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EQUITY STATEMENT Our Values The Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota (ANSR) is a values-driven organization. We regularly review, discuss, and document the values that drive our work. Read Our Values (PDF) Why Does ANSR Have an Equity Statement? Equity, specifically health equity, is both an ANSR value and central to ANSR’s mission . For 50 years ANSR has been dedicated to reducing the human and economic costs of commercial tobacco, nicotine and other drug use in Minnesota. These costs disproportionately fall on already marginalized (e.g. BIPOC, LGBTQ+, low-income) communities and are embedded throughout our society in public laws, institutional policies and practices, societal norms and workplace culture. We at ANSR acknowledge that structural injustices (i.e., inequities) exist in our society that unjustly advantage some and disadvantage others. We acknowledge that racism, white supremacy, and prejudice are at the root of these inequities and that countering these injustices takes deliberate and ongoing actions. The work we do in policy advocacy, research, substance misuse prevention, and community engagement is both shaped and impacted by equity. To accomplish our mission, we must acknowledge and address inequities in our community, in our workplace, and in society. Equity is important to our organization and community partners. We work in, with, and for communities. Our partners’ daily lives are impacted by inequities. By talking about and addressing these inequities, we hope to develop more trusting and authentic relationships with our partners and allies. As an organization we are committed to learning and action. This statement is a living document for ANSR to revisit, process, and grow equity in our work. How Are We Learning About Equity? ANSR continuously seeks to learn about the following topics surrounding equity and inclusion: Fostering anti-bias workplace culture including in hiring, supervision, and programming. Initiating important conversations about identity, bias, prejudice, and stereotypes. Taking action against bias-based mistreatment. Developing policy initiatives and program materials with an equity-first approach. ANSR also engages with these topics through training, suggested readings, and continuing education opportunities. ANSR recognizes that this is not a comprehensive list, and we welcome new suggested topic areas for learning and professional and personal growth. Our Goals to Center Equity in Our Workplace and Work: Maintain a “Spectrum Committee” to support, empower, and foster an inclusive environment for all staff, Board of Directors, partners, and visitors. Regularly conduct an organization-wide analysis of systemic racism, power, and discrimination in all forms. Articulate our analysis to members and partners. Prioritize equity when developing and implementing programs and policy. Hold equity- and antiracism-focused trainings. Diversify organizational leadership and internal decision makers. Create mechanisms for input, accountability, and ongoing feedback from staff, community partners, and the public. When You See We Can Do Better, Tell Us. ANSR’s goal is to center equity and our values in all of our work. We know that this requires thoughtful commitment. We are still learning. We’ve fallen short in the past and are working to do better in the future. When you see we can do better, tell us. Land Acknowledgement Statement Against Racism Statement Against Antisemitism Statement Against Islamophobia Statement Against 2SLGBTQ+ Discrimination Statement archive (PDF). *Thank you to The Improve Group and The Loft for inspiring this equity statement. *Statement finalized April 2024

OUR MISSION ANSR is dedicated to reducing the human and economic costs of commercial tobacco, nicotine and other drug use in Minnesota. Our core commitments are: to protect young Minnesotans from a lifetime of addiction; to ensure that all Minnesotans can breathe clean, smoke-free air everywhere; and to reduce health inequities and other disparities in relation to commercial tobacco, nicotine and other drugs. In 1975, ANSR helped pass the nation’s first comprehensive state clean indoor air legislation. Since then, ANSR has continued to play a leading role in shaping tobacco policy and has been involved in every major state-wide policy, such as the Freedom to Breathe Act in 2007 and raising the tobacco tax in 2013. ANSR helped Minneapolis and Saint Paul restrict the sales of flavored tobacco, including menthol, and also helped Edina become the first Minneapolis city to raise the tobacco sales age to 21. Financial Documents 2023 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2023 Federal Form 990 Annual Reports 2023 Annual Report 2022 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2022 Federal Form 990 2022 Annual Report 2021 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2021 Federal Form 990 2021 Annual Report 2020 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2020 Federal Form 990 2020 Annual Report 2019 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2019 Federal Form 990 2019 Annual Report 2018 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2018 Federal Form 990 2018 Annual Report 2017 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2017 Federal Form 990 2017 Annual Report

CONTACT Get in Touch Phone: 651-646-3005 Fax: 651-646-0142 ANSR: ansrmn@ansrmn.org Live Smoke Free: info@mnsmokefreehousing.org Follow ANSR on social media: Address 2395 University Ave W, Suite 310 Saint Paul, MN 55114-1512 If you are visiting our offices, please call ahead to make arrangements and receive information on driving directions and parking.

FUNDERS AND RELATED SITES Current Funders Blue Cross Blue Shield Minnesota Center for Prevention Minneapolis Health Department Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Saint Paul-Ramsey County Public Health Department Department of Human Services Behavioral Health Division Minnesota Department of Health Hennepin County Public Health Department Past Funders ASPiRE Center Clearway Minnesota CDC Office on Smoking and Health Minnesota Cancer Alliance Programs Live Smoke Free Beautiful Lie Ugly Truth Minnesota Prevention Resource Center Don't Discount My Life Regional Prevention Coordinators Nicotine-Free Generation Substance Use in Minnesota Stop Sales to Minors Other Prevention Organizations Action on Smoking & Health American Nonsmokers Rights Foundation NorthPoint Health & Wellness Advocates for Better Health Minnesota Public Health Association Public Health Law Center American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Minnesota SOPHE Tobacco-Free Alliance American Heart Association Minnesota Youth Council American Lung Association Minnesotans for a Smoke-Free Generation Related Sites Minnesota District Finder Minnesota State Legislature Quit Partner My Life My Quit MN Clean Indoor Air Act (MCIAA)

OUR MISSION ANSR is dedicated to reducing the human and economic costs of commercial tobacco, nicotine and other drug use in Minnesota. Our core commitments are: to protect young Minnesotans from a lifetime of addiction; to ensure that all Minnesotans can breathe clean, smoke-free air everywhere; and to reduce health inequities and other disparities in relation to commercial tobacco, nicotine and other drugs. In 1975, ANSR helped pass the nation’s first comprehensive state clean indoor air legislation. Since then, ANSR has continued to play a leading role in shaping tobacco policy and has been involved in every major state-wide policy, such as the Freedom to Breathe Act in 2007 and raising the tobacco tax in 2013. ANSR helped Minneapolis and Saint Paul restrict the sales of flavored tobacco, including menthol, and also helped Edina become the first Minneapolis city to raise the tobacco sales age to 21. Financial Documents 2023 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2023 Federal Form 990 Annual Reports 2023 Annual Report 2022 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2022 Federal Form 990 2022 Annual Report 2021 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2021 Federal Form 990 2021 Annual Report 2020 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2020 Federal Form 990 2020 Annual Report 2019 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2019 Federal Form 990 2019 Annual Report 2018 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2018 Federal Form 990 2018 Annual Report 2017 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2017 Federal Form 990 2017 Annual Report

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PROGRAMS Live Smoke Free Technical Assistance Retailer Compliance Stop Sales to Minors Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Project WATCH Menthol Coalition Ramsey Tobacco Coalition Tobacco-Free Spaces

MEET OUR TEAM Email Jeanne Jeanne Weigum President Jeanne has served as the President of ANSR since 1980, though her path to leading the organization for nearly four decades has somewhat humble roots. The Association for Nonsmokers’ Rights, as it was called at the time, was in the midst of fighting for the nation’s first statewide clean indoor air law in 1975. Jeanne saw an ad in a local paper about the association’s work and decided to become a member, which only cost $1. After becoming a member, Jeanne soon joined the ANSR board and eventually moved her way up to the full-time President, a role for which she has never taken a salary. From ground-breaking smoke-free housing work to innovative approaches to preventing youth tobacco use, she has provided strategic direction for numerous public policy wins in Minnesota. She remains deeply committed to enhancing public health and her community. When not fighting the good fight at ANSR, you’ll find Jeanne baking in the winter, gardening in the spring and summer, and up to her ankles in rescue dogs year round. Email Emily Emily Anderson Director of Policy Emily is a Program Director who focuses on point-of-sale policy work and clean outdoor air in parks and on college campuses. Since her first year at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Emily knew she wanted to work at a nonprofit and contribute to a greater good. After graduate school and stops at a few other nonprofits, she found her niche in public health policy and tobacco prevention at ANSR. Emily has supported dozens of Minnesota communities in passing tobacco-free parks policies and has worked closely with colleges and universities, including the University of Minnesota, in adopting tobacco-free campus policies. She advocated for a first-of-its-kind cigar pricing ordinance in Brooklyn Center. She has presented at several public health conferences, including the National Summit on Smokeless and Spit Tobacco and the National Conference on Tobacco or Health. Outside of work Emily enjoys spending time with her family in Minneapolis and heading into the great outdoors to bike, camp and skijor. While Minnesota is now home, she takes pride in teaching her two young daughters to say “Go, Pack, Go!” Email Katie Katie Engman Program Director, Policy & Compliance Katie has led school and community commercial tobacco-prevention efforts since 2002, centering her work on youth education, advocacy, and engagement. She has been instrumental in advancing local policies, including ending the sale of flavored products, smoke-free workplaces, youth access laws, tobacco-free parks, and numerous updates to city ordinances. Most recently, she began coordinating THC and cannabis compliance checks, building on her decades of experience conducting tobacco compliance checks. Outside the office one might find Katie in the middle of a lake, having arrived there via swimming, boating, or paddling. She also enjoys planning family adventures, such as trips to the beach and cheering on her kids at their activities. Email Jason Jason Lind Director of Finance and IT Jason is ANSR’s Director of Finance and IT. He joined ANSR in 2020 and has a long history of nonprofit work. Jason helps manage the overall ANSR budget and ensures we are good stewards of the funds we receive. He is passionate about technology and enjoys teaching and discussing tech of almost any kind. Personally, he enjoys going for long walk-and-talks with his wife, throwing not-so-perfect spirals to his twin boys, and playing pickleball. Email Molly Molly Schmidtke Policy and Technical Assistance Manager Molly is a Policy and Technical Assistance Manager. In this role, Molly is responsible for conducting outreach and education events, supporting youth policy and advocacy efforts, and supporting all other ANSR tobacco prevention efforts. Some of her accomplishments include: multiple flavored commercial tobacco restrictions in MN communities, working with youth to create, disseminate and evaluate vaping prevalence surveys with youth partners, as well as creating and disseminating a toolkit focused on the environmental impacts of commercial tobacco products. She has a BS from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in Public Health – Community Health Education and a Master’s in Public Health degree from the University of Minnesota. She is also a Certified Health Education Specialist. She is passionate about many public health topics, such as health equity, policy and advocacy. Outside of work, Molly loves to be out on the Mississippi River and watching the Minnesota Wild. Email Chris Christopher Smith Community Policy Advocate Chris started at ANSR as a contracted Campaign Organizer in 2020 and officially joined the team as a Community Policy Advocate in 2022. Chris enjoys connecting communities with lawmakers and city leadership. He believes that community engagement is key to developing sound equitable policies. Chris holds a bachelor’s degree in business and a master’s in advocacy and political leadership -both from Metropolitan State University. He comes to ANSR with a breadth of community organizing experience, from working closely with faith communities as a congregational organizer, to field organizing during numerous election cycles for political and issue campaigns. At ANSR Chris is focused on local tobacco prevention policy at point of sale and smoke-free housing. While not working in the office, Chris spends much of his time biking, developing bikepacking routes for his next adventure, and cheering on the St. Paul Saints with friends and family. Chris is a downtown St. Paul resident and considers himself to be an “armchair Urbanist” since he often criticizes street design, even though he does not hold a degree in engineering or urban planning. Email Alex Alexandra Eberhart Project Lead Alex is a Project Lead primarily working on the Live Smoke Free program housed at ANSR. She assists multi-unit housing properties in adopting smoke-free policies and contributes to community outreach, resident engagement, and enforcement strategies for smoke-free housing. Alex also supports youth engagement and advocacy efforts to prevent commercial tobacco use, empowering young leaders to make a difference. Alex earned a Master’s in Public Health from St. Ambrose University and a BS in Public Health - Health Administration from Winona State University. With her long-standing passion for community well-being, she is eager to further ANSR’s mission and engage with communities in promoting smoke-free living. Outside of work, you can find her playing pickleball, reading a book, or enjoying the outdoors. Email Sheila Sheila Watercott Regional ATOD Prevention Coordinator - Region 7 Sheila Watercott serves as a Minnesota Regional Alcohol, Tobacco, & Other Drug Prevention Coordinator (RPC) in the 7 county Metro Region. She has over 15 years experience coordinating community projects focused on health and safety. Prior to taking this role, she was a Community Health Educator and Project Coordinator in Little Falls and Morrison County. She has worked with community partners to achieve outcomes in reducing youth substance use, in growing awareness of effective substance use prevention strategies, and in growing knowledge of the harms of youth substance use, including the use of marijuana, alcohol, commercial tobacco products, and prescription drugs. Email Jaclyn Jaclyn Frank Live Smoke Free Community Outreach Coordinator Jaclyn is a Community Outreach Coordinator for the Live Smoke Free program at ANSR. Jaclyn collaborates with property managers, residents, local public health, and state partners to promote, implement, and evaluate smoke-free multi-unit housing policies. She has a background in mixed-methods research, advocacy, and systems improvement across various public health domains including housing, chronic diseases, and the public health workforce, all with a strong focus on health equity. Jaclyn has a BS in Public Health from Purdue University and an MPH from the University of Minnesota in Public Health Administration and Policy. Outside of work, you might find her running along the Mississippi River, singing karaoke, or finishing a puzzle. Email Moe Moe Sadique Event Coordinator Moe serves as the Event Coordinator for the Minnesota Prevention Resource Center. Their role includes planning MPRC training and events, such as the annual MN Prevention Program Sharing conference, and providing administrative support to other ANSR programs. Moe has a background in civic engagement, organizing and politics, as well as experience leading teams in managing medical and pharmacy benefits. They are passionate about using their project coordination and program development skills to advance the work of MPRC. Moe also loves nature, music, crafts, reading, and spending time with their son and their dog. Email Gabrielle Gabrielle Horsford Community Outreach and Advocacy Coordinator Gabrielle is a Community Outreach and Advocacy Coordinator, working on Point of Sale, Flavors, and Tobacco Marketing. Gabrielle supports advocacy efforts, outreach and education events, and provides administrative support to other ANSR programs. Gabrielle has a public health background, with a passion for eliminating racial health disparities by combining policy advocacy with theory-driven behavior change practices. She has a BA in psychology from the College of Saint Benedict, and an MPH in Community Health Promotion from the University of Minnesota –School of Public Health. Outside of work, Gabrielle enjoys educating young people at the community college level, eating her husband’s cooking, and walking their two dogs. Email Jeffrey Jeffrey Palaniappan Ting Community Outreach and Advocacy Coordinator Jeffrey is a Community Outreach and Advocacy Coordinator, supporting the Point of Sales team with youth engagement, advocacy, and community outreach. He is passionate about community capacity building, youth empowerment, and health literacy. He earned his B.S. in Environmental Management from Indiana University Bloomington, and his MPH in Community Health Promotion from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. In the everyday, Jeffrey loves board and video games, attempting family recipes, and spending time with loved ones.

OUR MISSION ANSR is dedicated to reducing the human and economic costs of commercial tobacco, nicotine and other drug use in Minnesota. Our core commitments are: to protect young Minnesotans from a lifetime of addiction; to ensure that all Minnesotans can breathe clean, smoke-free air everywhere; and to reduce health inequities and other disparities in relation to commercial tobacco, nicotine and other drugs. In 1975, ANSR helped pass the nation’s first comprehensive state clean indoor air legislation. Since then, ANSR has continued to play a leading role in shaping tobacco policy and has been involved in every major state-wide policy, such as the Freedom to Breathe Act in 2007 and raising the tobacco tax in 2013. ANSR helped Minneapolis and Saint Paul restrict the sales of flavored tobacco, including menthol, and also helped Edina become the first Minneapolis city to raise the tobacco sales age to 21. Financial Documents 2023 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2023 Federal Form 990 Annual Reports 2023 Annual Report 2022 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2022 Federal Form 990 2022 Annual Report 2021 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2021 Federal Form 990 2021 Annual Report 2020 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2020 Federal Form 990 2020 Annual Report 2019 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2019 Federal Form 990 2019 Annual Report 2018 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2018 Federal Form 990 2018 Annual Report 2017 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2017 Federal Form 990 2017 Annual Report

OUR MISSION ANSR is dedicated to reducing the human and economic costs of commercial tobacco, nicotine and other drug use in Minnesota. Our core commitments are: to protect young Minnesotans from a lifetime of addiction; to ensure that all Minnesotans can breathe clean, smoke-free air everywhere; and to reduce health inequities and other disparities in relation to commercial tobacco, nicotine and other drugs. In 1975, ANSR helped pass the nation’s first comprehensive state clean indoor air legislation. Since then, ANSR has continued to play a leading role in shaping tobacco policy and has been involved in every major state-wide policy, such as the Freedom to Breathe Act in 2007 and raising the tobacco tax in 2013. ANSR helped Minneapolis and Saint Paul restrict the sales of flavored tobacco, including menthol, and also helped Edina become the first Minneapolis city to raise the tobacco sales age to 21. Financial Documents 2023 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2023 Federal Form 990 Annual Reports 2023 Annual Report 2022 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2022 Federal Form 990 2022 Annual Report 2021 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2021 Federal Form 990 2021 Annual Report 2020 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2020 Federal Form 990 2020 Annual Report 2019 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2019 Federal Form 990 2019 Annual Report 2018 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2018 Federal Form 990 2018 Annual Report 2017 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2017 Federal Form 990 2017 Annual Report

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