CENTER FOR PRACTICAL BIOETHICS INC

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Organization Details

Formation Year

1984

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

James Stowe

Phone

8162211100

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

CENTER FOR PRACTICAL BIOETHICS INC, founded in 1984, is a community nonprofit that reported $1.2M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue decreased 9% compared to the prior year. Expenses of $1.7M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 42% operating deficit.

Mission

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

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $738,625 Revenue: $354,042

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...

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 briefs, program resources, and audio/video recordings of interviews, lectures, and symposia. Education and Consultation also includes leading ethics consultations for healthcare providers and individuals, providing policymaker guidance and teaching at two area medical schools (the University of Kansas Medical Center and Kansas City University).

Program 2

Expenses: $95,987 Revenue: $300

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. The Center helps to support providers at various stages of development of the Transportable Physician Orders for Patient Preferences (TPOPP), a bi-state initiative of a national voluntary POLST program. This program seeks to better align treatment plans with goals and values of patients.

Program 3

Expenses: $312,616 Revenue: $34,550

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...

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 technologies in health and healthcare. The Center's core values of advocacy and justice underpin our actions, programs, and strategies, leading to identification of bias, pressing for representation and diversity, and building equitable delivery of healthcare. Moreover, we passionately attend to and protect the interests of those whose voices have been historically unheard or unheeded in health and healthcare.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $753,292

Program Service Revenue $387,653

Investment Income $74,484

Other Revenue $2,328

TOTAL REVENUE $1,217,757

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $1,208,095

Fundraising Expenses $273,383

Program Expenses $1,147,228

Other Expenses $524,880

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,732,975

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$1,217,757	$1,341,825	-0.1%
Expenses	$1,732,975	$1,579,657	+0.1%
Net Income	$-515,218	$-237,832	+1.2%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

180

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$336,446

Total Directors

Key Employees

$152,792

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
James Stowe	President/CEO	40	Officer	$170,628	$18,645	$189,273
Erika A Blacksher	John B Francis Chair	40	Key Emp	$152,792	$0	$152,792
John G Carney	President/CEO	40	Officer	$146,978	$195	$147,173
Ryan Pferdehirt	Vice President of Ethics Services	40	Highest	$136,163	$0	$136,163
Tarris D Rosell	Rosemary Flanigan Chair	40	Highest	$129,836	$934	$130,770
Cindy Leyland	Vice President of Development	40	Highest	$108,817	$1,309	$110,126
Eva Karp DHA MBA RN-C FACHE	Immediate Past Chair	1.7	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Stephen Salanski MD	Board Chair	1.7	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Tresia Franklin CEBS CFA CCP	Treasurer	1.7	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Mark R Thompson JD	Vice Chair	1.7	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Abiodun Akinwuntan PhD MPH MBA	Director	0.8	Director	$0	$0	$0
Karen Bullock PhD LCSW	Director	0.8	Director	$0	$0	$0
Darrin D'Agostino DO MPH MBA	Director	0.8	Director	$0	$0	$0
Alan S Edelman	Director	0.8	Director	$0	$0	$0
Sukumar Ethirajan MD	Director	0.8	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jane Lombard MD MBA	Secretary	1.7	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Maggie Neustadt JD CPHRM FASHRM	Director	0.8	Director	$0	$0	$0
Mary Beth Blake JD	Director	0.8	Director	$0	$0	$0
Norberto Ayala-Flores MA	Director	0.8	Director	$0	$0	$0
Edward O'Connor PhD MBA FACHE	Director	0.8	Director	$0	$0	$0
Raghu Adiga MD	Director	0.8	Director	$0	$0	$0
Mitzi Cardenas	Director	0.8	Director	$0	$0	$0
Anita Ho PhD MPH	Director	0.8	Director	$0	$0	$0
Marvia Jones PhD MPH	Director	0.8	Director	$0	$0	$0
Mike Rode CFA	Director	0.8	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$1,217,757	$1,732,975	$6,662,747	$-515,218
2022	$1,341,825	$1,579,657	$6,698,254	$-237,832
2021	$1,498,373	$1,514,940	$8,129,360	$-16,567
2020	$1,338,470	$1,387,155	$7,353,542	$-48,685