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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
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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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Jim Morris EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2022-2024 $178,876$364,198 1
Molly Peterson JOURNALIST2024 $105,000$105,000 1
Susan White DIRECTOR2022-2024 $36,000$71,250 1
Howard Berkes DIRECTOR2022-2024 $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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Linda Alexander DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Robert Harrison DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Annette Lavoi CHAIR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Anne Robertson DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Ricardo Sandoval-Palos DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Chris Worthington DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Fernanda Camarena DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 11 people listed · 4 paid, $321K · 5 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JIM MORRIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $178,500$0$376 $178,8761
MOLLY PETERSON JOURNALIST40 $105,000$0$0 $105,0001
SUSAN WHITE DIRECTOR1 $36,000$0$0 $36,0001
HOWARD BERKES DIRECTOR1 $1,159$0$0 $1,1591
LINDA ALEXANDER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT HARRISON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ANNETTE LAVOI CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
ANNE ROBERTSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RICARDO SANDOVAL-PALOS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS WORTHINGTON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
FERNANDA CAMARENA DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 10 people listed · 3 paid, $209K · 4 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JIM MORRIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $169,880$0$257 $170,1371
SUSAN WHITE DIRECTOR1 $35,250$0$0 $35,2501
HOWARD BERKES VICE CHAIR1 $3,485$0$0 $3,4851
LINDA ALEXANDER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT HARRISON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ANNETTE LAVOI CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
ANNE ROBERTSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RICARDO SANDOVAL-PALOS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS WORTHINGTON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
FERNANDA CAMARENA DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $15K · 1 employee · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JIM MORRIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $14,167$0$1,018 $15,1851
LINDA ALEXANDER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
HOWARD BERKES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT HARRISON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ANNETTE LAVOI CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
ANNE ROBERTSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RICARDO SANDOVAL-PALOS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN WHITE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS WORTHINGTON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,424,943$1,248,616 $836,409$788,081 $1,418,343$0 $216,03450
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$821,246$801,066 $628,930$611,754 $821,246$0 $208,87240
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$681,559$89,985 $618,013$591,574 $681,559$0 $15,18510

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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
RESOURCES LEGACY FUND Public charity Exact 2022-2024 3$650,000 2024$50,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$334,850 2024$132,350
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THE TEXAS DEMOCRACY FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2022 1$292,065 2022$292,065
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THE PATRICK J MCGOVERN FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PUBLIC HEALTH WATCH INC” 2024 1$250,000 2024$250,000
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COMMONWEALTH FUND Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Public Health Watch Inc” 2022-2023 3$198,000 2023$135,600
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MAINE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$100,000 2024$50,000
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JACOB & TERESE HERSHEY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Public Health Watch Inc” 2022, 2024 2$50,000 2024$25,000
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PASSPORT FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PUBLIC HEALTH WATCH INC” 2024 1$40,000 2024$40,000
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THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$29,990 2024$15,000
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INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS Public charity Exact 2024 1$20,000 2024$20,000
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EPISCOPAL HEALTH FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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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
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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 Eventdirect expenses; gross income $13,903$7,455reported apart
Total$1,248,616100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $801,066 spent · pay $344,774 · grants $0 · events $3,282
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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) EventEVENTS $709$450-$259 0.1%
All other expenses $466-$466- 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $424$236-$188 0.1%
Total$801,066100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $89,985 spent · pay $16,269 · grants $0 · events $302
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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$89,985100%

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