COUNCIL OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL EPIDEMIOLOGISTS: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: COUNCIL OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL EPIDEMIOLOGISTS (EIN 23-7410799)
Tax period: 2014-10-01 to 2015-09-30
Filed: 2016-08-10
IRS object ID: 201612239349301691
Schema version: 2014v6.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-08-10T14:54:16-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	580692043	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Mauldin & Jenkins LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	200 Galleria Pkwy SE Ste 1700	AddressLine1Txt
City	Atlanta	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	303395946	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	237410799	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Council of State and Territorial	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	Epidemiologists Inc	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	COUN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7704583811	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2872 Woodcock Blvd 250	AddressLine1Txt
City	Atlanta	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	30341	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Jeffrey P Engel MD	PersonNm
Person Title	Executive Director	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7704583811	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-08-10	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Aleisa Howell	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00936721	PTIN
Phone	7709558600	PhoneNum
Preparation	2016-08-10	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-12-15 16:53:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Jeffrey P Engel MD	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2872 Woodcock BLVD	AddressLine1Txt
City	Atlanta	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	30341	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$14,701,038	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	www.cste.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1992	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	GA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	DEVELOPMENT OF STATE SURVEILLANCE AND EPIDEMIOLOGIST TRAININGVision StatementThe Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists is committed to improving the public's health by supporting the efforts of epidemiologists working at the state and local level to influence public health programs and policy based on science and data	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	10	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	31	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	750	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$1,377	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$10,728,058	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$13,786,881	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$635,718	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$910,801	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$5,811	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,979	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$6,100	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,377	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$11,375,687	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$14,701,038	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$5,638,210	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$7,085,559	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,452,332	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,806,425	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$3,160,545	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$4,617,173	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$11,251,087	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$14,509,157	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$124,600	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$191,881	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,135,671	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,905,098	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,916,091	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,493,637	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,219,580	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,411,461	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	See Schedule OCSTE promotes the effective use of epidemiologic data to guide public health practice and improve health. CSTE accomplishes this by supporting the use of effective public health surveillance and good epidemiologic practice through training, capacity development, peer consultation, developing standards for practice, and advocating for resources and scientifically based policy.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	Yes (1)	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	32 fellows graduated from Class XI of the CDC/CSTE Applied Epidemiology Fellowship (AEF) program with 63 percent remaining in state, local, and federal epidemiology positions: 35 Class XII Applied Epidemiology fellows started their first year of the fellowship during summer 2015	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Six Applied Public Health Informatics Fellowship (APHIF) fellows in Class III graduated after one year and four APHIF Class II fellows completed the pilot second-year extension with a focus on immunizations. Eight APHIF Class IV fellows started their first year of the fellowship during 2015 and four Class III APHIF fellows are participating in a second-year extension focused on immunization.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CSTE renewed the Influenza Incidence Surveillance Project contracts for Year 5 with Florida, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York City, North Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	45	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	31	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Jeffrey P Engel MD	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7704583811	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2872 Woodcock Blvd 250	AddressLine1Txt
City	Atlanta	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	30341	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Tim Jones MD
Vice President	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$1,750	$0	$0
Alfred DeMaria Jr MD
Vice President	6.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Marcelle Layton MD
At-large	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sharon Watkins PhD
Environmental/Occupational	7.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Megan Davies MD
President-Elect	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Kristy Bradley DMV
Infectious Disease	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Janet Hamilton MPH
At-large	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Joe McLaughlin MD MPH
President	6.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Sarah Park MD
Secretary-Treas.	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Danila PhD MPH
At-large	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Kathryn Turner PhD MPF
At-large	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Renee Calahan
Chronic Disease/MCH/Oral Health	8.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jeffrey P Engel MD
Executive Director	40.00		Yes (X)	$210,907	$0	$39,291
Beverly M Christner
Director of Operations	40.00			$114,073	$0	$29,988	Yes (X)
LaKesha Robinson
Chief, Planning & Grants Mgmt	24.30			$109,099	$0	$6,546	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$435,829	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$75,825	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$13,784,939	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,942	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$13,786,881	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
Annual Meetings	611430	$765,562	$763,370	$2,192
Member Fees	611430	$145,239	$145,239

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$910,801	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,979	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,979	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Book Sales	511130	$910	$910
Mailing List Sales	511140	$350	$350
Commissions	511130	$117	$117

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,377	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$14,701,038	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$908,609	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$1,377	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$4,171	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,230,313	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,855,246	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$257,870	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,907,335	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$101,951	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$382,551	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$156,718	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,000	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,256	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,950	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,000	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,985,328	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,500	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$172,061	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$233,300	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$196,190	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,512,052	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$171,743	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,697	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,260	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
Telephone/Webex	$99,658
Printing & Reproduction	$97,867
Equipment Rental	$30,629
Bank Processing Fees	$27,373

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,309	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,509,157	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$100	BOYAmt
EOY	$100	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,683,126	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,826,699	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,243,217	BOYAmt
EOY	$810,690	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$44,705	BOYAmt
EOY	$88,165	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,177	BOYAmt
EOY	$77	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$90,691	BOYAmt
EOY	$134,807	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$197,972	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$169,974	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$54,695	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,998	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,960	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,562	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,135,671	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,905,098	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,798,488	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,385,115	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,970	BOYAmt
EOY	$55,952	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$68,633	BOYAmt
EOY	$52,570	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,916,091	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,493,637	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,219,580	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,409,519	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$1,942	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,219,580	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,411,461	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,135,671	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,905,098	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$191,881	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	0	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	Yes (1)	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$64,101	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$18,782	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov	$5,162	NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$23,944	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$41,666	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable	-$17,722	TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$197,972	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$169,974	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$27,998	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$27,998	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Rent Discount	Desc
Amt	$52,570	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$52,570	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$14,701,038	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$14,701,038	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$14,701,038	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
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Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$14,509,157	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$14,509,157	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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Form And Line Reference	Part X, Line 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The Organization accounts for uncertain tax positions in accordance with accounting standards that provide guidance on when uncertain tax positions are recognized in an entity's financial statements and how the values of these positions are determined. No liability has been recorded as of September 30, 2015 or 2014 due to uncertain tax positions.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

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Sub-Saharan Africa	15	Program Services	Aid Ebola Surveillance Efforts	$376,979
East Asia and the Pacific	1	Program Services	Flu Surveillance	$2,564
Russia and Neighboring States	1	Program Services	Flu Surveillance	$6,654
Sub-Saharan Africa	1	Program Services	Flu Serveillance	$2,559
South Asia	1	Program Services	Understanding trajectory of HCV in Pakistan and risk factors	$34,169

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Subtotal Employees	19	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office	0	ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee	0	ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	19	TotalEmployeeCnt
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Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
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Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

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Explanation	Expenses were documented with invoices, receipts & signatures.	ExplanationTxt

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Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (38 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Massachusetts Dept of PH
250 Washington St 8th Fl	Boston	MA	02108	046002284	State Govt	$180,000	AMD
Michigan DOH
320 S Walnut Lansing	Lansing	MI	48913	386000134	State Govt	$110,378	IHSP YR5
Ohio DOH
246 N High St	Columbus	OH	43215	311334820	State Govt	$123,750	IHSP YR5
Utah DOH
288 N 1460 West	Salt Lake City	UT	84114	876000545	State Govt	$127,970	IHSP YR5
Michigan DOH
320 S Walnut	Lansing	MI	48913	386000134	State Govt	$34,611	IHSP YR6
Ohio DOH
246 N High St	Columbus	OH	43215	311334820	State Govt	$43,011	IHSP YR6
Utah DOH
288 N 1460 West	Salt Lake City	UT	84114	876000545	State Govt	$46,820	IHSP YR6
New York City NY DOH
42-09 28th St 12th Fl	Long Island City	NY	11101	136400434	City Govt	$30,271	IISP YR5
Florida DOH
4052 Bald Cypress Way	Tallahassee	FL	32399	593502843	State Govt	$74,083	IISP YR6
Los Angeles County DOH
313 N Figueroa St	Los Angeles	CA	90012	956000927	County Govt	$95,250	IISP YR6
Minnesota DOH
625 Robert StN	St Paul	MN	55155	416007162	State Govt	$95,172	IISP YR6
New Jersey DOH
135 E State St	Trenton	NJ	08625	216000928	State Govt	$78,000	IISP YR6
New York City NY DOH
42-09 28th St 12th Fl	Long Island City	NY	11101	136400434	City Govt	$74,083	IISP YR6
North Dakota DOH
600 E Boulevard Av D301	Bismark	ND	58505	450309764	State Govt	$50,704	IISP YR6
Wisconsin DOH
1 W Wilson	Madison	WI	53701	396006469	State Govt	$83,250	IISP YR6
Florida DOH
4052 Bald Cypress W	Tallahassee	FL	32399	593502843	State Govt	$32,500	IISP YR7
Los Angeles County DOH
313 N Figueroa St	Los Angeles	CA	90012	956000927	County Govt	$31,250	IISP YR7
Minnesota DOH
625 Robert StN	St Paul	MN	55155	416007162	State Govt	$32,500	IISP YR7
New Jersey DOH
135 E State St	Trenton	NJ	08625	216000928	State Govt	$28,750	IISP YR7
New York City NY DOH
42-09 28th St 12th Fl	Long Island City	NY	11101	136400434	City Govt	$32,500	IISP YR7
North Dakota DOH
600 E Boulevard Av D301	Bismark	ND	58505	450309764	State Govt	$22,500	IISP YR7
Texas DOH
1100 W 49th St	Austin	TX	78756	320133643	State Govt	$25,000	IISP YR7
Wisconsin DOH
1 W Wilson	Madison	WI	53701	396006469	State Govt	$32,500	IISP YR7
Seattle & King Co
401 5th Ave STE 1200	Seattle	WA	98104	916001327	County Govt	$17,160	Life Expectancy
Indiana DOH
2 N Meridian St	Indianapolis	IN	46204	356000158	State Govt	$11,667	One Health
Maine DOH
286 Water St	Augusta	ME	043330011	016000001	State Govt	$11,667	One Health
Maricopa County Dept of PH
4041 N Central Ave S600	Phoenix	AZ	85012	866000472	County Govt	$13,849	One Health
Michigan DOH
320 S Walnut	Lansing	MI	48913	386000134	State Govt	$15,000	One Health
Ohio DOH
246 N High St	Columbus	OH	43215	311334820	State Govt	$15,000	One Health
Virginia Department of Health
109 Governor Street	Richmond	VA	23231	546001775	State Govt	$10,616	One Health
Houston Dept of HHS
8000 N Stadium Dr 7th Fl	Houston	TX	77054	746001164	City Govt	$15,000	RCKMS
IHC Health Services
5171 S Cottonwood St Ste 220	Murray	UT	84107	942854057	501(c)(3)	$50,000	RCKMS
Illinois Department of Public Health
525 W Jefferson Street	Springfield	IL	62761	010632628	State Govt	$13,000	RCKMS
Southern Nevada Health District
PO Box 3902	Las Vegas	NV	89127	880151573	State Govt	$15,000	RCKMS
Virginia Department of Health
109 Governor Street	Richmond	VA	23231	546001775	State Govt	$15,000	RCKMS
Minnesota DOH
25 Robert StN	St Paul	MN	55155	416007162	State Govt	$215,250	SARI Yr2
Minnesota DOH
25 Robert StN	St Paul	MN	55155	416007162	State Govt	$122,500	SARI Yr3
Ohio State University
1960 Kenny Road	Columbus	OH	43210	316025986	State Govt	$204,751	Swine Flu

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	37	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (5 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
CSTE/CDC Applied Epidemiology Fellowship	97	$3,070,055
APH Informatics Fellowship	25	$871,950
Health Systems Integration Program Fellowship	17	$844,722
Informatics Training in Place Program	28	$67,519
Awards	1	$1,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	CSTE executes a legally binding agreement with all grantees. This agreement describes the detailed terms and permissible uses of grant funds. Funded entities are required to submit regular progress reports detailing the use of funds 2 - 4 times per year. Progress reports are reviewed internally and shared with stakeholders if needed and/or requested. Funded entities are required to submit budgets detailing estimated costs and expenditures of the award before any funds are disbursed. Any changes made by the grantee from the approved budget must be preapproved by CSTE. A final report is due at the end of the project.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Jeffrey P Engel MD	PersonNm
Title	Executive Director	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$195,733	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$15,000	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$174	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$12,866	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$26,425	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$250,198	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

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Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 1a	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Employees have a wellness benefit of up to $25 per month.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (12 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, line 2	Expanded our international surveillance consultations to included Ebola- and other infectious disease stricken countries since their health affects our health due to the ease of global mobility.
Form 990 Part III Line 4d	A. Chronic Disease, Maternal and Child Health, and Oral Health Steering Committee Finalized and distributed the 2013 Epidemiology Capacity Assessment (ECA) report module Findings and Recommendations for Chronic Disease, Maternal & Child Health, and Oral Health. Developed a training plan to build capacity in Oral Health Epidemiology: Enhancing Oral Health Epidemiology Capacity: A Three-Year Training Plan. Distributed the Chronic Disease Epidemiologist Orientation Manual, which is a quick-start menu of resources for lead chronic disease epidemiologists working in state, territorial, tribal, and local health departments. Renewed the funding relationship with AMCHP and WESTAT to further enhance CD and MCH epidemiology capacity. CSTE in partnership with ASTHO, NACDD, CDC, and UNC hosted several webinars focusing on oral health in older adults, the use of chronic disease data to improve the health of the gaining population, and sudden, unexpected deaths. Supported the consensus development of chronic disease indicators along with CDC and the NACDD, enabling public health professionals and policymakers to retrieve uniformly defined state and selected metropolitan-level data for chronic diseases and risk factors that have a substantial impact on public health (from position statement 13-CD-01). Collaborated on a report in the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on the chronic disease indicators. Convened the 1305 workgroup to allow states to share resources and strategies in order to meet reporting and other requirements of the 1305 and 1422 CDC grants. Hosted preconference workshops at the 2015 CSTE Annual Conference: o Unleashing the Potential of Clinical Performance Measures for Maternal and Child Health o Spatial Analysis Methods, Applications, and Data Presentation Completed a four-part webinar series on chronic disease evaluation: o Focusing Your Evaluation Design o Approaches to Evaluation/Evaluation Types o Outcomes/Process Evaluation Discussions o Data Visualization and Reporting Approved position statement 15-CD-01: Revision to the National Oral Health Surveillance System (NOHSS) Indicators. B. Cross Cutting Steering Committee (Including Fellowship and Workforce Development) Graduated the first classes of the Project SHINE fellowships: Health Systems Integration Program (HSIP) with nine Class I graduates and the Informatics-Training in Place Program (I-TIPP) with 10 Class II graduates. o Eight HSIP Class II fellows and 15 Class III I-TIPP fellows started the fellowship during the the summer of 2015. Partnered with CDC to convene an Epi Info Train the Trainer Workshop. Conducted a comprehensive needs assessment about state, tribal, local, and territorial capacity, interest, and training needs related to Epi Info. The final report offered critical programming and training recommendations for Epi Info future development. Co-hosted with CDC CDC the New State Epi Orientation for seven new State Epidemiologists. Developed a toolkit of resources for epidemiologists working with tribal health data. Continued development of the Binational Toolkit, a reference document aimed at assisting epidemiologists navigate binational cases and public health events of international significance. Convened the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Indicator Development Meeting in collaboration with SAMHSA to finalize a consensus list of public health surveillance indicators in the domains of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. Provided technical expertise to public health associations, such as ASTHO, PHII, NACCHO, APHL, and CDC in the form of our CSTE member consultancies. Convened the CDC and CSTE Life Expectancy Workgroup Meeting to review existing literature and develop a detailed work plan for the life expectancy project. Developed and disseminated a stakeholder-driven Guide for Sub-County Assessment of Life Expectancy (SCALE). This is a guide for calculating and mapping life expectancy estimates at the census-tract level. Convened a Marijuana Subcommittee to develop a national strategy to systematically monitor, characterize, and mitigate the public health impacts of marijuana. Convened a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Subcommittee to standardize methods using PMP data for public health surveillance of opioid analgesic prescriptions. Published tools to improve specificity of drugs that cause overdose deaths. Tools consist of a SAS program designed to review the text data on death certificates, an Excel spreadsheet with common search terms found on death certificates, and a text document explaining the tool. Finalized and distributed the Applied Epidemiology Scientific Writing Trends, Needs, and Recommendations, 2014 report. Published a report in the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), called "Assessment of Epidemiology Capacity Capacity in State Health Departments - United States, 2013." Partnered with CDC to publish an MMWR article, called "Increases in Heroin Overdose Deaths - 28 States, 2010 to 2012." Published an article on Public Health Reports calling for specificity of drug names on death certificates: "Drug Overdose Deaths: Let's Get Specific. Hosted 2015 preconference workshops on crosscutting and workforce topics including: o Alcohol and Drug Policy in Action o Epidemiologic Tools and Resources for Assessing, Improving, Monitoring and Evaluating Communication Health Improvement o National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) Surveillance Academy o Epi Info 7 Preconference Workshop o Epidemiology Training: Creating and Completing a Surveillance Analytic Work Plan o EIS, CEFO, and CSTE: Demonstrating Epidemiologic Impact and Capacity Building Hosted webinars related to public health workforce and crosscutting issues: o Optimizing Infectious Disease Surveillance o Social Determinants of Low Birth Weight: Lessons Learned in Spatial Analysis of Sub-County Health Outcomes o Applied Epidemiology Scientific Writing Trends, Needs, and Recommendations, 2014 o Optimizing and Designing Multi-Objective Surveillance Systems o The Use of Alternate Data Sources for Public Health Data Analysis and Validation o The Consequences of Opioid Prescribing o The Guide to Community Preventive Services: Reviews and Recommendations for Population-based Interventions to Improve Health C. Environmental Health, Occupational Heath, and Injury Epidemiology Steering Committee Highlighted and generated state occupational health success stories on the CSTE website. Maintained 23 occupational health indicators for surveillance and post state-provided data on the CSTE website. Convened the 8th Annual Western States Occupational Network (WestON) Meeting to support western states and academic centers. The 2015 WestON meeting and live stream continues to be an opportunity for state and federal public health professionals and academic colleagues to learn about and share ideas for establishing and improving epidemiological capacity to track, investigate, and prevent work-related injuries, diseases, and hazards. Convened the WestON OGE Symposium, Public Health Strategies to Prevent Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses in Oil and Gas Extraction, to: 1) Develop strategies to track and prevent work-related injuries and fatalities; 2) Reduce exposures to silica and volatile organic compounds; and 3) Create and improve workplace safety and health culture. Collaborated with the Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC) Occupational Health Internship Program (OHIP) to fund four students for a nine -week summer internship (June-August 2015) in occupational health. Continued discussions, progress, and follow-up with CDC, NIOSH, and BLS regarding 2014 CSTE position statement 14-OH-02, Inclusion of Work Information Elements in CDC Surveillance Systems, and 14-OH-01, Access to Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Case-Level Data for Public Health Purposes. Hosted the 6th Annual National Disaster Epidemiology Workshop in collaboration with CDC, the National Association for County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), and the Safe States Alliance. The theme of the workshop was "Stronger Together: Building Partnerships and Moving Disaster Epidemiology Forward." Partnered with The National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS) to strengthen the surveillance capabilities of the National Vital Statistics System for tracking disaster-related deaths, especially radiologic disasters, to develop consensus case definitions in collaboration with CSTE and CDC, as well as standards for certifying disaster-related deaths by developing guidelines for consistent cause-of-death reporting using electronic death registration systems.
Form 990 Part III Line 4d (continued)	Convened the CSTE Pollen Summit with the CSTE Asthma Workgroup to: 1) Share the latest research regarding the many faces of pollen, including its interconnectedness to health, climate, food security, and adaptation efforts; 2) Develop the specifications for a national pollen monitoring network; 3) Outline a position paper in support of a national pollen monitoring network and develop a work plan to complete the project; 4) Develop a strategic plan for the promotion, education, advocacy, and funding needed to implement the monitoring network Finalized and distributed the Assessment of State Activities in Non-Infectious Environmental Health Exposure Monitoring and Investigation Report Developed a resource repository of disaster epidemiology methods, tools, and lessons learned on the CSTE Disaster Epidemiology webpage. Completed the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Capabilities and Disaster Epidemiology Crosswalk, which highlights how disaster epidemiology tools, resources and trainings can assist local and state health departments with meeting the capabilities Developed and convened webinars to support environmental and occupational health epidemiology: o Climate Change and Occupational Health: An Environmental Health, Injury, and Occupational Health Issue o Climate Change: Emerging Public Health Threats o The Current State of Syndromic Surveillance in the US o Pollen Seasonality - A Methodology to Assess the Timing of Pollen Seasons throughout the US o BLS Resources for Epidemiologists: Helping You with Your Detective Work o American Community Survey 101: Overview and Application in Occupational Health Surveillance o Assessing and Responding to the Health and Safety Needs of Workers in the Temporary Services Industry Hosted preconference workshops at the 2015 CSTE Annual Conference including: Keeping it Real: Use of EPHT for broader application, including enhancing situational awareness o National Violent Death Reporting System Surveillance Academy o Estimating the Probability of Arsenic Occurrence in Private Wells in the US o Occupational Health: Building Bridges with Community Partners and Beyond o Using SaTScan for Cluster Identification Facilitated approval for a CSTE position statement, called Public Health Reporting and National Notification for Elevated Blood Lead Levels. D. Infectious Disease Epidemiology Steering Committee Coordinated Ebola response activities among CSTE members with CDC, public health organizations, and other relevant partners. Supported four epidemiologists to go to non-Ebola affected regions in West Africa (in partnership with the CDC Foundation) and seven epidemiologists to Ebola-affected regions in early 2015. CSTE will send up to 40 additional epidemiologists to Ebola-affected countries in West Africa by June 2016 Continued as co-chair for the Council for Improvement of Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR). Completed and distributed the second edition of the CIFOR Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response Toolkit. State implementation trainings and webinars will begin in late 2015. Partnered with CDC and APHL to host joint PulseNet/OutbreakNet Regional Meetings (New Orleans, LA; San Diego, CA; Chicago, IL; and Baltimore, MD). These regional meetings were a platform for exchanging knowledge and expertise on emerging topics such as advanced molecular detection (AMD), discussing surveillance for, detection of, and response to enteric diseases and building collaborations Provided 23 SAS e-learning training courses to HIV/AIDS surveillance coordinators and participated in three peer-to-peer consultations for new and less established coordinators Continued to support influenza surveillance at multiple sites through three projects: the Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Project (IHSP), Influenza Incidence Surveillance Project (IISP), and Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI) project. Supported six sites to promote One Health initiatives by educating youth on the epidemiology, prevention, and control of zoonotic diseases with public health impact Partnered with the Ohio State University to perform testing of swine respiratory specimens, which will provide data to develop evidence-based recommendations to prevent swine-to-human transmission of the influenza A virus occurring at agricultural fairs and livestock exhibitions Partnered with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Health Laboratories to compare the performance of an AMD-sequencing-based approach to currently used and validated CDC methods. Led several international influenza surveillance reviews through deployment of CSTE consultants to locations including Peru, Ukraine, Mali, Cambodia, and Laos. Continued to serve as a project partner in Flu on Call , a CDC led initiative to establish a national network of triage lines in the event of a severe influenza pandemic, using existing networks and infrastructure. Convened a workgroup of CSTE members from the Public Health Law and Emergency Preparedness Subcommittees to provide input on the development of a generic memorandum of understanding template for Flu on Call partners. This memorandum is to serve as an example for contractual arrangements between health departments and poison centers and 2-1-1 call centers during an influenza pandemic. Participated as a project partner in the Flu on Call Simulation in September 2015 to test the capability of the Flu on Call network using actor callers, and to increase readiness of 2-1-1 centers and poison centers to provide information and clinical advice to callers during a severe pandemic. Convened the Hepatitis C Taskforce to assess current surveillance capacity for Hepatitis C in the United States and developed the Hepatitis C Subcommittee. Supported the National Association of Public Health Veterinarians (NASPHV) Animal Contact Compendium. Developed a toolkit through the HAI Data Analysis and Presentation Standardization (DAPS) workgroup that describes best practices and recommended methods for presenting HAI data. The DAPS workgroup was formed following CSTE position statement 13-ID-02, which highlights the need for guidelines in the current practice of public reporting of HAI data. Hosted 2015 CSTE Annual Conference Infectious Disease Steering Committee preconference workshops: o GIS for Vectorborne Disease Surveillance o Improving Food Safety through Advanced Molecular Detection: Whole Genome Sequencing and the Future of Foodborne Disease Outbreak Investigations o NASPHV Annual Business Meeting o National Meeting of Influenza Surveillance Coordinators o Dive In: Crosscutting Collaboration to Prevent and Respond to Waterborne Disease Events o Healthcare-Associated Infections Workshop o Lessons Learned During Legionellosis Outbreaks and Development of Best Practices for Investigation Submitted formal feedback regarding: o CMS-1628-P Medicare and Medicaid Programs Proposed Rule: End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System and Quality Incentive Program o CMS-3260-P Medicare and Medicaid Programs Proposed Rule: Reform of Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities Developed and convened webinars to improve infectious disease epidemiology capacity: o Optimizing Infectious Disease Surveillance o Malaria Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Surveillance in the US o Tickborne Disease in the US o Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence o State Innovations in Active Monitoring o Risk Communications (Vectorborne Diseases) o Metrics and Performance Measures for Foodborne Disease Surveillance. Approved CSTE position statements within the CSTE Infectious Disease Steering Committee at the 2015 CSTE Annual Conference Business Meeting: o Standardized Case Definitions for Acute Flaccid Myleitis o Recommendations for Strengthening Antimicrobial Stewardship in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Agriculture o Revision of the Case Definition of Hepatitis C for National Notification o Recommendations for Surveillance and Reporting of Healthcare Associated Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities o Standardized Definition for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and Recommendation for Sub-Classification and Stratified Reporting E. Surveillance and Informatics Steering Committee. Approved the position statement 15-EB-01, Common Data Structure for National Notifiable Diseases, which requests by the end of the Healthy People 2020 cycle, a single harmonized and standardized data structure, vocabulary, format, and electronic transmission process will be implemented by CDC for all nationally notifiable diseases. It further requests that alternative file formats and submission processes will be eliminated and legacy systems systems retired.
Form 990 Part III Line 4d (continued)	Continued support and partnership with CDC and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) in the National NotifiableDiseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) Modernization Initiative (NMI). Supported CDC Message Mapping Guide Development through comments and CSTE-hosted webinars. Supported crosscutting surveillance webinars in addition to webinars on the NMI project and orientation for pilot jurisdictions. Partnered with CDC in a project to demonstrate the feasibility of the Reportable Conditions Knowledge Management system (RCKMS) for use in electronic case reporting. Partnered with the International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS) to address the codeset transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10. Activities included webinars, a working group that developed consensus on the mappings of ICD-9 to ICD-10, and updated syndrome definitions for BioSense using ICD-10 codes. Partnered with the National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS) to create a guidance document for medical examiners/ coroners to certify deaths as disaster-related. Convened a two-day summit in partnership with NAPHSIS and CDC on using electronic death registration systems (EDRS) for real-time disaster mortality surveillance. Supported liaison activities, including JPHIT, the Public Health Community Platform Steering Committee, the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System Base System User Group, and the BioSense Governance Group. Submitted formal feedback on: o CMS Medicare and Medicaid Meaningful Use Stage 3 notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) o CMS Modifications to Meaningful Use in 2015-2017 NPRM o Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) 2015 Edition Health IT Certification NPRM o Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2015-2020 o ONC Interoperability Roadmap. Convened leaders in the field of surveillance and informatics at the 2015 Surveillance Summit and the CSTE Initial Case Report Meeting. Hosted a preconference workshop at 2015 CSTE Annual Conference, Forging an Improved Pubic Health Surveillance Supply Chain.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6	The organization has active memberships and associate memberships for persons engaged in the practice of epidemiology. Persons currently enrolled full time in an undergraduate or graduate program who are actively pursuing a degree in public health or related field are eligible for student membership.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a	The election of the Executive Board, position statements that do not affect state or territorial public health law, and other similar matters as specified in the Bylaws or designated by the Executive Board shall be determined by a vote of the Active Members by electronic ballot at a time before the Annual Meeting or as designated by the Executive Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b	Official Council decisions, such as position statements that affect public health law, are made by vote with only one vote per state or territory cast by the State Epidemiologist or an official active member representative from the state or territory designated by the State Epidemiologist.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11	The final 990 with all schedules is mailed to the Secretary/Treasurer eight days before it is filed. The Secretary/Treasurer has a full week to review.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	Policy requires immediate notification of conflicts and we have annual acknowledgement that all has been disclosed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15	Every three to five years an independent contractor is hired to do a salary and wage review. Copies of the report are given to the Executive Board to use as a tool for setting the Executive Director's salary, and a copy is given to the Executive Director for setting the employees' salaries.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	Some information is posted on the CSTE website for the general public to access. Some information is posted on the CSTE website for member access only. Any information that a requestor could not access themselves, upon request, is provided either by email, fax or mail.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11g	Other Consultants & Contracts 569,523. Conference Services 120,907. Member Education 45,000. Logo Design 9,500. Strengthen Electronic Death Registration System 188,100. Develop RCKMS Open CDS Application 147,895. APHIF Class II Extension Support 172,427. MCH Capacity, Policy and Programs 166,017. NNDSS Modernization $565,959, 565,959.