2019-11-12T12:10:39-06:00 2018-12-31 161131146 BONADIO & CO LLP 6 WEMBLEY CT ALBANY NY 12205 990 2018-01-01 134043587 NEW YORK STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY CENTER INC NEWY 2129390660 89 CONVENT AVE NEW YORK NY 10027 DR WILLA APPEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2129390660 2019-11-12 1 REBECCA FRANKLIN P01563634 5184644080 24.103.149.254 2019-11-12 10:26:42 ES P 6F0B485C3B3761609EF88A1BD8C31F03C074873A 40EF5F15FFAF511EF60A3D65D5BC8E60C61C0DE4 2018 2020-04-17 16:48:07Z DR WILLA APPEL 89 CONVENT AVE NEW YORK NY 10027 24137772 0 X WWW.NYSBC.ORG X 1999 NY SEE SCHEDULE O.TO OPERATE A STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY FOR ADVANCE RESEARCH IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY AND PROVIDE ADVANCED RESOURCES TO THE FACULTY OF ITS PARTICIPATING MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. 18 18 58 19 0 46758 17448068 15008210 0 0 301720 962149 399440 1388894 18149228 17359253 5385725 220000 0 0 6039091 6329619 0 0 0 8123261 9033390 19548077 15583009 -1398849 1776244 79284903 80809299 5069560 5587079 74215343 75222220 X THE NYSBC MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ADVANCED RESEARCH RESOURCES TO THE FACULTY OF ITS PARTICIPATING MEMBER INSTITUTIONS IN THREE KEY AREAS OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY: NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; AND X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY. 0 0 2296718 70000 NYSBC PROVIDES ACCESS TO HIGH-FIELD NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE (NMR) SPECTROSCOPY TO FACULTY FROM ITS NINE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. THE NMR FACILITY INSTRUMENTATION INCLUDES EIGHT NMR SPECTROMETERS. THE INSTRUMENTS OPERATE 24 HRS/DAY, 7 DAYS/WEEK AND ON AVERAGE EACH WAS AVAILABLE 328 DAYS IN 2018. THESE RESOURCES ALLOW RESEARCHERS TO DETERMINE THE STRUCTURE OF PROTEINS IN SOLUTION AND IN SOLID STATE ATOMIC RESOLUTION, DATA THAT PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO THE FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF THE PROTEINS. IN 2018, GROUP MEMBERS FROM THE LABORATORIES OF 20 AFFILIATED PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS MADE USE OF THESE INSTRUMENTS. DATA COLLECTED WITH THESE INSTRUMENTS PRODUCED 15 PUBLICATIONS IN EMINENT SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS. THE CENTER OPERATES THE CENTER ON MOLECULAR DYNAMICS BY COMD/NMR, A BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH RESOURCE SUPPORTED BY U.S. NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH GRANT P41 GM118302 AND LOCATED AT NYSBC. THE MISSION OF COMD/NMR IS TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH COMMUNITY ADVANCED NMR SPECTROSCOPIC AND COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING PROTEIN AND NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATIONAL DYNAMICS IN BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES. 1325782 RESEARCH CONDUCTED AT THE SIMONS ELECTRON MICROSCOPY CENTER (SEMC) IS AIMED AT DETERMINING THE STRUCTURE OF MACROMOLECULES TO HELP UNDERSTAND THEIR FUNCTION. THE FACILITY HAS SIX TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPES AS WELL AS A DUAL-BEAM FOCUSED ION BEAM SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE. SEMC IS ACTIVELY SERVING OVER 150 USERS FROM ALL NINE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS AS WELL AS SOME USERS FROM THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH THE NATIONAL RESOURCE FOR AUTOMATED MOLECULAR MICROSCOPY. SEMC ALSO PROVIDES EXTENSIVE TRAINING TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH WORKSHOPS, COURSES AND OTHER TRAININGS SESSIONS. IN SEVERAL PROJECTS, SEMC STAFF HAS BEEN INVOLVED EXTENSIVELY AS COLLABORATORS CONTRIBUTING TO SOLVING THE STRUCTURES OF: INSULIN BOUND INSULIN RECEPTOR, INSULIN DEGRADATION ENZYME, CRISPR-CAS SURVEILLANCE COMPLEX, HIV TRIMER COMPLEXES, ENZYMES RESPONSIBLE TO RESISTANCE AGAINST MALARIA DRUGS, AND MANY DRUG TARGETS E.G. AGAINST DISEASES LIKE TUBERCULOSIS. A TOTAL OF 50 PAPERS ACKNOWLEDGED SEMC SUPPORT IN 2018. IN 2018, SEMC WAS FUNDED BY THE NIH TO ESTABLISH THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR CRYOEM ACCESS AND TRAINING THAT WILL PROVIDE NATIONWIDE ACCESS TO CRYOEM RESOURCES. THE GRANT PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE PURCHASE OF SIX NEW TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPES AS WELL AS OPERATING AND SALARY COSTS FOR ADDITIONAL STAFF MEMBERS. CONSTRUCTION OF A 5,000SQF ADDITION TO THE BUILDING BEGAN IN 2018 AND WILL BE COMPLETED IN THE FALL OF 2019. THE ADDITION WILL HOUSE STAFF AND INSTRUMENTATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE CENTER. 1170695 NYSBC HAS MAINTAINED X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY RESOURCES AT BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY (BNL) SINCE 2003. NYSBC HAS DEVELOPED BEAMLINE 19ID-NYX AT THE NATIONAL SYNCHROTRON LIGHT SOURCE II (NSLS-II) FOR AN IN-VACUUM UNDULATOR (IVU). NYX HAS COMPLETED THE TECHNICAL COMMISSIONING OF THE BEAMLINE AND CARRIED OUT SCIENTIFIC COMMISSIONING WITH THE GOAL OF BEGINNING USER OPERATIONS IN THE SPRING OF 2019. NYX WILL PROVIDE THE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS AND ASSOCIATED INVESTIGATORS WITH SYNCHROTRON RADIATION AND INSTRUMENTATION NECESSARY FOR MACROMOLECULAR STRUCTURE DETERMINATION. THE PRIMARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE BEAMLINE PROGRAM IN 2018 ARE THE TECHNICAL TESTING OF THE INSTRUMENTATION AND THE VERIFICATION THAT THE BEAMLINE DESIGN GOALS WERE ACHIEVED. 8403973 150000 THE SPECIAL PROJECTS GROUP (SPG) AT NYSBC IS A TEAM OF EXPERT SCIENTISTS THAT PERFORMS FEE-FOR-SERVICE PROTEIN STRUCTURE DETERMINATION AND PROTEIN PRODUCTION SERVICES FOR EXTERNAL CLIENTS. IN ADDITION, THEY ALSO RECEIVE FUNDING THROUGH COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS WITH ACADEMIC AND GOVERNMENT LABORATORIES. IN 2018: SPG RENEWED A ONE-YEAR RESEARCH GRANT FROM THE SIMONS FOUNDATION TO CONTINUE STUDYING A POTENTIAL DRUG TARGET FOR THE TREATMENT OF AUTISM; SPG BEGAN A TWO AND A HALF-YEAR RESEARCH GRANT TO STUDY PROTEIN COMPLEXES RELATED TO AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; AND SPG BEGAN A ONE YEAR RESEARCH CONTRACT WITH THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE TO STUDY CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR PROTEINS. SPG ALSO COMPLETED THE FOURTH YEAR OF A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES TO USE STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY TO INVESTIGATE THE RICIN TOXIN IN ORDER TO DESIGN A MORE EFFECTIVE ANTI-TOXIN VACCINE. IN ADDITION, THE SPG COMPLETED SMALLER PROTEIN PRODUCTION AND CRYSTALLOGRAPHY RESEARCH PROJECTS FOR FOUR CLIENTS AND PUBLISHED TWO MANUSCRIPTS IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS.IN 2016, NYSBC AND THE CENTER ON MEMBRANE PROTEIN PRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS (COMPPAA) WERE RECIPIENTS OF A P41 BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH RESOURCE AWARD. COMPPAA WAS ESTABLISHED TO DEVELOP TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE PRODUCTION AND STUDY OF MEMBRANE PROTEINS OF RELEVANCE TO BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE. WAYNE HENDRICKSON, NYSBC SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR AND UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER IS THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR OF THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT. IN 2018, COMPPAA SCIENTISTS AND THEIR COLLABORATORS PUBLISHED SIX PAPERS. ONE OF THESE PUBLICATIONS REPORTS THE NOVEL THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE OF AN INTEGRAL MEMBRANE PROTEIN FROM BACTERIA, WHILE THE OTHERS ADD TO OUR UNDERSTANDING OF PROTEINS WHOSE STRUCTURES ALREADY HAVE BEEN SOLVED. 8403973 150000 13197168 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 36 0 1 58 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X DR WILLA APPEL 2129390660 89 CONVENT AVE NEW YORK NY 10027 DR DAVID HIRSH CHAIRMAN 4.00 X X 0 0 0 DR FREDERICK MAXFIELD SECRETARY 0.10 X X 0 0 0 DR ERIC COTTINGTON TREASURER 0.20 X X 0 0 0 DR STEVEN C ALMO BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 DR DAVID COWBURN BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 DR TONY M LISS BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 DR KEVIN GARDNER BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 DR ANN MCDERMOTT BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 DR CHRISTOPHER LIMA BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 DR ANEEL AGGARWAL BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 DR MING-MING ZHOU BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 DR STACIE BLOOM BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 DR TIMOTHY P O'CONNOR BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 DR SETH DARST BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 DR ERASMUS SCHNEIDER BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 DR HAREL WEINSTEIN BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 IRA MILLSTEIN ESQ BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 MR LESLIE GREENGARD BOARD MEMBER 0.10 X 0 0 0 DR WILLA APPEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 37.50 X 416192 0 53147 DR BRIDGET CARRAGHER SEMC CO-DIRECTOR 37.50 X 335589 0 41696 MR CLINTON POTTER SEMC CO-DIRECTOR 37.50 X 331664 0 63211 DR MICHAEL GOGER SENIOR SCIENTIST & NMR MANAGER 37.50 X 174758 0 17476 DR DIETER SCHNEIDER LEAD BEAMLINE SCIENTIST 37.50 X 166260 0 0 MR DANIEL MURPHY PHYSICAL PLANT MANAGER 37.50 X 137456 0 24960 1561919 0 200490 6 0 1 0 HUNTER ROBERTS CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC 55 WATER STREET 51ST FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10041 CONSTRUCTION OF NYSBC EXPANSION 2099854 BRUKER BIOSPIN CORPORATION 15 FORTUNE DRIVE BILLERICA MA 01821 SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT SERVICER 952761 FEI COMPANY 5350 NE DAWSON CREEK DRIVE HILLSBORO OR 97124 SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT SERVICER 807487 TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION PARTNERS 2 TRAP FALLS ROAD SUITE 401 SHELTON CT 06484 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & INFRASTRUCTURE 358144 US SECURITY ASSOCIATES INC 200 MANSELL COURT 5TH FLOOR ROSWELL GA 30076 BUILDING SECURITY 210912 5 7806532 7201678 15008210 168470 168470 7572198 6778519 793679 793679 793679 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ADJUSTMENT 900099 879448 879448 FACILITIES USAGE 541380 373294 373294 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 136152 136152 1388894 17359253 0 0 2351043 220000 220000 469339 156446 312893 4509281 3467252 1042029 400755 313612 87143 602678 460124 142554 347566 254523 93043 74571 63247 11324 13282 11265 2017 42000 35622 6378 33041 33041 481343 400657 80686 436302 348998 87304 674186 616909 57277 119830 108686 11144 161179 149506 11673 4291256 4106807 184449 300943 236216 64727 UNRELATED BUSINESS INCO 10062 10062 MAINTENANCE CONTRACT 1232326 1091289 141037 LAB SUPPLIES AND EQUIPM 814975 814445 530 SUBCONTRACTOR EXPENSES 322298 322298 25796 19266 6530 15583009 13197168 2385841 0 801 800 5446223 2600301 14203483 17627924 63074 263629 78099 290133 94102381 41568441 52130971 52533940 7362252 7492572 79284903 80809299 2093772 851697 2975788 1940659 0 2794723 5069560 5587079 X 60166008 61489731 14049335 13732489 74215343 75222220 79284903 80809299 1776244 -769367 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 30914977 19482378 21435606 17448068 15008210 104289239 30914977 19482378 21435606 17448068 15008210 104289239 41381021 62908218 185431 187531 194201 196733 168470 932366 105221605 0.59790 0.54240 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: FACILITIES USAGE - ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ADJUSTMENT - MISCELLANEOUS - RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4253220 1736742 2516478 31855643 12495238 19360405 44579741 27336461 17243280 13413777 13413777 52533940 RETAINAGE PAYABLE 2794723 2794723 16556845 -769367 -769367 17326212 33041 33041 17359253 15549968 0 15549968 33041 33041 15583009 1 TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK 630 W 168TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10032 135598093 501(C)(3) 220000 0 RESEARCH PART I, LINE 2: ALL SUBCONTRACTORS AND/OR GRANT RECIPIENTS SIGN AN AGREEMENT WITH NYSBC TO PERFORM WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROJECT AIMS AND SPONSOR GUIDELINES. NYSBC REVIEWS INVOICES AND REQUESTS BACK UP DOCUMENTATION, AS NEEDED, IN ORDER TO REVIEW AND APPROVE ALLOWABLE EXPENSES. THE GRANTS & CONTRACTS MANAGER ALSO MONITORS EXPENDITURES ON SUBCONTRACTOR/SUBGRANTEE INVOICES IN ORDER TO ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH THE ORIGINAL BUDGET. NYSBC ALSO REQUESTS AND REVIEWS INSURANCE CERTIFICATES AND SINGLE AUDIT REPORTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. NYSBC'S PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS RECEIVE PROGRESS REPORTS FROM SUBCONTRACTORS/SUBGRANTEES. DURING THE PROJECT PERIOD, NYSBC'S PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS ARE IN CONTACT WITH THE SUBCONTRACTOR/SUBGRANTEE'S STAFF TO DISCUSS PROGRAM PROGRESS, PREPARE PRESENTATIONS FOR SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS AND RELATED MATTERS. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DR WILLA APPEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 416192 0 0 0 0 0 27500 0 25647 0 469339 0 0 0 DR BRIDGET CARRAGHER SEMC CO-DIRECTOR 335589 0 0 0 0 0 27500 0 14196 0 377285 0 0 0 MR CLINTON POTTER SEMC CO-DIRECTOR 331664 0 0 0 0 0 27500 0 35711 0 394875 0 0 0 DR MICHAEL GOGER SENIOR SCIENTIST & NMR MANAGER 174758 0 0 0 0 0 17476 0 0 0 192234 0 0 0 DR DIETER SCHNEIDER LEAD BEAMLINE SCIENTIST 166260 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 166260 0 0 0 MR DANIEL MURPHY PHYSICAL PLANT MANAGER 137456 0 0 0 0 0 14130 0 10830 0 162416 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE PROCESS INCLUDES A COMPARISON OF COMPENSATION FOR A SIMILAR POSITION AT SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS TO DISCUSS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. COMPARISON ADMINISTRATOR DATA WAS REVIEWED FROM IVY LEAGUE SCHOOLS AND A COHORT OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT RESEARCH INSTITUTES (MERCER SURVEY). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 ON JUNE 30, 1999, THE CORPORATION ENTERED INTO A MEMBERS CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (THE AGREEMENT) WITH ITS MEMBER PARTIES. THE AGREEMENT INCLUDED, AMONG OTHER THINGS, A LEGAL REQUIREMENT THAT THE THEN NINE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS (ALL TAX-EXEMPT UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE) MAKE A STIPULATED CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION IN ORDER TO FUND THE CORPORATION'S CONSTRUCTION OF A RESEARCH FACILITY AND ACQUISITION OF HIGH-FIELD NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE INSTRUMENTS. AT PRESENT EIGHT (8) CURRENT MEMBERS ALSO MAKE ANNUAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTIONS. (CUNY IS EXEMPT FROM THIS REQUIREMENT BY VIRTUE OF ITS CAPITAL IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION OF LAND AND A BUILDING). ANNUAL OPERATING CONTRIBUTIONS ENTITLE EACH MEMBER INSTITUTION TO A PRO-RATA SHARE OF TIME ON THE INSTRUMENTS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE CORPORATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE BY-LAWS, THE SUSTAINING, CONTRIBUTING AND ASSOCIATE MEMBER REPRESENTATIVES VOTE BY CLASS FOR BOARD DIRECTORS USING PRINCIPLES OF CUMULATIVE VOTING. IN EACH CASE, MEMBERS OF A CLASS DIVIDE THEIR VOTES EVENLY AMONG THE INDIVIDUALS NOMINATED BY THE MEMBERS. THIS ELECTION OCCURS AT EVERY ANNUAL MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B MEMBERS HAVE THE POWER TO ELECT BOARD DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION AND ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE ON ALL OTHER BUSINESS OF THE CORPORATION ON WHICH MEMBERS OF A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE PURSUANT TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR PURSUANT TO THE BY-LAWS OF THE CORPORATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAS BEEN DESIGNATED TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE FORM 990 ON BEHALF OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. THE ACCOUNTING STAFF AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPLETE A 990 QUESTIONNAIRE PROVIDED TO NYSBC BY ITS INDEPENDENT AUDIT FIRM. A DRAFT FORM 990 IS THEN PREPARED BY THE INDEPENDENT AUDIT FIRM. IT IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CORPORATION BEFORE THE FINAL FORM 990 IS SUBMITTED TO THE IRS. THE FORM 990 IS THEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE CREATION OF A CONFLICTS RESOLUTION COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. NYSBC'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AND REVISED PERIODICALLY BY THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS AND COUNSEL. ALL EMPLOYEES ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE POLICY AND ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM ANNUALLY. DISCLOSURE FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CONFLICTS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE CONFLICTS RESOLUTION COMMITTEE FOR APPROPRIATE ACTION, IF NECESSARY. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS POSTED ON NYSBC'S INTRANET. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE PROCESS INCLUDES A COMPARISON OF COMPENSATION FOR A SIMILAR POSITION AT SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS TO DISCUSS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. COMPARISON ADMINISTRATOR DATA WAS REVIEWED FROM IVY LEAGUE SCHOOLS AND A COHORT OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT RESEARCH INSTITUTES (MERCER SURVEY). IN JANUARY 2018 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HELD A MEETING REGARDING WILLA APPEL'S COMPENSATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE CORPORATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.