Minnesota Public Health Association Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE MINNESOTA PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION (MPHA) IS TO CREATE A HEALTHIER MINNESOTA THROUGH EFFECTIVE PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE AND ENGAGED CITIZENS. OUR VISION IS TO BE AN ACTIVE, INDEPENDENT VOICE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH IN MINNESOTA.
- Income
- $66,391
- Spending
- $97,807
- Reserves
- 12.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 50%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 79 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 12.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 11% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 47% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $25,179 spent. MPHA ANNUAL CONFERENCE:THE MINNESOTA PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION (MPHA)'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE WAS HELD MAY 15-16, 2025 IN DULUTH, MN. A VIRTUAL COMPONENT FOR ALL KEYNOTE/PLENARY AND CONCURRENT SESSIONS WAS ALSO AVAILABLE. THE CONFERENCE THEME "RESILIENT COMMUNITIES: ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY THROUGH COLLECTIVE ACTION, POLICY, AND PARTNERSHIPS" EXPLORED HOW COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, COLLABORATIVE ACTION, AND EQUITABLE PARTNERSHIPS CAN DRIVE TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE IN PUBLIC HEALTH. THE CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTED THE POWER OF COMMUNITY-LED HEALTH INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS SOCIAL AND STRUCTURAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, CHALLENGE HEALTH INEQUITIES, AND RESHAPE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS. THE PLANNING COMMITTEE WAS CHAIRED BY TARISSA HOST, TYLER PYLE, AND MERRY GRANDE. THE PROGRAM CONSISTED OF 9 CONCURRENT SESSIONS, 2 POSTER SESSIONS, AND 5 KEYNOTE/PLENARY PRESENTATIONS WHICH ADDRESSED STORYTELLING/HOUSING INSECURITY, RESILIENCY OF PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS, ADVOCACY SKILLS WORKSHOP, WORKFORCE WELLNESS AMIDST BURNOUT, AND GENERATIVE AI.9.0 CHES AND 3.0 MCHES CEUS AND 9.0 NURSING, SOCIAL WORK, AND CPH CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS WERE AVAILABLE.
- $3,088 spent. MPHA POLICY FORUM SERIES:THE MPHA POLICY FORUM BREAKFAST SERIES WAS HELD AT THE NEW BRIGHTON COMMUNITY CENTER WITH RECORDINGS HOSTED ON MPHA'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL. THE POLICY FORUMS FOCUS ON EXPLORING A PUBLIC HEALTH THEME IN MORE DEPTH, PROVIDING PARTICIPANTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM A PANEL OF EXPERTS AS WELL AS HAVE NETWORKING DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE TOPIC WITH OTHERS AT THE EVENT. THIS YEAR'S THEME WAS CONNECTING THE DOTS... A CALL TO ACTION!". THE THEME CONSIDERED WORKING OUTSIDE THE BOX TO TACKLE SOME OF OUR MOST DIFFICULT AND PERSISTENT ISSUES THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT PUBLIC HEALTH, REQUIRING PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO WORK WITH NON-TRADITIONAL PARTNERS TO ENSURE BASIC NEEDS OF PEOPLE ARE MET AND SOUND POLICIES EXIST TO ACHIEVE OPTIMUM HEALTH FOR ALL MINNESOTANS.THE FORUM SERIES DATES AND TOPICS INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: JANUARY 24, 2025...FOOD INSECURITY; MARCH 21, 2025...MENTAL HEALTH; AND MAY 2, 2025...HOUSING.THE FORUMS CONSISTED OF A PANEL OF SPEAKERS WITH OPENING REMARKS, DISCUSSION TIME, QUESTIONS FOR THE PANELISTS AND NETWORKING TIME. THE FORUMS ARE OPEN TO MPHA MEMBERS, GUESTS AND INTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. RECORDINGS FACILITATE LEARNING BY OUR AUDIENCE WHO MAY BE UNABLE TO ATTEND THESE 2 HOUR SESSIONS BECAUSE OF WORK COMMITMENTS OR TRAVEL RESTRAINTS. THE POLICY FORUMS ARE ALSO A POPULAR WAY TO REACH AND ENGAGE PUBLIC HEALTH STUDENTS WHO MAY BE MORE INTERESTED IN A PARTICULAR TOPIC.
- $2,480 spent. INVOLVEMENT IN AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION ANDGREAT LAKES PUBLIC HEALTH COALITION:AS MPHA IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTHASSOCIATION (APHA), MPHA REPRESENTATIVES BRING THE MINNESOTAPERSPECTIVE TO THE ACTIVITIES THAT FOLLOW EACH YEAR. THE 2025 APHA MEETING WAS HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THE MPHA AFFILIATE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE APHA GOVERNING COUNCIL (ARGC) ATTENDED THE ANNUAL MEETING OF APHA IN OCT/NOV. AS A PART OF THE APHA MEETING, THE MPHA REPRESENTATIVES ATTEND MEETINGS FOR THE GREAT LAKES PUBLIC HEALTH COALITION, THE APHA COUNCIL OF AFFILIATES, THE APHA GOVERNING COUNCIL, AND THE AFFILIATE STAFF MEETINGS (IF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ATTENDS). THESE MEETINGS FOCUS ON AFFILIATE DEVELOPMENT AND OFFICIAL APHA BUSINESS. THE MPHA PRESIDENT-ELECT ALSO ANNUALLY ATTENDS THE AFFILIATE PRESIDENTS-ELECT MEETING (HELD AT APHA HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, DC IN JUNE). MPHA IS PART OF THE GREAT LAKES PUBLIC HEALTH COALITION (GLPHC). THE GROUP OF REGION V STATE AFFILIATES INCLUDES THESE SIX STATE PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATIONS: ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, OHIO AND WISCONSIN. THE GLPHC CAME TOGETHER IN 1983 FOR THE PURPOSE OF MUTUAL SUPPORT AND SHARED LEARNING. OVER THE YEARS, THE GLPHC HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY APHA AS A MODEL FOR OTHER REGIONS.
- $1,019 spent. A CELEBRATION AND LEARNING NIGHT OF OUR ARCHIVES WITH THREE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LIBRARIES; FOOD INSECURITY VOLUNTEERING, GLOBAL HEALTH BOOK CLUB, STUDENT EVENT IN DULUTH, WALK AND TALK NETWORKING, AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL RIVER CLEANUP. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING INCLUDED: LOBBYING VS ADVOCACY TRAINING, SESSIONS ON PLANETARY HEALTH NEUROECOLOGY, HEALTH LITERACY COMMUNICATIONS, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AI USE WITH JOB SEARCHES, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK NETWORKING. WE ALSO SAW CONTINUED GROWTH OF OUR IMMUNIZATION WORKGROUP, HEALTH AND DEMOCRACY MN PARTNERSHIP, AND PLANETARY HEALTH TASK FORCE, IN ADDITION TO ESTABLISHED COMMITTEE INITIATIVES.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1975.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.