2023-10-25T22:38:35-05:00 2022-12-31 463330935 AVENSON HAMANN CPAS LLP 7421 BURNET ROAD 522 AUSTIN TX 78757 990 2022-01-19 880600656 PUBLIC HEALTH WATCH INC PUBL 2024315594 52 WHITE MAGNOLIA CIRCLE AUSTIN TX 78734 JIM MORRIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2024315594 2023-10-25 1 JIM MORRIS 999009999 0 CATHERINE AVENSON P01259734 5126939131 0 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X JIM MORRIS 52 WHITE MAGNOLIA CIRCLE AUSTIN TX 78734 681559 0 X WWW.PUBLICHEALTHWATCH.ORG X 2022 DE THROUGH INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING, ILLUMINATE WEAKNESSES AND INJUSTICES IN THE NATION'S HEALTH SYSTEMS AND POLICIES, EXPOSE INEQUITIES AND HIGHLIGHT SOLUTIONS. 9 8 1 0 0 0 681559 0 0 0 681559 0 0 16269 2500 9273 71216 89985 591574 618013 26439 591574 X PHW IS A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN NEWS ORGANIZATION THAT UNCOVERS TRUTHS ABOUT THREATS TO AMERICA'S WELL-BEING, HOLDING INSTITUTIONS AND INDIVIDUALS ACCOUNTABLE AND COMPELLING CHANGE. WE ARE NATIONAL IN SCOPE BUT BASED IN TEXAS, WHICH HAS SOME OF THE WORST HEALTH OUTCOMES IN THE UNITED STATES. WE COLLABORATE WITH DIGITAL, PRINT AND BROADCAST NEWS OUTLETS AND UNIVERSITY JOURNALISM PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 0 0 70784 IN 2022, OUR FIRST FULL YEAR OF OPERATION, PUBLIC HEALTH WATCH PRODUCED GROUND-BREAKING JOURNALISM ON A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS, INCLUDING TOXIC CHEMICAL EMISSIONS, PREVENTABLE INJURIES AND DEATHS IN THE WORKPLACE, THE CRISIS IN REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND THE STRUGGLES OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WHO ARE DENIED ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE. WE PUBLISHED STORIES ON THE NOXIOUS FUMES FROM PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS THAT AFFLICT LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE OF HOUSTON; LAUNCHED A MAJOR ONGOING PROJECT ON THE "HOLD-OUT" STATES THAT HAVE REFUSED TO EXPAND MEDICAID, AND REVEALED THE NATION'S LARGEST OUTBREAK OF SILICOSIS A DEADLY LUNG DISEASE AMONG ARTIFICIAL-STONE FABRICATORS IN CALIFORNIA. WE ALSO INVESTIGATED GOVERNMENT FUNDING OF PRIVATE PREGNANCY CRISIS CENTERS AND EXAMINED A SURGE OF SUICIDES AMONG LATINO MEN AND A RISE IN ALCOHOL-RELATED DEATHS AMONG WOMEN.IN ALL OF THESE EFFORTS, WE EMPHASIZED:IMPACT. OUR STORIES WERE WIDELY CIRCULATED AND USED BY ADVOCACY GROUPS, ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CITIZENS TO PRESS FOR REFORMS. THE COVERAGE OF SILICOSIS LED TO STEPPED-UP INSPECTIONS OF FABRICATION SHOPS AND THE DRAFTING OF AN EMERGENCY RULE BY CALIFORNIA TO ADDRESS THE EPIDEMIC. OUR PROFILE OF AN EAST TEXAS CLINIC FOR THE UNINSURED PROMPTED A VISIT BY FEDERAL INSPECTORS THAT PROMISES TO UNLOCK MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN GOVERNMENT FUNDS FOR THE FACILITY. OUR REPORTS ON CHRONIC AIR POLLUTION FROM CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS TRIGGERED LEGISLATION TO INCREASE PENALTIES FOR POLLUTERS AND CREATE AN ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION FUND.PARTNERSHIPS: PHW REACHED MILLIONS BY COLLABORATING WITH PROMINENT NEWS ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS UNIVISION, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO, THE TEXAS TRIBUNE, GRIST AND OTHER OUTLETS. OUR MEDICAID PROJECT WAS A JOINT EFFORT INVOLVING PUBLICATIONS IN ABOUT A DOZEN THEN-NON-EXPANSION STATES; IT GENERATED POWERFUL STORIES ON THE PLIGHT OF THE UNINSURED AND UNDER-INSURED, PARTICULARLY IN SOUTHERN STATES. DIVERSITY. THE ISSUES WE COVER HAVE A DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON LOW-INCOME, MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. WE NOT ONLY WANTED TO COVER THEM IN DEPTH AND WITH CULTURAL AWARENESS, BUT WANTED THE STORIES TO REACH THEM. OUR REPORTERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS WERE ON THE GROUND FOR LONG OR REPEATED STRETCHES, SUCH AS IN THE HISPANIC AREAS OF GALENA PARK AND JACINTO CITY EAST OF HOUSTON, WHERE TOXIC CHEMICALS SPREAD FEAR. OUR STORIES, NARRATIVES AND COMMENTARIES DELVED INTO MATTERS THAT WEIGH HEAVILY ON LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS, WHETHER IT'S THE NEED FOR WIDER VACCINATION AND PREVENTIVE CARE OR THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON MENTAL HEALTH. TO REACH WIDER AUDIENCES, WE JOINED FORCES WITH UNIVISION THAT LED TO A SPANISH-LANGUAGE VIDEO FOR ITS NATIONAL AUDIENCE ON THE SILICOSIS PROBLEM. THE STORY WAS TRANSLATED INTO A WRITTEN SPANISH VERSION WE BEGAN PRODUCING MORE CONTENT IN FORMS BEYOND THE WRITTEN WORD COMMISSIONING A DOCUMENTARY ON LIFE-THREATENING AIR POLLUTION IN HARRIS COUNTY; RELEASING SHORT VIDEOS ON TOPICS SUCH AS WHY THE TEXAS GOVERNOR OPPOSES MEDICAID EXPANSION; MAKING JOURNALISTS AVAILABLE FOR RADIO INTERVIEWS AND PUBLIC EVENTS, AND PUBLISHING SEARCHABLE DOCUMENT SETS AND DATA VISUALIZATIONS. AS THE YEAR CAME TO A CLOSE, MUCH MORE OF OUR MULTIMEDIA STORYTELLING AND FOCUS ON DIVERSE POPULATIONS WERE IN THE WORKS, PLANNED FOR RELEASE IN 2023. 70784 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 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 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 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 14167 0 1018 SUSAN WHITE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS WORTHINGTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 14167 0 1018 0 0 0 0 0 681559 681559 681559 0 0 0 X 15185 7593 3340 4252 1084 542 238 304 2500 2500 51693 46813 3980 900 1050 450 600 210 20 150 40 3000 2500 200 300 5048 4818 230 302 302 9323 7875 1448 OTHER EXPENSES 518 153 365 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 72 20 40 12 89985 70784 9928 9273 617663 100 250 0 618013 26439 0 26439 X 204594 386980 0 591574 0 618013 591574 0 X 0 0 0 X 681559 681559 681559 681559 681559 681559 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 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 46,813. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,980. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 900. TOTAL EXPENSES 51,693.