2022-05-12T11:01:55-05:00 2021-06-30 390859910 BAKER TILLY US LLP 225 S 6TH ST 2300 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 990 2020-07-01 411896367 PUBLIC HEALTH LAW CENTER INC PUBL 6512279171 875 SUMMIT AVENUE ST PAUL MN 55105 TRESSA CONSTANTINEAU RIES TREASURER 6512907522 2022-05-10 1 TRESSA CONSTANTINEAU RIES XXX-XX-XXXX LAWRENCE H MOHR CPA P00447603 6128764500 2022-05-10 X 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z TRESSA CONSTANTINEAU RIES 875 SUMMIT AVENUE ST PAUL MN 55105 4622958 0 X WWW.PUBLICHEALTHLAWCENTER.ORG X 1998 MN SEE SCHEDULE O 3 0 0 0 0 0 26040 24704 3901971 4598254 0 0 0 0 3928011 4622958 0 0 0 0 2957800 3567988 0 0 0 899450 951976 3857250 4519964 70761 102994 1218879 2005877 611558 1295562 607321 710315 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 3663132 4598254 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 APRIL 2021, THE FDA ANNOUNCED THAT IT WOULD GRANT OUR 2013 PETITION, FILED ON BEHALF OF A DOZEN HEALTH-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, CALLING FOR A FEDERAL RULE TO END THE PRODUCTION OF MENTHOL CIGARETTES - A DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL IN TIME SAVE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF LIVES.- COMPLETED OUR SECOND 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.- MONITORED AND DEMYSTIFIED THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION'S REGULATORY REGIME FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS, PRESSING FOR GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. - ANSWERED MORE THAN A THOUSAND 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. WHILE WE DO NOT LOBBY, THE INFORMATION, RESOURCES, AND GUIDANCE WE PROVIDED TO COMMUNITY LEADERS SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF DOZENS OF INNOVATIVE NEW POLICIES.- EXPANDED OUR LIBRARY THE WORLD'S LARGEST 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 OVER 3,000 PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.- 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. TO TAKE ONE EXAMPLE, WE ORGANIZED A NOVEL SERIES OF MULTI-DISCIPLINARY MEETINGS TO EXPLORE POLICY OPTIONS FOR WARNING LABELS ON UNHEALTHY BEVERAGES, CONVENING DOZENS OF LEADING EXPERTS TO ADDRESS CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE APPLICABLE CONSTITUTIONAL STANDARDS AND THE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE AS TO THE IMPACT OF VARIOUS STRATEGIES. 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. MUCH OF OUR WORK FOCUSED ON THE INTEGRATION OF HEALTH CONCERNS INTO THE URBAN PLANNING PROCESS, INCLUDING A SWEEPING REVIEW OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS OF MORE THAN FIFTY MUNICIPALITIES, TO ASSESS THEIR IMPACT ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND OTHER HEALTH-RELATED ISSUES.3. 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.4. AN EMERGING 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.5. BY EMPLOYING LAW STUDENTS AND PUBLIC HEALTH GRADUATE STUDENTS AS RESEARCH ASSISTANTS TO INVESTIGATE CUTTING-EDGE HEALTH-RELATED LEGAL ISSUES, 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. 3663132 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 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 VP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION 6512907522 875 SUMMIT AVENUE ST PAUL MN 551053076 ANTHONY NIEDWIECKI DIRECTOR 0.50 50.00 X 0 216372 27528 ARTHUR BERMAN SECRETARY/TREASURER (THRU 8/8/20) 2.00 40.00 X X 0 71422 28018 STEPHEN KENT SECRETARY/TREASURER 2.00 40.00 X X 0 46785 9635 DOUG BLANKE EXCECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.00 0.00 X 167893 0 46615 JULIE AOKI DIRECTOR, HEALTHY EATING 40.00 0.00 X 105305 0 45701 SUSAN WEISMAN SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY 40.00 0.00 X 108799 0 31639 JOELLE LESTER PROGRAM DIRECTOR, TOBACCO LAW 40.00 0.00 X 100859 0 38966 MARK MEANEY DEPUTY DIRECTOR, TOBACCO 40.00 0.00 X 103152 0 27648 PETER KNAPP FORMER DIRECTOR 0.00 0.00 X 0 216599 32636 586008 551178 288386 5 1 1 0 0 24704 24704 LEGAL TA AND POLICY RE 541100 4598254 4598254 4598254 4622958 4598254 0 0 181485 51245 130240 2653798 2540069 113729 94182 88438 5744 416183 365710 50473 222340 204887 17453 1100 1100 220164 214377 5787 7727 7475 252 174075 29008 145067 67705 67705 8511 5221 3290 106415 105869 546 1469 1469 35697 35697 ADMINISTRATION EXPENSE 314465 314465 MINOR EQUIPMENT 6902 5966 936 DUES AND MEMBERSHIP 6516 6516 CLIENT SERVICE MATERIAL 1230 1185 45 4519964 3663132 856832 0 711493 694689 5592 5939 501794 1305249 1218879 2005877 611558 1295562 611558 1295562 X 602883 705877 4438 4438 607321 710315 1218879 2005877 102994 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 DUE FROM MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW 1305249 1305249 X PART X, LINE 2: MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW (MHSL), PUBLIC HEALTH LAW CENTER, INC. (PHLC) AND STUDENT BAR ASSOCIATION OF MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW (SBA) QUALIFY AS TAX-EXEMPT NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OTHER THAN PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS UNDER SECTION 501 (C) (3) OR 501 (C) (4) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND SIMILAR STATUTES OF MINNESOTA LAW. MHSL AND ITS AFFILIATES FILE INCOME TAX RETURNS IN THE US 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. AS OF JUNE 30, 2021, AND FOR THE YEAR THEN ENDED, THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED/DERECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR TAX PENALTIES OR INTEREST. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE SCHOOL IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO US FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE FISCAL YEAR 2017. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PETER KNAPP FORMER DIRECTOR 0 215836 0 0 0 763 0 20263 0 12373 0 249235 0 0 ANTHONY NIEDWIECKI DIRECTOR 0 216197 0 0 0 175 0 12115 0 15413 0 243900 0 0 DOUG BLANKE EXCECUTIVE DIRECTOR 167411 0 0 0 482 0 34346 0 12269 0 214508 0 0 0 JULIE AOKI DIRECTOR, HEALTHY EATING 105139 0 0 0 166 0 13791 0 31910 0 151006 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE FILING ORGANIZATION RELIED ON A RELATED ORGANIZATION, MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW (THE SCHOOL), TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.THE SCHOOL USED THE FOLLOWING TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION: INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, COMPENSATION SURVEY OR STUDY, APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. PUBLIC HEALTH LAW CENTER (PHLC) IS A SOLE MEMBER NONPROFIT CORPORATION, WITH MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW AS THE SOLE MEMBER. 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 CONTRACTS WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS. PART I, LINE 1 AND PART III, LINE 1: THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW CENTER HELPS COMMUNITY LEADERS USE THE POWER OF LAW AND POLICY TO IMPROVE AMERICA'S HEALTH. AT THE CORE OF OUR WORK IS AN UNSHAKABLE COMMITMENT TO HEALTH AND EQUITY FOR UNDERSERVED AND MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS, BECAUSE WE BELIEVE EVERYONE DESERVES TO BE HEALTHY. 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 IMPROVE OUR HIRING PRACTICES AND INTERNAL PROCEDURES, 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 VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 PUBLIC HEALTH LAW CENTER, INC IS A SOLE MEMBER NON PROFIT CORPORATION WITH MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW AS ITS 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 WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION OF ACTIONS OF THE BOARD WAS MAINTAINED. THERE WERE NO BOARD COMMITTEES AUTHORIZED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE COMPLETED TAX RETURN 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 FORM 1023 AND 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 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. 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) LINE 12B, II MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW D 1305219 FAIR MARKET VALUE MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW C 24704 FAIR MARKET VALUE MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW P 552371 FAIR MARKET VALUE