2019-10-08T13:06:42-05:00 2018-12-31 274256127 PINCHASIK YELEN MUSKAT STEIN LLC 3225 AVIATION AVENUE SUITE 500 MIAMI FL 33133 990 2018-01-01 650683088 THE MELISSA INSTITUTE FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT INC MELI 3052842930 1507 LEVANTE AVENUE - SUITE 331 CORAL GABLES FL 33146 LYNN APTMAN PRESIDENT 3052842930 2019-10-08 1 MELINDA ROBBINS CPA P01077080 3058585800 96.65.160.105 2019-10-08 10:05:56 ED P 66E447C8E77E4B888B1B44A992164A2C2CFBFF4B 66E447C8E77E4B888B1B44A992164A2C2CFBFF4B 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z LYNN APTMAN 1507 LEVANTE AVENUE - SUITE 331 CORAL GABLES FL 33146 225539 0 X MELISSAINSTITUTE.ORG X 1996 FL THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN RESEARCH AND DIRECT APPLICATION IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF VIOLENCE AND TO ASSIST VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES. 17 17 2 19 0 0 176555 117545 29868 17175 1917 2342 17023 53284 225363 190346 6000 3500 0 0 138339 113831 0 0 2395 40157 61938 184496 179269 40867 11077 377405 389337 7478 8333 369927 381004 X THE MISSION OF THE MELISSA INSTITUTE IS TO PREVENT VIOLENCE AND PROMOTE SAFER COMMUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATION AND THE APPLICATION OF RESEARCH-BASED KNOWLEDGE. 0 0 2173 BULLYING EDUCATION SERIES - BULLYING EDUCATION PREVENTION EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM VARIOUS SCHOOLS, AFTER-SCHOOL CARE AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON EXPLORING THE EFFECTS AND DYNAMICS OF BULLYING BEHAVIOR, ROLE OF BYSTANDERS, PROMOTING BYSTANDER TO UPSTANDER BEHAVIOR, WAYS TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE AND RESOURCES AND STRATEGIES TO INTERVENE WHEN BULLYING BEHAVIOR OCCURS. 5151 10175 MAY CONFERENCE - THE INSTITUTE'S 22ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE WAS HELD AT THE DONNA E. SHALALA STUDENT CENTER ON THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI CAMPUS IN CORAL GABLES, FL. THE TITLE OF THE CONFERENCE WAS "IMPACT OF TRAUMA AND VIOLENCE: INTERVENTIONS FOR SCHOOL, CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS." DONALD MEICHENBAUM, PH.D., RESEARCH DIRECTOR, THE MELISSA INSTITUTE, PROFESSOR EMERITUS, UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO, ONTARIO, CANADA, SERVED AS COURSE DIRECTOR. FACULTY ALSO INCLUDED COLLEEN CICCHETTI, PH.D., DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDHOOD RESILIENCE (CCR), DEPARTMENT OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY, ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO AND ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT THE FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY. DR. CICCHETTI HAS OVER 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND PARENT EDUCATION, AND TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO TRAUMA OR VICTIMIZATION. IN 2004 SHE ESTABLISHED THE CCR TO PROVIDE TRAINING, CONSULTING, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH TO SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS, COMMUNITY HEALTH AGENCIES, CITY LEADERS, AND PARENTS. THE CONFERENCE BROUGHT TOGETHER THESE THREE INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF PSYCHOLOGY TO DISCUSS RISK ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF VICTIMS OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. THE PRESENTERS OFFERED A LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVE AND HIGHLIGHTED WAYS TO BOLSTER RESILIENCE. SINCE 1997, THE MELISSA INSTITUTE HAS PRESENTED AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR TEACHERS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, THERAPISTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AND OTHERS TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED INFORMATION ON WAYS TO PREVENT AND TREAT VIOLENCE. MORE THAN 200 PROFESSIONALS ATTENDED THIS CONFERENCE. 180 ACT RAISING SAFE KIDS - TWO ACT RAISING SAFE KIDS FACILITATOR TRAINING PROGRAMS AND A REFRESHER COURSE FOR PREVIOUSLY TRAINED INDIVIDUALS TOOK PLACE DURING THE PAST YEAR. THE ACT FACILITATOR TRAINING INCLUDED ATTENDEES FROM MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS COUNSELORS, SUCCESS COACHES AND INTERVENTION SPECIALISTS AND STAFF FROM THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS - HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START. THE INSTITUTE HAS A CERTIFIED NATIONAL ACT COORDINATOR/MASTER TRAINER. 146859 3500 7000 146859 3500 7000 154363 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 FL X ETIONY ALDARONDO PHD 3052842930 1507 LEVANTE AVENUE 311 CORAL GABLES FL 33146 X LYNN APTMAN PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL APTMAN MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE L KEELEY PHD PRESIDENT EMERITUS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PHILIPP N LUDWIG TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KENNETH M BLOOM ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ETIONY ALDARONDO PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GRACE L CARRICARTE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KARYN CUNNINGHAM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONALD MEICHENBAUM PHD RESEARCH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISETTE M PEREZ-LIMA PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAGGIE SNYDER ESQ VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LINDSAY MENDIOLA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VANESSA LOPEZ SILVERMAN SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSE LEON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TRISH RAMSAY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL A SANTISTEBAN PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELISE SUNA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37270 80275 117545 MAY CONFERENCE 900099 10175 10175 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 900099 7000 7000 17175 2342 2342 88477 37270 35193 53284 53284 190346 17175 0 55626 X 3500 3500 105742 105374 368 8089 8061 28 25725 24400 1325 1099 1099 9957 3581 6376 66 66 2693 1943 750 4619 4619 MAY CONFERENCE 5151 5151 WEBSITE AND INTERNET 4828 4828 COMMUNITY REPORT 2808 2808 FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 2395 2395 2597 2353 244 179269 154363 22511 2395 377405 139935 246902 2500 377405 389337 450 210 7028 8123 7478 8333 X 193979 217056 175948 163948 369927 381004 377405 389337 11077 0 X 0 0 0 X 104504 114360 168047 176555 117545 681011 123464 125984 38997 29868 17175 335488 227968 240344 207044 206423 134720 1016499 0 0 0 1016499 2084 1810 1789 1917 2342 9942 2084 1810 1789 1917 2342 9942 230052 242154 208833 208340 137062 1026441 0.99030 0.99230 0.00970 0.00770 X 0 PAYROLL TAX LIABILITY 829 CREDIT CARD 7294 8123 PEACE & HARMONY 125747 37270 88477 10000 16779 500 7914 125747 37270 88477 10000 16779 500 7914 35193 53284 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 LYNN APTMAN AND MICHAEL APTMAN MD ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B COPY PROVIDED TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENTS VIA EMAIL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED AT BOARD MEETINGS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PAYROLL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,325. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,325. CONSULTATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 24,400. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 24,400.