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NEW YORK GENOME CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
NEW YORK GENOME CENTER INC (EIN 80-0631734)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-12
IRS object ID
201913169349306091
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,337,657PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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AUGUSTINE MK CHOI MD
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
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DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN B EHRENKRANZ
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
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DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEE GOLDMAN MD MPH
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN HAVENS
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
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DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD P LIFTON MD PHD
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDISON T LIU MD
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
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IVAN G SEIDENBERG MBA
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FRANK V SICA
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JIM SIMONS PHD
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN D SINGER ESQ
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
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KEVIN J TRACEY MD
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CHERYL A MOORE
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CHRIS DUIGNAN
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ELIZABETH O'BRIEN
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CAROL ASHE
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SOREN GERMER PhD
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CHARLES GAGNON
SENIOR DIR, IT INFRASTRUCTURE40.00.0$309,828$0$38,566Yes (X)
MICHAEL CHARLES ZODY PHD
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SHAILAJA GARGEYA
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DAYNA M OSCHWALD
SNR. DIR, INFO. PGM MGMT40.00.0$242,184$0$23,196Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER BLACK
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PATRICIA KLECANDA
DIR, FACILITIES & OFFICE MGMT40.00.0$191,540$0$20,678Yes (X)
MELISSA PROBER
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL40.00.0$205,373$0$8,281Yes (X)
TOBY BLOOM PHD
FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE40.00.0$293,830$0$26,927Yes (X)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$8,394,125RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$4,762,195UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$253,859ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,300,475TotalAmt
Program Services$1,300,475ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,194,164TotalAmt
Program Services$771,087ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,981,950ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$441,127FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,429,661TotalAmt
Program Services$14,633,397ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,527,331ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$268,933FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,170,963TotalAmt
Program Services$675,413ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$459,977ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$35,573FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,422,901TotalAmt
Program Services$1,862,888ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$514,883ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,130FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,936,601TotalAmt
Program Services$1,491,472ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$410,530ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,599FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$357,511TotalAmt
Management And General$357,511ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$150,325TotalAmt
Management And General$150,325ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$90,000TotalAmt
Management And General$90,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,590TotalAmt
Fundraising$58,590FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,863,715TotalAmt
Program Services$2,286,706ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$577,009ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$347,994TotalAmt
Program Services$125,642ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$222,352ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,285,012TotalAmt
Program Services$1,935,162ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$347,568ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,282FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$181,510TotalAmt
Program Services$181,510ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,300,046TotalAmt
Program Services$12,488,356ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,628,809ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$182,881FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$275,449TotalAmt
Program Services$251,083ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,380ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,986FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$151,765TotalAmt
Program Services$60,750ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$80,865ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,150FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,347,709TotalAmt
Program Services$1,066,633ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$266,561ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,515FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,150,729TotalAmt
Program Services$10,420,756ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$685,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$44,473FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$455,990TotalAmt
Management And General$455,990ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
DIRECT COST OF SEQUENCING$14,131,349$14,131,349
RESEARCH & CLIA$2,745,486$2,745,486
RECRUITMENT$393,981$175,991$217,990
ALL OTHER EXPENSE$3,816,259$763,494$3,052,765

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$84,558,185TotalAmt
Program Services$67,367,650ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,050,296ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,140,239FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,415,091BOYAmt
EOY$7,834,528EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,053,451BOYAmt
EOY$51,450,236EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,882,349BOYAmt
EOY$7,070,357EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,494,873BOYAmt
EOY$3,402,687EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,164,286BOYAmt
EOY$3,120,795EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$127,685,354LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$62,557,448LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,539,957BOYAmt
EOY$65,127,906EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,646,268BOYAmt
EOY$10,765,961EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$114,196,275BOYAmt
EOY$148,772,470EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,332,329BOYAmt
EOY$11,850,899EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,647,997BOYAmt
EOY$5,322,019EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,013,580BOYAmt
EOY$4,757,610EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,633,098BOYAmt
EOY$14,569,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,030,456BOYAmt
EOY$26,843,362EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,657,460BOYAmt
EOY$63,342,890EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,459,118BOYAmt
EOY$33,045,706EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,079,697BOYAmt
EOY$52,383,874EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,538,815BOYAmt
EOY$85,429,580EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$114,196,275BOYAmt
EOY$148,772,470EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$43,890,765ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (true)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (true)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$52,034,400CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$61,060,764CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$94,901,046CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$70,723,214CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$115,038,771CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$393,758,195TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$52,034,400CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$61,060,764CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$94,901,046CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$70,723,214CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$115,038,771CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$393,758,195TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$169,097,459SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$224,660,736PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$556,550CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$268,801CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$302,728CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$378,725CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,090,669CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,597,473TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$116,870CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$58,024CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$95,299CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$104,653CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$374,846TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$397,730,514TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$99,394,882GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.56486PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.66807PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots LobbyingTotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp
Total Direct LobbyingTotalDirectLobbyingGrp
Total Lobbying ExpendTotalLobbyingExpendGrp
Other Exempt Purpose ExpendOtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Total Exempt Purpose ExpendTotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Lobbying Nontaxable AmountLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
Grassroots NontaxableGrassrootsNontaxableGrp
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non TxTotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non TxTotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp
VolunteersfalseVolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (true)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media AdvertisementsfalseMediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersfalseMailingsMembersInd
Publications Or BroadcastfalsePublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsfalseGrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (true)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$641DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies DemonstrationsfalseRalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (true)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$93,666OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$94,307TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3falseNotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceLOBBYING ACTIVITIESFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINES 1G & 1I THROUGH ITS LEGISLATIVE CONSULTANTS, NYGC ADVOCATES AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL FOR GOVERNMENT FUNDS TO SUPPORT CURRENT OPERATIONS AND/OR EXPAND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AT NYGC. NYGC ALSO MAINTAINS MEMBERSHIPS IN SEVERAL IRC SECTION 501(C)(6) ORGANIZATIONS THAT REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF THE MEDICAL RESEARCH COMMUNITY; $3,666 OF THE DUES THAT NYGC PAID TO THESE ASSOCIATIONS WERE ATTRIBUTABLE TO LOBBYING IN 2018. ADDITIONALLY, NYGC STAFF MAY, FROM TIME TO TIME, CONTACT FEDERAL LEGISLATORS OR THEIR STAFF TO ENCOURAGE THEIR SUPPORT FOR MATTERS OF CONCERN TO THE ACADEMIC MEDICAL RESEARCH COMMUNITY. SUCH CONTACT MAY INCLUDE WRITING LETTERS OR OCCASIONAL MEETINGS WITH PUBLIC OFFICIALS. THE APPROXIMATE COST ASSOCIATED WITH NYGC'S COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN 2018 IS $641.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
LandLandGrp
BuildingsBuildingsGrp

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$70,585,001OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$15,148,520DepreciationAmt
Book Value$55,436,481BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$29,920,148OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$25,892,271DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,027,877BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$27,180,205OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$21,516,657DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,663,548BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$65,127,906TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
SECURITY DEPOSITS$10,082,135
DEFERRED COMPENSATION$683,826
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$10,765,961TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCRUED INTEREST PAYABLE$27,419
DEFERRED RENT$26,815,943
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$26,843,362TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$130,329,645TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$130,329,645RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$1,880,695OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$1,880,695RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$128,448,950TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$86,438,880TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$1,880,695OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,880,695ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$84,558,185ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$84,558,185TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
INCOME TAXESSCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 NYGC IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE FASB ASC SECTION 740-10-05, INCOME TAXES-OVERALL, RELATING TO ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. NYGC RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED AND HAS DETERMINED IT DID NOT HAVE ANY EXPOSURE TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS DURING 2018 AND 2017.
REVENUE AND EXPENSE RECONCILIATIONSCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 4B AND PART XII, LINE 2D ($1,880,695) RENTAL EXPENSES ALLOCABLE TO 990, PART VIII

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)9Program ServicesRESEARCH$475,888
Middle East and North Africa1Program ServicesRESEARCH$48,000
North America2Program ServicesRESEARCH$17,660
East Asia and the Pacific1Program ServicesRESEARCH$499
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Employees13SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Employee13TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$542,047SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$542,047TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Referenceaccounting methodFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3 THE PROGRAM EXPENDITURES ARE REPORTED ON THE ACCRUAL METHOD.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (true)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCOMMUNITY COUNSELLING SERVICEPersonNm
ActivityCAMPAIGN SERVICESActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of FundsfalseFundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Retained By Contractor$40,000RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$40,000NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$40,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$40,000TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesLALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule G, Part I, Line 2bFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCOMMUNITY COUNSELLING SERVICE'S ADDRESS: 527 MADISON AVENUE 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022 SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (IV) NYGC UTILIZES THE SERVICES OF A FUNDRAISING ADVISOR TO CONSULT ON THE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE ADVISOR OFFERS ADVICE ON STRATEGY AND IS NOT INVOLVED IN DIRECT FUNDRAISING. DUE TO THE NATURE OF THESE ARRANGEMENTS, NYGC IS UNABLE TO REASONABLY DETERMINE THE GROSS RECEIPTS FROM THE FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES THAT ARE SOLELY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THIS ADVISOR.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (7 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY
1 BUNGTOWN RDCOLD SPRING HARBORNY11724112013303501(C)(3)$391,342RESEARCH SUBAWARD
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
ONE GUSTAVE L LEVY PLNEW YORKNY10029136171197501(C)(3)$21,772RESEARCH SUBAWARDBOX 1075
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SF
1550 4TH STREETSAN FRANCISCOCA94158946036493CA$13,839RESEARCH SUBAWARD
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
4333 BROOKLYN AVE NESEATTLEWA98195916001537WA$213,352RESEARCH SUBAWARD
THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY
1230 YORK AVENUENEW YORKNY10064131624158501(C)(3)$271,894RESEARCH SUBAWARD
Trustees of Columbia University City of NY
630 W 168th StreetNew YorkNY19932135598093501(C)(3)$285,762RESEARCH SUBAWARD
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit StreetBostonMA021142696042697983501(C)(3)$43,402RESEARCH SUBAWARD
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org7Total501c3OrgCnt

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ExplanationSCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2 NYGC MONITORS SUBRECIPIENTS' USE OF GRANT FUNDS IN BOTH THE PREAWARD AND POST-AWARD STAGES IN COMPLIANCE WITH 2 CFR.200 (UNIFORM GUIDANCE). THIS REVIEW INCLUDES CONDUCTING APPROPRIATE CHECKS FOR SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT. A SUBRECIPIENT MONITORING FORM IS SENT TO ALL SUB-AWARDEES AND THIS FORM IS THE BASIS BY WHICH NYGC ASSESSES RISK. IN THE POST-AWARD PHASE, NYGC MONITORS PROGRAMMATIC PROGRESS IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE AWARD. NYGC REVIEWS ANY SUBRECIPIENT EXPENSES INVOICED TO NYGC FOR ALLOWABILITY WITH REGARD TO RELEVANT COST PRINCIPLES AND BUDGETARY RESTRICTIONS BEFORE PAYMENT. SUBAWARDS ELIGIBLE FOR FFATA REPORTING ARE RECORDED IN THE FSRS (THE FFATA SUBAWARD REPORTING SYSTEM) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRST TIER SUBAWARDS UNDER NYGC'S PRIME FEDERAL AWARDS.ExplanationTxt

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PRESIDENT & COO$896,170$0$0$0$272,084$0$213,750$0$4,578$0$1,386,582$0$0$0
CHRIS DUIGNAN
VP, FINANCE - THRU 6/30/18$159,148$0$0$0$179,322$0$7,608$0$13,211$0$359,289$0$0$0
CAROL ASHE
CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER$414,687$0$0$0$19,490$0$13,750$0$117$0$448,044$0$0$0
KATHLEEN MCGOVERN KEARNS
VICE PRESIDENT, DEV'T & COMM$396,980$0$0$0$14,943$0$10,393$0$18,812$0$441,128$0$0$0
TOBY BLOOM PHD
FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE$293,830$0$0$0$0$0$7,555$0$19,372$0$320,757$0$0$0
MATTHEW J PELO - THRU 93018
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ELIZABETH O'BRIEN
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SHAILAJA GARGEYA
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CHRISTOPHER BLACK
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CHARLES GAGNON
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MICHAEL CHARLES ZODY PHD
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PATRICIA KLECANDA
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SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1TAX INDEMNIFICATION AND GROSS-UP PAYMENTS NYGC PAID TAXES ON BEHALF OF ITS PRESIDENT AND COO VIA A PAYROLL TAX GROSS UP FOR LIFE INSURANCE, DISABILITY AND LONG-TERM CARE BENEFITS PURSUANT TO HER OFFER LETTER. AS DESCRIBED BELOW, AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING HER COMPENSATION PACKAGE, WHICH WAS THEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. HOUSING ALLOWANCE OR RESIDENCE FOR PERSONAL USE NYGC PROVIDED A HOUSING ALLOWANCE TO THE PRESIDENT AND COO. THE VALUE OF THIS ASSISTANCE WAS TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION TO THE EMPLOYEE. NYGC SELECTIVELY OFFERS HOUSING ALLOWANCES TO EMPLOYEES, PRINCIPALLY AS A RECRUITING TOOL FOR NEW FACULTY AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS. SUBSIDIZED HOUSING OR HOUSING ALLOWANCES ARE COMMONLY OFFERED BY PEER ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS IN NEW YORK CITY TO HELP FACULTY AND OTHER RESEARCHERS DEFRAY THE HIGH COST OF HOUSING.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATIONSCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 3 AT THE TIME OF HIRE, AN AD-HOC EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS (THE "AD-HOC COMMITTEE") WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING THE PRESIDENT AND COOS COMPENSATION PACKAGE AND THE TERMS OF HER EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. HER COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED THROUGH A REVIEW OF FORM 990 RETURNS AND COMPENSATION INFORMATION FOR TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS OBTAINED THROUGH THE RECRUITING PROCESS. CONSIDERATION ALSO WAS GIVEN TO HER THEN-CURRENT COMPENSATION. ON RECOMMENDATION OF THE AD-HOC COMMITTEE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED HER COMPENSATION. THIS APPROVAL WAS MEMORIALIZED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. THE "INITIAL CONTRACT" EXCEPTION APPLIED FOR 2016 AND HER COMPENSATION DID NOT CHANGE BETWEEN THE TIME THAT SHE JOINED NYGC AND THE END OF 2018. SEVERANCE PAYMENTS SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4A CHRIS DUIGNAN, FORMER VP, FINANCE - MR. DUIGNAN'S COMPENSATION INCLUDES A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $163,020
SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANSCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4B NYGC HAS A DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR THE PRESIDENT AND COO. $200,000 WAS DEFERRED IN 2018. NON-FIXED PAYMENTS SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 7 THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED DISCRETIONARY BONUSES IN 2018: ELIZABETH O'BRIEN AND MATTHEW J. PELO WHO ARE PART OF NYGC'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM, AS WELL AS SOREN GERMER, CHARLES GAGNON AND DAYNA M. OSCHWALD.

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THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSIONFORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 & PART III, LINE 1: THE NEW YORK GENOME CENTER (NYGC) IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED AS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT CORPORATION, DEDICATED TO STATE-OF-THE-ART, WORLD CLASS GENOMIC RESEARCH, SEQUENCING AND BIOINFORMATICS, WHOSE MEMBERS INCLUDE LEADING ACADEMIC, MEDICAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS. IT CREATES AND USES ADVANCED GENOMICS TO UNDERSTAND THE GENETIC BASIS OF DISEASE. NYGC HAS THE FOLLOWING KEY OBJECTIVES: (I) FOSTERING INTELLECTUALLY VIBRANT RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS IN THE ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY IN NEW YORK CITY, ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD. (II) RECRUITING AND RETAINING WORLD CLASS SCIENTIFIC TALENT TO LEAD THE SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION; (III) SUPPORTING RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY THE INSTITUTIONAL FOUNDING MEMBERS, OTHER ACADEMIC, RESEARCH AND MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS AND THE BIOTECHNOLOGY/PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY TO ADVANCE NYGCS SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM AND GENOMIC RESEARCH; (IV) DEVELOPING ADVANCED BIOINFORMATICS CAPABILITIES BASED UPON THE RESEARCH AND SEQUENCING ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED AT THE ORGANIZATIONS FACILITIES; (V) ADVANCING RESEARCH TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TREATMENTS, THERAPIES AND THERAPEUTICS TO TREAT HUMAN DISEASE; (VI) PROVIDING TRAINING TO THE ACADEMIC, RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITIES; AND (VII) CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES ANCILLARY TO THESE OBJECTIVES. STRATEGIC PLAN FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3: IN THE SUMMER OF 2018, NYGC LEADERSHIP UNDERTOOK A STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS TO CONSIDER ITS GROWTH FROM A 'START-UP' GENOME CENTER TO A WORLD-CLASS GENOMIC SCIENCE INSTITUTE. BUILDING ON ITS FOUNDATION, NYGC EMBRACED A NEW SCIENTIFIC DIRECTION, ONE DESIGNED TO POSITION THE ORGANIZATION AT THE FOREFRONT OF DISEASE-BASED GENOMIC RESEARCH, EXPRESSED IN A NEW, FOCUSED MISSION. NYGC'S NEW STRATEGIC DIRECTION LEVERAGES THE STRENGTHS AND CAPABILITIES DEVELOPED SINCE NYGCS FOUNDING, AND ENRICHES ITS LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS. NYGC IS NOW FOCUSING ON RESEARCH IN THREE KEY AREAS WHERE IT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE: NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES (ALS, ALZHEIMERS, PARKINSONS, HUNTINGTONS); NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISEASES (AUTISM, SCHIZOPHRENIA, BIPOLAR); AND CANCER THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL STATISTICAL METHODS, POPULATION LEVEL ANALYSES, AND APPLICATION OF NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES. THIS STRATEGY NOT ONLY ENABLES DEEP EXPLORATION OF THE GENOMIC UNDERPINNINGS OF THESE DISEASES BUT ALSO DRIVES THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE SEQUENCING AND COMPUTATIONAL METHODS WITH POTENTIAL WIDE-RANGING APPLICATIONS, AND WILL BENEFIT NYGC, ITS MEMBER INSTITUTIONS, AND THE WIDER BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH COMMUNITY.
PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSFORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, LINE 4B, LINE 4C, LINE 4D: NYGC IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT ACADEMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTION WITH THE MISSION OF ADVANCING CLINICAL CARE THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE GENOMIC RESEARCH. NYGCS WORK BUILDS ON THE STRENGTHS AND CAPABILITIES THAT NYGC HAS DEVELOPED SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 2010 AND AUGMENTS RESEARCH BEING CONDUCTED BY NYGC MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. COLLABORATING WITH PREMIER ACADEMIC, MEDICAL AND INDUSTRY LEADERS ACROSS THE GLOBE, NYGC IS CONDUCTING DISEASE-BASED GENOMIC RESEARCH IN AREAS WHERE IT HAS DEVELOPED A SIGNIFICANT AND SUCCESSFUL TRACK RECORD, INCLUDING NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES SUCH AS ALS, NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISEASES, PARTICULARLY AUTISM, AND CANCER, FOCUSING ON UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AND RARE CANCERS, AMONG OTHERS. THROUGH INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND GENOMIC DISCOVERY, NYGC'S GOAL IS TO ADVANCE HUMAN HEALTH AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TREATMENTS, THERAPIES AND THERAPEUTICS THAT TREAT DISEASE. NYGC AND ITS MEMBER INSTITUTIONS AND PARTNERS ARE UNITED IN THIS UNPRECEDENTED COLLABORATION OF TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE AND MEDICINE, DESIGNED TO HARNESS THE POWER OF INNOVATION AND DISCOVERIES TO ADVANCE GENOMIC DISCOVERIES. THEIR SHARED OBJECTIVE IS THE ACCELERATION OF MEDICAL GENOMICS AND PRECISION MEDICINE TO BENEFIT PATIENTS AROUND THE WORLD. NYGC'S INNOVATION, RESEARCH AND QUALITY MAKE IT A UNIQUE AND STRONG COLLABORATIVE PARTNER. IN 2018, NYGC LAUNCHED A NEW STRATEGY THAT LEVERAGES ITS CORE STRENGTHS IN WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING AND ANALYSIS, SINGLE-CELL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS. A CRITICAL ELEMENT OF THE NEW SCIENTIFIC MISSION BUILDS ON THE FOUNDATION OF THE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS AMONG NYGC FACULTY AND STAFF SCIENTISTS WITH MEMBER INSTITUTIONS, AN AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM, DISEASE- AND TECHNOLOGY-CENTERED WORKING GROUPS AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS. IN 2018, NYGC EXPANDED ITS AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH NOW TOTALS 69 MEMBERS, HAILING FROM 14 ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. RESEARCH AND FACULTY --------------------- SINCE ITS INCEPTION, NYGC HAS ATTRACTED WORLD-CLASS SCIENTISTS WHOSE GENOMIC EXPERTISE - INCLUDING SINGLE CELL GENOMICS, GENOME ENGINEERING, POPULATION AND EVOLUTIONARY GENOMICS, TECHNOLOGY AND METHODS DEVELOPMENT, STATISTICS, COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING - BRING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND IN-DEPTH APPROACH TO THE EVOLVING FIELD OF GENOMICS. NYGC'S FACULTY SUPPORT NYGC'S SCIENTIFIC VISION THROUGH THE ADVANCEMENT OF GENOMIC MEDICINE. FACULTY MEMBERS HAVE JOINT APPOINTMENTS AT THE NYGC'S INSTITUTIONAL FOUNDING MEMBERS TO PROMOTE COLLABORATION, STRENGTHEN RESEARCH CAPABILITIES, ADVANCE ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP, AND ENHANCE ABILITY TO HELP SOLVE HUMAN DISEASES. IN 2018, NYGC MANAGED 35 GRANTS FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH). NYGC'S RESEARCHERS ARE WORKING WITH ITS MEMBER INSTITUTIONS AND AN ARRAY OF COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS TO ADDRESS THE FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGE IN PRECISION MEDICINE: UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DNA SEQUENCE VARIATION AND MECHANISMS FOR HUMAN DISEASES, RANGING FROM CANCER TO AUTISM TO NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE. NYGC RESEARCHERS PUBLISHED MORE THAN 50 STUDIES IN LEADING SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS IN 2018, FUELING MOMENTUM FOR IMPORTANT COLLABORATIVE WORK. THEY COMPLETED MORE THAN 639 PROJECTS, COLLABORATING WITH 193 INVESTIGATORS FROM 85 INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE. NYGC FACULTY MEMBERS FOCUS THEIR RESEARCH IN ADVANCED GENOMICS STUDY. WHILE THE FIELD OF SINGLE-CELL SEQUENCING IS RAPIDLY EXPANDING, SIGNIFICANT COMPUTATIONAL CHALLENGES REMAIN, PARTICULARLY WHEN ANALYZING MULTIPLE DATASETS. IN 2018, NYGC CORE FACULTY MEMBER RAHUL SATIJA, PHD, WHO HOLDS A JOINT APPOINTMENT AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (NYU), AND HIS LAB MADE ADVANCES IN ADDRESSING THIS CHALLENGE BY DEVELOPING AND DEPLOYING A NEW ALGORITHM THAT ALIGNS MULTIPLE SEQUENCING DATASETS WITH SINGLE-CELL RESOLUTION. THE NEW METHOD HAS IMPLICATIONS FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING HOW DIFFERENT GROUPS OF CELLS CHANGE DURING DISEASE PROGRESSION, IN RESPONSE TO DRUG TREATMENT, OR ACROSS EVOLUTION. THE TEAMS DESCRIPTION OF THEIR METHOD WAS PUBLISHED IN "NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY." IN THE FALL OF 2018, THE SATIJA LAB WAS SELECTED TO BE A RECIPIENT OF NIHS FIRST SET OF RESEARCH FUNDING AWARDS FOR THE HUMAN BIOMOLECULAR ATLAS PROGRAM (HUBMAP) TO DEVELOP AN OPEN, GLOBAL FRAMEWORK SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO BUILD A MAP OF CELLS WITHIN THE ADULT HUMAN BODY. THE LABS AWARD-WINNING PROJECT, ENTITLED "COMPREHENSIVE REFERENCE MAP CONSTRUCTION, GEOLOCATION AND DATA INTEGRATION FOR HUBMAP HIVE," ESTABLISHED A NYGC-LED 'MAPPING CENTER' FOR THE HUBMAP CONSORTIUM. WITH THIS AWARD, NYGC BECOMES ONE OF FIVE NIH-DESIGNATED HIVE CENTERS, ALONG WITH THE CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, INDIANA UNIVERSITY BLOOMINGTON, HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA. NYGC CORE FACULTY MEMBER TUULI LAPPALAINEN, PHD, WHO HOLDS A JOINT APPOINTMENT AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, WAS RECIPIENT OF THE 2018 LEENA PELTONEN PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN HUMAN GENETICS IN RECOGNITION OF HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HUMAN GENETICS FIELD. IN FINDINGS PUBLISHED IN "NATURE GENETICS," DR. LAPPALAINEN AND HER RESEARCH TEAM PROVIDED EVIDENCE FOR MODIFIED PENETRANCE, IN WHICH GENETIC VARIANTS THAT REGULATE GENE ACTIVITY MODIFY THE DISEASE RISK CAUSED BY PROTEIN-CODING GENE VARIANTS. THEY ALSO LINKED MODIFIED PENETRANCE TO SPECIFIC DISEASES AT THE GENOME-WIDE LEVEL. THE TEAMS FINDINGS HAVE EXCITING IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE PREDICTION OF THE SEVERITY OF SERIOUS DISEASES SUCH AS CANCER AND AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER. NYGCS CENTER FOR GENOMICS OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE'S ALS CONSORTIUM, LED BY HEMALI PHATNANI, PHD., DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR GENOMICS OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE, HAS GROWN TO 30 MEMBERS IN FIVE COUNTRIES IN JUST A FEW YEARS SINCE ITS INCEPTION. IT SERVES AS AN ORGANIZING HUB OF ALS DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS WITHIN THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY. THE RESULT IS ALS DATA SHARING ON AN UNPARALLELED SCALE EMPOWERING AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO WORKING TOWARD NEW TREATMENTS AND EFFECTIVE THERAPIES FOR ALS. THROUGH THIS GLOBAL COLLABORATION, CLINICIANS, SCIENTISTS, GENETICISTS, AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGISTS SHARE AN EVER-GROWING RESOURCE OF GENOMIC SEQUENCING AND CLINICAL DATA. BY THE END OF 2018, OVER 3,000 SAMPLES FROM ALS PATIENTS, MORE THAN HALFWAY TO THE GOAL OF 5,000 SAMPLES, HAVE BEEN SEQUENCED AND ANALYZED. THIS DATASET, ONE OF THE LARGEST COHORTS IN THE WORLD, IS AVAILABLE TO RESEARCHERS.
CANCER------- UTILIZING STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGIES AND AN UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL OF COLLABORATION WITH THE LEADING RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS IN NEW YORK, NYGC IS ENGAGED IN MANY CUTTING-EDGE INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE ORIGINS, DIAGNOSIS, AND EVOLUTION OF CANCER. TO ADVANCE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS ON CANCER GENOMICS, NOBEL LAUREATE HAROLD VARMUS, MD, SENIOR ASSOCIATE CORE MEMBER, NYGC, AND LEWIS THOMAS UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE, WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE (WCM), ESTABLISHED THE NEW YORK CANCER GENOMICS RESEARCH NETWORK. IN 2018, DR. VARMUS CONVENED MONTHLY MEETINGS AT NYGC WITH LEADING CANCER RESEARCHERS AND CLINICIANS FROM NYGC'S INSTITUTIONAL FOUNDING MEMBERS AND OTHER KEY ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH IS TO HELP SET CRITICAL PRIORITIES IN TRANSLATING GENOMIC SCIENCE INTO MORE EFFECTIVE TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR ALL CANCER PATIENTS. THE NETWORK INITIATED A CITY-WIDE PROJECT TO ENSURE THAT ADVANCES IN GENOMICS AND PRECISION MEDICINE CAN BE APPLIED TO ALL POPULATIONS AND EXPAND KNOWLEDGE OF THE GENETIC VARIATIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO CANCER. NAMED "POLYETHNIC-1000," THE PROJECT UTILIZES THE GREATER NEW YORK AREA'S ETHNIC DIVERSITY TO ADDRESS SEVERAL IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ROLE OF ETHNICITY IN ONCOLOGY AND OFFER GENOMIC SERVICES DURING THE PROVISION OF CANCER CARE TO ALL POPULATIONS. THIS INITIATIVE INVOLVES PATIENTS AND STAFF AT 16 ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTERS AND PARTNER HOSPITALS IN THE NEW YORK CITY REGION. PHASE ONE, A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 100 SAMPLES FROM COLLABORATING CENTERS, OF THE THREE-PHASE PROJECT BEGAN IN THE LAST QUARTER OF 2018. PHASE TWO, A PROSPECTIVE STUDY, WILL LAUNCH IN MID-2019. NYGC FACULTY ARE WORKING TO ADVANCE GENOMIC INSIGHTS INTO CANCER IN THEIR LABORATORIES. IN 2018, DAN LANDAU, MD, PHD, A NYGC CORE FACULTY MEMBER WHO HOLDS A JOINT APPOINTMENT AT WCM, RECEIVED THE NIH "NEW INNOVATOR" AWARD FOR LIQUID BIOPSY RESEARCH. WITH THE SUPPORT OF THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD, DR. LANDAU WILL CONTINUE HIS CRITICAL EFFORTS TO DEVELOP TOOLS FOR LIQUID BIOPSY, THE EARLY-STAGE DETECTION OF CANCER THROUGH THE MEASUREMENT OF TUMOR DNA IN A PATIENT'S BLOOD. DR. LANDAU IS WORKING WITH AN ARRAY OF COLLABORATORS TO GUIDE DRUG COMBINATIONAL THERAPIES AND TEST NEW DRUG TREATMENTS WITH THE AIM OF OPTIMIZING TREATMENT BY CONTINUOUSLY MONITORING GENETIC CHANGES IN CANCER CELLS IN REAL TIME. MARCIN IMIELINSKI, MD, PHD, A NYGC CORE FACULTY MEMBER WHO HOLDS A JOINT APPOINTMENT AT WCM, CONTINUES HIS ILLUMINATING WORK IN IDENTIFYING AND EXPLORING THE GENETIC SIGNATURES THAT SERVE AS BIOMARKERS THAT CAN IMPROVE CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. WITH STARR CANCER CONSORTIUM SUPPORT, DR. IMIELINSKI SERVES AS CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR AND WORK WITH RESEARCHERS FROM WCM AND MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER (MSKCC) TO EXPLORE THE POTENTIAL OF VARIOUS STRUCTURAL VARIANT MUTATIONAL SIGNATURES AS BIOMARKERS OF CHEMOTHERAPY RESPONSE AND RESISTANCE. NYGC CORE FACULTY MEMBER NEVILLE SANJANA, PHD, WHO HOLDS A JOINT APPOINTMENT AT NYU AND NYU MEDICAL SCHOOL, WROTE THE PRIZE-WINNING ESSAY "A GENOME LABORATORIES TO CATCH AND UNDERSTAND CANCER," WHICH WAS ON THE COVER OF "SCIENCE TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE." IN 2018, DR. SANJANA WAS SELECTED BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE (AAAS) FOR ITS PRESTIGIOUS AAAS MARTIN AND ROSE WACHTEL CANCER RESEARCH AWARD. THE AWARD RECOGNIZES AND SUPPORTS DR. SANJANA'S NOVEL USE OF GENE EDITING CALLED "TWO-CELL TYPE" CRISPR TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHY IMMUNOTHERAPY FAILS IN MOST CANCER PATIENTS. THE GROUNDBREAKING TECHNIQUE IS A SUCCESSFUL MODEL FOR RESEARCHERS TO INTERROGATE OTHER IMMUNE CELL TYPES AND OTHER DISEASE WHERE INTERACTION BETWEEN MULTIPLE CELLS IS IMPORTANT. DR. SANJANA'S FINDINGS COULD HELP CLINICIANS DEVELOP MORE PERSONALIZED TREATMENT TO ACHIEVE BETTER RESPONSE RATES. NYGC'S COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY LAB SCIENTISTS CONTRIBUTED THEIR BIOINFORMATICS EXPERTISE TO MANY IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS IN 2018, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING CANCER STUDIES: *A COLLABORATION WITH MSKCC, REPORTED IN "PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," THAT IDENTIFIES ONE WAY THAT LUNG CANCER CELLS OUTSMART DRUGS THAT BLOCK A PROTEIN CALLED EGFR, A COMMON TARGETED DRUG THERAPY. THESE FINDINGS MAY HELP PAVE THE WAY FOR IMPROVED TREATMENTS. *A STUDY LED BY UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER, PUBLISHED IN "GENOME RESEARCH," THAT IDENTIFIES SEVERAL GENETIC MUTATIONS AS DISEASE DRIVERS IN THE SUBSET OF ORAL CANCERS TARGETED BY THE HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV). RESEARCHERS ANTICIPATE THAT THESE RESULTS WILL FOSTER ADVANCES IN DIAGNOSIS, THERAPY, AND THE GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE OF HPV IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORAL CANCERS. *A COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY-LED ANALYSIS, PUBLISHED IN "CANCER DISCOVERY," THAT COMPARED PATIENT-DERIVED INDIVIDUAL ORGANOIDS - HOLLOW SPHERES OF CELLS CULTURED FROM TUMORS - WITH THEIR ASSOCIATED PRIMARY TUMORS, BY WHOLE-GENOME SEQUENCING AND RNA-SEQUENCING. THE STUDY DETERMINED NOVEL DRIVER MUTATIONS AND GENE SIGNATURES THAT PREDICT SENSITIVITY TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHEMOTHERAPIES. THESE FINDINGS WILL HELP FACILITATE PERSONALIZED TREATMENTS FOR PANCREATIC CANCER PATIENTS.
NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISEASES--------------------------- NYGC IS BUILDING UPON ITS EXPERTISE IN AUTISM GENOMIC RESEARCH TO STUDY A RANGE OF RELATED NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS THAT HAVE GENES IMPLICATED IN COMMON, INCLUDING SCHIZOPHRENIA AND BIPOLAR DISEASE. BY YEAR-END 2018, 19,077 WHOLE GENOMES OF AUTISM PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WERE SEQUENCED BY NYGC. THIS CRITICAL, GROWING DATASET AIDS IN THE ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS OF NYGC FACULTY AND STAFF SCIENTISTS, MEMBER INSTITUTIONS, AND OTHER COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS. THIS WORK IS PART OF A FOUR-YEAR GRANT OF $40 MILLION FROM THE NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE, A DIVISION OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, WHICH WAS AWARDED TO NYGC IN 2015 TO CREATE A CENTER FOR COMMON DISEASE GENOMICS. THIS COLLABORATIVE LARGE-SCALE GENOME SEQUENCING PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON ADVANCING UNDERSTANDING OF AUTISM. NYGC'S FACULTY ARE ALSO ENGAGED IN THIS WORK. DR. SANJANA RECEIVED THE YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD AND LEICHTUNG FAMILY INVESTIGATOR DESIGNATION FROM THE BRAIN & BEHAVIOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION IN 2018. THIS AWARD SUPPORTS DR. SANJANA'S "HUMAN NEURONS IN A DISH" APPROACH OF USING CRISPR GENE-EDITING GUIDE RNA LIBRARIES TO IDENTIFY CHANGES IN NEURONAL GENE EXPRESSION, WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING TO DESIGN AND IMPROVE THERAPIES. DR. SANJANA EARNED AN ADDITIONAL HONOR BY BEING SELECTED FOR THE FOUNDATION'S RESEARCH PARTNERS PROGRAM AS A LEICHTUNG FAMILY INVESTIGATOR. DR. SANJANA WAS ALSO JOINT LEAD RESEARCHER WITH INVESTIGATORS FROM BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ON A STUDY OF THREE CHILDREN FROM TWO UNRELATED FAMILIES THAT ADVANCED UNDERSTANDING OF RARE VARIANTS IN THE AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER KNOWN AS ANGELMAN SYNDROME. THE TEAM'S REPORT WAS PUBLISHED IN 2018 BY "THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS." TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION --------------------- TODAY, THERE ARE NUMEROUS EXCITING CLINICAL USES FOR GENOMIC INFORMATION, YET SUCH INFORMATION HAS TO BE GENERATED AND INTERPRETED IN A TIMELY, SCALABLE, AND HIGH-QUALITY FASHION IN ORDER TO SPEED AND IMPROVE THE DELIVERY OF RESULTS TO RESEARCHERS AND CLINICIANS. NYGC'S TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION LABORATORY IS A CREATIVE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY HUB WHERE SCIENTISTS ARE DEVELOPING AND DEPLOYING NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING METHODS, TECHNOLOGIES AND TOOLS THAT LEAD TO SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES AND NEW INSIGHTS AND THERAPIES FOR PATIENTS. THE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION LABORATORY IS DEDICATED TO GENERATING NEW TECHNOLOGIES, PROTOCOL DEVELOPMENT, EQUIPMENT EVALUATION, AND INFORMATICS TOOL DEVELOPMENT/INTEGRATION. NYGC SCIENTISTS ARE DEVELOPING VARIOUS NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES TO SPEED UP, REDUCE COSTS OF AND DECREASE THE HANDLING OF NEXT-GENERATION LIBRARY PREPARATION REACTIONS OF NEXT-GENERATION LIBRARY PREPARATION REACTIONS. RESEARCH SEQUENCING ------------------- NYGC HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST VOLUME WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING PROGRAMS IN NEW YORK. IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, NYGC'S SEQUENCING LABORATORY HAS SEQUENCED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF WHOLE GENOME SAMPLES. IN 2018, THE CENTER ACQUIRED NOVASEQ SYSTEMS SEQUENCERS TO SUPPLEMENT ITS STABLE OF HISEQ X AND 2500 SEQUENCERS. THIS STATE-OF-THE-ART SEQUENCING TECHNOLOGY ENABLES NYGC TO CONDUCT LARGE-SCALE GENOMICS PROJECTS WITH GREATER SPEED AND SAMPLE VOLUMES, AND TO EXPLORE THE GENOME IN MORE DEPTH WITH GREATER EFFICIENCY. NYGCS RESEARCH SEQUENCING LAB, LED BY SOREN GERMER, PHD, SENIOR SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR, SEQUENCING OPERATIONS (WHO BECAME SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF GENOME TECHNOLOGIES IN JANUARY 2019), OPTIMIZED A POOLING AND LOADING SCHEME FOR WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING ON NOVASEQ SEQUENCERS THAT MAXIMIZES THE NUMBER OF SAMPLES SEQUENCED PER RUN AND REDUCES REAGENT COSTS PER SAMPLE. THE LAB ALSO DEVELOPED A NEW WHOLE GENOME BISULFITE SEQUENCING METHOD IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. THIS NEW METHOD IMPROVES THE EFFICIENCY AND COST OF BISULFITE CONVERSION OF DNA, A STANDARD APPROACH TO STUDY DNA METHYLATION, A FORM OF DNA MODIFICATION THAT PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN AN ARRAY OF BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES. THE TEAMS DESCRIPTION OF THE METHOD WAS PUBLISHED IN "GENOME RESEARCH" IN 2018.
EDUCATION----------- AS PART OF NYGC'S EDUCATIONAL MISSION, IT HOSTED MANY SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS, WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES AND LECTURES IN 2018. THE NYGC GENOME CENTER CANCER GROUP ORGANIZES THE NEW YORK CANCER GENOMICS RESEARCH NETWORK MEETINGS THAT ARE HELD ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR, BRINGING TOGETHER LEADING RESEARCHERS AND CLINICIANS FROM NYGC MEMBER AND OTHER KEY ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS. THE MEETINGS ARE INTENDED PRIMARILY FOR PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS AND THEIR TRAINEES IN THE NEW YORK REGION. NYGC HELD "EVENING TALKS," A LECTURE SERIES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON ADVANCES IN GENOMIC SCIENCE, SPONSORED BY THE NEW YORK CITY COMMUNITY TRUST-PYEWACKET FUND. THESE TALKS ARE DESIGNED TO MAKE THE LATEST GENOMIC RESEARCH DISCOVERIES MORE ACCESSIBLE AND UNDERSTANDABLE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THESE WELL-ATTENDED LECTURES (AVERAGING 150 GUESTS PER EVENT) FEATURE PANELS OF LEADING RESEARCHERS AND CLINICIANS FROM NYGC AND/OR MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. IN 2018, NYGC HELD TALKS ON RARE DISEASE GENOMICS, THE LATEST ADVANCES IN DNA ANALYSIS, AND SPACE GENOMICS. NYGC HOSTED "FIVE POINTS" LECTURES FOR THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY, FEATURING LEADING RESEARCHERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY AND ABROAD. THESE LECTURES BRING LEADING SCIENTISTS TO NYGC FOR IN-DEPTH DISCUSSIONS OF THEIR WORK WITH RESEARCHERS, CLINICIANS, AND STUDENTS FROM NYGC, ITS MEMBER INSTITUTIONS, AND OTHERS IN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY. IN FALL 2018, NYGC HOSTED ITS SECOND "GENOMIC INNOVATION" COURSE, A 14-WEEK PROJECT-FOCUSED COURSE DEVELOPED BY NYGC CORE FACULTY MEMBERS NEVILLE SANJANA, PHD AND TUULI LAPPALAINEN, PHD. THE FOUR-CREDIT CLASS, THE FIRST-EVER GRADUATE-LEVEL COURSE TO BE HOSTED BY NYGC, INTRODUCED STUDENTS TO CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS IN GENETICS AND GENOMICS AND THEIR RESPONSIBLE USE IN SCIENCE AND SOCIETY. GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (MSSM) MSKCC, NYU, THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY AND WCM COULD RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THE CLASS THROUGH THEIR REGISTRAR'S OFFICE AND THE COURSE WAS OFFICIALLY LISTED IN THE COURSE CATALOGS OF COLUMBIA, NYU, AND EINSTEIN. THE FIRST CLASS INCLUDED STUDENTS FROM COLUMBIA, EINSTEIN, MSKCC, NYU, MSSM AND WCM. NYGC HELD ITS 4TH SEQUENCING INFORMATICS WORKSHOP IN NOVEMBER 2018. THE WEEK-LONG EVENT CONSISTED OF LECTURES FROM NYGCS BIOINFORMATICS TEAM AND HANDS-ON EXERCISES. STUDENTS WERE INTRODUCED TO A VARIETY OF SEQUENCING INFORMATICS TOPICS, INCLUDING SEQUENCING EXPERIMENT DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS, STANDARD DATA VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUES, RNA-SEQ DATA ANALYSIS AND STRUCTURAL VARIATION CALLING. JLABS PARTNERSHIP ------------------ IN JUNE 2018, NYGC, JOHNSON & JOHNSON INNOVATION LLC AND NEW YORK STATE CELEBRATED THE OPENING OF JLABS @ NYC, A NEW 30,000 SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY ON THE NYGC'S THIRD FLOOR THAT IS HOME TO 28 LIFE SCIENCE STARTUPS IN THE BIOTECH, PHARMACEUTICAL, MEDICAL DEVICE AND CONSUMER AND HEALTH TECH SECTORS. THE INITIATIVE SUPPORTS THE GROWTH OF HEALTH CARE SOLUTIONS IN THE REGION BY PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE COMMERCIALIZATION VEHICLE FOR EMERGING LIFE SCIENCE COMPANIES. JLABS' SUPPORT OF TALENTED SCIENTISTS IN NYC AS THEY TAKE THEIR INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO MARKET ALIGNS WITH NYGC'S MISSION OF FOSTERING INTELLECTUALLY VIBRANT COLLABORATIONS THAT ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TREATMENTS, THERAPIES AND THERAPEUTICS AGAINST HUMAN DISEASE. ORGANIZATION MEMBERS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6: AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018, THE CENTER HAD A TOTAL OF 17 MEMBERS, CONSISTING OF 12 INSTITUTIONAL FOUNDING MEMBERS AND FIVE ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. *THE INSTITUTIONAL FOUNDING MEMBERS ARE THE FOLLOWING RECOGNIZED ACADEMIC, MEDICAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS: (1) COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY, (2) CORNELL UNIVERSITY/WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE, (3) THE JACKSON LABORATORY, (4) MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER, (5) ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI, (6) NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL, (7) NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, (8) NORTHWELL HEALTH, (9) THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, ON BEHALF OF STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY, (10) THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY, (11) THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, AND (12) ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. *ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: (1) AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, (2) HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY, (3) THE NEW YORK STEM CELL FOUNDATION, (4) ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE; AND (5) PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
ORGANIZATION MEMBERS - DECISION MAKINGFORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A & 7B: EACH INSTITUTIONAL FOUNDING MEMBER APPOINTS ONE REPRESENTATIVE TO SERVE ON NYGCS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALSO INCLUDES THE SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR AND OTHER DESIGNATED DIRECTORS OR INDIVIDUALS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD. DECISIONS REQUIRING BOARD APPROVAL INCLUDE THE ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBERS, CHANGES TO THE MISSION, CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION, AND BYLAWS, APPOINTMENT OR REMOVAL OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD AND THE SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR, AND ADOPTION OF CERTAIN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. THE BOARD ALSO REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET. MANAGEMENT HAS THE ABILITY TO ENTER INTO BUSINESS ARRANGEMENTS AND CONTRACTS, INCLUDING FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS.
FORM 990 REVIEWFORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11: THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM, UTILIZING INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MANAGEMENT. UPON RECEIPT OF THE DRAFT FORM 990, MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION; DIRECTOR OF FINANCE; GENERAL COUNSEL; AND PRESIDENT & COO, REVIEW THE FORM. PRIOR TO FILING, MANAGEMENT PRESENTS THE FORM 990 TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. ALSO PRIOR TO FILING, MANAGEMENT PROVIDES THE FORM 990 TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY & REVIEWFORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: NYGC REQUIRES ALL INTERESTED PERSONS (DEFINED AS BOARD MEMBERS, PRINCIPAL OFFICERS, OR MEMBERS OF A COMMITTEE TO WHICH THE BOARD HAS DELEGATED POWERS) TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS REQUIRED BY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. NYGC FOLLOWS A PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING SUCH DISCLOSURES ANNUALLY. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MUST BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD. IF AN INTERESTED PERSON HAS A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, HE OR SHE MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION AT THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT AFTER SUCH PRESENTATION, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THAT CREATES THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
COMPENSATION REVIEW AND APPROVALFORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15: FOR THE ORGANIZATIONS TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL, PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE J NARRATIVES FOR THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING COMPENSATION. NYGC HIRED AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT IN LATE 2016 TO REVIEW SENIOR MANAGEMENT'S COMPENSATION. RESULTS OF THIS REVIEW WERE PROVIDED TO THE AD-HOC COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IN EARLY 2017. THE REVIEW SHOWED THAT THE COMPENSATION PAID TO ALL MEMBERS OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT (CHERYL MOORE, CAROL ASHE, CHRISTOPHER DUIGNAN, KATHLEEN MCGOVERN KEARNS, ELIZABETH O'BRIEN, AND MATTHEW PELO) WAS REASONABLE. THE AD-HOC COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MET AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2017 AND DISCUSSED SENIOR MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION. SENIOR MANAGEMENT DID NOT RECEIVE MERIT INCREASES IN 2018. TWO MEMBERS OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT RECEIVED DISCRETIONARY BONUSES IN 2018 (ELIZABETH O'BRIEN AND MATTHEW PELO), WHICH WERE APPROVED BY THE AD-HOC COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IN DECEMBER 2017. THE PRESIDENT & COO DECLINED A MERIT INCREASE AND HER COMPENSATION WAS UNCHANGED.
DOCUMENT DISCLOSUREFORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: NYGC'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A IN 2018, TOM MANIATIS, PHD., WAS EMPLOYED BY AN UNRELATED ENTITY AND CONTRIBUTED 15% OF HIS TIME TO WORK ON A NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH GRANT AWARDED TO NYGC TO CREATE A CENTER FOR COMMON DISEASE GENOMICS. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION B NYGC was reimbursed by either a grant from the New York State Urban Development Corporation (Empire State Development) or J&J Services (J&J) for nearly all of the vendor compensation described in part vii because the services conducted by the vendors related to JLABS (see Form 990, Schedule O at page 68 for JLABS description). -Turner Construction Company was the general contractor for the JLABS buildout. All of the compensation listed in part vii was reimbursed by the Empire State Development grant. -Gensler was the architect for the JLABS buildout. All of the compensation listed in part vii was reimbursed by the Empire State Development grant. -P.J. Mechanical Service & Maintenance Co. provided engineering services to NYGC and JLABS. A portion of the compensation listed in part vii related to services performed for JLABS was reimbursed to NYGC by either J&J or the Empire State Development grant. -Guardian Services Industries provided cleaning services to NYGC and JLABS. A portion of the compensation listed in part vii related to services performed for JLABS was reimbursed to NYGC by J&J. -T.E.C. Systems Inc. provided preventative maintenance services to NYGC and JLABS. A portion of the compensation listed in part vii related to services performed for JLABS was reimbursed to NYGC by either J&J or the Empire State Development grant. NET ASSET CLASSIFICATION FORM 990, PART X, LINES 27-29: THE FASB ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS UPDATE (ASU) 2016-14 NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES (TOPIC 958), PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES, WHICH AMONG OTHER THINGS, CHANGES HOW NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES REPORT NET ASSET CLASSES. THE SIGNIFICANT REQUIREMENTS OF ASU 2016-14 INCLUDE REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF NET ASSET CLASSES FROM THREE TO TWO: WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS (FORMERLY REPORTED AS TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS) AND WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS (FORMERLY REPORTED AS UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS). THE 2018 FORM 990, PART X WAS NOT UPDATED TO REFLECT THE CHANGE IN NET ASSET CLASS TERMINOLOGY; THEREFORE, NYGC HAS REPORTED NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTION AS UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS AND NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS AS TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS.