Cste Foundation INC FY2020 filing

Supporting organization Atlanta, GA Since 2018 EIN 47-4094953 NTEE B82
Revenue
$116K
FY2020 · Pt VIII · Ln 12
Expenses
$180K
FY2020 · Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2020 · Pt X · Ln 32
To programs
55%
FY2020 · Pt IX · col B
Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$116K
FY2020
Expenses
$180K
FY2020

Funds public health students to attend epidemiology conferences.

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Tax-deductible?
Yes
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Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list. Details →
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
1 funder — Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
$2.5M in the latest grant year. Details →
Spent on programs?
55% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing. Details →
Size and trend
$100K–1M

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 2020 (IRS tax year 2019).


Funds public health students to attend epidemiology conferences.

Founded
2018
Type
Supporting organization · Education
Location
Atlanta, GA
Website
www.cstefoundation.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
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Where the money goes · FY2020
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.55 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.28
Net inflow
-55%
revenue over expenses, this year
Pass-through gifts
91%
of revenue from contributions
Program spending
55%
of expenses reach stated programs

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Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$1.2M
FY2020
Total liabilities
$18K
FY2020
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$64K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B55%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CCste Foundation INC
EINHdr · item D47-4094953
Principal addressHdr · item CAtlanta, GA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.cstefoundation.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2018
State of legal domicileHdr · item MGA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B82)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$28,853Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director of Finance(outgoing)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director (incoming)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director of Finance(incoming)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President-Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary-Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leigh Plott Cfre’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Leigh Plott Cfre$59,703$174,156$90,583———
Heather Christopherson———$66,000$56,918$28,853

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $99K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
01

The applied epidemiology fellowship (aef) program is a successful two-year fellowship program placing recent master's and doctoral level epidemiology graduates in state and public health departments. Two (2) fellows commenced their second year of the program during september of 2020.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$106K · 91%
Investment income$10K · 9%
Contributions & grants91%$106K
Investment income9%$10K
Total revenueLn 12$116K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.55 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.28
Program services55%$99K
Management & general17%$31K
Fundraising28%$51K
Total functional expensesLn 25$180K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$430K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$18K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed28.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.2M · Operating expenses/yr $180K
78.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $99K · Total expenses $180K
55%
Management & General
Management & general $31K · Total expenses $180K
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $51K · Total expenses $180K
28%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $51K · Solicited contributions $106K
$0.48 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $106K · Total revenue $116K
91%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $116K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $116K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $10K · Total revenue $116K
+9%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $180K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $116K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $116K · Expenses $180K
-55%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.2M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.2M · Total assets $1.2M
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $750K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.2M
64%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Heather Christopherson · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $29K · Total expenses $180K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $48K · Total expenses $180K
26%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 55%——
Overhead ratio 17%——
Fundraising cost ratio 48%——
Accounting fee ratio 3%——
Fundraising fee ratio 1.0%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2.5M
Grants paid · 20 grants · $660K · 2019–2024
CsteGA · FY2024$127,885
CsteGA · FY2024$18,200
CsteGA · FY2024$18,200
CsteGA · FY2024$18,200
CsteGA · FY2024$17,294
CsteGA · FY2024$17,200
CsteGA · FY2024$17,179
CsteGA · FY2023$67,000
CsteGA · FY2023$27,000
CsteGA · FY2023$13,845
CsteGA · FY2023$11,000
CsteGA · FY2023$8,500
CsteGA · FY2022$27,980
CsteGA · FY2022$25,415
CsteGA · FY2022$20,000
CsteGA · FY2022$11,427
CsteGA · FY2022$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$11,490
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$179K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$123K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$22K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$23K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$116K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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