2016-04-29T11:53:37-05:00 2015-12-31 042571780 ALEXANDER ARONSON FINNING & CO PC 21 EAST MAIN STREET WESTBORO MA 01581 990 2015-01-01 042583057 PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY IN MEDICINE & RESEARCH INC PUBL 6174234112 20 PARK PLAZA NO 720 BOSTON MA 02116 ELISA A HURLEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6174234112 2016-04-28 1 THOMAS F MULDOON CPA P01561688 5083669100 2016-04-07 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z ELISA A HURLEY PHD 20 PARK PLAZA NO 720 BOSTON MA 02116 4944044 0 X WWW.PRIMR.ORG X 1975 MA PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY IN MEDICINE AND RESEARCH ADVANCES THE HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS IN THE CONDUCT OF BIOMEDICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE/BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH. 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WE ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION THROUGH EDUCATION, MEMBERSHIP SERVICES, PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION, AND PUBLIC POLICY INITIATIVES. 0 0 2153854 2630255 CONFERENCES - PRIM&R'S CONFERENCES SERVE AS AN OPEN AND INDEPENDENT FORUM IN WHICH STAKEHOLDERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING THOSE REPRESENTING RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITIES, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES, AND ADVOCACY GROUPS, COME TOGETHER TO CONSIDER KEY ISSUES RELATED TO HUMAN SUBJECTS AND ANIMAL RESEARCH. OUR CONFERENCES ADDRESS THE LATEST ETHICAL, REGULATORY, AND POLICY-RELATED DEVELOPMENTS IN BIOMEDICAL, SOCIAL SCIENCE, BEHAVIORAL, AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AS WELL AS IN ANIMAL CARE AND USE. SPEAKERS AND PRESENTERS ARE LEADERS IN THE FIELDS OF RESEARCH, BIOETHICS, AND SCIENCE POLICY.PRIM&R'S CONFERENCES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL EVENTS ARE THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR COMMITMENT TO "CONNECTING AND PROTECTING" - CONNECTING THOSE WHO WORK IN THE FIELD OF RESEARCH, AND PROTECTING THOSE WHO PARTICIPATE AS RESEARCH SUBJECTS. THROUGH THESE EVENTS, PRIM&R PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STAKEHOLDERS TO COME TOGETHER TO CONSIDER COMPLEX AND CHALLENGING ISSUES.CONFERENCE ATTENDEES INCLUDE RESEARCHERS AND RESEARCH STAFF, INSTITUTIONAL OFFICIALS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL, SUBJECT ADVOCATES, ACADEMICS, POLICY MAKERS, PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGY LEADERS, AND ATTORNEYS, AS WELL AS CHAIRS, MEMBERS, AND STAFF OF INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARDS AND INSTITUTIONAL ANIMAL CARE AND USE COMMITTEES. 414584 510273 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - EDUCATION IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY OF CREATING AND SUSTAINING SUCCESSFUL, HIGH-QUALITY, AND ETHICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS, AND PRIM&R IS WIDELY ACKNOWLEDGED TO BE THE PREMIER EDUCATOR IN THE RESEARCH ETHICS AND OVERSIGHT FIELD. PRIM&R'S HIGHEST PRIORITY HAS BEEN PROVIDING THOSE CHARGED WITH ENSURING RESEARCH PROTECTIONS, AS WELL AS THOSE INVOLVED IN THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RESEARCH PROTOCOLS, WITH KNOWLEDGE, PRACTICAL TOOLS, AND CUTTING-EDGE STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES THEY FACE WHEN DESIGNING AND REVIEWING RESEARCH WITH HUMAN SUBJECTS AND ANIMALS. PRIM&R'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING IS TAUGHT BY PROFESSIONALS WITH DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS, WHO THUS PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH BALANCED, THOROUGH, AND ACCURATE INFORMATION ON THE FULL RANGE OF ETHICAL AND REGULATORY ISSUES SURROUNDING HUMAN SUBJECTS AND ANIMAL RESEARCH. PRIM&R EVENTS ARE ALSO KNOWN TO BE GATHERINGS THAT FOSTER THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AMONG PEERS, WHERE ALL STAKEHOLDERS UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE PART OF A LARGER COMMUNITY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO SHARE AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER'S PROFESSIONAL CHALLENGES AND PURSUITS. PRIM&R'S PROGRAMMING INCLUDES WEBINARS, AN ONLINE COURSE, FACE-TO-FACE WORKSHOPS, AND PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES. 389329 637704 MEMBERSHIP - PRIM&R STRIVES TO ENHANCE SUBJECT PROTECTIONS AND THE RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH BY SUPPORTING THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF OUR MORE THAN 4,000 MEMBERS WHO ARE BASED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. OUR MEMBERS ARE RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, RESEARCHERS AND RESEARCH STAFF, INSTITUTIONAL OFFICIALS, GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES, AND OTHER POLICY MAKERS, SUBJECT ADVOCATES, ETHICISTS, PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGY PERSONNEL, AND ATTORNEYS. IN ADDITION TO A RANGE OF RESOURCES THAT FOSTER NETWORKING AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH-INCLUDING MENTORING, VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS, AND MEMBERS-ONLY PUBLICATIONS-MEMBERS RECEIVE DISCOUNTS ON ALL OF PRIM&R'S CONFERENCES, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND OTHER INITIATIVES, ALLOWING THEM TO RECEIVE CRITICAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND WORKPLACE RESOURCES AT AN AFFORDABLE COST. 294977 135314 CERTIFICATION - PRIM&R'S CERTIFICATION INITIATIVES FOR INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD (IRB) PROFESSIONALS-THE CERTIFIED IRB PROFESSIONAL (CIP ) CREDENTIAL-AND FOR INSTITUTIONAL ANIMAL CARE AND USE COMMITTEE (IACUC) PROFESSIONALS-THE CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL IACUC ADMINISTRATOR (CPIA ) CREDENTIAL-STRENGTHEN THE QUALITY OF INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARDS (IRBS) AND INSTITUTIONAL ANIMAL CARE AND USE COMMITTEES (IACUCS) BY ESTABLISHING AN ACCEPTED BODY OF KNOWLEDGE AND NATIONAL STANDARDS OF PRACTICE FOR IRB AND IACUC ADMINISTRATION. THE CREDENTIALS CONSTITUTE FORMAL RECOGNITION OF A PROFESSIONAL'S KNOWLEDGE AND QUALIFIED EXPERIENCE, FAMILIARITY WITH BEST PRACTICES, AND EXPERTISE. 28146 0 PUBLIC POLICY - THROUGH OUR PUBLIC POLICY EFFORTS, PRIM&R TRACKS UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY INITIATIVES AND PROPOSED POLICY CHANGES, AND DEVELOPS ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMENTS ON PARTICULAR POLICIES RELEVANT TO PRIM&R'S MISSION. 229172 37480 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES - PRIM&R'S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES INCORPORATE PROGRAMS DESIGN TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR MEMBERS AS WELL AS THE BROADER PRIM&R COMMUNITYTHEY INCLUDE ONLINE NETWORKING AND RESOURCES, A CAREER CENTER, AND SERVE AS AN INCUBATOR FOR FUTURE PROGRAMS AND MEMBERSHIP SERVICES. 552295 172794 3510062 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 62 0 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA FL TN X X ELISA A HURLEY PHD EXEC DIR 6174234112 20 PARK PLAZA SUITE 720 BOSTON MA 02116 P PEARL O'ROURKE MD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 1000 0 0 SUSAN Z KORNETSKY MPH CIP VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 3300 0 0 TANISE L JACKSON DVM DACLAM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 A CORNELIUS BAKER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID A BORASKY JR MPH CIP BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 600 0 0 SUSAN S FISH PHARMD MPH SECRETARY 1.00 X X 7800 0 0 CYNTHIA A GOMEZ EDM PHD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH J BYRNE PHD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY SUGARMAN MD MPH MA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT J LEVINE MD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADA SUE SELWITZ MA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 9200 0 0 WALTER L STRAUS MD MPH TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MOIRA KEANE MA CIP BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 1200 0 0 BARBARA STANLEY PHD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER M CAPRON CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE GRADY MSN PHD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTIAN E NEWCOMERVMD DACLAM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID H STRAUSS MD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER H PIERCE JD MPH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA E BIERER MD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE G GORDON MD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 5400 0 0 KAREN M HANSEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELISA A HURLEY PHD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 136950 0 6881 165450 0 6881 1 0 0 0 LEVY RESTAURANTS 415 SUMMER STREET BOSTON MA 02210 FOOD & BEVERAGE FOR CONFERENCE 430059 BAV SERVICES 10 SONWIL DRIVE BUFFALO NY 14225 AV SERVICES 311892 WESTIN BOSTON WATERFRONT 425 SUMMER ST BOSTON MA 02210 HOTEL & VENUE FOR CONFERENCE 135788 3 82294 82294 CONFERENCES AND REGIST 900099 2630255 2630255 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 637704 637704 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 900099 510273 510273 CERTIFICATION FEES 900099 135314 135314 3913546 100330 100330 810394 724443 85951 85951 85951 OTHER INCOME 900099 37480 37480 37480 4219601 3951026 0 186281 172331 143565 28766 1330192 1089537 240655 54308 38407 15901 22983 19691 3292 18000 18000 27942 27942 307486 266658 40828 81489 23655 57834 172541 55625 116916 62800 62800 157767 124893 32874 373845 251609 122236 69157 69157 76451 66345 10106 24358 17250 7108 FACILITY AND FOOD 1068972 1068972 MISCELLANEOUS 158611 122504 36107 MARKETING SERVICES AND 93203 86409 6794 RECRUITING 30144 30144 5811 2985 2826 4308391 3510062 798329 0 677599 507496 390929 191727 186192 233343 86916 126201 463243 236001 303693 227242 4160306 4196941 5805635 5482950 509733 396743 509733 396743 X 5216176 4990046 79726 96161 5295902 5086207 5805635 5482950 -88790 -120905 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 224042 76750 81875 113011 82294 577972 3695582 3480412 3492008 3788434 3913546 18369982 3919624 3557162 3573883 3901445 3995840 18947954 0 0 0 18947954 82841 70233 76112 92428 100330 421944 82841 70233 76112 92428 100330 421944 18816 79786 15098 17817 37480 168997 4021281 3707181 3665093 4011690 4133650 19538895 0.96980 0.97350 0.02160 0.01840 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 449620 222378 227242 13623 13623 0 227242 X 4070754 -120905 -120905 4191659 27942 27942 4219601 4280449 0 4280449 27942 27942 4308391 PART X, LINE 2: PRIM&R FOLLOWS THE STANDARDS FOR ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, WHICH REQUIRE PRIM&R TO REPORT ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND TO ADJUST ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE IMPACT THEREOF. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015, PRIM&R DETERMINED THAT IT HAD NO TAX POSITIONS THAT DID NOT MEET THE "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THRESHOLD OF BEING SUSTAINED BY THE APPLICABLE TAX AUTHORITY. PRIM&R FILES INFORMATION RETURNS IN THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL AND MASSACHUSETTS STATE JURISDICTIONS. THESE RETURNS ARE GENERALLY SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM WAS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AUDIT REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AFTER BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES COMPLETE THE POLICY, IT IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE BROUGHT TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND DECISION (NO SUCH CONFLICTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 SALARIES FOR ALL PERSONNEL ARE MADE AFTER REVIEWING COMPARABILITY DATA AND ARE INCLUDED IN ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. 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