2024-07-22T12:41:53-05:00 2023-12-31 463330935 AVENSON HAMANN CPAS LLP 7421 BURNET ROAD 522 AUSTIN TX 78757 990 2023-01-01 880600656 PUBLIC HEALTH WATCH INC PUBL 2024315594 52 WHITE MAGNOLIA CIRCLE AUSTIN TX 78734 JIM MORRIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2024315594 2024-07-22 1 JIM MORRIS 999009999 1 CATHERINE AVENSON P01259734 5126939131 3 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z JIM MORRIS 52 WHITE MAGNOLIA CIRCLE AUSTIN TX 78734 821246 0 X WWW.PUBLICHEALTHWATCH.ORG X 2022 DE THROUGH INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING, ILLUMINATE WEAKNESSES AND INJUSTICES IN THE NATION'S HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE AND POLICIES, EXPOSE INEQUITIES AND HIGHLIGHT SOLUTIONS. 10 8 4 0 0 0 681559 821246 0 0 0 0 0 0 681559 821246 0 0 0 0 16269 344774 2500 0 122171 71216 456292 89985 801066 591574 20180 618013 628930 26439 17176 591574 611754 X PHW IS A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN NEWS ORGANIZATION THAT FOCUSES ON THREATS TO AMERICA'S WELL-BEING. WE ARE NATIONAL IN SCOPE AND AIM TO UNCOVER TRUTHS THAT HOLD INSTITUTIONS AND INDIVIDUALS ACCOUNTABLE AND COMPEL CHANGE. WE COLLABORATE WITH DIGITAL, PRINT, RADIO AND TELEVISION NEWS OUTLETS AND UNIVERSITY JOURNALISM PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 0 0 612320 IN 2023, PUBLIC HEALTH WATCH PUBLISHED INVESTIGATIVE STORIES THAT PROMPTED LEGISLATION, COMMUNITY ACTION, EDITORIALS AND OTHER POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS. OUR JOURNALISM GARNERED NATIONAL AND REGIONAL AWARDS. AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS:- AN INVESTIGATIVE SERIES, "TOXIC TEXAS AIR," FOUND THAT STATE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORS KNEW ABOUT, BUT FAILED TO STOP, HIGH BENZENE EMISSIONS IN THE MAJORITY-LATINO COMMUNITY OF CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS, FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES. A STATE SENATOR PROMISED TO DRAFT LEGISLATION TO HOLD TEXAS REGULATORS ACCOUNTABLE. - A PROJECT ON THE 10 STATES THAT HAVE REFUSED TO EXPAND MEDICAID "THE HOLDOUTS" EXAMINED THE HUMAN COSTS OF FAILING TO WIDEN THE PROGRAM NEARLY A DECADE AFTER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TOOK EFFECT. WE PARTNERED WITH MEDIA OUTLETS AND A DATA TEAM IN HOLD-OUT STATES ON THE COVERAGE. THE PROJECT UNCOVERED NEW EVIDENCE THAT EXPANSION CAN SAVE LIVES WHETHER IT'S THOSE STRUGGLING WITH DIABETES OR OPIOID ADDICTION.- WORKING WITH TWO RESEARCHERS, PUBLIC HEALTH WATCH ANALYZED THE DEADLY TOLL OF FINE-PARTICLE POLLUTION IN TEXAS AND FOUND THAT 8,405 RESIDENTS HAD DIED FROM EXPOSURE TO PARTICULATES IN 2016. AN INTERACTIVE MAP TRACED THE NUMBER AND RATE OF DEATHS BY COUNTY AND NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS THE STATE.- A JOINT INVESTIGATION WITH PHW, LOUISVILLE PUBLIC MEDIA AND MOUNTAIN STATE SPOTLIGHT EXPOSED SERIOUS GAPS IN A NEW FEDERAL PLAN TO REDUCE MINERS' EXPOSURE TO SILICA DUST, WHICH CAUSES DEADLY BLACK LUNG DISEASE. THE COVERAGE PROMPTED REGULATORS TO TOUGHEN THEIR APPROACH.- AN IN-DEPTH STORY EXAMINED HOW A STRETCH OF SOUTH TEXAS IS WRESTLING WITH A CRISIS THE REST OF THE NATION COULD SOMEDAY FACE: AN INCREASE IN CASES OF ALZHEIMER'S AND OTHER DEMENTIAS, PARTICULARLY AMONG LATINOS.- IN A TWO-PART SERIES, PUBLIC HEALTH WATCH AND THE TEXAS TRIBUNE REPORTED THAT THE EPA AND TEXAS REPEATEDLY DOCUMENTED BUT DID LITTLE TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS AT A HOUSTON-AREA TANK FARM BEFORE A DISASTROUS FIRE STRUCK IN MARCH 2019. THE FIRE RELEASED TOXIC CHEMICALS INTO NEARBY COMMUNITIES FOR WEEKS.- PHW UNCOVERED RECORDS AND DATA TO DEPICT HOW VARIOUS INDUSTRIES ARE FIGHTING TO KEEP THE EPA FROM APPROVING TIGHTER CONTROLS OF MANGANESE IN DRINKING WATER DESPITE RESEARCH THAT SHOWS HIGH LEVELS CAN HARM CHILDREN. OUR NATIONAL MAP TRACED MANGANESE LEVELS IN PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 612320 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X THE ORGANIZATION 2024315594 52 WHITE MAGNOLIA CIRCLE AUSTIN TX 78734 LINDA ALEXANDER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HOWARD BERKES VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 3485 0 0 ROBERT HARRISON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNETTE LAVOI CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNE ROBERTSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICARDO SANDOVAL-PALOS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM MORRIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 169880 0 257 SUSAN WHITE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 35250 0 0 CHRIS WORTHINGTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FERNANDA CAMARENA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 208615 0 257 1 0 1 0 0 821246 821246 821246 0 0 0 X 208872 106790 34027 68055 112217 112217 2749 2749 20936 13780 2603 4553 6386 6386 360056 307837 7536 44683 424 236 188 973 298 675 32786 30516 500 1770 30463 29064 1399 2573 1708 865 11318 11318 OTHER EXPENSES 6646 4134 1548 964 SOFTWARE AND PROGRAM FE 1790 1390 200 200 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 1702 1151 451 100 EVENTS 709 450 259 466 466 801066 612320 66575 122171 617663 628830 100 100 250 618013 628930 26439 17176 26439 17176 X 204594 249191 386980 362563 591574 611754 618013 628930 20180 0 X 0 0 0 X 681559 821246 1502805 681559 821246 1502805 122620 1380185 1502805 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JIM MORRIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 169880 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 257 0 170137 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL REVIEW THE 990 AND PROVIDE A COPY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS WITH A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE REQUIRED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM VOTING ON DECISIONS WHICH COULD BENEFIT THEM PERSONALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACT LABOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 307,837. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,536. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 11,089. TOTAL EXPENSES 326,462. CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 33,594. TOTAL EXPENSES 33,594.