2025-05-05T09:24:19-05:00 2024-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 2001 16TH STREET SUITE 1700 DENVER CO 80202 990 2023-07-01 411896367 PUBLIC HEALTH LAW CENTER INC PUBL 6512279171 875 SUMMIT AVENUE ST PAUL MN 55105 TRESSA CONSTANTINEAU RIES VP FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION 6512279171 2025-05-01 1 1 SARAH HINTZ P00492291 3037795710 2025-04-29 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z TRESSA CONSTANTINEAU RIES 875 SUMMIT AVENUE ST PAUL MN 55105 5601836 0 X WWW.PUBLICHEALTHLAWCENTER.ORG X 1998 MN HELP COMMUNITY LEADERS USE THE POWER OF LAW AND POLICY TO IMPROVE AMERICA'S HEALTH. 2 0 0 0 0 0 79315 72953 5251654 5528714 0 0 644 169 5331613 5601836 0 0 0 0 3976709 4417332 0 0 0 1201520 1145307 5178229 5562639 153384 39197 1134673 1086715 544448 457293 590225 629422 X SEE SCHEDULE O. 0 0 4513184 0 5528714 WHILE OUR MISSION REMAINS CONSTANT, OUR PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES EVOLVE OVER TIME, AS WE TAKE ON A BROADENING SPECTRUM OF ISSUES AND STRIVE TO CENTER EQUITY MORE CONSISTENTLY IN ALL OUR WORK. DESPITE THE CHALLENGES OF THE COVID PANDEMIC, AND NOTWITHSTANDING OUR TRANSITION TO A FULLY REMOTE WORKING ENVIRONMENT, WE CONTINUED TO DELIVER EFFECTIVE SERVICES WITHOUT INTERRUPTION. AMONG OUR PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THE YEAR:1. WE CONTINUED AS THE NATION'S PRIMARY SOURCE OF LEGAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE ADDRESSING THE LEADING CAUSE OF PREVENTABLE DEATH: THE EPIDEMIC OF COMMERCIAL TOBACCO USE. AMONG OTHER THINGS, WE:- WORKED INTENSELY WITH NATIONAL AND LOCAL PARTNERS TO ADDRESS OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY RELATED TO TOBACCO AND HEALTH: THE USE OF MENTHOL-FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO TARGET AFRICAN AMERICANS, YOUTH, AND LGBTQ COMMUNITIES. IN AUGUST 2022, THE FDA PROPOSED A FEDERAL RULE TO END THE PRODUCTION OF MENTHOL CIGARETTES AND ALL FLAVORED CIGARS -- A DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL IN TIME SAVE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF LIVES. THIS ACTION WAS IN RESPONSE TO OUR 2013 CITIZEN PETITION CALLING FOR FDA REGULATION TO PROHIBIT MENTHOL CIGARETTES. THE WORK TO GET A FINAL RULE PUBLISHED CONTINUES. - COMPLETED OUR FIFTH YEAR OF SERVICE AS THE DESIGNATED LEGAL POLICY EXPERTS SUPPORTING THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA'S COMMERCIAL TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAM, EARNING TOP MARKS FROM THE STATE'S EVALUATORS AND OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM GRANTEES. - COMPLETED OUR THIRD YEAR AS THE DESIGNATED LEGAL CENTER SUPPORTING THE NEW YORK STATE'S COMMERCIAL TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAM.- MONITORED AND DEMYSTIFIED THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION'S REGULATORY REGIME FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS, PRESSING FOR GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.- ANSWERED HUNDREDS OF REQUESTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM EVERY STATE OF THE NATION ON DOZENS OF ISSUES, RANGING FROM IMPLEMENTATION OF SMOKE-FREE POLICIES TO THE REGULATION OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES. THE INFORMATION, RESOURCES, AND GUIDANCE WE PROVIDED TO COMMUNITY LEADERS SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF DOZENS OF INNOVATIVE NEW POLICIES. - EXPANDED OUR DIGITAL LIBRARY OF OVER 500 TOBACCO-RELATED POLICY RESOURCES. THESE RESOURCES WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, WHICH WAS VISITED BY OVER 500,000 USERS, AND THROUGH A MONTHLY ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER SENT TO MORE THAN 7,000 PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.- TRAINED THOUSANDS OF PROFESSIONALS THROUGH DELIVERY OF SIXTY WEBINARS AND OTHER PRESENTATIONS.2. WE CONTINUED TO HELP COMMUNITY COALITIONS, HEALTH ADVOCATES AND OTHERS PURSUE EFFECTIVE POLICIES TO SUPPORT HEALTHY EATING AND ENCOURAGE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. OUR FOOD-RELATED WORK ADDRESSED DOZENS OF POLICY OPTIONS RANGING FROM IMPROVED NUTRITION STANDARDS FOR GOVERNMENT FACILITIES, TO DEVELOPMENT OF FARMERS' MARKETS, TO TAXATION OF SUGARY BEVERAGES. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO SUPPORT POLICIES THAT ENCOURAGE ACTIVE LIVES, INCLUDING LEGAL ISSUES INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY ROADWAYS, LAWS AFFECTING BIKING AND WALKING, AND POLICIES RELATED TO COMMUNITY DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT. 3. WE COMPLETED OUR THIRD YEAR OF A NEW CLIMATE HEALTH POLICY PROGRAM. WORK INCLUDED PRESSING THE U.S. HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO ACT ON OUR 2022 CITIZEN PETITION CALLING ON THE AGENCY TO GET GAS APPLIANCES OUT OF PUBLIC HOUSING. THIS INITIATIVE INCLUDED RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT TO ENSURE THAT THE POLICY PRIORITY REFLECTED RESIDENT PRIORITIES FOR CLEAN AIR IN HOUSING. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE A LEGAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SUPPORTING MUNICIPALITIES WORKING TO ADVANCE POLICIES THAT DECARBONIZE BUILDINGS.4. WE LAUNCHED A FOURTH PROGRAM AREA WITH NEW FUNDING FROM THE U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION TO BUILD PUBLIC HEALTH LAW CAPACITY IN STATE, TRIBAL, LOCAL AND TERRITORIAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. THE PROJECT ALSO SUPPORTS INFORMATION SHARING AMONG JURISDICTIONS THROUGH DATA USE AGREEMENTS.5. WE CONTINUED TO DEVELOP A GROWING BODY OF WORK ADDRESSING THE UNIQUE LEGAL ISSUES AND HEALTH CHALLENGES OF POLICYMAKING WITHIN SOVEREIGN TRIBAL NATIONS, WHERE CENTURIES OF GENOCIDE AND MULTI-GENERATIONAL TRAUMA HAVE CREATED EXTREME CHRONIC DISEASE INEQUITIES, BUT WHERE A FOCUS ON TRADITIONAL WAYS AND CULTURE PROVIDES A FOUNDATION FOR CREATIVE APPROACHES THAT REINFORCE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE. OUR WORK RANGES FROM CROSS-CUTTING TRAINING ON THE POLICYMAKING PROCESS, TO POLICIES THAT SUPPORT TRADITIONAL FOODWAYS, TO POLICIES THAT PROTECT SACRED TOBACCO USE WHILE EXPOSING THE ROLE OF COMMERCIAL TOBACCO AND VAPING COMPANIES IN EXPLOITING TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, TO ANALYSIS OF BEST PRACTICES FOR TRIBAL BREASTFEEDING POLICIES, AND MORE.6. ANOTHER AREA OF FOCUS FOR THE CENTER INVOLVES POLICIES DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION EMBEDDED IN EXISTING STRUCTURES, SYSTEMS, AND STANDARDS. THIS "UPSTREAM" APPROACH INCLUDES NEW EFFORTS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES IN ADDRESSING THE ROLE OF RACISM AS A ROOT CAUSE OF CHRONIC DISEASE, AND, INDEED, AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS IN ITSELF. THIS WORK ALSO INCLUDES INITIATIVES TO BUILD EQUITY-DRIVEN STRUCTURES INTO THE POLICY PROCESS, ACROSS ISSUES, SUCH AS THE USE OF FORMAL "RACIAL EQUITY NOTES" TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION ON EQUITY AND JUSTICE.7. BY EMPLOYING LAW STUDENTS AND PUBLIC HEALTH GRADUATE STUDENTS AS RESEARCH ASSISTANTS TO INVESTIGATE CUTTING-EDGE LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO PUBLIC HEALTH, WE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCES THAT ENHANCE THE CLASSROOM EDUCATION PROVIDED BY THE MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING. 4513184 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 1 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 MN X TRESSA CONSTANTINEAU RIES 6512907522 875 SUMMIT AVENUE ST PAUL MN 55105 ANTHONY S NIEDWIECKI DIRECTOR (THRU AUG 2023) 2.00 48.00 X 0 397973 48365 JIM HILBERT DIRECTOR 2.00 48.00 X 0 218280 10917 TRESSA CONSTANTINEAU RIES SECRETARY & TREASURER 2.00 48.00 X X 0 202587 38818 JOELLE M LESTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.00 0.00 X 0 195810 41175 MARK D MEANEY DIRECTOR, TOBACCO LAW 40.00 0.00 X 0 128711 19334 JON A LEE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 40.00 0.00 X 0 123043 18757 JULIE RALSTON AOKI DIRECTOR, HEALTHY EATING 40.00 0.00 X 0 119228 53051 KERRY S CORK LEAD SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY 40.00 0.00 X 0 118441 18052 0 1504073 248469 0 0 1 0 0 72953 72953 LEGAL TECHNICAL ASSIST 541100 5528714 5528714 5528714 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 169 169 169 5601836 5528714 0 169 261005 230415 30590 3362030 3122247 239783 119122 104787 14335 395158 359080 36078 280017 260148 19869 1864 1864 185351 181593 3758 2704 1627 1077 120044 6429 113615 63379 63379 132230 130562 1668 71527 69814 1713 1700 1700 34089 34089 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 488034 488034 MINOR EQUIPMENT 33337 33337 CLIENT SERVICE MATERIAL 8990 8712 278 DUES & MEMBERSHIPS 2058 1981 77 5562639 4513184 1049455 0 941011 929686 143747 136797 49915 20232 1134673 1086715 544448 457293 544448 457293 X 585787 624984 4438 4438 590225 629422 1134673 1086715 39197 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X X 1 MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW 410518750 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X PART X, LINE 2: MHSL, PHLC, AND SBA QUALIFY AS TAX-EXEMPT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OTHER THAN PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OR (4) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND SIMILAR STATUTES OF MINNESOTA LAW. MHSL AND ITS AFFILIATES FILE INCOME TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. WHEN TAX RETURNS ARE FILED, IT IS HIGHLY CERTAIN THAT SOME POSITIONS TAKEN WOULD BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES, WHILE OTHERS MAY BE SUBJECT TO UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE MERITS OF THE POSITION TAKEN OR THE AMOUNT OF TAX LIABILITY THAT MIGHT ULTIMATELY BE ASSESSED. SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE SCHOOL INCLUDE MAINTENANCE OF TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, AND ACCURATE DETERMINATION, AND REPORTING OF UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME SUBJECT TO TAXATION. THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED/DERECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR TAX PENALTIES OR INTEREST FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2024 AND 2023. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ANTHONY S NIEDWIECKI DIRECTOR (THRU AUG 2023) 0 353261 0 0 0 44712 0 16500 0 31865 0 446338 0 0 TRESSA CONSTANTINEAU RIES SECRETARY & TREASURER 0 192311 0 10000 0 276 0 10003 0 28815 0 241405 0 0 JOELLE M LESTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 0 195537 0 0 0 273 0 9732 0 31443 0 236985 0 0 JIM HILBERT DIRECTOR 0 217607 0 0 0 673 0 10645 0 272 0 229197 0 0 JULIE RALSTON AOKI DIRECTOR, HEALTHY EATING 0 118470 0 0 0 758 0 6446 0 46605 0 172279 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE FILING ORGANIZATION RELIED ON A RELATED ORGANIZATION, MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE FOLLOWING METHODS WERE USED: INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, COMPENSATION SURVEY OR STUDY, APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE HUMAN RESOURCE (HR) FUNCTIONS ARE PERFORMED ON BEHALF OF PHLC BY THE SCHOOL AND THE SAME COMPENSATION POLICY IS FOLLOWED FOR OFFICERS AND KEY PERSONS. HR GATHERS COMPENSATION DATA FROM OUTSIDE INDEPENDENT SOURCES AND USES THIS INFORMATION TO ESTABLISH REASONABLE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, ORGANIZATION'S MISSION: THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW CENTER HELPS COMMUNITY LEADERS USE THE POWER OF LAW AND POLICY TO IMPROVE AMERICA'S HEALTH. AS A LEADING SOURCE OF LEGAL EXPERTISE IN PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASE, WE HELP PUBLIC OFFICIALS, HEALTH ADVOCATES, COMMUNITY COALITIONS AND OTHERS UNDERSTAND THE POLICY ENVIRONMENT, RECOGNIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT AND FIND CREATIVE SOLUTIONS. AT THE SAME TIME, WE ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW BY PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH PRACTICAL LEGAL TRAINING, HELPING THEM GRADUATE FULLY PREPARED TO PUT THEIR LEGAL EDUCATION TO WORK. WE DO NOT LOBBY OR PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION. WE HAVE COMMITTED OURSELVES TO MAKING CONSIDERATIONS OF HEALTH EQUITY CENTRAL TO ALL OUR WORK. WE ARE WORKING TO BUILD DEEPER PARTNERSHIPS WITH MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS, TO LEARN FROM BIPOC-LED ORGANIZATIONS IN SETTING OUR AGENDA, AND TO THINK MORE CREATIVELY ABOUT ISSUES OF EQUITY ACROSS THE FIELD OF PUBLIC HEALTH. WE ARE MINDFUL THAT, WHILE THE LAW IS A POWERFUL TOOL FOR IMPROVING BOTH HEALTH AND JUSTICE, IT CAN ALSO BE A SOURCE OF SYSTEMIC BIAS. OUR FOCUS ON EQUITY INCLUDES A RECOGNITION THAT, AS LEGAL EXPERTS, WE HAVE A DUTY TO IDENTIFY AND HELP DISMANTLE LEGAL STRUCTURES THAT PERPETUATE STRUCTURAL RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 1A, 2A, EXPLANATION FOR NO W-2 AND 1099 REPORTING: PUBLIC HEALTH LAW CENTER, INC. (PHLC) USES MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW (THE SCHOOL) AS ITS COMMON PAYMASTER. ALL OF THE W-2 AND 1099 FILINGS CAUSED BY EXPENSES REPORTED BY PHLC ARE PREPARED AND FILED WITH THE GOVERNMENT UNDER THE SCHOOL'S FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 41-0518750. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW IS PUBLIC HEALTH LAW CENTER, INC.'S SOLE MEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW AS SOLE MEMBER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW HAS THE AUTHORITY TO OVERTURN DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF PUBLIC HEALTH LAW CENTER, INC. THE DECISIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH LAW CENTER, INC.'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS CAN BE OVERTURNED BY THE SCHOOL, BUT SUCH WOULD ONLY HAPPEN BY EXCEPTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS SENT VIA E-MAIL TO THE GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR COMMENTS AND REMARKS BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. A PERSON WHO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN OR BE PERMITTED TO HEAR DISCUSSION OF A MATTER EXCEPT TO DISCLOSE MATERIAL FACTS AND TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS. SUCH PERSON WOULD ALSO NOT BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM FOR PURPOSES OF THE VOTE. REVIEW OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND DETERMINATIONS ARE MADE BY THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES THAT DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT. ALL PROCEEDINGS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES INCLUDING DETAILS OF THE DISCLOSURE, RELEVANT DISCUSSION AND THE CONFLICTED MEMBER'S INELIGIBILITY TO VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S IRS DETERMINATION LETTER AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COPY OF THE FORM 990 ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FROM MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT NORMALLY MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: PUBLIC HEALTH LAW CENTER, INC. IS INCLUDED IN A CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT WITH MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW. THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW 875 SUMMIT AVENUE ST PAUL MN 55105 410518750 LAW SCHOOL MN 501(C)(3) LINE 2 N/A 0 MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW STUDENT BAR ASSOCIATION INC 875 SUMMIT AVENUE ST PAUL MN 55105 237163182 STUDENT ORGANIZATION ACTIVITY MN 501(C)(4) MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW D 136797 FMV MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW C 73284 FMV MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW P 768490 FMV