PUBLIC HEALTH WATCH INC
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $1.4M · expenses $1.2M · assets $836K
- EIN
- 88-0600656
- Address
- 52 WHITE MAGNOLIA CIR, AUSTIN, TX 78734-6250
- Website
- WWW.PUBLICHEALTHWATCH.ORG
- NTEE code
- A30
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2022
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE PEOPLE'S WELL-BEING THROUGH RIGOROUS, DATA-DRIVEN JOURNALISM. WE COLLABORATE WITH NEWSROOMS AROUND THE U.S. TO ENSURE BOTH TARGETED AND BROAD DISTRIBUTION OF OUR STORIES. WE EMPHASIZE PARTNERSHIPS THAT GIVE RESOURCE-CONSTRAINED LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS THE ABILITY TO DO AMBITIOUS REPORTING THEY'D OTHERWISE NEVER BE ABLE TO DO.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
4 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Morris | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 2022-2024 | $178,876 | $364,198 | 1 |
| Molly Peterson | JOURNALIST | 2024 | $105,000 | $105,000 | 1 |
| Susan White | DIRECTOR | 2022-2024 | $36,000 | $71,250 | 1 |
| Howard Berkes | DIRECTOR | 2022-2024 | $1,159 | $4,644 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
7 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Alexander | DIRECTOR | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Robert Harrison | DIRECTOR | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Annette Lavoi | CHAIR | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Anne Robertson | DIRECTOR | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ricardo Sandoval-Palos | DIRECTOR | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Chris Worthington | DIRECTOR | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Fernanda Camarena | DIRECTOR | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 11 people listed · 4 paid, $321K · 5 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JIM MORRIS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $178,500 | $0 | $376 | $178,876 | 1 |
| MOLLY PETERSON | JOURNALIST | 40 | $105,000 | $0 | $0 | $105,000 | 1 |
| SUSAN WHITE | DIRECTOR | 1 | $36,000 | $0 | $0 | $36,000 | 1 |
| HOWARD BERKES | DIRECTOR | 1 | $1,159 | $0 | $0 | $1,159 | 1 |
| LINDA ALEXANDER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ROBERT HARRISON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ANNETTE LAVOI | CHAIR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ANNE ROBERTSON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RICARDO SANDOVAL-PALOS | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHRIS WORTHINGTON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| FERNANDA CAMARENA | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 10 people listed · 3 paid, $209K · 4 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JIM MORRIS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $169,880 | $0 | $257 | $170,137 | 1 |
| SUSAN WHITE | DIRECTOR | 1 | $35,250 | $0 | $0 | $35,250 | 1 |
| HOWARD BERKES | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $3,485 | $0 | $0 | $3,485 | 1 |
| LINDA ALEXANDER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ROBERT HARRISON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ANNETTE LAVOI | CHAIR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ANNE ROBERTSON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RICARDO SANDOVAL-PALOS | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHRIS WORTHINGTON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| FERNANDA CAMARENA | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $15K · 1 employee · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JIM MORRIS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $14,167 | $0 | $1,018 | $15,185 | 1 |
| LINDA ALEXANDER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| HOWARD BERKES | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ROBERT HARRISON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ANNETTE LAVOI | CHAIR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ANNE ROBERTSON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RICARDO SANDOVAL-PALOS | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| SUSAN WHITE | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHRIS WORTHINGTON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $1,424,943 | $1,248,616 | $836,409 | $788,081 | $1,418,343 | $0 | $216,034 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $821,246 | $801,066 | $628,930 | $611,754 | $821,246 | $0 | $208,872 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $681,559 | $89,985 | $618,013 | $591,574 | $681,559 | $0 | $15,185 | 1 | 0 |
Funders of this organization
11 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,974,905 in all, tax years 2022 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESOURCES LEGACY FUND | Public charity | Exact | 2022-2024 | 3 | $650,000 | 2024 | $50,000 | show |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023-2024 | 2 | $334,850 | 2024 | $132,350 | show |
| THE TEXAS DEMOCRACY FOUNDATION | Public charity | Exact | 2022 | 1 | $292,065 | 2022 | $292,065 | show |
| THE PATRICK J MCGOVERN FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “PUBLIC HEALTH WATCH INC” | 2024 | 1 | $250,000 | 2024 | $250,000 | show |
| COMMONWEALTH FUND | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Public Health Watch Inc” | 2022-2023 | 3 | $198,000 | 2023 | $135,600 | show |
| MAINE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023-2024 | 2 | $100,000 | 2024 | $50,000 | show |
| JACOB & TERESE HERSHEY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Public Health Watch Inc” | 2022, 2024 | 2 | $50,000 | 2024 | $25,000 | show |
| PASSPORT FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “PUBLIC HEALTH WATCH INC” | 2024 | 1 | $40,000 | 2024 | $40,000 | show |
| THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023-2024 | 2 | $29,990 | 2024 | $15,000 | show |
| INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS | Public charity | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $20,000 | 2024 | $20,000 | show |
| EPISCOPAL HEALTH FOUNDATION | Public charity | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 | $10,000 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990 · $1,248,616 spent · pay $590,908 · grants $0 · events $21,134
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: other services | $506,770 | $462,738 | $19,410 | $24,622 | 40.6% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $321,329 | $321,329 | - | - | 25.7% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $216,034 | $108,709 | $35,775 | $71,550 | 17.3% | |
| Fees: professional fundraisers | $37,345 | - | - | $37,345 | 3.0% | |
| Payroll taxes | $37,214 | $29,393 | $2,607 | $5,214 | 3.0% | |
| Information technology | $30,113 | $28,613 | - | $1,500 | 2.4% | |
| Travel | $28,128 | $28,128 | - | - | 2.3% | |
| Other employee benefits | $16,331 | $16,331 | - | - | 1.3% | |
| Insurance | $13,785 | - | $13,785 | - | 1.1% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $13,679 | $13,679 | - | - | 1.1% | |
| Fees: accounting | $10,364 | - | $10,364 | - | 0.8% | |
| Office expenses | $6,283 | $6,069 | $214 | - | 0.5% | |
| Other (as described) | OTHER EXPENSES | $5,926 | $5,818 | $108 | - | 0.5% |
| Other (as described) | SOFTWARE, PROGRAM FEES | $4,255 | $4,155 | $50 | $50 | 0.3% |
| Other (as described) | DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS | $519 | $468 | $51 | - | 0.0% |
| Other (as described) | TAXES AND FEES | $426 | - | $426 | - | 0.0% |
| Advertising and promotion | $115 | $115 | - | - | 0.0% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income $13,903 | $7,455 | reported apart | |||
| Total | $1,248,616 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $801,066 spent · pay $344,774 · grants $0 · events $3,282
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: other services | $360,056 | $307,837 | $7,536 | $44,683 | 44.9% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $208,872 | $106,790 | $34,027 | $68,055 | 26.1% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $112,217 | $112,217 | - | - | 14.0% | |
| Information technology | $32,786 | $30,516 | $500 | $1,770 | 4.1% | |
| Travel | $30,463 | $29,064 | - | $1,399 | 3.8% | |
| Payroll taxes | $20,936 | $13,780 | $2,603 | $4,553 | 2.6% | |
| Insurance | $11,318 | - | $11,318 | - | 1.4% | |
| Other (as described) | OTHER EXPENSES | $6,646 | $4,134 | $1,548 | $964 | 0.8% |
| Fees: accounting | $6,386 | - | $6,386 | - | 0.8% | |
| Other employee benefits | $2,749 | $2,749 | - | - | 0.3% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $2,573 | $1,708 | $865 | - | 0.3% | |
| Other (as described) | SOFTWARE AND PROGRAM FE | $1,790 | $1,390 | $200 | $200 | 0.2% |
| Other (as described) | DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS | $1,702 | $1,151 | $451 | $100 | 0.2% |
| Office expenses | $973 | $298 | $675 | - | 0.1% | |
| Other (as described) Event | EVENTS | $709 | $450 | - | $259 | 0.1% |
| All other expenses | $466 | - | $466 | - | 0.1% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $424 | $236 | - | $188 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $801,066 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $89,985 spent · pay $16,269 · grants $0 · events $302
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: other services | $51,693 | $46,813 | $3,980 | $900 | 57.4% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $15,185 | $7,593 | $3,340 | $4,252 | 16.9% | |
| Insurance | $9,323 | $7,875 | $1,448 | - | 10.4% | |
| Travel | $5,048 | $4,818 | $230 | - | 5.6% | |
| Information technology | $3,000 | $2,500 | $200 | $300 | 3.3% | |
| Fees: professional fundraisers | $2,500 | - | - | $2,500 | 2.8% | |
| Payroll taxes | $1,084 | $542 | $238 | $304 | 1.2% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $1,050 | $450 | - | $600 | 1.2% | |
| Other (as described) | OTHER EXPENSES | $518 | $153 | - | $365 | 0.6% |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $302 | - | $302 | - | 0.3% | |
| Office expenses | $210 | $20 | $150 | $40 | 0.2% | |
| Other (as described) | DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS | $72 | $20 | $40 | $12 | 0.1% |
| Total | $89,985 | 100% |