30
Filed: 2011-05-16
IRS object ID: 201121369349303057
Schema version: 2009v1.7
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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Form 990
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Description	Biological & Life Sciences Research Programs, Gene Biomedical research and education to foster the understanding of biological systems, organisms, and processes with the ultimate goal of improving human health and well-being. In total, 103 publications were issued during fiscal year 2010. Gerald Fink awarded 2010 Gruber Genetics Prize, the world's preeminent prize in genetics. The FY10 Whitehead Lecture Series for High School Teacher, "The Genetics of Human Disease", provided valuable scientific and curricular updates for approximately 80 high school biology teachers from school districts across eastern Massachusetts. The program included nine scientific lectures delivered monthly. The FY10 Whitehead Spring Lecture Series for High School Students, "The ABCs of Childhood Disease," hosted 100 high school students from across the state for a three-day program of lectures, lab tours, and visits to other local research institutions and biotech companies. The program was held during the public school spring vacation week in April. Whitehead Institute's goal is the betterment of human health through the exploration of biology's most fundamental questions. In 2009, Rudolf Jaenisch ranked #1 on Science Watch's "Hottest Papers." Whitehead Institute has been named one of the three best places in the country for postdoctoral researchers to work (listed #1 in 2009) by "The Scientist."	Description
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Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	47071853	BOY
EOY	43044762	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1361874	BOY
EOY	1637044	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	56082529	BOY
EOY	52320169	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	380907551	BOY
EOY	400298117	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	21344358	BOY
EOY	21018338	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4150505	BOY
EOY	4150505	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	406402414	BOY
EOY	425466960	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	462484943	BOY
EOY	477787129	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required	true	FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed	true	FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School170b1 Aii	X	School170b1Aii

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots Lobbying		TotalGrassrootsLobbying
Total Direct Lobbying		TotalDirectLobbying
Total Lobbying Expenditures		TotalLobbyingExpenditures
Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures		OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures
Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures		TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures
Lobbying Nontaxable		LobbyingNontaxableAmount
Grassroots Nontaxable		GrassrootsNontaxableAmount
Tot Lobbying Grassroot Minus Non Tx		TotLobbyingGrassrootMinusNonTx
Tot Lobby Expend Mns Lobbying Nontx		TotLobbyExpendMnsLobbyingNontx
Volunteers	false	Volunteers
Paid Staff Or Management	false	PaidStaffOrManagement
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisements
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembers
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcast
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizations
Direct Contact Legislators	false	DirectContactLegislators
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrations
Other Activities	true	OtherActivities
Other Activities	$720	OtherActivitiesAmount
Total Lobbying Expenditures IIB	720	TotalLobbyingExpendituresIIB
Not Described In501c3	false	NotDescribedIn501c3

Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Lobbying Activities	Identifier
Explanation	The Whitehead Institute belongs to member organizations which may engage in lobbying activities. Dues of $720 have been specifically identified as pertaining to lobbying.	Explanation

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amts ArtPublicExhibitionAmts

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Assets In Part X	297167	AssetsInPartX

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Held Works Of Art Amts		HeldWorksOfArtAmts
Collect Used For Public Exhibition	X	CollectUsedForPublicExhibition
Solicited Assets For Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	309747030	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	40934311	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	18181000	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	332500341	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	397020184	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-71844246	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	16136371	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	309039567	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	0.99000	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.01000	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	3977500	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	3977500	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	84064209	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	47829706	Depreciation
Book Value	36234503	BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	33818293	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	22920842	Depreciation
Book Value	10897451	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	43406424	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	31942337	Depreciation
Book Value	11464087	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	709149	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	709149	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	63282690	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Financial Derivatives		FinancialDerivatives
Closely Held Equity Interests		CloselyHeldEquityInterests

Other Securities OtherSecurities (7 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Book ValueBookValue	Method Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME	44218409	F
EMERGING MARKET DEBT	46488011	F
MARKETABLE ALTERNATIVES	26692270	F
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	620781	F
GLOBAL & EMERG. MKTS EQUITY	195032327	F
ABSOLUTE INCOME EQUITY	28768635	F
NONMARKETABLE ALTERNATIVES	51307363	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities	393127796	TotalOfBookValueSecurities
Federal Income Tax Liability	0	FederalIncomeTaxLiability

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
IKON FINANCIAL SERVICES LEASE	$23,425
TIAA CREF DEFERRED COMPENSATION	$1,527,635
CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES	$85,984

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	1637044	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	67226653	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	76732724	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-9506071	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	28487333	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Other	$83,284	OtherAmount
Total Adjustments	28570617	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	19064546	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	100135708	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	28487333	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Recoveries Of Prior Year Grants	-527065	RecoveriesOfPriorYearGrants
Other Revenues	4948787	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	32909055	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	67226653	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	67226653	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	81681511	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included	4948787	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	4948787	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	76732724	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	76732724	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Collections	Identifier
Return Reference	schedule D, Part III, Line 4	ReturnReference
Explanation	The Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research's (the "Institute") art collection was purchased with a gift from its founder, Edwin Whitehead. The collection consists of 77 artworks executed in oil, acrylic, watercolor and mixed media, prints and photography. The collection's purpose is to help create/foster a stimulating environment that promotes an innovative culture to achieve the mission of the Institute. Endowment Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 The Institute's endowment funds are used to underwrite the research program of the Institute as well as to fund the administration and operation of the Institute. FIN 48 Schedule D, Part X The institute is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. The institute complies with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 38, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an Interpretation of FASB Statement 109 (FIN 48). Schedule D, Part XI, Line 8 Postretirement - 610,348 Grant Recovery - (527,064) Total - 83,284 Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2d Broad Rental Expenses - 4,948,787 Schedule D, Part XIII, Line 2d Broad Rental Expenses - 4,948,787	Explanation

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	true	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmt
Policy Statement In Brochures Etc	true	PolicyStatementInBrochuresEtc
Policy Publ Via Broadcast Media	true	PolicyPublViaBroadcastMedia
Pub Via Broadcast Media Expln	NOTICE OF THE NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY IS PUBLISHED ANNUALLY IN THE SUNDAY EDUCATION SECTION OF THE BOSTON GLOBE. ALSO, ALL JOB POSTINGS LISTED ON WHITEHEAD INSTITUTES' EXTERNAL WEBSITE STATES THAT THE INSTITUTE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.	PubViaBroadcastMediaExpln
Maint Racial Composition Records	true	MaintRacialCompositionRecords
Maint Scholarships Records	true	MaintScholarshipsRecords
Maint Copies Of Brochures Etc	true	MaintCopiesOfBrochuresEtc
Maint Copies Of All Solicitations	true	MaintCopiesOfAllSolicitations
Discriminate Race Students Rights	false	DiscriminateRaceStudentsRights
Discriminate Race Admiss Policies	false	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPolicies
Discriminate Race Emplmn Faculty	false	DiscriminateRaceEmplmnFaculty
Discriminate Race Scholarships	false	DiscriminateRaceScholarships
Discriminate Race Educ Policies	false	DiscriminateRaceEducPolicies
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	false	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFclts
Discriminate Race Athletic Prog	false	DiscriminateRaceAthleticProg
Discriminate Race Other Acty	false	DiscriminateRaceOtherActy
Government Financial Aid Received	false	GovernmentFinancialAidReceived
Government Financial Aid Revoked	false	GovernmentFinancialAidRevoked
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	true	ComplianceWithRevProc7550

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or Residence	X	HousingAllowanceOrResidence
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses	false	WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required	true	SubstantiationRequired
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Form990 Of Other Organizations	X	Form990OfOtherOrganizations
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	true	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (8 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs	Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg	Bonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgs	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg	Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg	Comp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
Dr David Page
0	0	0	0	247450	0	0	0	0	0	247450	0	0	0
Mr Martin Mullins
271419	0	20000	0	17440	0	27839	0	1972	0	338670	0	0	0
Mr John Travia
137670	0	0	0	16829	0	17611	0	7945	0	180055	0	0	0
Dr Gerald Fink
283278	0	0	0	7849	0	27839	0	2800	0	321766	0	0	0
Dr Rudolf Jaenisch
230122	0	0	0	32197	0	27839	0	9236	0	299394	0	0	0
Dr Hidde Ploegh
241448	0	0	0	7333	0	24961	0	4001	0	277743	0	0	0
Dr Hazel Sive
196935	0	0	0	25335	0	21943	0	3876	0	248089	0	0	0
Dr Robert Weinberg
237775	0	0	0	6599	0	43855	0	2140	0	290369	0	0	0

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	schedule J, Part 1a and 1b	Identifier
Return Reference	David Page receives a housing allowance. No written policy is currently in	ReturnReference
Explanation	place, however the board approved housing allowance as part of the compensation package for Directors of the Institute. Schedule J, Part 1, Line 4b: Martin Mullins: $16,500 457(b) Plan; Rudolf Jaenisch: $16,500 457(b) Plan; and John Travia: $16,500 457(b) Plan	Explanation

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Form990 Schedule K Part I Form990ScheduleKPartI (2 entries)

Issuer EINIssuerEIN	Date IssuedDateIssued	Issue PriceIssuePrice	Description Of PurposeDescriptionOfPurpose	DefeasedDefeased	On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuer
MHEFA (2006 Loan)
042456011	2006-01-25	7000000	EQUIPMENT PURCHASES	false	false
MHEFA (2008 Loan)
042456011	2008-10-30	4000000	EQUIPMENT PURCHASES	false	false

Form990 Schedule K Part II Form990ScheduleKPartII (2 entries)

Total ProceedsTotalProceeds	Amount In Reserve FundAmountInReserveFund	Amount DefeasedAmountDefeased	Amount UnspentAmountUnspent	Issuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceeds	Working Capital ExpendituresWorkingCapitalExpenditures	Capital ExpendituresCapitalExpenditures	Year Of Subst CompletionYearOfSubstCompletion	Current RefundingCurrentRefunding	Advance RefundingAdvanceRefunding	Final Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMade	Adequate Books And Recds MaintaindAdequateBooksAndRecdsMaintaind
759941	0	0	0	46222	0	7411220	2009	false	false	true	true
3101471	0	0	1081118	30263	15347	2912929		false	false	false	true

Form990 Schedule K Part III Form990ScheduleKPartIII (2 entries)

Owning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedProperty	Any Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangements	Mngment Cntrct Bond Financd PrprtyMngmentCntrctBondFinancdPrprty	Any Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreements	Bond Counsel Routinely EngagedBondCounselRoutinelyEngaged	Prcntge Prvt Business Use By OthersPrcntgePrvtBusinessUseByOthers	Percentage Of Prvt Business Re UBIPercentageOfPrvtBusinessReUBI	Total Private Business UseTotalPrivateBusinessUse	Post Issuance Compliance ProcdrsPostIssuanceComplianceProcdrs
false	false	false	false	false	0.00000	0.00000	0.00000	true
false	false	false	false	false	0.00000	0.00000	0.00000	true

Form990 Schedule K Part IV Form990ScheduleKPartIV (2 entries)

Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiled	Variable Rate IssueVariableRateIssue	Hedge Identified In Books And RecdsHedgeIdentifiedInBooksAndRecds	Gross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGIC	Gross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvested	Exception To RebateExceptionToRebate
true	false	false	false	false	false
true	false	false	false	false	false

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loan Table LoanTable (2 entries)

Purpose Of LoanPurposeOfLoan	Loan From OrganizationLoanFromOrganization	Original PrincipalOriginalPrincipalAmount	Balance DueBalanceDue	DefaultDefault	Approved By BoardApprovedByBoard	Written AgreementWrittenAgreement
HIDDE PLOEGH -
MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE	X	$350,000	231250	false	true	true
DAVID PAGE -
MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE	X	$350,000	302421	false	true	true

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due	533671	TotalBalanceDue

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	MERCK CO INC	NamePerson

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship	TRUSTEE AS OFFICER	Relationship
Amount Of Transaction	259754	AmountOfTransaction
Description Of Transaction	ROYALTY PAYMENTS ON PATENTS	DescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenues

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Works Of Art		WorksOfArt
Art Historical Treasures		ArtHistoricalTreasures
Art Fractional Interest		ArtFractionalInterest
Books And Publications		BooksAndPublications
Clothing And Household Goods		ClothingAndHouseholdGoods
Cars And Other Vehicles		CarsAndOtherVehicles
Boats And Planes		BoatsAndPlanes
Intellectual Property		IntellectualProperty

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	8	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	123081	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	AVG OF HI/LOW	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities Closely Held Stock		SecuritiesCloselyHeldStock
Securities Prtnrshp Trust Intrsts		SecuritiesPrtnrshpTrustIntrsts
Securities Miscellaneous		SecuritiesMiscellaneous
Qualified Contrib Hist Struct		QualifiedContribHistStruct
Qualified Contrib Other		QualifiedContribOther
Real Estate Residential		RealEstateResidential
Real Estate Commercial		RealEstateCommercial
Real Estate Other		RealEstateOther
Collectibles		Collectibles
Food Inventory		FoodInventory
Drugs And Medical Supplies		DrugsAndMedicalSupplies
Taxidermy		Taxidermy
Historical Artifacts		HistoricalArtifacts
Scientific Specimens		ScientificSpecimens
Archaeological Artifacts		ArchaeologicalArtifacts
Number Of8283 Received	0	NumberOf8283Received
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	true	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	true	ThirdPartiesUsed

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Schedule M, Column B	Identifier
Return Reference	The organization is reporting the number of contributions.	ReturnReference
Explanation	Schedule M, Line 32 Gifts of stock are sent directly to UBS for immediate sale.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
MISSION	FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 AND PART III, LINE 1	The Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (the "Institute") engages in biomedical research and education to foster the understanding of biological systems, organisms, and processes with the ultimate goal of improving human health and well-being. Volunteers Form 990, Part I, Line 6 The Institute does not formally track volunteers but has included the number of board members and committee members of the board of associates (friends of the institute) that are uncompensated. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4 The Institute filed Form TD F 90-22.1 with respect to investments in certain Cayman Islands entities for Calendar Year 2009. The Institute is re-evaluating whether it is required to file Form TD F 90-22.1 for these investments for calendar year 2010 in light of the recently released treasury regulations.
RELATIONSHIPS	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 2	JOHN, PETER, AND SUSAN WHITEHEAD (ALL DIRECTORS) have a family relationship. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7A At least three members of the Institute's Board must be selected from candidates designated by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ("MIT"). Form 990, Part VI, Line 11 The process for the FY2010 Form 990 includes review by senior management, the audit committee, and the independent external tax consultants. The audit committee reviews a draft of the return and the full board receives a final copy of the Form 990 before it is filed. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12 Promptly after the end of each fiscal year of the Institute (June 30), and immediately following election to the Board for the first time, directors and officers shall submit to the Vice President, or such person as the Director may designate, a completed Disclosure Statement reporting information specifically requested in the Statement and also reporting on behalf of themselves, their family members, and organizations with which they have a business relationship, any actual or planned business or other transaction or relationship that directly or indirectly involves the Institute or that for some other reason could be construed as a conflict of interest because it might affect their independent, unbaised judgement when carrying out their duties for the Institute. If a matter comes before the Board or any committee of the Board, in which a director has an interest (either directly or indirectly), such director should withdraw from discussion and voting when the Board or committee acts on such matter. Conflicts of interest are monitored by the vice President and Director who advises the chairman of the board. Compensation Determination FORM 990, Part VI, Line 15 There is a Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors that annually reviews and recommends changes of the President's salary. The last review was conducted in fiscal year 2010. Faculty salaries are set by MIT yearly. All other officer salaries are part of a raise pool that is determined annually and approved by the Board of Directors as part of the budget approval process. AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 The institute's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available on request.