2022-11-12T13:19:10-06:00 2021-12-31 320530003 QUIGLEY & MIRON 3550 WILSHIRE BLVD 1660 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990 2021-01-01 953956136 PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PHYS 2136899170 617 SOUTH OLIVE STREET 1100 LOS ANGELES CA 90014 ROBERT DODGE MD PRESIDENT 2136899170 2022-11-12 ROBERT DODGE MD 999009999 ARMEN GRIGORIAN P01582463 2136393550 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z ROBERT DODGE MD 617 SOUTH OLIVE STREET 1100 LOS ANGELES CA 90014 3051043 0 X WWW.PSR-LA.ORG X 1981 CA PSR-LA WORKS TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH FROM NUCLEAR THREATS AND ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS. 9 9 13 20 0 0 1767937 2996941 11000 54042 65 60 0 0 1779002 3051043 287050 333000 0 0 925864 1047398 0 0 217138 391208 424702 1604122 1805100 174880 1245943 1542710 2619707 287641 118695 1255069 2501012 X PSR-LA IS A PHYSICIAN AND HEALTH ADVOCATE MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION WORKING TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH FROM NUCLEAR THREATS AND ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS. 0 0 1309554 333000 54042 SEE SCHEDULE O 1309554 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29 0 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 CA X THE ORGANIZATION 2136899170 617 SOUTH OLIVE STREET 1100 LOS ANGELES CA 90014 ROBERT F DODGE MD PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY MILNER HAFFNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIMMY HARA MD SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 YAZEED IBRAHIM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HECTOR LLENDERROZOS MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSE QUIROGA MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSE RAMOS MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE D VICK MPH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET WACKER MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTHA D ARGUELLO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 113493 0 25187 113493 0 25187 1 0 0 0 0 193200 2803741 2996941 OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE 900099 54042 54042 54042 60 60 3051043 54042 0 60 X 333000 333000 138680 110944 13868 13868 707244 437971 131463 137810 134729 84379 24573 25777 66745 41930 12138 12677 41828 41828 230581 196919 27174 6488 44074 27522 8853 7699 51914 33544 8985 9385 2486 1607 430 449 2224 2224 7761 5015 1343 1403 OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES 19066 19066 FELLOWSHIPS 12000 12000 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 8754 5657 1515 1582 TAXES, LICENSES, AND FE 4014 4014 1805100 1309554 278408 217138 691426 1264229 600179 600240 225000 710371 12256 26498 33310 25939 2851 7371 10998 10998 1542710 2619707 287641 118695 287641 118695 X 254264 639218 1000805 1861794 1255069 2501012 1542710 2619707 1245943 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1094452 1393511 2018653 1767937 2996941 9271494 1094452 1393511 2018653 1767937 2996941 9271494 3821088 5450406 58 64 65 60 247 9271741 54042 0.58790 0.54090 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 31228 31228 1773872 1805100 240255 60064 0 0 180781 238257 230206 240255 889499 1334249 17889 40519 34141 31228 123777 45195 59564 57552 60064 222375 333563 33310 25939 7371 7371 X 3051043 0 3051043 0 3051043 1805100 0 1805100 0 1805100 PART X, LINE 2: ACCOUNTING STANDARDS REQUIRE AN ORGANIZATION TO EVALUATE ITS TAX POSITIONS AND PROVIDE FOR A LIABILITY FOR ANY POSITIONS THAT WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED 'MORE LIKELY THAN NOT' TO BE UPHELD UNDER A TAX AUTHORITY EXAMINATION. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT A PROVISION FOR A TAX LIABILITY IS NOT NECESSARY AT DECEMBER 31, 2021. GENERALLY PSR-LA'S INFORMATION RETURNS REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR THREE (FEDERAL) OR FOUR (STATE) YEARS FROM THE DATE OF FILING. 1 PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK NORTH AMERICA REGIONAL CENTER 2029 UNIVERSITY AVENUE SUITE 200 BERKELEY CA 94704 942949686 501(C)(3) 135000 0 AIR AND CLIMATE JUSTICE STRATEGIC CONCEPTS IN ORGANIZING AND POLICY EDUCATION 1715 W FLORENCE AVENUE LOS ANGELES CA 90047 954635737 501(C)(3) 61000 0 AIR AND CLIMATE JUSTICE ESPERANZA COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION 3655 S GRAND AVE 280 LOS ANGELES CA 90007 954230345 501(C)(3) 44000 0 AIR AND CLIMATE JUSTICE COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT 6325 PACIFIC BOULEVARD SUITE 300 HUNTINGTON PARK CA 90255 942998086 501(C)(3) 30000 0 AIR AND CLIMATE JUSTICE BLACK WOMEN FOR WELLNESS 4340 11TH AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90008 954624707 501(C)(3) 23000 0 AIR AND CLIMATE JUSTICE CENTER ON RACE POVERTY & ENVIRONMENT 5901 CHRISTIE AVENUE SUITE 208 EMERYVILLE CA 94608 050557231 501(C)(3) 20000 0 AIR AND CLIMATE JUSTICE INSTITUTO DE EDUCACION POPULAR DEL SUR DE CALIFORNIA 1565 WEST 14TH STREET LOS ANGELES CA 90015 954431992 501(C)(3) 20000 0 AIR AND CLIMATE JUSTICE 7 PART I, LINE 2: PSR-LA RECEIVES ANNUAL DONEE REPORTS CONCERNING OUTCOME STATISTICS AND ACTUAL-TO-BUDGET EXPENDITURES, ALONG WITH INTERVIEWS OF DONEE STAFF REGARDING WORK IN PROGRESS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: HEALTH PROFESSIONAL AND MEMBER ENGAGEMENT OUR WORK IS SOLIDIFIED AT THE INTERSECTION OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC HEALTH TO PROTECT THE WELLBEING AND SAFETY OF THE MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. OUR HEALTH AMBASSADORS AND MEMBERS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A VITAL PART OF OUR WORK, AND THE ADVANCEMENTS WE ARE MAKING IS A TESTAMENT TO THAT. THIS YEAR, WE LAUNCHED AND COMPLETED OUR FIRST EVER HEALTH AND JUSTICE WEBINAR SERIES, WHERE WE COLLABORATED WITH RESEARCHERS, EDUCATORS, PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO DISCUSS DEEP-ROOTED PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES, SUCH AS CAPITALISM AND RACISM. THIS SERIES ALLOWED US TO DIVE INTO THE ISSUES WE WORK ON AND FLESH OUT THE WAYS OUR PROGRAM AREAS INTERSECT WITH ONE ANOTHER. THROUGH THESE CONVERSATIONS, WE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT INTERSECTIONAL ISSUES REQUIRE INTERSECTIONAL SOLUTIONS. OUR GOAL FOR THIS UPCOMING YEAR IS TO FULLY ENGAGE OUR MEMBERS IN ALL ASPECTS OF OUR WORK. WE ESTABLISHED A MEMBERS-ONLY FACEBOOK GROUP, HEALTH VOICES OF PSR-LA, TO ENCOURAGE ENGAGEMENT AROUND PSR-LA CAMPAIGNS AND SPUR DISCUSSION BETWEEN OUR MEMBERS, PSR-LA STAFF, AND BOARD MEMBERS. THROUGH THIS NEW PLATFORM, WE HOPE TO CREATE A VIRTUAL SPACE FOR CONVERSATIONS THAT BUILD KNOWLEDGE AND POWER. NUCLEAR THREATS PSR-LA'S NUCLEAR THREATS PROGRAM KICKED OFF 2021 BY CELEBRATING THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE UN TREATY ON THE PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS ON JANUARY 22. THIS HISTORIC TREATY WAS SIGNED BY 122 NATIONS AND BANS NUCLEAR WEAPONS UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW, JUST AS BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS ARE BANNED. PSR-LA IS ESPECIALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE TREATY'S PROVISIONS THAT ADDRESS PAST INJUSTICES, SUCH AS REQUIRING ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED NUCLEAR SITES AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS USE AND TESTING. PSR-LA PLAYS A LEADING ROLE IN BACK FROM THE BRINK (BFTB), A NATIONAL GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN TO FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE U.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS POLICY. TO DATE, OVER 380 ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ENDORSED THE CAMPAIGN, AND RESOLUTIONS SUPPORTING ITS POLICY SOLUTIONS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BY 54 MUNICIPALITIES AND 6 STATE LEGISLATIVE BODIES. THIS YEAR, BFTB PARTNERED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS TO CO-HOST A POLICY BRIEFING, "ENDING NUCLEAR WEAPONS BEFORE THEY END US." OVER 600 PEOPLE FROM 28 COUNTRIES PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENT, WHICH FEATURED AN EXPERT PANEL THAT INCLUDED PSR-LA ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR DENISE DUFFIELD AND WAS FOLLOWED BY A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS FOR ACTIVISTS. BFTB RECENTLY ORGANIZED A LETTER SIGNED BY OVER 300 LOCAL, COUNTY AND STATE OFFICIALS REPRESENTING 41 STATES, CALLING ON PRESIDENT BIDEN AND CONGRESS TO ELIMINATE THE THREAT NUCLEAR WEAPONS POSE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THE WORLD. BFTB ALSO LAUNCHED A SOCIAL MEDIA COLLABORATORY, A SHARED SPACE WHERE NUCLEAR ABOLITION ACTIVISTS CAN CREATE AND SHARE SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIES AND CONTENT. TO LEARN MORE, VISIT PREVENTNUCLEARWAR.ORG. PSR-LA CONTINUED OUR DECADES-LONG EFFORTS ALONGSIDE COMMUNITIES NEAR THE SANTA SUSANA FIELD LABORATORY TO ENSURE THAT THE SITE'S NUCLEAR AND CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION IS FULLY CLEANED UP. PSR-LA WAS PROUD TO BE FEATURED IN AN AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT SANTA SUSANA AND ITS IMPACT ON LOCAL FAMILIES. MSNBC ACQUIRED THE FILM,"IN THE DARK OF THE VALLEY," WHICH AIRED NATIONWIDE ON NOV. 14. PSR-LA ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO A PEER-REVIEWED STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY WHICH FOUND THAT RADIOACTIVITY FROM SSFL DID MIGRATE DURING THE WOOLSEY FIRE, WHICH STARTED AT THE SITE. THE STUDY ANALYZED SAMPLES OF DUST, SOIL AND ASH THAT WERE COLLECTED BY COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS COORDINATED BY PSR-LA. THE STUDY'S FINDINGS COUNTER CLAIMS BY CALEPA THAT THERE WERE NO TOXIC RELEASES FROM SSFL DURING THE FIRE. PSR-LA IS DEEPLY TROUBLED THAT CALEPA'S DEPT. OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL HAS ENTERED INTO SECRET NEGOTIATIONS WITH SSFL SITE-OWNER BOEING AND IS PUSHING PROPOSALS THAT WOULD VASTLY WEAKEN THE CLEANUP. PSR-LA IS WORKING WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS AND FEDERAL AND STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS TO DEMAND CALEPA ENFORCE AGREEMENTS FOR A FULL CLEANUP. PSR-LA'S NUCLEAR THREATS PROGRAM IS ALSO PUSHING BACK ON FALSE SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE, ESPECIALLY NUCLEAR POWER. PSR-LA JOINED OVER 240 ORGANIZATIONS IN A LETTER TO CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS TELLING THEM TO REJECT THE $50 BILLION NUCLEAR POWER BAILOUT IN THE FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE BILL TO PROP UP AGING NUCLEAR REACTORS FOR THE NEXT DECADE. WE MUST MOVE AWAY FROM THE EXTRACTIVE ECONOMY AND FACILITATE A JUST TRANSITION TO TRULY SAFE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY. MOVING FORWARD, WE ARE EXPLORING WAYS IN WHICH THE MOVEMENT FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS ABOLITION CAN PARTNER WITH THE JUST TRANSITION MOVEMENT FOR A FAIR AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. AIR & CLIMATE JUSTICE PSR-LA'S AIR & CLIMATE JUSTICE PROGRAM HAD A BREAKTHROUGH YEAR. THE CENTERPIECE OF OUR WORK REMAINED OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS ROOTED IN SOUTH LA'S BLACK AND LATINO WORKING CLASS COMMUNITIES. DESPITE THE OBSTACLES, OUR COALITIONS -- STAND TOGETHER AGAINST NEIGHBORHOOD DRILLING (STAND-LA), SOUTH CENTRAL LA PROJECT TO UNDERSTAND THE SOURCES AND HEALTH IMPACTS OF LOCAL AIR POLLUTION (SCLA-PUSH) AND VOICES IN SOLIDARITY AGAIN OIL IN NEIGHBORHOODS (VISION) -- ADVANCED PRECEDENT-SETTING POLICIES ON OIL AND GAS DRILLING WHILE MODELING COMMUNITY-DRIVEN CAPACITY-BUILDING. PSR-LA IS PROUD TO BE A CO-FOUNDER AND ACTIVE MEMBER OF STAND-LA AND ITS SISTER COALITION, VISION. THESE COALITIONS CULTIVATE CLOSE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN PSR-LA STAFF, OUR HEALTH PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS AND LOW-INCOME BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC) COMMUNITIES LIVING CLOSE TO OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION. AFTER YEARS OF ORGANIZING, STAND, VISION AND OTHER PARTNERS HAD TWO MAJOR WINS. IN SEPTEMBER, WE SUCCEEDED IN GETTING THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO VOTE UNANIMOUSLY TO PHASE OUT OIL AND GAS DRILLING IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE COUNTY. THE BOARD ALSO MOVED TO CONVENE A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND TASK FORCE FOCUSED ON EQUITABLY TRANSITIONING FOSSIL FUEL WORKERS AND IMPACTED COMMUNITIES TO A NEW, OIL-FREE ECONOMY, AS WELL AS DEVELOPING A PROGRAM FOR PLUGGING AND CLEANING UP INACTIVE OIL WELLS. THEN, IN OCTOBER, GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM'S ADMINISTRATION PROPOSED PRECEDENT-SETTING PUBLIC HEALTH RULES FOR OIL AND GAS SITES, INCLUDING A PROHIBITION ON NEW WELLS WITHIN A 3,200-FOOT BUFFER ZONE BETWEEN OIL AND GAS FACILITIES AND SCHOOLS, HOMES AND OTHER SENSITIVE AREAS. ADDITIONALLY, THE SCLA-PUSH PROJECT CONTINUED TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF SOUTH LA RESIDENTS TO BECOME AIR QUALITY AMBASSADORS, RADICAL SCIENTISTS, CREATIVE MAPPERS AND COMMUNITY RESEARCHERS. WE ENGAGED OVER 160 SOUTH LA RESIDENTS THROUGH OUR "MY AIR, MY HEALTH" WEBINAR SERIES FOCUSED ON AIR QUALITY REGULATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS DATA COLLECTION AND AIR QUALITY POLICY ENGAGEMENT. ON FEB. 25, THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO SELECT THE COMMUNITY OF SOUTH LA FOR AN AB 617 COMMUNITY EMISSIONS REDUCTION PLAN AND A COMMUNITY AIR MONITORING PLAN. THIS SUCCESS WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF OUR SCLA-PUSH PROJECT AND OUR DEDICATED AND EXPERIENCED AIR QUALITY AMBASSADORS, WHO ARE NOW SERVING THEIR COMMUNITY BY PARTICIPATING IN THE AB 617 SOUTH LA COMMUNITY STEERING COMMITTEE, WHICH PSR-LA AND SOUTH LA ORGANIZATIONS ARE CO-LEADING. THIS MODEL WAS DEVELOPED TO ENSURE COMMUNITY VOICES ARE LEADING THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING AIR QUALITY PRIORITIES AND STRATEGIES. THROUGH OUR WORK, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE NEED TO CREATE CO-LEARNING SPACES THAT AMPLIFY CO-GOVERNANCE IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. THE SCLA-PUSH COALITION WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON ADVANCING COMMUNITY-DRIVEN, CLEAN PRODUCTION SOLUTIONS BY EXPANDING OUR AIR QUALITY ACADEMIES AND AB 617 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO PRODUCE A ROADMAP FOR CLEANING UP SOUTH LA'S TOXIC AIR. THIS WORK WILL BE DONE USING CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS AND INNOVATION ROOTED IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PRINCIPLES AND A JUST TRANSITION FRAMEWORK. AFTER WORKING WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND ALLIES ACROSS THE CITY SINCE 2018, LEAP LA -- A DIVERSE COALITION OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GROUPS -- ACHIEVED A MAJOR VICTORY WHEN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES ESTABLISHED THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY MOBILIZATION OFFICE (CEMO) WITH A NEW DIRECTOR IN 2020. LEAP LA IS NOW WORKING WITH THE CEMO AND ITS DIRECTOR TO ENSURE THAT SOLUTIONS PRESENTED BY THE NEW OFFICE ARE VETTED AND GUIDED BY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES TO ENSURE THAT BIPOC NEIGHBORS BENEFIT FROM EMERGING CLIMATE AND JUST TRANSITION POLICIES. IN THE UPCOMING YEAR, THE LEAP LA COALITION WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON ENSURING THAT THE CITY'S CLIMATE POLICIES ARE CENTERED ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. IN 2022, WE WILL EMBARK ON AN EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS TO LEARN ABOUT HOW WE CAN ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE AND BUILD COMMUNITY RESILIENCE. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUED: PSR-LA HAS BEEN ENGAGING WITH THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD (CARB) BY PUSHING BACK ON THEIR FLAWED APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. WE ARE INSTEAD ADVOCATING FOR STRONG ENERGY JUSTICE FRAMING IN THEIR PLANS AROUND REDUCING EMISSIONS FROM BUILDINGS. PSR-LA IS WORKING WITH STATEWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GROUPS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO ENSURE THAT CALIFORNIANS SEE TANGIBLE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS, AND THAT THE STATE'S CLIMATE POLICIES ARE REFOCUSED TO ENSURE THAT THOSE MOST IMPACTED ARE PROTECTED. LASTLY, PSR-LA IS ONE OF THE KEY ANCHOR GROUPS THAT HAS SUCCESSFULLY CREATED A STATEWIDE COALITION AND LOCAL ALLIANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUPS WORKING TO REDEFINE HOW WE WILL ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF NATURAL GAS IN HOMES. OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT RENTERS IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES ARE PROTECTED, AND THAT THEY ALSO REAP THE BENEFITS OF IMPROVED AIR QUALITY INDOORS. WE ARE ENGAGING WITH POLICY AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS TO PUSH OUR COMMUNITY-DRIVEN VISION OF ENERGY DEMOCRACY, IN WHICH THE MOST IMPACTED COMMUNITIES HAVE A VOICE IN DEVELOPING CLIMATE POLICIES AS CALIFORNIA TRANSITIONS TO A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE. LAND USE & HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IS HOUSING JUSTICE: IT IS NO COINCIDENCE THAT RESIDENTS LIVING IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES ALSO FACE GREAT CHALLENGES SECURING AND MAINTAINING SAFE, STABLE, HEALTHY AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. DISCRIMINATORY LAND USE POLICIES AND PRACTICES HAVE LED TO A DISPROPORTIONATE OVERCONCENTRATION OF POLLUTION AND TOXIC INDUSTRIES IN LOW-INCOME AND BIPOC COMMUNITIES. THESE SAME DRIVERS HAVE ALSO FUELED TODAY'S HOUSING CRISIS AND LEFT THOUSANDS OF VULNERABLE ANGELENOS HOUSING-INSECURE AND, IN MANY CASES, HOUSELESS. THE VERY COMMUNITIES BEARING THE BRUNT OF POLLUTION AND TOXICS IN THE ENVIRONMENT MUST ALSO ENDURE THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF HOUSING AND ECONOMIC INSECURITY, CONTRIBUTING TO DISPROPORTIONATELY GREATER NEGATIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES COMPARED TO THEIR WEALTHIER AND WHITER NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES. WITH THE CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING THAT HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT AND FUNDAMENTAL TO A HEALTHY AND SAFE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, PSR-LA WORKED WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE (CEJA), OTHER COALITION MEMBERS AND BUILT-ENVIRONMENT ALLIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO PUT TOGETHER OUR ENVIRONMENTAL AND HOUSING JUSTICE POLICY PLATFORM. THIS COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENT, WHICH IS MEANT TO REFLECT THE SHARED GOALS AND VALUES OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND HOUSING JUSTICE ADVOCATES, LAYS OUT OUR VISION FOR SOLUTIONS TO EQUITABLY AND EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE STATE'S HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL CRISES WHILE CENTERING RACIAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. IN ADDITION TO WORKING WITH A BROAD COALITION OF OUR PARTNERS TO SHAPE THIS INTERSECTIONAL POLICY FRAMEWORK, WE MET WITH OVER A DOZEN LEGISLATIVE OFFICES TO ENSURE THAT OUR PLATFORM COULD SERVE AS A USEFUL TOOL FOR GUIDING ADVOCACY AND POLICY-MAKING AT THE LOCAL, REGIONAL AND STATE LEVELS. ADDITIONALLY, WE CO-HOSTED A SOFT- AND FULL-LAUNCH WEBINAR FOR THE PLATFORM. BY GATHERING ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK AND ENDORSEMENTS FROM STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE STATE, WE STRENGTHENED THE REACH, IMPACT AND SUPPORT OF THESE TENETS, WHICH WILL CARRY OUR MOMENTUM AS WE MOVE INTO THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE CYCLE. A PATH TO REMEDIATION: PSR-LA CONTINUED OUR EFFORTS TO EXPLORE BEST PRACTICES FOR TRANSFORMING CONTAMINATED SOIL IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES INTO SAFE AND HEALTHY PARKS AND OPEN SPACE. WE OPENED THE YEAR WITH A TOXICS TOUR WITH SOME OF OUR RESEARCHERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND LATER SECURED TWO RESEARCH REPORTS: ONE LAYING OUT VARIOUS BIOREMEDIATION APPROACHES IN THE SOUTH LA CONTEXT, THE OTHER LOOKING AT THE HEALTH IMPACTS OF EXPOSURE TO TOXICS IN SOIL. IN THE SECOND YEAR OF THIS PROJECT, WE'VE BEGUN TO TRANSLATE OUR RESEARCH INTO MORE DIGESTIBLE AND PRACTICAL TOOLS AND MATERIALS. ADDITIONALLY, WE'RE BEGINNING TO BUILD A COALITION OF ADVOCATES TO BRAINSTORM AND DISCUSS POLICY SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE THE BROWNFIELD REMEDIATION PROCESS AND ITS ACCESSIBILITY, ESPECIALLY ON THE HEELS OF THE COUNTY AND STATE'S OIL AND GAS PHASE-OUT POLICIES. TOXICS & PLASTICS THROUGHOUT 2021, PSR-LA WAS THE CO-CHAIR OF THE CALIFORNIANS FOR A HEALTHY & GREEN ECONOMY (CHANGE) COALITION. WE WORKED ALONGSIDE STAKEHOLDERS TO BUILD ALIGNMENT ON CLIMATE AND TOXICS POLICY INTERSECTIONS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS THAT SPANNED TOPICS SUCH AS CLIMATE POLICY FALSE SOLUTIONS, TOXIC CHEMICALS IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS, AND CLIMATE LINKS TO SYSTEMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM. PSR-LA ALSO WORKED WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE HEALTH ALLIANCE FOR CHEMICALS REFORM NETWORK TO UPLIFT A NATIONAL PLATFORM FOR CHANGE, ENGAGE IN THE REDESIGN OF THE LOUISVILLE CHARTER FOR CHEMICALS REFORM AND SUPPORT ADVOCACY FOR THE EPA CHEMICALS DISASTERS RULE. FINALLY, PSR-LA LAUNCHED A NEW COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON THE LIFE CYCLE OF PLASTICS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ADVOCACY GROUPS -- JUST TRANSITION ALLIANCE, PACOIMA BEAUTIFUL, ESPERANZA COMMUNITY HOUSING AND EAST YARD COMMUNITIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE -- TO ADDRESS THE LINKS BETWEEN CLIMATE CHANGE THREATS AND PETROCHEMICALS. WATER PSR-LA'S WATER PROGRAM WORKED TO ENSURE THAT CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAD ACCESS TO SAFE, CLEAN, AFFORDABLE DRINKING WATER, REGARDLESS OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT STATUS OR FINANCIAL INSECURITY. WHILE PSR-LA AND STATE-WIDE ALLIES SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR A STATE-ISSUED TEMPORARY BAN ON WATER SHUT-OFFS DUE TO CUSTOMER LATE OR NON-PAYMENT, THAT DID NOT PREVENT SOME FINANCIALLY-IMPACTED CUSTOMERS FROM AGGREGATING UTILITY DEBT FROM NON-PAYMENT OR LATE FEES. IN JANUARY, THE CALIFORNIA STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD PRESENTED THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY ON WATER UTILITY PAYMENTS DURING COVID-19, WHICH REVEALED THAT CALIFORNIA WATER CUSTOMERS HAD ACCUMULATED ROUGHLY $1 BILLION IN WATER UTILITY DEBT. IN ADDITION, SOME SMALL WATER UTILITIES WERE FACING NEAR-TERM BANKRUPTCY. THROUGH OUR ORGANIZING, PSR-LA AND ALLIED WATER ADVOCATES ENSURED THAT AT LEAST $1 BILLION WOULD BE DEDICATED TO UTILITY DEBT ASSISTANCE IN THE 2021-2022 CALIFORNIA STATE BUDGET TO ALLEVIATE FINANCIAL BURDENS FOR FAMILIES. CALIFORNIA WAS ALSO FACING A SIMULTANEOUS SECOND CRISIS: DROUGHT. THE STATE'S 2021 WINTER WAS ONE OF DRIEST IN THE UNITED STATES. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE CALIFORNIA SNOWPACK, WHICH MELTS THROUGHOUT THE SPRING AND SUMMER AND PROVIDES A STEADY SUPPLY OF WATER TO THE STATE, WAS FAR BELOW ITS AVERAGE CAPACITY AND, EVENTUALLY, COMPLETELY DEPLETED BY JUNE 1. CALIFORNIA STILL REMAINS CLASSIFIED AS BEING IN AN "EXTREME-TO-SEVERE" DROUGHT. IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, LOCAL GROUNDWATER AQUIFER LEVELS ARE AT RISK OF BEING OVER PUMPED AND EXPERIENCING CONSEQUENTIAL SUBSIDENCE -- IN OTHER WORDS, MORE WATER IS BEING TAKEN OUT OF AN AQUIFER THAN WHAT IS GOING IN, WHICH CAUSES SOIL TO COMPACT AND ULTIMATELY SHRINKS THE AQUIFER'S TOTAL WATER SUPPLY CAPACITY. THIS WILL BE A MAJOR CONCERN FOR PSR-LA'S FUTURE ADVOCACY, AS THERE ARE WATER UTILITIES IN SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES THAT ARE 100% DEPENDENT ON LOCAL GROUNDWATER AS A SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER SUPPLY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK THE DROUGHT AND RECOMMEND THAT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS CONSERVE AS MUCH WATER AS POSSIBLE. FOR TIPS ON HOW TO SAVE WATER, VISIT SAVEOURWATER.COM. PSR-LA ALSO HOSTED A NUMBER OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES ALLY ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WERE INTERESTED IN GETTING INVOLVED IN WATER ADVOCACY, MANY FOR THE FIRST TIME. THESE TRAININGS COVERED A BROAD RANGE OF TOPICS, INCLUDING WATER CONTAMINANTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON HEALTH, COVID-19 FINANCIAL IMPACTS IN SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES, MEASURE W PROJECT IDEAS IN WATTS AND THE STATE'S DROUGHT. FOR EACH OF THESE TRAINING SESSIONS, PSR-LA CREATED OR COMPILED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND RESOURCES, WHICH YOU CAN READ AT BIT.LY/PSR2021WATER. THIS YEAR, PSR-LA WAS ALSO PART OF A FEW STUDIES FOCUSED ON VARIOUS WATER ISSUES. IN JANUARY, STATE WATER ADVOCATES, WITH PSR-LA AS A CONTRIBUTOR, RELEASED A REPORT TITLED "PRESERVING ACCESS TO OUR MOST BASIC PPE: SAFE AND AFFORDABLE WATER", WHICH EXPLORED WATER AFFORDABILITY CHALLENGES ACROSS THE STATE AND RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS. IN MAY, PSR-LA WAS A COMMUNITY PARTNER IN A UCLA ASSESSMENT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY'S DRINKING WATER GOVERNING BODIES. THE STUDY, "URBAN DRINKING WATER GOVERNING BODIES: REPRESENTATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF SYSTEMS TO LOS ANGELES COUNTY'S RESIDENTS," PROVIDED A COMPREHENSIVE BREAKDOWN OF DECISION-MAKERS FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY'S DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS TO BETTER INFORM ONGOING EFFORTS TO ADDRESS WATER SYSTEM INEQUITIES. LASTLY, PSR-LA CONTRIBUTED TO THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL'S REPORT, "DIRTY WATER: TOXIC 'FOREVER' PFAS CHEMICALS ARE PREVALENT IN THE DRINKING WATER OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES," WHICH SUMMARIZED DATA OF KNOWN PFAS CONTAMINATION IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA, ALONGSIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW THE STATE CAN ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF ITS MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B PSR-LA WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE BOOKKEEPER AND TAX PREPARER TO ENSURE THAT THE FORM 990 IS ACCURATE AND COMPLETE. THE FORM 990 IS FIRST REVIEWED BY STAFF, AND THEN BY THE BOARD TREASURER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND FULL BOARD REVIEWS THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 186,682. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 21,685. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,800. TOTAL EXPENSES 210,167. BANK FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,747. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,824. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,571. DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 10,237. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,742. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,864. TOTAL EXPENSES 15,843. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IS UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.