The mission of the Center for Practical Bioethics is to raise and respond to ethical issues in health and healthcare.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$845K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $239K a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$845K
to officers and key staff · 49% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 49% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$328K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
66%
Net assets
$6.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2023▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2023▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$6.3M
FY2023▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.0M
FY2021$7.7M
FY2022$6.2M
FY2023$6.3M
FY2024$6.5M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1984.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $1.1M Management & general 18% · $312K Fundraising 16% · $273K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

25 people listed on the 990; $845K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/CEO
$170,628Pt VII · Sec A
John B Francis Chair
$152,792Pt VII · Sec A
President/CEO
$146,978Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Ethics Services
$136,163Pt VII · Sec A
Rosemary Flanigan Chair
$129,836Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Development
$108,817Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
James Stowe$183,358$170,628———
John G Carney—$146,978$166,608$166,608$150,120
Tarris D Rosell$165,086$129,836$129,990$130,161$122,749
Erika a Blacksher—$152,792$152,333$135,000—
John Carney$152,067————
Ryan Pferdehirt$139,884$136,163———
Myra J Christopher————$136,486
Cindy Leyland—$108,817———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Addresses ethical concerns in health and healthcare through research and public engagement.

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3 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Ethics Education and Consultation includes teaching medical students and clinicians; managing the KC Regional Ethics Committee Consortium (now in our 38th year); presenting educational lectures, symposia and workshops; developing and curating resources, including the website which contains more than 4,000 reports, guidelines, policy…

$739Kprogram expense
02

Emerging Issues and Systems Change includes issues in healthcare that raise ethical concerns and identifies the need for systems change. The current focus is on the policies, individual champion leaders, organizational structures, and community voice that support the responsible and ethical use of artificial intelligence-enabled…

$313Kprogram expense
03

Advance Care Planning builds on the Center's legacy work in end-of-life care, focusing on increasing participation in advance care planning in diverse communities. We provide individual consultation and community workshops and disseminate Caring Conversations resources.

$96Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$753K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$388K
Investment incomeLn 3$74K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$312K
Fundraisingcol D$273K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$172K
Total assetsLn 16$6.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$328K
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$753K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$152K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$388K
Investment incomeLn 3$74K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$47K
SavingsLn 2$125K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$172K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K
Other assetsLn 15$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$6.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$328K
Net assetsLn 32$6.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 6105
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$280K$172K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.9M$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K$21K
Total assetsLn 16$6.7M$6.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$479K$328K
Net assetsLn 32$6.2M$6.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$209K$84K$44K$81K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$785K$638K$91K$56K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$27K$20K$4K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$105K$70K$19K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$83K$60K$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$65K$48K$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$256K$124K$65K$67K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$42K$26K$2K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$42K$5K$37K$677
OccupancyLn 16$55K$40K$7K$8K
TravelLn 17$5K$982$4K$216
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$30K$22K$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$6K$5K$863$876
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$0$13K$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$803$816
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$3K$973$585
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.1M$312K$273K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.2M$1.5M−$375K$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.2M$1.7M−$515K$6.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.6M−$238K$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.5M−$17K$7.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.4M−$49K$7.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,217,757 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $832,185$753,292
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $463,110$387,653
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $65,587$74,484
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$19,057$2,328
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,341,825$1,217,757
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,113,127$1,208,095
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $466,530$524,880
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,579,657$1,732,975
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$237,832−$515,218
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,217,757 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$152,376
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$600,916
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$753,292
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $387,653 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$387,653
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $74,484$74,484
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,590$1,590
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $738 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$738
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $388,391 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $76,074$1,217,757
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,732,975 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $84,452 · Management $43,942 · Fundraising $81,020$209,414
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $637,675 · Management $90,976 · Fundraising $55,910$784,561
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $19,519 · Management $3,647 · Fundraising $3,701$26,867
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $69,692 · Management $18,884 · Fundraising $15,993$104,569
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $60,070 · Management $11,223 · Fundraising $11,391$82,684
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $47,566 · Management $8,887 · Fundraising $9,019$65,472
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $123,549 · Management $65,442 · Fundraising $67,227$256,218
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $25,755 · Management $1,850 · Fundraising $13,970$41,575
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,526 · Management $36,727 · Fundraising $677$41,930
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $39,737 · Management $7,424 · Fundraising $7,535$54,696
IX-17 TravelPrograms $982 · Management $3,638 · Fundraising $216$4,836
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $21,634 · Management $3,759 · Fundraising $4,447$29,840
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,620 · Management $863 · Fundraising $876$6,359
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $13,326 · Fundraising $0$13,326
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,300 · Management $803 · Fundraising $816$5,919
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,151 · Management $973 · Fundraising $585$4,709
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,147,228 · Management $312,364 · Fundraising $273,383$1,732,975
Part X · Balance sheet $6,662,747 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5$46,634
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $279,753$125,495
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $116,448$133,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $130,435$113,989
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $15,500$1,980
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,229$42,627
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,524$21,431
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,866,040$2,751,039
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,248,320$3,426,052
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,698,254$6,662,747
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $127,864$67,680
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $48,487$50,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $302,871$160,714
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $479,222$328,394
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$20,352$11,465
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,239,384$6,322,888
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,219,032$6,334,353
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,698,254$6,662,747
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,334,353 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,217,757
XI-2 Total expenses$1,732,975
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$515,218
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,219,032
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$226,042
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$3,125
XI-7 Investment expenses−$20,436
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$421,808
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,334,353

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