2011-10-06T09:59:38-05:00 2010-12-31 LOEB & TROPER LLP 655 THIRD AVENUE 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2010-01-01 132662222 THE HASTINGS CENTER INC HAST 8454244040 21 MALCOLM GORDON ROAD GARRISON NY 105245555 CATHY MEISTERICH 8454244040 2011-10-06 1 FREDERICK H ROTHMAN 2128674000 2010 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z CATHY MEISTERICH 21 MALCOLM GORDON ROAD GARRISON NY 105245555 4112511 0 X WWW.THEHASTINGSCENTER.ORG X 1969 NY ADDRESS FUNDAMENTAL ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH, MEDICINE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT AS THEY AFFECT INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETIES. 24 22 31 0 0 0 1925406 1692044 551516 491077 51747 51618 86281 85393 2614950 2320132 0 0 0 0 2140723 2276496 0 0 479132 998821 945491 3139544 3221987 -524594 -901855 6214701 5666826 232530 323696 5982171 5343130 X ADDRESS FUNDAMENTAL ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH, MEDICINE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT AS THEY AFFECT INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETIES. 0 0 1514797 RESEARCH DEPARTMENT EXPENSES- THROUGH THE PUBLICATION OF 2 BOOKS, 6 BOOK CHAPTERS AND 31 ARTICLES, AS WELL AS OVER 65 LECTURES AND TALKS IN THE US, EUROPE AND ASIA, HASTINGS RESEARCH SCHOLARS PROVIDED ANALYSIS AND ADVICE TO SPECIALIST AND NON-SPECIALIST AUDIENCES ON A DIVERSE RANGE OF BIOETHICS ISSUES, FROM HEALTH CARE REFORM TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO END OF LIFE CARE TO BIOBANKING. TESTIMONY WAS PROVIDED TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE ON ETHICAL ISSUES IN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY. THE RESEARCH DEPARTMENT'S WORK WAS SUPPORTED BY GRANTS FROM EIGHTEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDERS, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH, THE ALFRED P SLOAN FOUNDATION, AND THE DONAGHUE FOUNDATION. 505908 491077 EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT- THE SIX ISSUES OF THE HASTINGS CENTER REPORT PRODUCED BY THE HASTINGS CENTERS EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT CONTAINED 76 ITEMS (11 PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES, PLUS ESSAYS, COLUMNS, AND BOOK REVIEWS) ON ETHICAL ISSUES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY, CLINICAL CARE, MEDICAL RESEARCH, AND HEALTH POLICY. THE SIX ISSUES OF IRB: ETHICS & HUMAN RESEARCH CONTAINED 17 ARTICLES, ESSAYS, AND BOOK REVIEWS ON TOPICS IN THE ETHICAL REVIEW OF RESEARCH ON HUMAN SUBJECTS. BIOETHICS FORUM, A FREE ONLINE SERVICE, OFFERED 68 ESSAYS ON BIOETHICAL ISSUES IN THE NEWS. 296711 THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT CONTINUED ITS OUTREACH TO MEDIA AND POLICYMAKERS. PRESS OUTREACH INCLUDED PRODUCING 32 PRESS RELEASES, FIELDING 135 BACKGROUND MEDIA CALLS AND GARNERING 237 MENTIONS IN THE PRESS. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED ITS SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE. A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE OF BLOG PICK-UP OF PRESS RELEASES IS 3,200. NEW POLICYMAKER CONTACTS WERE MADE WITH THE BIPARTISAN POLICY CENTER AND THE COALITION TO TRANSFORM ADVANCED CARE. THE DEPARTMENT COMPLETED ITS FUND-RAISING FOR A MAJOR PUBLIC TELEVISION INITIATIVE WITH THE SCIENCE SHOW NOVA, WITH LEAD FUNDING FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, WITH PRODUCTION TO BEGIN IN EARLY 2011 AND THE SHOW TO AIR IN SPRING 2012. 2317416 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 1 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 24 22 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X CATHY MEISTERICH 8454244040 21 MALCOLM GORDON ROAD GARRISON NY 105245555 ANDREW S ADELSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID L ROSCOE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS H MURRAY PHD 40.00 X X 246446 0 30397 DANIEL CALLAHAN PHD 40.00 X X 6541 0 8420 ANITA ALLEN JD PHD 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA S BOGER PHD 1.00 X 0 0 0 GILMAN S BURKE JD 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH J FINS MD 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN R FLEISCHMAN MD 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLARD GAYLIN MD 1.00 X 0 0 0 REV FRANCIS HARTLEY GEER 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS B HAKES MD 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEOFFREY R HOGUET 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA KLINGENSTEIN 1.00 X 0 0 0 ILENE SACKLER LEFCOURT 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT MICHELS MD 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELE MOODY-ADAMS 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHERWIN B NULAND MD 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL E PATTERSON JD 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD PAYNE BA MD 1.00 X 0 0 0 HARRIET S RABB JD 1.00 X 0 0 0 BLAIR L SADLER JD 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCIS H TRAINER JR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN WONG MD 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHY MEISTERICH 21.00 X 106037 0 17370 MARY CROWLEY 40.00 X 115000 0 10177 LYN TRAVERSE 40.00 X 108940 0 3264 582964 0 69628 4 0 1 0 GENERATION 55 WASHINGTON STREET 802 BROOKLYN NY 11201 CONSULTING 153225 1 99719 1592325 1692044 PUBLICATIONS/ WORKSHOP 541700 267004 267004 MEMBERSHIP INCOME 541900 224073 224073 491077 51588 51588 75467 75467 1792409 1792379 30 30 30 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 9926 9926 9926 2320132 491077 0 137011 415211 258583 137249 19379 1507294 1167909 143640 195745 102330 83229 6664 12437 119918 95504 9997 14417 131743 101210 16821 13712 27571 27571 9791 9791 307302 119405 13738 174159 2855 2660 195 237026 185996 34491 16539 4905 4774 131 116144 105110 4297 6737 39550 32180 3529 3841 104751 75774 13006 15971 71814 64991 2657 4166 21736 19671 804 1261 MISCELLANEOUS 2046 420 1184 442 3221987 2317416 425439 479132 255768 394763 1269489 1023778 944610 238844 33153 37952 7564 7271 1928887 625268 1346665 1303619 2357452 2660599 6214701 5666826 70114 113600 162416 210096 232530 323696 X 4033961 4155226 1434135 586829 514075 601075 5982171 5343130 6214701 5666826 X -901855 262814 X X 0 1 1 X 0 X 1741452 3793638 2699645 1925406 1692044 11852185 1741452 3793638 2699645 1925406 1692044 11852185 759453 11092732 73612 163963 108701 118621 127055 591952 13162 22535 9720 22247 9926 77590 12521727 2891002 0.88590 0.91340 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 663047 87000 75687 13851 811883 542538 120509 663047 757964 3571 -214980 4017 542538 0.77000 0.23000 0 0 1828717 569596 1259121 100170 55672 44498 1303619 2320132 3221987 -901855 262814 262814 -639041 2573155 262814 262814 2310341 9791 9791 2320132 3212196 0 3212196 9791 9791 3221987 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: 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, 2007 AND SUBSEQUENT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 THOMAS H MURRAY PHD 243650 0 0 0 2796 0 21164 0 9233 0 276843 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE FELLOWS COUNCIL ELECTS THE CHAIR OF THE FELLOWS COUNCIL WHO SERVES EX OFFICIO AS A VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE AUDIT COMMITTEE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD TO REVIEW AND RECOMMEND THE 990, COPIES OF WHICH WILL THEN BE PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, DISCLOSE ON THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ANY SIGNIFICANT PROFESSIONAL, CONTRACTUAL, PERSONAL, OR POTENTIAL FINANCIAL AND/OR FIDUCIARY INTERESTS THAT MAY BRING HER/HIM IN CONFLICT WITH THE CENTER'S INTERESTS, INCLUDING ANY SUCH INTEREST ARISING THROUGH ATTRIBUTION. 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. IN THE EVENT OF A DISAGREEMENT AMONG BOARD MEMBERS OR THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE AS TO THE EXISTENCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE DISAGREEMENT WILL BE RESOLVED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON THE PART OF AN INTERESTED PERSON SHALL BE DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD OR APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND SHALL BE MADE A MATTER OF RECORD IN THE MINUTES OF THE NEXT BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING. 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. THE FOREGOING REQUIREMENTS SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS PREVENTING THE INTERESTED PERSON FROM BRIEFLY STATING HER/HIS POSITION IN ANY MATTER OR ANSWERING PERTINENT QUESTIONS OF OTHER BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SINCE HER/HIS KNOWLEDGE MAY BE OF ASSISTANCE. IN SUCH CASES, THE MEMBER SHOULD RECUSE HIM/HERSELF WHEN THE VOTE ON THE MATTER IS CALLED. HOWEVER IF A PERSON RECUSES HIM/HERSELF HE/SHE SHOULD LEAVE THE ROOM DURING THE DISCUSSION AND DURING THE VOTE ON THE ISSUE IF REQUESTED TO DO SO BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD, OR BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS PERFORMANCE AND SETS THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AND COO AND KEY EMPLOYEES, USING OUTSIDE COMPARABILITY DATA. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST DONE IN FEBRUARY 2011. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OUR GIFT ACCEPTANCE POLICY ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE. REQUESTS FOR ANY ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS ARE HONORED UPON REQUEST. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS: 262,814. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.