The Hastings Center

What The Hastings Center does

The Hastings Center for Bioethics is an independent, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit research institute founded in 1969 and headquartered in Garrison, New York, with 11-50 staff. Its mission is to address social and ethical challenges in medicine, healthcare, science, and technology, and it operates as one of the longest-running institutions in the bioethics field, helping to establish the discipline itself. Core outputs include two peer-reviewed journals (the Hastings Center Report and Ethics & Human Research), Special Reports, the Bioethics Forum blog, and Bioethics Briefings on topics such as abortion, AI in healthcare, end-of-life care, genomics, and health equity, plus educational programs (webinars, the Sadler Scholars diversity program, and the SNF Global Bioethics Mentorship Program for early-career researchers in low- and middle-income countries) and recognition programs including the annual Bioethics Founders' Award and the Cunniff-Dixon Physician and Nursing Awards.

The underlying model is a research institute built on interdisciplinary methodologies spanning ethics, law, medicine, and social sciences, with no proprietary software or AI product; rather, technology supports content dissemination through a website, multi-platform social presence, webinars, and online registration. Revenue is generated from three streams: donations and charitable contributions from individuals, foundations, and organizations; program-restricted research grants from government agencies (notably NIH) and foundations (NEH, Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Retirement Research Foundation for Aging, Cunniff Dixon Foundation); and publication sales and subscriptions to journals and special reports. GTM is community-led, relying on peer-reviewed publications, conferences, webinars, media engagement, and partnerships with leading academic and healthcare institutions (Harvard Medical School, Columbia University, Mount Sinai, National Academy of Medicine, World Economic Forum) rather than commercial sales channels. The organization serves bioethics scholars and researchers, healthcare professionals, policymakers and government officials, and academic institutions globally, and is currently executing a published 2025-2029 Strategic Plan.

Name

The Hastings Center

Legal name

The Hastings Center

Website

https://thehastingscenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Hastings Center for Bioethics is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit research institute, founded in 1969 and headquartered in Garrison, NY, that publishes peer-reviewed journals and briefs on bioethics issues and serves scholars, healthcare professionals, policymakers, and academic institutions worldwide.

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Product category

Bioethics Research

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

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Medical, Clinical & Biomedical Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAB)

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Life Sciences (Biology, Ecology, Agriculture) Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAC), Clinical Research Ethics & Human Subjects Protection Authorities (IRB/REC Oversight) (HLAJACAG)

Keywords

• Bioethics research
• Ethics publications
• Health policy guidance
• Bioethics education
• Scholarly journals

Headquarters

HQ city

Garrison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The Hastings Center is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN: 13-2662222) that relies on donations from individuals, foundations, and organizations to fund its research operations.
2. Research Grants: Funded by government agencies (NIH) and leading foundations for specific research projects on bioethics topics including genomics, AI ethics, and aging societies.
3. Publication Sales and Subscriptions: Sale of publications including the Hastings Center Report, Ethics & Human Research, special reports, and books by Hastings scholars.

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Core offering

The Hastings Center conducts independent bioethics research and publishes peer-reviewed journals, policy briefings, special reports, and educational programming on ethical issues in medicine, healthcare, science, and technology. It delivers this research through journals, webinars, conferences, mentorship and scholar programs, and recognition awards aimed at scholars, healthcare professionals, policymakers, and the public.

Product overview

The Hastings Center for Bioethics operates as a non-profit research institute (founded 1969) offering a portfolio of publications, educational programs, awards, and research initiatives focused on bioethics. The core offerings include peer-reviewed journals (Hastings Center Report, Ethics & Human Research), the Bioethics Forum blog, Bioethics Briefings on key topics, and Special Reports on research findings. Educational offerings include webinars, events, the SNF Global Bioethics Mentorship Program, and the Sadler Scholars Program for diversity in bioethics. The organization also recognizes contributions to the field through the Bioethics Founders' Award and Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician and Nursing Awards. Research programs address topics including aging societies, AI ethics, reproductive ethics, and healthcare policy.

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Products and services

• Hastings Center Report Flagship peer-reviewed journal of The Hastings Center publishing scholarly articles, research findings, and analysis on bioethics issues including end-of-life care, genetics, AI ethics, and healthcare policy, aimed at scholars, clinicians, and policymakers.
• Ethics & Human Research Peer-reviewed journal focused on ethical issues in human subjects research, including research ethics, informed consent, and the ethics of emerging technologies in research, aimed at researchers and ethics committees.
• Bioethics Briefings Nonpartisan overviews of high-profile bioethics topics written by leading bioethicists, covering abortion, AI in healthcare, end-of-life care, climate change, law enforcement and genetic data, medical aid-in-dying, public health ethics, and racism and health equity, aimed at policymakers, journalists, and the public.
• Special Reports In-depth research reports on specific bioethics topics produced by Hastings Center working groups, including reports on living with dementia and genomics ethics, aimed at researchers, clinicians, and policymakers.
• Webinars Online educational events featuring experts discussing current bioethics topics including AI ethics, reproductive ethics, aging societies, and healthcare policy, aimed at scholars, clinicians, and the public.
• Events (Conferences, Lectures, Symposia) Conferences, symposia, lectures, and panel discussions on bioethics topics including the Daniel Callahan Annual Program, Bishop Lecture in Bioethics, and Reproductive Ethics Conference, aimed at scholars, clinicians, and policymakers.
• Bioethics Founders' Award Annual award recognizing individuals from any country who have made substantial, sustained contributions to bioethics, advancing thinking and practice in medicine, life sciences, and public policy.
• Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician and Nursing Awards Biennial awards recognizing physicians and nurses in the United States who provide exemplary end-of-life care, including the Dr. Richard Payne Leadership Award for underserved populations, with senior, mid-career, and early-career categories plus a leadership award.
• SNF Global Bioethics Mentorship Program One-year remote mentorship program offering project-focused mentorship for early-career bioethics researchers in low- and middle-income countries, sponsored by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
• Sadler Scholars Program Diversity-focused program providing mentorship and professional development for advanced doctoral students and early-career bioethics researchers from underrepresented backgrounds.
• Bioethics for Aging Societies Research Program Research portfolio exploring the ethical challenges of population aging, including work on dementia, family caregiving, healthcare decision-making, housing, and technology ethics.
• Bioethics Forum Blog featuring essays and commentary on current bioethics issues, providing timely analysis on ethical challenges in medicine, healthcare, and emerging technologies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50+ years of continuous publication and research leadership
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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Center for the Study of Bioethics (CSB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026Joint conference partnership for 'Existential Threats and Other Disasters: Novel (Bio)ethical Solutions for Novel Challenges' conference in Paris, June 2026. CSB is headquartered in Belgrade, Serbia and is a globally recognized bioethics research institute.
• Chinese University of Hong Kong Centre for BioethicscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026Joint organizer of the 'Existential Threats and Other Disasters' conference. A leading hub for bioethical scholarship and community dialogue in Asia.
• Columbia University Master of Bioethics ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026Joint organizer of the conference and co-sponsor of the 'Digital Twins in Healthcare' workshop. Columbia's program equips students to address ethical implications of medical innovations.
• Fred Hutch Cancer CenterminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 29 May 2026Hosted Vardit Ravitsky's talk on 'AI in Biomedical Research and Healthcare: Ethical Considerations' at their Pelton Auditorium.
• New York Academy of SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2026Co-host of the 'New Wave of AI in Healthcare 2026 Conference' with Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Vardit Ravitsky participated as speaker.
• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2026Co-host with New York Academy of Sciences of the AI in Healthcare conference. Part of the Windreich Department of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health.
• Columbia University Data Science InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 April 2026Co-sponsor of the 'Digital Twins in Healthcare' workshop as part of the Frontiers in Data Science and AI initiative. Also co-sponsored with the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub.
• Harvard Medical School Center for BioethicscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 April 2026Multiple collaboration points including joint events, panel participation, and affiliations through faculty members like I. Glenn Cohen (Harvard Law School).
• Carnegie Council for Ethics in International AffairsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 23 April 2026Hosted the Daniel Callahan Annual Program on 'The Embryo Frontier: Editing Human Life' debate.
• University of Heidelberg Institute for Medical and Data Ethics (IMDE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPresident Emerita Mildred Solomon participated in the inaugural symposium opening of IMDE.
• Harvard Medical SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPresident Vardit Ravitsky serves as Senior Lecturer; President Emerita Mildred Solomon directs the school's Fellowship in Bioethics; institutional partnership for education and research.
• University of Pennsylvania Department of Medical EthicsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormer faculty affiliation for President Ravitsky; collaborative research and education relationships.
• University of Montreal Bioethics ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormer full professorship for President Ravitsky; international academic partnerships.
• Boston College Center for Theology and Ethics in Catholic HealthminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHosted conference 'Artificial Intelligence, Authentic Mercy: Navigating AI Ethics in Catholic Health' where President Ravitsky delivered a keynote reflection.
• National Academy of Medicine (NAM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPresident Ravitsky serves on NAM steering committees and participated in the NAM Annual Meeting 2025 panel on AI Governance and Ethics in Medicine and Health.
• Rice University Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and SexualityminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHost of Brains in Society conference where Senior Research Scholar Nancy Berlinger participated in discussions on dementia and aging.
• World Economic ForumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPresident Emerita Mildred Solomon serves on the Global Council on Technology, Values and Policy.
• Singapore Bioethics Advisory CommitteeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPresident Emeritus Thomas Murray serves as international expert advisor.

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Direct peers

• Kennedy Institute of Ethics (Georgetown University): Georgetown's Kennedy Institute of Ethics is one of the most established academic bioethics research centers, publishing the influential Encyclopedia of Bioethics. It is directly comparable to The Hastings Center as a pioneering, peer-reviewed bioethics research institute with similar scope across medicine, life sciences, and policy.
• Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics: Harvard's Center for Bioethics conducts interdisciplinary bioethics research and offers educational programs, including a Fellowship in Bioethics directed by Hastings Center President Emerita Mildred Solomon. It is a closely comparable academic bioethics center with overlapping faculty and partnerships.
• Berman Institute of Bioethics (Johns Hopkins University): The Berman Institute is a leading academic bioethics research and policy center producing peer-reviewed scholarship, policy guidance, and educational programming on issues including genomics, public health ethics, and clinical research ethics—directly comparable to The Hastings Center's mission and outputs.
• Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (University of Michigan): Michigan's CBSSM conducts empirical and conceptual bioethics research and training. It is comparable to The Hastings Center in producing peer-reviewed bioethics scholarship with social science and clinical perspectives, though it is more embedded in academic medical training.
• Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics: Stanford's CBME conducts interdisciplinary research on bioethical issues including AI in healthcare, genomics, and end-of-life care. It is a directly comparable academic bioethics center operating in overlapping topical areas to The Hastings Center.
• Center for Bioethics (University of Pennsylvania): Penn's Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy conducts bioethics research and policy analysis. Hastings President Vardit Ravitsky is a former faculty member, indicating direct overlap in personnel, topical focus, and scholarly community.

Emerging players

• NYU Grossman School of Medicine Division of Medical Ethics: NYU's medical ethics division conducts bioethics research and clinical ethics consultation. It is comparable as an academic bioethics research group, though more focused on clinical consultation than the broader policy and publishing mission of The Hastings Center.
• Alden March Bioethics Institute (Albany Medical College): The Alden March Bioethics Institute delivers bioethics education, research, and clinical ethics consultation. It is comparable to The Hastings Center in mission but is more regionally focused and less prominent in national policy discourse.
• MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics (University of Chicago): The MacLean Center runs one of the oldest clinical medical ethics fellowship programs and conducts bioethics research. It is comparable to The Hastings Center in clinical ethics focus, though narrower in its scholarly publishing and policy reach.

Regional players

• Nuffield Council on Bioethics: The Nuffield Council is an independent UK-based bioethics body that publishes influential reports and policy advice. It is comparable to The Hastings Center in producing peer-style bioethics reports on emerging topics, but serves primarily UK and European policy audiences.

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