2012-08-08T12:50:19-05:00 2011-12-31 131517563 LOEB & TROPER LLP 655 THIRD AVENUE 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2011-01-01 132662222 THE HASTINGS CENTER INC HAST 8454244040 21 MALCOLM GORDON ROAD GARRISON NY 105245555 CATHY MEISTERICH 8454244040 2012-08-03 1 FREDERICK H ROTHMAN P01275277 2128674000 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z CATHY MEISTERICH 21 MALCOLM GORDON ROAD GARRISON NY 105245555 3979068 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 1692044 3427825 491077 397674 51618 52347 85393 101222 2320132 3979068 0 0 0 0 2276496 2375339 0 0 433096 945491 949838 3221987 3325177 -901855 653891 5666826 6204230 323696 302519 5343130 5901711 X ADDRESS FUNDAMENTAL ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH, MEDICINE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT AS THEY AFFECT INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETIES. 0 0 1564900 RESEARCH DEPARTMENT: THROUGH THE PUBLICATION OF 1 BOOK, 5 BOOK CHAPTERS AND 66 ARTICLES AND COMMENTARIES, AS WELL AS THE PRESENTATION OF OVER 73 LECTURES AND TALKS IN THE US, EUROPE ASIA AND AUSTRALASIA, THE HASTINGS CENTER'S RESEARCHERS PROVIDED ANALYSIS AND ADVICE TO SPECIALIST AND NON-SPECIALIST AUDIENCES ON A DIVERSE RANGE OF ETHICAL, LEGAL AND POLICY ISSUES, INCLUDING THOSE STEMMING FROM SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, PEDIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH, END-OF-LIFE CARE, HEALTH POLICY, FERTILITY TREATMENT, AND THE BANKING OF HUMAN BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS. A BOOK PUBLISHED THE PREVIOUS YEAR WAS 'HIGHLY COMMENDED' IN THE BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION'S MEDICAL BOOK AWARDS OF 2011. TESTIMONY WAS PROVIDED TO THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR THE STUDY OF BIOETHICAL ISSUES. OUR RESEARCH WAS SUPPORTED BY GRANTS FROM NINETEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDERS, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, THE ALFRED P SLOAN FOUNDATION, THE MARCH OF DIMES, THE DANA FOUNDATION, THE OVERBROOK FOUNDATION, AND THE LIEN FOUNDATION. 506349 397674 EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT: THE SIX ISSUES OF THE HASTINGS CENTER REPORT PRODUCED BY THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT IN 2011 EXPLORED DIVERSE ISSUES, FROM THE ETHICS OF DARK HUMOR IN MEDICINE TO WHETHER THE WAY A HOSPITAL IS DESIGNED CAN IMPROVE ITS OUTCOMES. THE BIOETHICS FORUM, THE REPORT'S BLOG, FEATURED 58 COMMENTARIES BY BIOETHICS SCHOLARS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY IN 2011 ON TOPICS IN THE NEWS INCLUDING FDA OVERSIGHT OF RESEARCH, LETHAL INJECTION, AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF ADVANCES IN GENETIC TESTING. THE SIX ISSUES OF IRB: ETHICS & HUMAN RESEARCH PRODUCED IN 2011 LOOKED AT PROBLEMS SUCH AS PATIENTS' UNREALISTIC OPTIMISM WHEN THEY ENROLL IN EARLY-PHASE ONCOLOGY TRIALS AND WHETHER RECENT SCHOLARSHIP ON EXPLOITATION IN RESEARCH HAS MISUNDERSTOOD THE CONCEPT. TOGETHER, THE HASTINGS CENTER'S JOURNALS REACHED AN ESTIMATED HALF MILLION READERS IN 2011 THROUGH SUBSCRIPTIONS, LIBRARIES, AND THIRD-PARTY LICENSING, AND ARTICLES FROM THEM WERE COVERED IN MEDIA OUTLETS LIKE THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, PRNEWSWIRE, AND THE HEALTH AFFAIRS BLOG. INCREASED PERMISSIONS REQUESTS CONFIRM THAT OUR PAST WORK ALSO CONTINUES TO BE RELEVANT AND UTILIZED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES IN THE ACADEMIC, MEDICAL, AND CORPORATE WORLDS. 245551 PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS: THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT CONTINUED ITS MEDIA OUTREACH, AND INTENSIFIED ITS OUTREACH TO POLICYMAKERS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN WASHINGTON DC AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE MEDIA OFFICE PRODUCED 27 PRESS RELEASES, FIELDED 108 BACKGROUND MEDIA CALLS, AND GARNERED 173 QUOTES IN THE PRESS. PRESS RELEASE PICK-UP ON BLOGS AND SOCIAL MEDIA WAS WELL OVER 300, AND PRESS RELEASE PAGE VIEWS ON EUREKALERTS, A SCIENCE NEWS SERVICE SITE, WAS 44,498. THE HASTINGS CENTER'S WEBSITE WAS VISITED OVER 380,000 TIMES, AND THE CENTER'S REACH TO CONSTITUENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND EMAIL EXPANDED TO 19,818 INDIVIDUALS. 58 ESSAYS WERE PUBLISHED ON BIOETHICS FORUM AND 1,130 TWITTER POSTS WERE DISPATCHED. THE CENTER INCREASED ITS PRESENCE IN WASHINGTON, DC WITH THE HIRING OF A PART-TIME PUBLIC POLICY ASSOCIATE, WHO INTRODUCED HASTINGS WORKS TO DOZENS OF CAPITOL HILL STAFFERS, AND TO STAKEHOLDERS IN THE SCIENCE, HEALTH AND POLICY WORLD. PAC ALSO COMPLETED ITS CO-PRODUCTION OF CRACKING YOUR GENETIC CODE, A NIH-FUNDED SPECIAL FOR THE PBS NOVA SCIENCE SERIES, WHICH AIRED IN MARCH 2012. AS PART OF OUTREACH FOR THIS PROJECT, PAC WORKED ON A NEW WEBSITE FOR CONSUMERS, CALLED HELP WITH HARD QUESTIONS, WHICH ALSO LAUNCHED IN MARCH. 2316800 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 1 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 24 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY CA X CATHY MEISTERICH 8454244040 21 MALCOLM GORDON ROAD GARRISON NY 105245555 THOMAS H MURRAY PHD 40.00 X X 261309 0 36114 DAVID L ROSCOE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW S ADELSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HARRIET S RABB JD 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL CALLAHAN PHD 40.00 X X 6223 0 8989 JOSHUA S BOGER PHD 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 GILBERT S OMENN MD PHD 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 EVE HART RICE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL S ROTH PHD 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 112250 0 17042 MARY CROWLEY 40.00 X 119750 0 10696 LYN D TRAVERSE 40.00 X 124693 0 14233 624225 0 87074 4 0 1 0 ISAACSON MILLER INC 263 SUMMER STREET BOSTON MA 02210 EXECUTIVE RECRUITING 119466 1 145171 3282654 31311 3427825 MEMBERSHIP INCOME 541700 221887 221887 PUBLICATIONS/ WORKSHOP 541900 175787 175787 397674 52347 52347 91286 91286 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 9936 9936 9936 3979068 397674 0 153569 441927 250176 153086 38665 1556131 1170151 153955 232025 124753 94301 11740 18712 121624 81890 17236 22498 130904 93596 19374 17934 1610 1610 29075 29075 10518 10518 289286 141630 128854 18802 9842 9842 266094 187759 19042 59293 6578 5629 25 924 132936 120309 4918 7709 39157 35978 117 3062 65873 36453 22122 7298 75375 68213 2789 4373 22158 20053 820 1285 1336 820 516 3325177 2316800 575281 433096 394763 233360 1023778 915165 238844 1148772 37952 43985 7271 8543 1940862 693199 1303619 1247663 2660599 2606742 5666826 6204230 113600 124954 210096 177565 323696 302519 X 4155226 3448791 586829 1566830 601075 886090 5343130 5901711 5666826 6204230 X 653891 -95310 X X 0 1 1 X 0 X 3793638 2699645 1925406 1692044 3427825 13538558 3793638 2699645 1925406 1692044 3427825 13538558 1364705 12173853 163963 108701 118621 127055 143633 661973 22535 9720 22247 9926 9936 74364 14274895 2635449 0.85280 0.88590 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 811883 285015 -13668 11122 1072108 663047 87000 75687 13851 811883 542538 120509 663047 757964 3571 -214980 4017 542538 0.83000 0.17000 0 0 1828716 624567 1204149 112146 68632 43514 1247663 3979068 3325177 653891 -95310 -95310 558581 3873240 -95310 -95310 3968550 10518 10518 3979068 3314659 0 3314659 10518 10518 3325177 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, 2008 AND SUBSEQUENT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 THOMAS H MURRAY PHD 255929 0 0 0 5380 0 22224 0 13890 0 297423 0 0 0 X 300 COST X 2 31011 SELLING PRICE 0 1 1 METHOD FOR DETERMINING NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS: PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS AND THE NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED. THIRD PARTY USE: PART I, LINE 32B: GIFTS OF STOCK ARE SOLD BY A BROKERAGE FIRM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE BOARD GAVE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE THE AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF THE FULL BOARD TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE 990 BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. THE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THEIR OPTIONAL REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, DISCLOSE ANY SIGNIFICANT PROFESSIONAL, CONTRACTUAL, PERSONAL, OR POTENTIAL FINANCIAL AND/ OR FIDUCIARY INTERESTS THAT MAY BRING HER/HIM IN CONFLICT WITH THE CENTER'S INTERESTS ON A FORM PROVIDED BY THE CENTER. 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. 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. 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 2012. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THESE ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -95,310. FORM 990, PAGE 12, PART XII, LINE 2C THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.