Nonprofit · EIN 47-4094953
CSTE FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · ATLANTA, GA 30345
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,369,273 | $397,173 | $2,972,100 | $3,590,287 | $268,972 | $3,321,315 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $178,603 | $432,714 | -$254,111 | $504,051 | $154,836 | $349,215 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $123,358 | $348,990 | -$225,632 | $643,783 | $40,457 | $603,326 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,349,489
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $19,784
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $234,158
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $98,892
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $105,969
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $9,300
- Travel
- $31,293
- Depreciation
- $1,305
- Program services (functional)
- $340,127
- Management and general (functional)
- $46,305
- Fundraising (functional)
- $10,741
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $504,051
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,590,287
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $268,972
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,321,315
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,849
- Publicly traded securities
- $67,320
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $212,376
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,108,939
- Gross receipts
- $3,369,273
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 2018
- State of legal domicile
- GA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANET HAMILTON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 1 | $0 | $389,517 | $0 |
| SHELIA SCOTT | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 3 | $0 | $121,843 | $4,442 |
| LEIGH PLOTT CFRE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $59,703 | $0 | $9,001 |
| BAOKY VU | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GUS BIRKHEAD MD MPH | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM DANIEL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| VERLA NESLUND JD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ALFRED DEMARIA JR MD | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| EDDY A BRESNITZ MD MSCE | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LAKESHA ROBINSON MPH | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN OSTROF MD | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHELIA SCOTT | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 3 | $0 | $184,406 | $22,345 |
| LEIGH PLOTT CFRE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $174,156 | $0 | $21,840 |
| GUS BIRKHEAD MD MPH | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LAKESHA ROBINSON MPH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| VERLA NESLUND JD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BAOKY VU | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| EDDY A BRESNITZ MD MSCE | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM DANIEL | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA HINES-LOWE | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LANDEN MD MPH | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURENE MASCOLA MD MPH | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN M OSTROF MD | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHELIA SCOTT | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 3 | $0 | $169,543 | $20,853 |
| LEIGH PLOTT CFRE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $90,583 | $0 | $7,627 |
| GUS BIRKHEAD MD MPH | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LAKESHA ROBINSON MPH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| VERLA NESLUND JD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BAOKY VU | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| EDDY A BRESNITZ MD MSCE | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ALFRED DEMARIA JR MD | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA HINES-LOWE | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LANDEN MD MPH | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURENE MASCOLA MD MPH | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN M OSTROF MD | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2635 CENTURY PKWY NE STE 700, ATLANTA, GA 30345-3148
- In care of
- % MARYSUE SHULIN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JANET HAMILTON, 2635 CENTURY PARKWAY NE SUITE 700, ATLANTA, GA 30345
- Signed the 990
- JANET HAMILTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (770) 458-3811
- Website
- WWW.CSTEFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MAULDIN & JENKINS LLC
Mission
THE CSTE FOUNDATION IS THE PHILANTHROPIC ARM OF THE COUNCIL OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL EPIDEMIOLOGISTS (CSTE). CSTE SEEKS TO ADVANCE THE FIELD OF APPLIED EPIDEMIOLOGY TO MAXIMIZE HEALTH WITH A VISION OF THRIVING PEOPLE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES EVERYWHERE. THE CSTE FOUNDATION WORKS WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO HELP CSTE MEET THE NEEDS OF HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND THE APPLIED EPIDEMIOLOGISTS THE FRONTLINE DISEASE DETECTIVES WHO ARE THE BACKBONE OF THOSE STATE, TRIBAL, LOCAL, AND TERRITORIAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. THE FOUNDATION FOCUSES ON ISSUES THAT ARE HISTORICALLY UNDERFUNDED OR NOT FUNDED BY GOVERNMENT YET ARE CRITICAL TO ENSURING EVERYONE CAN ACHIEVE THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL OF HEALTH.
Program accomplishments
- THE CSTE FOUNDATION AWARDED GRANTS TO CSTE IN SUPPORT OF MISSION-CRITICAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.Expenses $340,127 · grants $234,158
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-4094953
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization, Type I
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Supporting organization, 50% limit
- Exempt since
- 2018
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B82)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,590,287
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,369,273
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $3,369,273 | $397,173 | $3,590,287 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $178,603 | $432,714 | $504,051 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $123,358 | $348,990 | $643,783 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $21,516 | $177,983 | $841,029 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 47-4094953).
Questions about CSTE FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of CSTE FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CSTE FOUNDATION is 47-4094953.
- Is CSTE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2018.
- Are donations to CSTE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization, 50% limit).
- Which annual return does CSTE FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CSTE FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CSTE FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CSTE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names JANET HAMILTON.
- Who are the officers and directors of CSTE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does CSTE FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,369,273, expenses of $397,173 and total assets of $3,590,287 at year end.
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