2026-03-27T11:42:21-06:00 2025-12-31 831231277 NANCY HURLEY EA 1284 COLEVILLE ROAD BENNINGTON VT 05201 990EZ 2025-01-01 030371823 THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL HUMANISM INC % BERNARD BANDMAN INST 8024425800 PO BOX 197 BENNINGTON VT 05201 BERNARD BANDMAN PHD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8024425800 2026-03-18 true NANCY HURLEY P00964601 8023844030 2026-03-27 X 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X X 78044 X 68548 27 9469 9469 78044 21530 4152 4631 42141 72454 5590 20196 25786 X 39429 35811 0 0 1558 256 40987 36067 20791 10281 20196 25786 X See Schedule O See Schedule O 0 See Schedule O 0 See Schedule O 0 0 MICHAEL WELTHER MD PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 MICHAEL KEANE TRUSTEE 0.00 0 0 0 SCOTT BURG TRUSTEE 0.00 0 0 0 LESLIE BURG TRUSTEE 0.00 0 0 0 KEVIN DAILEY JD TRUSTEE 0.00 0 0 0 LAURA MOORE TRUSTEE 0.00 0 0 0 SARA AMES AOCNP TRUSTEE 0.00 0 0 0 ALLISON NIEMI MD TRUSTEE 0.00 0 0 0 BERNARD BANDMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 0.00 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false VT BERNARD M BANDMAN PHD 160 BENMONT AVEUE BENNINGTON VT 05201 8024425800 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 55115 59729 51198 75482 78044 319568 55115 59729 51198 75482 78044 319568 38120 281448 319568 14857 0.88070 0.75770 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Description of other expenses Part I line 16 Description AmountDepreciation from 4562 244MISC OPERATING EXPENSES 58INSURANCE 2,477OFFICE EXPENSES 839SUB CONTRACTORS 24,717BOOKS, SUBSCRIPTIONS 4,581TELEPHONE 4,604RETREAT 583TRAVEL 3,101MEALS 893PAYPAL FEES 44 Description of other assets Part II line 24 Category Beginning of Year End of YearDEPOSITS 256 256MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 1,302 0 Description of total liabilities Part II line 26 Category Beginning of Year End of YearACCTS PAYABLE & ACCRUED EXPNS 13,999 336CHANGE IN NET INCOME 6,589 9,912CREDIT CARD PAYABLE 203 33 General explanation attachment Form 990-EZ, Part III-Organizationss Primary Exempt Purpose To redefine the medical encounter; to recognize the differences between the language of medicine and the language of the patients world transformed by illness, to acknowledge the patients voice as a cornerstone of best care, to bridge the communication between doctor and patient, and in so doing, improve quality of care. Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line 28-Statement of Program Service Accomplishments Education programs: SpeakSooner: A Patients Guide to Difficult Conversations (Guide) is our signature tool that help patients with serious illness better understand and communicate their needs and goals to healthcare providers. Our website, SpeakSooner.org, offers free online access to the Guide. Our SpeakSooner educational programs emphasize the patients role in communicating healthcare preferences and goals. Our programs are tailored to specific communities, healthcare organizations and advocacy groups to meet their individual needs. These educational programs include community education, healthcare education, a film series, the Patients Speak video series and a Facilitators Training program. Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line 29-Statement of Program Service Accomplishments Community Education Programs: Public forums with panel presentations and audience Q&A that educate the public about the key role of communication in improving quality of healthcare delivery and increasing patient satisfaction. The program format includes viewing films of actual patients sharing their experiences and panel discussions with experts. Fom 990-EZ, Part III, Line 30-Statement of Program Service Accomplishments Healthcare Education: Medical Grand Rounds where Center for Communication in Medicine staff present hospital based healthcare providers overview of SpeakSooner programs and tools for improving doctor-patient communication. The Doctors Conversation Hour is monthly meeting hosted by CCM staff where physicians can explore concerns and consider solutions to challenges of their practice. Recent examples of Healthcare Education- Elder Care Provider Network: SpeakSooner Initiative; American College of Surgeons; Challenges of Difficult Conversations; Stanford Medical Center: Difficult Conversations in Palliative Care; University of Vermont Family Medicine Grand Rounds: Difficult Conversations in Primary Care. Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 31 Statement of Program Service Accomplishments Film Series: Our film series uses contemporary films with panel discussions to illustrate and guide audience Q&A Patients Speak Video Series: Our video series harnesses the power of patients speaking about their own experience with illenss and the challenges they encounter in communicating with loved ones and healthcare providers. Our video series includes: The Difficult Conversations videos; Voices From the Lived World of Illness; Men Do Talk