Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc (CSTE) is an Atlanta-based public charity and professional association representing public health epidemiologists. It works to advance public health policy and epidemiologic capacity, and provides training, capacity development, peer consultation, and technical assistance to support public health surveillance and epidemiologic practice.
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc at a glance
In short: Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc gave $5.5M across 58 grants in 2025 (avg $96K), top state Utah. 17% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,543,020
- -40.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 58
- -4.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $95,569
- -37.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $59,130
- Total assets
- $15,471,555
- -0.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 17% first-time grantees (6 of 35, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Utah (19% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 2635 Century Parkway Ne Suite 700, Atlanta, GA 30345
Phone: (770) 458-3811
Website: https://cste.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Salt Lake County Health Department ($1.1M across 5 grants). Together the top 10 received $4.2M.
Grant Size Distribution
364 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 181 grants of 364 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
CSTE represents state and territorial public health epidemiologists, and its website describes work with public health agencies at multiple levels. In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars went to recipients in Utah (19%), North Carolina (13%), Maryland (11%), Ohio (11%), and Georgia (8%). These figures describe the reported distribution of that year’s grant dollars.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 58 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc open to new grantees?
17%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 35 grantees (17%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $137K; repeat grants $163K. How we count
Medians: $56K first-time, $64K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.2M (2020) to $9.4M (2024). In 2025 it made 58 grants totaling $5.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Assoc of Public Health Laboratories Baltimore, MD | Covid-19 Supp Wastewater | $582,885 |
| Salt Lake County Health Department Salt Lake City, UT | Covid-19 Respnet Covid | $373,835 |
| Salt Lake County Health Department Salt Lake City, UT | Respnet Flu | $305,903 |
| Salt Lake County Health Department Salt Lake City, UT | Covid-19 Respnet RSV | $288,106 |
| North Carolina Dept of HLTH & Human Svcs Raleigh, NC | Respnet Flu | $236,202 |
| Ohio Department of Health Columbus, OH | Covid-19 Respnet Covid | $224,964 |
| Ohio Department of Health Columbus, OH | Respnet Flu | $207,053 |
| North Carolina Dept of HLTH & Human Svcs Raleigh, NC | Covid-19 Respnet Covid | $187,018 |
| University of Georgia Athens, GA | Flu Forecasting | $170,517 |
| Northeastern University Boston, MA | Covid-19 Covid Modeling | $170,472 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
CSTE is identified as a public charity. The 2025 filing reports 58 grants; the 2024 and 2023 filings report 61 and 55 grants, respectively.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15,471,555 | $39,777,452 | $37,970,893 | $5,543,020 | 58 | $146,867 |
| 2024 | $15,492,047 | $43,920,070 | $43,215,279 | $9,359,980 | 61 | $105,656 |
| 2023 | $12,492,068 | $36,595,836 | $35,472,501 | $7,184,186 | 55 | $9,718 |
| 2022 | $7,885,631 | $29,012,724 | $28,818,527 | $7,556,660 | 103 | $2,124 |
| 2021 | $7,651,256 | $20,919,000 | $20,503,928 | $5,226,776 | 87 | $12,441 |
| 2020 | $5,151,092 | $15,311,429 | $15,236,479 | $2,216,915 | 26 | $13,985 |
| 2019 | $5,512,088 | $18,597,191 | $18,408,795 | $3,284,275 | 63 | $13,931 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
CSTE states its mission is to “advance the field of applied epidemiology to maximize health.” Its 2024 filing describes its mission as the development of state surveillance and epidemiologist training. The organization’s website also identifies infectious disease, environmental health, chronic disease, occupational health, injury, and maternal and child health among members’ areas of expertise.
The 2025 grants included purposes related to COVID-19 wastewater surveillance, COVID-19, influenza and RSV surveillance, flu forecasting, COVID-19 modeling, and an initiative identified as ISHSP. Recipients included public health departments, an association, and universities. For example, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, which received $72,298, describes its mission as creating a world free of cancer; Lehigh University, which received $56,585, describes goals that include advancing learning through teaching, research, and service.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, CSTE reported 58 grants totaling $5,543,020. Awards ranged from $14,000 to $582,885, with a median of $59,130.
Among the largest reported awards were $582,885 to the Association of Public Health Laboratories for COVID-19 wastewater work; three awards to Salt Lake County Health Department totaling $967,844 for COVID-19, flu, and RSV activities; and two awards to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services totaling $423,220 for flu and COVID-19 work. Other large awards included $224,964 to the Ohio Department of Health for COVID-19 work, $170,517 to the University of Georgia for flu forecasting, and $170,472 to Northeastern University for COVID-19 modeling.
CSTE’s website provides a running list of requests for proposals and says proposals should be submitted according to instructions in the accompanying documents. The 2024 filing says funded entities must enter into a legally binding agreement specifying grant terms and permitted uses. Grantees must submit an estimated-cost and expenditure budget before funds are disbursed, provide progress reports two to four times per year, obtain advance approval for changes to the approved budget, and submit a final report at project end.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Angela Dunn as vice president; Catherine Brown as president (incoming); Kathryn Turner as president-elect; Ruth Lynfield as secretary/treasurer; and Sarah Lyon-Callo as president (outgoing). It also lists Bah-He-Toya-Mah Davenport, Benjamin Chan, Erica Pan, Kate Goodin, and Ken Komatsu as members-at-large.
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc is led by Janet Hamilton, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 7 of 23 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Janet Hamilton
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
48 hrs/week
$138K (2020) → $390K (2025)
Catherine Brown Dvm Msc MPH
President
Member-At-Large → President - Elect, 2023
President - Elect → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Lyon-Callo Ma Ms PhD
President
President - Elect → President, 2023
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beverly Christner
Senior Director of Operations
Senior Director of Operations → Senior Director of Operati, 2024
Senior Director of Operati → Senior Director of Operations, 2025
On filings since 2019
43 hrs/week
$142K (2019) → $252K (2025)
Jennifer Lemmings
Senior Director of Gss
Senior Director of Governance S → Senior Director Gss, 2022
Senior Director Gss → Senior Director of Gss, 2023
On filings since 2019
42 hrs/week
$111K (2019) → $244K (2025)
Dhara Shah
Senior Director of Programs
Senior Director of Programs → Senior Director of Program, 2024
Senior Director of Program → Senior Director of Programs, 2025
On filings since 2020
46 hrs/week
$111K (2020) → $220K (2025)
Shelia Scott
Senior Director of Finance
On filings since 2020
46 hrs/week
$113K (2020) → $122K (2025)
Marcelle Layton
Chief Medical Officer
Secretary & Treasurer → Chief Medical Officer, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$264K (2023) → $343K (2025)
Annie Fine
Chief Science & Surveillance Officer
Chief Science & Surveillance Officer → Chief Science & Surveillance, 2024
Chief Science & Surveillance → Chief Science & Surveillance Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
41 hrs/week
$260K (2023) → $175K (2025)
Ken Komatsu MPH
Member-At-Large
Director & Cross Cutting II → Cross Cutting II, 2020
Cross Cutting II → Member-At-Large, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Jordan Ms MPH
Member-At-Large
Director, Environmental & Occupational → Environmental & Occupational, 2020
Environmental & Occupational → Member-At-Large, 2022
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angela Dunn
Vice President
President - Elect → President, 2022
President → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Turner PhD MPH
President - Elect
Secretary & Treasurer → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → President - Elect, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ruth Lynfield MD
Secretary & Treasurer
President → President & Vice President, 2022
President & Vice President → Secretary & Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sherri L. Davidson PhD MPH
Member-At-Large
President → Vice President, 2021
Vice President → Member-At-Large, 2023
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Benjamin Chan MD MPH
Member-At-Large
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kate Goodin Ms MPH
Member-At-Large
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erica Pan MD MPH
Member-At-Large
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary-Margaret A. Fill MD MPH
Member-At-Large
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Kemble MD
Member-At-Large
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachelle Boulton Msph
Member-At-Large
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Theresa Sokol MPH
Member-At-Large
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bah-He-Toya-Mah Davenport Mtag
Member-At-Large
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Bah-He-Toya-Mah Davenport Mtag Mshi (2024) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Kevin Gibbs (2019–2022) — It Operations Manager-Db & Network
- Former: Stephen Clay (2019–2022) — It Operations Manager
- Former: Stephanie Ayers-Millsap MPH (2020–2022) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Caitlin Pizzonia MPH (2021–2022) — Member-At-Large
- Former: Jeffrey P. Engel MD (2019–2021) — Senior Advisor
- Former: Kate Goodin MPH (2019–2021) — Surveillance & Informatics
- Former: Sharon Watkins PhD (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Barbara Gabella Msph (2019–2020) — Cross Cutting I
- Former: John Lisco (2019–2020) — Senior Director of Finance
- Former: Richard Danila PhD MPH (2019–2020) — Infectious Disease
- Former: Robert Graff PhD (2019–2020) — Chronic Disease, Maternal & Child Health
- Former: Sarah Park MD (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Zack Moore MD MPH (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Lakesha Robinson (2019) — Senior Deputy Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $390K, to Janet Hamilton (Executive Director). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc
How much does Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc give each year?
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc gave $5.5M across 58 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $9.4M across 61 grants.
What is Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc's typical grant size?
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc's median grant in 2025 was $59,130, and its average grant was $95,569, across 58 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc that year got $137K on average.
Where does Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc give grants?
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc's top state is Utah, with 19% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were North Carolina (13%) and Maryland (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Salt Lake City, UT (5 grants), Raleigh, NC (5 grants), Columbus, OH (5 grants) and San Diego, CA (4 grants).
Does Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 58 grants with a stated purpose on Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Flu" (11 grants), "Covid-19 One Health" (10 grants) and "Covid-19 Covid Modeling" (7 grants).
Who are Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc's largest grantees?
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Salt Lake County Health Department ($1,063,365 across 5 grants), North Carolina Dept of HLTH & Human Svcs ($721,404 across 5 grants) and Ohio Department of Health ($608,878 across 5 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 43% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc?
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc reported $15.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $39.8M.
What does Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc fund?
CSTE states its mission is to “advance the field of applied epidemiology to maximize health.” Its 2024 filing describes its mission as the development of state surveillance and epidemiologist training. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc?
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check cste.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc's EIN?
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7410799. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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