Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
ZERO TO THREE NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS TODDLERS AND FAMILIES
ZERO TO THREE NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS TODDLERS AND FAMILIES (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 95 organizations whose IRS filings report $187,793,641 to it, the largest being BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INC ($67,300,000). 54 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $66M
- Funders on record
- 95
- Grants received
- $188M
- Net assets
- $86M
What Zero to Three National Center for Infants Toddlers and Families does
Mission
At zero to three we provide parents, professionals, and policymakers the knowledge and know-how to nurture early development. We envision a society that has the knowledge and will to support all infants and toddlers in reaching their full potential.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Safe babies - the safe babies program prevents maltreatment and neglect of infants and toddlers and strives to keep families together. By leveraging early childhood development science, it strengthens parent-child relationships impacted by economic, social, and health-related hardships. Safe babies builds coordinated systems that empower families to thrive and in 2025 expanded national implementation of its approach to 150 sites accross 31 states.
$9,337,068 spent$40,192 earned by the program18% of program spendingNational center on early childhood development, teaching, and learning (nc-ecdtl) - the nc-ecdtl promotes evidence-based practices to achieve positive outcomes for children in age 0-5 early childhood programs. Through a five-year grant, it addresses training and technical assistance needs for head start and childcare systems. In 2024 alone, the program reached over 218,429 professionals through in person and virtual trainings and events, usage data represent aggregate attendees and interactions and may include repeat activity in some cases.
$10,653,616 spent21% of program spendingHealthysteps is an evidence-based program in pediatric primary care supporting the health, well-being, and school readiness of babies and toddlers, focusing on families in low-income communities. In 2025, healthysteps reached more than 500,000 children and their families at 365 sites nationwide.
$11,486,310 spent$1,299,912 earned by the program23% of program spendingPolicy center - zero to three's policy center champions policies that support the needs of babies and their families. The center promotes health, strong families, and early learning through various initiatives including paid family leave, childcare, and income tax credits.
$7,029,722 spent$1,300 earned by the program14% of program spendingProfessional innovations - zero to three offers competency-based professional development and technical assistance to elevate the early childhood workforce. Training and educational events meet evolving industry standards and enhance skills for early childhood professionals. More than 2,400 early childhood professionals attended the 2025 learn conference.
$2,170,774 spent$1,306,294 earned by the program4% of program spendingFederal systems technical assistance (thrive) - the thrive team supports tribal home visiting grantees in implementing high-quality programs for american indian and alaska native families. They strengthen integrated early childhood systems and enhance capacity in tribal communities.
$1,041,087 spent2% of program spendingCommunications - the communications team builds awareness of zero to three's mission by managing the brand, creating impactful content, and fostering stakeholder engagement. It uses digital platforms to highlight the organization's programs and drive support.
$564,789 spent1% of program spendingMilitary families - zero to three develops resources to support the health and development of infants and toddlers in military-connected families including parent tools and professional development for global military family support teams. Over 890 providers across 100+ military sites received training in 2025.
$468,281 spent1% of program spendingParenting resources - the parenting resources program provides caregivers with evidence-based tools and information to support infant and toddler development.
$427,975 spent$8,583 earned by the program1% of program spendingLeadership development - the zero to three fellowship is an 18-month professional development program for global early childhood professionals. Participants engage in retreats, workshops, and coaching to advance their leadership skills.
$242,256 spent0% of program spendingCalifornia office policy analysis & program consultation -this program customizes national initiatives for the state of california, advocating for policy changes and supporting parents, leaders, and learning systems through training and consultation.
$131,491 spent0% of program spendingOther programs: child trends and parents supporting pediatricspediatrics supporting parents (psp)the psp program enhances pediatric practices that improve outcomes for young children and families. Zero to three manages and facilitates learning communities, supports consensus decision-making for the psp governance body, provides one-on-one support to five proof point communities, and is the primary organization for the psp funder collaborative. Child trendszero to three is a core partner and technical assistance leader for the national early care and education (ece) workforce center which supports state and local leaders in advancing policies that improve workforce compensation and career paths. Through a research-to-practice approach, it promotes solutions aligned with the broader efforts of the administration for children and families to support early educators.
$1,932,607 spent$22,423 earned by the program4% of program spendingEarly childhood developmental health systems (ecdhs): evidence to impact center - the ecdhs program strengthens the evidence base driving the development of early childhood systems that help remove barriers for families and advance developmental health services, including recent expansion into 151 community health centers and pediatric settings.
$5,546,014 spent11% of program spending
The 13 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $51,031,990.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $69M to $101M (+47%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 45% · 2018 46% · 2019 48% · 2020 47% · 2021 45% · 2022 37% · 2023 29% · 2024 58% · 2025 46%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
92% of ZERO TO THREE NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS TODDLERS AND FAMILIES’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (21% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Matthew E Melmed
Executive director
Board chair
Michael R Olenick
Board chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 19 funders to 44 funders, grant income rose $9.4M → $39M.
21 of 95 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 26% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of ZERO TO THREE NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS TODDLERS AND FAMILIES’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 95 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
ZERO TO THREE NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS TODDLERS AND FAMILIES has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 36% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
82% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund ZERO TO THREE NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS TODDLERS AND FAMILIES.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 46% · 2018 55% · 2019 46% · 2020 43% · 2021 26% · 2022 60% · 2023 31% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
47% of ZERO TO THREE NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS TODDLERS AND FAMILIES's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 57% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
ZERO TO THREE NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS TODDLERS AND FAMILIES draws 97% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 22 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $49M arriving through sponsors registered in 12 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
ZERO TO THREE NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS TODDLERS AND FAMILIES holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 2,396 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,396 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding ZERO TO THREE NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS TODDLERS AND FAMILIES receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $200.8M on record — $200.0M federal, $807k state.
- Department of Health and Human Services$200.0M
- State Aid Grants$807k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like ZERO TO THREE NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS TODDLERS AND FAMILIES
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
82% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
94%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 48 states
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ZERO TO THREE NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS TODDLERS AND FAMILIES?
- ZERO TO THREE NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS TODDLERS AND FAMILIES (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 95 organizations whose IRS filings report $187,793,641 to it, the largest being BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INC ($67,300,000). 54 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ZERO TO THREE NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS TODDLERS AND FAMILIES have?
- IRS filings report 95 organizations giving $187,793,641 in grants to ZERO TO THREE NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS TODDLERS AND FAMILIES, 54 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ZERO TO THREE NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS TODDLERS AND FAMILIES?
- BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INC is the largest funder on record, with $67,300,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ZERO TO THREE NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS TODDLERS AND FAMILIES find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 95 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing