2017-08-14T17:19:20-07:00 2016-09-30 990 2015-10-01 521105189 ZERO TO THREE - NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS TODDLERS AND FAMILIES ZERO 2026381144 1255 23rd Street NW Suite 350 Washington DC 20037 Matthew E Melmed Executive Director 2026381144 2017-08-15 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Matthew E Melmed 1255 23rd Street NW Suite 350 Washington DC 20037 39480172 0 X www.zerotothree.org X 1977 DC ZERO TO THREE's mission is to ensure that all babies and toddlers have a strong start in life. We provide parents, professionals and policymakers the knowledge and know-how to nurture early development. 30 29 166 29 18250 0 27173335 30064383 3113316 2854540 701630 445812 851839 600752 31840120 33965487 0 0 0 0 13260255 16829291 0 0 402270 13354780 15506488 26615035 32335779 5225085 1629708 34374102 37640917 7410144 8107099 26963958 29533818 X ZERO TO THREE's mission is to ensure that all babies and toddlers have a strong start in life. We provide parents, professionals and policymakers the knowledge and know-how to nurture early development. At ZERO TO THREE we envision a society that has the knowledge and will to support all infants and toddlers in reaching their full potential. 1 1 9208291 0 0 National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching and Learning (NC ECDTL). NC ECDTL is a federally funded consortium of seven organizations operating under a five-year grant aimed at impacting the training and technical assistance needs of Head Start and child care programs and systems. The goal of NC ECDTL is to identify, develop, and promote the implementation of evidence-based practices that are culturally and linguistically responsive and lead to positive child outcomes across early childhood programs and to support strong professional development systems. As the lead partner, ZERO TO THREE is responsible for setting the direction for the center and providing overall project management. During FY16, NC ECDTL developed resources and training to support the use and implementation of The Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework, developed resources to support effective teaching practices, implementation of curricula, and screening and assessing children's progress. NC ECDTL used data to improve practice and program performance, developed OCC/CCDBG implementation resources, and developed training and technical assistance for the infant/toddler workforce. 3242954 0 0 National Center on Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships. This national center supports the effective implementation of new EHS-CC partnership grants, which will provide comprehensive high quality services for infants and toddlers and their families. The center provides training, resources and materials to federal staff, Office of Head Start and Office of Child Care training and technical assistance partners, and CCDF Administrators so that all are equipped to meet the needs of new EHS-CC partnership grantees. 3096430 0 0 Healthy Steps. Healthy Steps is the established, evidence-based model of enhanced pediatric primary care for young children and their families. It ensures optimal child development by strengthening family protective factors, improving parenting skills, and preventing the negative influences of behavioral, emotional, and social determinants of health. Along with multiple external partners, ZERO TO THREE has launched a nationwide program evaluation to identify best practices in services and financing with the goal of codifying the model and developing a robust scaling plan. 2789801 0 0 Child Welfare. ZERO TO THREE's Safe Babies Court Teams help young victims of abuse and neglect who are served by the child welfare system. ZERO TO THREE pairs child development specialists with family judges to ensure decisions are made and services delivered that best suit the developmental needs of infants and toddlers. ZERO TO THREE operates the Quality Improvement Center for Research-based Infant-Toddler Court Teams through a grant from the Administration for Children and Families as well as several state-based Safe Baby Court Teams. These sites provide evidence-based practices on how the interests of young children are best served in the child welfare system. As a result of these sites, there have been significant changes in systems, increased resource sharing and new collaborative strategies as part of a comprehensive approach to enable courts to address the complex issues of abused and neglected babies. 2497475 0 2513506 Training, Consulting, Professional, and Member Services. ZERO TO THREE supports professional who serve families with young children with professional development, consulting and associated resources. The ZERO TO THREE Annual Conference is the annual multi-disciplinary training event for early childhood professionals. The conference gathers close to 3,000 professionals to learn the latest research, practice and policy topics related to infants, toddlers, and their families. Topics may include brain development, early childhood education, mental health, pediatrics, and child welfare. ZERO TO THREE's professional development department provides on-site and distal training and materials to infant/family professionals. All materials are evidenced-based and focus on key ZERO TO THREE topics such as infant-toddler development, infant mental health, ZERO TO THREE's infant mental health diagnostic tool DC:0-5, brain development, early language and literacy, and child abuse and neglect prevention. Our Early Childhood Workforce Innovation initiative focuses on supporting state and community efforts to build, implement, and enhance cross-sector early childhood systems and workforce supports. ZERO TO THREE developed the Critical Competencies for Infant-Toddler Educators to identify the essential skills educators need to optimize the (1) social-emotional, (2) cognitive, and (3) language and literacy development of all infants and toddlers. Accompanying training is being developed to assist communities in building these skills as well as consultation in deployment. ZERO TO THREE also provides resources, training videos, tools and curriculums through the ZERO TO THREE bookstore for professionals on a variety of early childhood topics. The Zero to Three Journal, published 6 times per year, is the premier multi-disciplinary publication for early childhood professionals, highlighting research across the spectrum of early childhood. 2302851 0 0 Federal Systems Technical Assistance. ZERO TO THREE provides technical assistance under a number of federally funded initiatives in support of improving early childhood outcomes. ZERO TO THREE operates the Programmatic Assistance for Tribal Home Visiting (PATH) Technical Assistance Center, which aims to increase Tribal MIECHV and Tribal Early Learning Initiative (TELI) grantees' capacity to implement high quality, home visiting childhood systems serving American Indian and Alaska Native families. Under the Healthy Start program, ZERO TO THREE supports grantees in their efforts to reduce the rate of infant mortality and improve perinatal outcomes through technical assistance and training. ZERO TO THREE also provides technical assistance and training to the state and community grantees of the federal Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children's Health (LAUNCH) program. Finally, ZERO TO THREE supports the Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Collaborative that helps Impact grantees innovate and improve their approaches to child development health and well-being. 1768845 0 0 Parenting Resources. By providing reliable, science-based resources on how best to promote a young child's health and development, ZERO TO THREE's parenting resources has become the 'go-to" source for today's busy parents and professionals. This year, Parent Resource focused on development of positive parenting messages in the media. During 2016, ZERO TO THREE supported the content development and outreach for the Text4Baby text messaging service - an outreach to pregnant women on health and development of their baby during pregnancy and the first year of life. In partnership with the Bezos Family Foundation, ZERO TO THREE commissioned and co-developed a National Parent Survey and released the results in 2016. 1655576 0 0 Policy Center Analysis. The ZERO TO THREE Policy Center is a non-partisan, research-based resource for federal and state policymakers and advocates on the unique developmental needs of infants and toddlers. The Policy Center brings to bear ZERO TO THREE research-based expertise on infant-toddler development to ensure that public policies reflect best practices and current research in support of our nation's very young children. The Policy Center promotes good health, strong families and positive early learning experiences for all infants and toddlers, with special emphasis on those who are the most vulnerable. Through the Policy Center Network, over 65,000 advocates help ZERO TO THREE impact public policy. 803102 0 0 Western Office Policy Analysis and Program Consultation. ZERO TO THREE's Western Office in Los Angeles, CA focuses on policy and program consultation in Los Angeles County and throughout California. The Western Office currently is working in partnership with First Five Los Angeles on a Prenatal to Five Workforce Development to: adapt the P-3 Core Competencies to reflect content for professionals serving expectant parents and children birth through five years old; align with Building Stronger Families Framework and Core Results; develop cross sector training modules on each of 8 main domains identified as core knowledge and competency areas; glean ongoing feedback on the training modules as they are being developed; implement trainings in Best Start communities and provide communities of learning and practice for both practitioners and administrators in embedding the training into practice and their organizational/agency systems; evaluate the impact of the training and communities of learning and practice; provide training of trainings to support scale-up of the training curriculum with a focus on embedding cross-sector professional development approaches throughout LA County; and work with First 5 LA to integrate this approach in the organization's workforce development investments and broader policy and systems change efforts. 538085 0 0 Communication. ZERO TO THREE communicates the outcomes of its activities and child development information on a broad array of topics. This year, ZERO TO THREE launched a rebranding of the organization and a new website. Please see our website www.zerotothree.org. 429498 0 341034 Military Family Projects. ZERO TO THREE supports military families with young children through a variety of projects. The Baby Brigade project developed a peer-driven, collaborative, community-based program to support Veteran parents with young children. ZERO TO THREE also provides training and reflective consultation to the Army's New Parent Support Program. ZERO TO THREE supports the work of the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress with a focus on military families and children who have experienced traumatic stress. 405384 0 0 Professional Development. ZERO TO THREE is engaging in a two-year effort to deliver a six-part professional development series designed to improve outcomes for children and families in Forsyth County, North Carolina. In addition, ZERO TO THREE is in the process of creating a "brain development" curriculum in partnership with the University of Arkansas. ZERO TO THREE is developing resources in support of training on the Quality of Caregiver-Child Interactions for Infants and Toddlers measurement tools. 361742 0 0 Other National Centers for Head Start and Child Care Projects - ZERO TO THREE supports the work of the National Center for Early Childhood Health and Wellness as a sub-recipient to American Academy of Pediatrics and the work of the National Center on Performance Management and Fiscal Operations as a sub-recipient to University of Massachusetts' Donohue Institute. ZERO TO THREE's focus for each is in support of early childhood development and programmatic operations. 344951 0 0 Infant Mental Health. ZERO TO THREE serves as a thought leader within the field of infant mental health. A key area of focus is the revision of our signature publication: Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Development Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood. 273126 0 0 Leadership Development. ZERO TO THREE's Fellowship Program is the nation's oldest leadership development initiative focused on meeting the growing need for dynamic leaders and a strong multi-disciplinary network of professionals and policymakers dedicated to improving outcomes for infants, toddlers and their families. During its 30 year history, over 280 Fellows have completed the fellowship to become part of the Academy of ZERO TO THREE fellows, engaging and leveraging the significant influence, connections, and resources of the graduate fellows network with many becoming dynamic and influential leaders in the field. 268150 0 0 Advocacy. ZERO TO THREE focuses on the promotion of good health, strong families, and positive early learning outcomes in its public policy advocacy efforts. 135047 0 0 Transcultural Initiatives. This initiative develops partnerships with organizations that are expert in serving the Latino markets, translates parenting resources into Spanish, and incorporates global thinking into the execution of ZERO TO THREE's programmatic and policy work. The Transcultural Initiative works in partnership with Univision on parent resources, and supports ZERO TO THREE's Spanish twitter account CEROATRES and the Spanish version of our website Cero A Tres. 1145631 0 0 Other 15719264 0 2854540 31266939 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 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 1 133 0 1 166 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 30 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AK AL AR AZ CA CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY MA MD MI MN MO NC NJ NM NY OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WI WV X Laura W Shiflett 2026381144 1255 23rd Street NW Suite 350 Washington DC 20037 Ross Thompson President 4 X X 3000 0 0 Paul Spicer Vice President 4 X X 0 0 0 Brian Napack Secretary/Treasurer 4 X X 0 0 0 Ann Pleshette Murphy Immediate Past President 2 X X 0 0 0 Brenda Jones Harden Chair of the Committee of the Board 2 X X 2500 0 0 Robert Chang Board member 2 X 0 0 0 Maria Chavez Board member 2 X 0 0 0 Lia Dean Board member 2 X 0 0 0 Helen Egger Board member 2 X 0 0 0 Robert Emde Board member 2 X 0 0 0 Linda Gilkerson Board member 2 X 1539 0 0 Walter Gilliam Board member 2 X 0 0 0 Ron Lally Board member 2 X 0 0 0 Donna Levin Board member 2 X 0 0 0 Alicia Lieberman Board member 2 X 330 0 0 John Love Board member 2 X 1500 0 0 Andrew Meltzoff Board member 2 X 0 0 0 Lisa Mennet Board member 2 X 0 0 0 Joy Osofsky Board member 2 X 30525 0 0 Jeree Pawl Board member 2 X 0 0 0 Cheryl Polk Board member 2 X 0 0 0 Rizwan Shah Board member 2 X 0 0 0 Rebecca Shahmoon Shanok Board member 2 X 3000 0 0 Eugene Stein Board member 2 X 0 0 0 Mindy Stein Board member 2 X 0 0 0 Lynn Straus Board member 2 X 0 0 0 Ginger Ward Board member 2 X 0 0 0 Serena Wieder Board member 2 X 0 0 0 Charles Zeanah Board member 2 X 0 0 0 Matthew E Melmed Executive Director 50 X 372505 0 237885 Laura W Shiflett Chief Financial and Adminstrative Officer 50 X 218087 0 12174 Janice Im Chief Program Officer 50 X 171041 0 21330 Kathleen McEnerny Chief Development & Communications Officer 50 X 162044 0 27686 Tahra Goraya Western Office Director (term 3/31/16) 37.5 X 135874 0 31774 Jonathan Goldfinger National Director, Healthy Steps 37.5 X 133444 0 1646 Janie Fletcher-Huddleston Director QIC Court Teams 37.5 X 129706 0 3399 Jennifer Boss Director, National Center Early Childhood 37.5 X 129541 0 25863 Claire Lerner Senior Parenting Strategist (term 7/29/16) 30 X 129087 0 10289 1623723 0 372046 10 0 1 0 WestEd 4665 Lampson Avenue Los Alamitos CA 90720 Subrecipient consulting 2309627 Child Care Aware of America 1515 N Courthuse Road 3rd Floor Arlington VA 22201 Subrecipient consulting 485122 Chapin Hall Center for Children 1313 East 60th Street Chicago IL 60637 Subcontractor 343749 RR Donnelley PO Box 538602 Atlanta GA 303538602 Printing 311674 Sysarc Inc 11300 Rockville Pike Suite 605 Rockville MD 20852 IT Support 347958 16 0 8095 0 0 18357524 11698764 0 30064383 Training institute and other meetings 900099 1711904 1556741 15008 140155 Training and consulting fees 541900 640811 640811 0 0 New parent support HV training-DoD 900099 341034 341034 0 0 Journal 900099 160791 157549 3242 0 0 0 0 0 2854540 653180 0 0 653180 0 0 0 0 94217 0 0 94217 0 0 5187154 0 5394522 0 -207368 0 -207368 0 0 -207368 0 425004 120163 304841 304841 0 0 Sublease income 900099 167452 0 0 167452 34242 34242 0 0 201694 33965487 3035218 18250 847636 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1362407 172098 1075647 114662 0 0 0 0 12501874 10850766 1582343 68765 537083 476421 57546 3116 1446712 1225652 213521 7539 981215 799690 166807 14718 0 0 0 0 254478 20825 233653 0 115706 0 115706 0 231570 231570 0 0 0 0 69950 0 69950 0 9531717 9242828 256777 32112 1088 1088 0 0 877913 707698 163679 6536 249512 71270 173007 5235 5223 5223 0 0 1370978 777111 565991 27876 1505288 1385658 88267 31363 0 0 0 0 738068 668427 68972 669 2449 872 1552 25 0 0 0 0 377050 141818 230073 5159 82952 10372 72580 0 Dues subscriptions & materials 93618 58779 26418 8421 Bad debt and miscellaneous -1072 18151 -19223 0 Allocation of management and administrative expenses 0 4400622 -4476696 76074 32335779 31266939 666570 402270 -569468 9915268 7687635 842920 6927497 5212244 63618 191682 0 0 0 0 0 0 298475 255452 308370 314261 3645882 1855447 1738717 1790435 17919254 19118655 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 34374102 37640917 3870811 4498295 0 0 890690 1288004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2648643 2320800 7410144 8107099 X 16418472 15453326 10097042 13632048 448444 448444 26963958 29533818 34374102 37640917 1629708 940152 0 0 0 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 17129112 15384419 15801145 27173335 30064383 105552394 17129112 15384419 15801145 27173335 30064383 105552394 6507324 99045070 541296 779075 684241 959309 914848 3878769 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56298 42983 3565 34240 137086 109568249 14400412 0.90396 0.9691 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other income consists of expense reimbursements, credit card rebates, honoraria, and miscellaneous revenue. 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Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 ZERO TO THREE follows the authoritative guidance relating to accounting for uncertainty in income taxes included is FASB ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes. ZERO TO THREE performed an evaluation of uncertain tax positions for the year ended September 30, 2016 and determined that there were no matters that would require recognition in the financial statements or that may have any effect on its tax-exempt status. As of September 30, 2016, the statute of limitations for tax years ended September 30, 2013 through September 30, 2015 remains open with the US federal jurisdiction or the various states and local jurisdictions in which ZERO TO THREE files tax returns. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2d Cost of goods sold $120,163 Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2d Cost of goods sold $120,163. North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) 0 0 Program Services consulting 20600 Middle East and North Africa 0 0 Program Services translating material 7068 0 0 27668 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule F, Part I, Line 3 The accrual method of accounting is used. X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Matthew E Melmed Executive Director 368941 0 0 0 3564 0 218154 0 29682 0 620341 0 0 0 Laura W Shiflett Chief Financial and Adminstrative Officer 201252 0 15000 0 1835 0 12174 0 1828 0 232089 0 0 0 Janice Im Chief Program Officer 155720 0 15000 0 321 0 12716 0 10171 0 193928 0 0 0 Kathleen McEnerny Chief Development & Communications Officer 146336 0 15000 0 708 0 9193 0 19887 0 191124 0 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 For calendar year 2015, the compensation of the Executive Director was determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors and approval by the Compensation Committee. For calendar year 2016, the compensation of the Executive Director was determined by the Compensation Committee, an independent compensation consultant, a compensation study, and approval by the Compensation Committee. Schedule J, Part I, Line 4 Effective January 1, 2010 ZERO TO THREE adopted a deferred compensation plan for prior unfunded retirement requirements for its eligible executives under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 457(f). The plan under section 457(f) is an unfunded, non-qualified deferred compensation plan. ZERO TO THREE makes non-elective contributions under this plan. Contributions to the plan are vested upon fulfillment by the executive of certain requirements, as set forth in the plan agreement. For the year ended 12/31/2015, $171,400 was deferred for Matthew E. Melmed, Executive Director. Additional deferred compensation for Mr. Melmed in 2015 was $25,554 in earnings on the plan and $21,200 contributed to a 403(b) retirement plan. Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Members of the management team received year-end bonuses. Form 990, Part III, Line 2 In 2016, ZERO TO THREE was awarded a new grant for the National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning. This program is fully described in Part III, line 4a. Form 990, Part III, Line 3 ZERO TO THREE no longer provides the services in support of HHS' Early HeadStart National Resource Center. This Center was consolidated into the new National Center for Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1a ZERO TO THREE's Board delegates authority to act on behalf of the Board to a ten member Executive Committee in between board meetings. The Executive Committee may exercise all powers of the Board, when the Board is not in session, except such powers of the Board, if any, as the Board may specifically reserve for itself or as may be reserved in the Articles of Incorporation, provided that the Board is notified of committee actions on a regular basis. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Eugene Stein and Mindy Stein have a family relationship. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 In June 2016, ZERO TO THREE initiated a membership program. Members receive access to new education and training, research, and networking, along with discounts on products and events. Members are able to connect with other early childhood professionals and to keep up to date on the latest developments. ZERO TO THREE's members provide direct service to children and families, administer programs for young children, and work to plan, create policy, and fund early childhood systems. This membership program does not meet the IRS definition of members and thus the answer to line 6 is no. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The draft IRS Form 990 is presented to the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors for review and approval. They have the opportunity to review the filing and ask questions for clarification. A copy of the draft IRS Form 990 is then distributed to all Board Members via email prior to filing with the Internal Revenue Service. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The Conflict of Interest policy is issued to all staff as part of the Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual. Conflict of Interest Disclosure forms are requested annually from all staff by the Human Resources department. Staff members are advised to notify their supervisor whenever there is a potential conflict of interest. Any conflict of interest situations are first reviewed by the supervisor with the Human Resources Director. If a determination is not able to be made as to whether there is a conflict of interest, it then goes to the executive management team for review and determination. Board members are also asked to review and sign Conflict of Interest statements annually. If a conflict of interest is found, ZERO TO THREE requests the employee or Board member to remove themselves from any decision making process where this conflict would exist. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The President, Vice President, and Treasurer of the Board of Directors form a Compensation Committee and conduct the performance review and determine compensation and salary adjustments for the Executive Director. The Board periodically contracts for a compensation study by an independent compensation consultant which includes an analysis of similar industry comparisons and benchmarks to ensure appropriate compensation levels are maintained. The last compensation study for the Executive Director was conducted December 2015. The Executive Director conducts the performance review for the Chief Financial & Administrative Officer and other senior members of management and sets compensation that is aligned to salary benchmark data provided by ZERO TO THREE's Human Resources staff from annual surveys. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 ZERO TO THREE places its annual report, IRS Form 990, and audited financial statements on its website for public access at www.zerotothree.org. ZERO TO THREE does not currently make its governing documents nor conflict of interest policy available to the public. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Subrecipients under federal grants $6,691,544; consultants $1,937,526; fees for services $602,688; temporary help $222,442; honoraria $38,696; other $38,821. Additional time was needed to gather the information necessary to file a complete and accurate return. An extension until August 15, 2017 was requested.