Nonprofit · EIN 48-0985815
CENTER FOR PRACTICAL BIOETHICS INC
Tax-exempt · OVERLAND PARK, KS 66223
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $717,380 | $1,247,150 | -$529,770 | $6,837,058 | $171,591 | $6,665,467 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,152,520 | $1,527,309 | -$374,789 | $6,612,507 | $123,824 | $6,488,683 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,217,757 | $1,732,975 | -$515,218 | $6,662,747 | $328,394 | $6,334,353 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $355,601
- of which government grants
- $5,002
- Program service revenue
- $296,465
- Investment income
- $74,083
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$11,458
- Other revenue
- -$8,769
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $205,298
- Other salaries and wages
- $485,678
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $840,205
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $71,423
- Occupancy
- $6,533
- Travel
- $11,685
- Depreciation
- $4,360
- Program services (functional)
- $851,681
- Management and general (functional)
- $184,635
- Fundraising (functional)
- $210,834
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,612,507
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,837,058
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $171,591
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,665,467
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $8,487
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,769,495
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$63,388
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $6,728,855
- Gross receipts
- $735,538
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 1984
- State of legal domicile
- KS
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stowe | President/CEO Officer | 45 | $186,582 | $11,347 |
| Ryan Pferdehirt | Vice President of Ethics Services Highest-paid employee | 45 | $133,766 | $19,965 |
| Stephen Salanski MD | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| Maggie Neustadt JD CPHRM FASHRM | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1.7 | $0 | $0 |
| Tresia Franklin CEBS CFA CCP | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| Eva Karp DHA MBA RN-C FACHE | Immediate Past Chair & Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1.7 | $0 | $0 |
| Abiodun Akinwuntan PhD MPH MBA | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Karen Johnson PhD | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Alan S Edelman | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Beth Blake JD | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Norberto Ayala-Flores MA | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Edward O'Connor PhD MBA FACHE | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Anita Ho PhD MPH | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Rode CFA | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Raghu Adiga MD | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Leff MSW LSCW APHSW-C | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 |
| Immaculada de Melo-Martin PhD MS | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stowe | President/CEO Officer | 40 | $183,358 | $29,902 |
| Tarris D Rosell | Rosemary Flanigan Chair Highest-paid employee | 40 | $165,086 | $5,343 |
| Ryan Pferdehirt | Vice President of Ethics Services Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,884 | $29,139 |
| John Carney | President/CEO Former | 0 | $152,067 | $0 |
| Lindsey Jarrett | Vice President of Ethical AI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,448 | $23,818 |
| Eva Karp DHA MBA RN-C FACHE | Immediate Past Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1.7 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephen Salanski MD | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1.7 | $0 | $0 |
| Tresia Franklin CEBS CFA CCP | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1.7 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark R Thompson JD | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1.7 | $0 | $0 |
| Abiodun Akinwuntan PhD MPH MBA | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Karen Johnson PhD | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Alan S Edelman | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Jane Lombard MD MBA | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1.7 | $0 | $0 |
| Maggie Neustadt JD CPHRM FASHRM | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Beth Blake JD | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Norberto Ayala-Flores MA | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Edward O'Connor PhD MBA FACHE | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Mitzi Cardenas MS | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Anita Ho PhD MPH | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Marvia Jones PhD MPH | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Rode CFA | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Raghu Adiga MD | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Victoria Leff MSW LSCW APHSW-C | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Immaculada de Melo-Martin PhD MS | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stowe | President/CEO Officer | 40 | $170,628 | $18,645 |
| Erika A Blacksher | John B Francis Chair Key employee | 40 | $152,792 | $0 |
| John G Carney | President/CEO Officer | 40 | $146,978 | $195 |
| Ryan Pferdehirt | Vice President of Ethics Services Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,163 | $0 |
| Tarris D Rosell | Rosemary Flanigan Chair Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,836 | $934 |
| Cindy Leyland | Vice President of Development Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,817 | $1,309 |
| Eva Karp DHA MBA RN-C FACHE | Immediate Past Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1.7 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephen Salanski MD | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1.7 | $0 | $0 |
| Tresia Franklin CEBS CFA CCP | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1.7 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark R Thompson JD | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1.7 | $0 | $0 |
| Abiodun Akinwuntan PhD MPH MBA | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Karen Bullock PhD LCSW | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Darrin D'Agostino DO MPH MBA | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Alan S Edelman | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Sukumar Ethirajan MD | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Jane Lombard MD MBA | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1.7 | $0 | $0 |
| Maggie Neustadt JD CPHRM FASHRM | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Beth Blake JD | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Norberto Ayala-Flores MA | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Edward O'Connor PhD MBA FACHE | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Raghu Adiga MD | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Mitzi Cardenas | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Anita Ho PhD MPH | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Marvia Jones PhD MPH | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Rode CFA | Director Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 13725 METCALF AVENUE SUITE 427, OVERLAND PARK, KS 66223-7899
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- James Stowe, 13725 Metcalf Avenue Suite 427, Overland Park, KS 66223
- Signed the 990
- James Stowe, President and CEO
- Phone
- (816) 221-1100
- Website
- www.practicalbioethics.org
- Return prepared by
- McBride Lock & Associates LLC
Mission
The mission of the Center for Practical Bioethics is to raise and respond to ethical issues in health and healthcare.
Program accomplishments
- 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).Expenses $457,642 · revenue $289,811
- 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.Expenses $168,395
- 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.Expenses $225,644 · revenue $6,654
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 48-0985815
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1984
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,837,058
- Income (IRS master file)
- $735,538
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $717,380 | $1,247,150 | $6,837,058 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,152,520 | $1,527,309 | $6,612,507 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,217,757 | $1,732,975 | $6,662,747 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,341,825 | $1,579,657 | $6,698,254 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 48-0985815).
Questions about CENTER FOR PRACTICAL BIOETHICS INC
- What is the EIN of CENTER FOR PRACTICAL BIOETHICS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CENTER FOR PRACTICAL BIOETHICS INC is 48-0985815.
- Is CENTER FOR PRACTICAL BIOETHICS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1984.
- Are donations to CENTER FOR PRACTICAL BIOETHICS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CENTER FOR PRACTICAL BIOETHICS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CENTER FOR PRACTICAL BIOETHICS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CENTER FOR PRACTICAL BIOETHICS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CENTER FOR PRACTICAL BIOETHICS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names James Stowe.
- Who are the officers and directors of CENTER FOR PRACTICAL BIOETHICS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $186,582 (James Stowe, President/CEO).
- How much revenue does CENTER FOR PRACTICAL BIOETHICS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $717,380, expenses of $1,247,150 and total assets of $6,837,058 at year end.
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