2021-08-13T07:46:54-05:00 2020-09-30 030280081 JMM & ASSOCIATES PC 336 WATER TOWER CIR STE 801 COLCHESTER VT 05446 990 2019-10-01 030285606 COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER INC COMM 8028647402 PO BOX 1616 BURLINGTON VT 05402 RITA MARKLEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8028647402 2021-08-10 true RANDALL L SARGENT CPA P00136499 8026555665 2021-08-13 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z RITA MARKLEY PO BOX 1616 BURLINGTON VT 05402 7519068 false X WWW.COTSONLINE.ORG X 1983 VT COTS PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER, SERVICES, AND HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR MARGINALLY HOUSED IN VERMONT. COTS ADVOCATES FOR LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS TO END HOMELESSNESS. 15 15 77 565 0 2949460 4378567 491463 386736 102537 -12471 2244 19003 3545704 4771835 199953 102621 0 2347695 2348435 0 395693 1193673 1053756 3741321 3504812 -195617 1267023 8216119 10272797 261245 701778 7954874 9571019 X COTS PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER, SERVICES, AND HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR MARGINALLY HOUSED IN VERMONT. COTS ADVOCATES FOR LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS TO END HOMELESSNESS. true true 830711 IN THE 2020 FISCAL YEAR, 34 FAMILIES, INCLUDING 54 CHILDREN, STAYED IN COTS' EMERGENCY SHELTERS. EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR FAMILIES: THE FIREHOUSE FAMILY SHELTER (OPENED IN 1988) AND MAIN STREET FAMILY SHELTER (OPENED IN 2002) PROVIDE SAFE AND DECENT SHELTER FOR 15 FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN. FAMILIES CAN STAY FOR UP TO SIX MONTHS WHILE THEY WORK WITH COTS STAFF TO FIND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, CHILD CARE AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES. THE COTS CHILDREN'S EDUCATION ADVOCATE WORKS WITH CHILDREN AND PARENTS IN SHELTER TO ENSURE SUCCESS IN SCHOOL, PROMOTE CHILDREN'S HEALTHY SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, AND STRENGTHEN FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS. 683613 102621 IN THE 2020 FISCAL YEAR, COTS HELPED 172 HOUSEHOLDS EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL CRISIS AVERT HOMELESSNESS AND STAY IN THEIR HOUSING, AND ASSISTED 83 HOUSEHOLDS IN ACHIEVING RAPID RE-HOUSING AFTER HAVING LOST PREVIOUS HOUSING. HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM: THE HOUSING RESOURCE CENTER (HRC), COTS' CENTRALIZED ONE-STOP COMMUNITY CENTER IS DEDICATED TO HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND HOUSING RETENTION. THE HRC OFFERS ASSISTANCE TO PREVENT AT-RISK HOUSEHOLDS FROM LOSING THEIR EXISTING HOUSING DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES AND TO ASSIST THOSE WHO ARE WITHOUT PERMANENT SHELTER MOVE INTO STABLE HOUSING. THE HRC OFFERS GRANTS, LOANS, AND GUARANTEE ASSISTANCE WITH RENT AND SECURITY DEPOSITS. 627924 IN THE 2020 FISCAL YEAR, 183 INDIVIDUALS STAYED IN COTS' OVERNIGHT SHELTERS, AND 342 INDIVIDUALS VISITED THE DAYSTATION. EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR SINGLE ADULTS: THE WAYSTATION (OPENED IN 1982) IS A 36-BED OVERNIGHT SHELTER FOR MEN AND WOMEN, AGE 18 AND OLDER. THE DAYSTATION (OPENED IN 1988) IS A DAYTIME DROP-IN CENTER OFFERING REFUGE FROM THE STREETS, WHERE A NOONTIME MEAL IS SERVED. THESE FACILITIES ARE OPEN 365 DAYS A YEAR. 608159 386736 SUPPORT SERVICES: ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO ALL OF COTS' CLIENTS. 36 HOMELESS FAMILIES, INCLUDING THOSE STAYING IN EMERGENCY SHELTER OR IN THE COMMUNITY, RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM COTS STAFF. 143 SINGLE, HOMELESS ADULTS RECEIVED OUTREACH AND SUPPORT FROM COTS STAFF. TRANSITIONAL AND PERMANENT HOUSING: THE SMITH HOUSE (OPENED IN 2002) PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS MOVING OUT OF SHELTER WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. THE SMITH HOUSE HAS SEVEN SINGLE-ROOM OCCUPANCY UNITS, PLUS TWO PERMANENT APARTMENTS, AND A FULL-TIME RESIDENTIAL MANAGER. CANAL STREET VETERANS HOUSING (OPENED IN 2011) PROVIDES 16 UNITS OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR HOMELESS VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AS WELL AS 12 UNITS OF PERMANENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING. CANAL STREET HAS A RESIDENTIAL MANAGER AND SERVICES THROUGH A COTS HOUSING NAVIGATOR. THE WILSON (PURCHASED IN 1984) AND ST. JOHN'S HALL (PURCHASED IN 1991) TOGETHER PROVIDE 44 SINGLE-ROOM OCCUPANCY (SRO) UNITS AND FOUR APARTMENTS: PERMANENT HOUSING FOR FORMERLY HOMELESS AS WELL AS LOW-INCOME SENIOR CITIZENS AND VETERANS; BOTH FACILITIES ALSO HAVE RESIDENTIAL MANAGERS. 608159 386736 2750407 true true false false false false false false false false true false true false true true true false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false true 32 0 true 77 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false true true X X X JAN STICKLE 8028647402 PO BOX 1616 BURLINGTON VT 05402 RITA MARKLEY EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 105839 0 26000 BETH ANDERSON CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM STRETTON VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DEB ROYCE TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL LEKSTUTIS SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW BOHLIN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE DINGLE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MAREE GAETANI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW HANSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL LIPSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY MARTIN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KURT REICHELT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHELLEY RICHARDSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRIGITTE RITCHIE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BOB STEIS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TOM TORTI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SEAN COLLINS UNTIL NOV 2019 DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 105839 26000 1 false false false 39963 573419 1077112 2688073 181007 4378567 RENT & PROGRAM INCOME 531110 386736 386736 386736 55052 55052 2679710 2747233 -67523 -67523 -67523 573419 OTHER INCOME 900099 19003 19003 19003 4771835 338216 55052 102621 102621 132686 88900 19903 23883 1874260 1471950 209305 193005 13935 12359 1576 179498 132368 25339 21791 148056 115601 16747 15708 6984 6899 85 43300 43300 14531 14531 33775 4150 29625 41841 4747 53 37041 28074 6861 1512 19701 87904 65136 9300 13468 501696 478808 11406 11482 856 814 42 3679 3644 35 155781 149643 2976 3162 46286 42069 1891 2326 MISCELLANEOUS 50761 25825 512 24424 CLIENT ACTIVITIES 38288 38012 276 3504812 2750407 358712 395693 136552 154289 157942 798631 146108 367310 150456 906000 931000 47427 4755 4704419 2772209 1919221 1932210 2409287 3741476 2343126 2343126 8216119 10272797 232900 191603 24043 30429 470000 4302 9746 261245 701778 X 7392731 8156452 562143 1414567 7954874 9571019 8216119 10272797 1267023 259122 90000 X false true X true false X 4794003 2787940 2818220 2949460 4378567 17728190 4794003 2787940 2818220 2949460 4378567 17728190 1465747 16262443 62143 70534 75721 64573 55052 328023 18056213 2720584 0.90070 0.88720 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 139750 139750 3817823 2242826 1574997 746846 529383 217463 1932210 INVESTMENT IN COTS HOUSING 2343126 C 2343126 SECURITY DEPOSITS PAYABLE 9746 9746 X 5016426 259122 259122 4757304 14531 14531 4771835 3490281 3490281 14531 14531 3504812 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND, AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PHONATHON 328748 328748 COTS WALK 244671 244671 573419 573419 false PREVENTION SERVICES 253 102621 X 22 181007 FAIR MARKET VALUE false true true SCHEDULE M, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 32B CHARLES SCHWAB HANDLES THE PROCESSING OF STOCK DONATIONS. FORM 990 IN FY20, COTS RECEIVED A 1M GIFT FOR ITS FUTURE MAIN STREET FAMILY PROJECT, WHICH IS PLANNED TO BE A 16 UNIT BUILDING OF AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS FOR FORMERLY HOMELESS FAMILIES. COTS RESOURCES CONTINUE TO BE COMMITTED TO ITS SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN SEVEN BUILDINGS (FIVE DIRECTLY OWNED), MOST OF WHICH ARE OVER 100 YEARS OLD. IN ADDITION TO REGULAR MAINTENANCE, THESE PROPERTIES REQUIRE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS AND UPDATING, INCLUDING PERIODIC RENOVATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 2 IN JULY 2020 COTS LAUNCHED AN ENTIRELY NEW MOBILE OUTREACH TEAM TO PROVIDE DIRECT ON-SITE SERVICES TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND ARE STAYING IN THE GENERAL ASSISTANCE EMERGENCY MOTEL SYSTEM IN CHITTENDEN COUNTY AND BEYOND. THE TEAM OF TEN FULL TIME EMPLOYEES WAS BUILT QUICKLY IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. IN LESS THAN A YEARS' TIME, THIS TEAM HAS PROVIDED SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO OVER 1,000 HOUSEHOLDS IN MORE THAN TWENTY DIFFERENT MOTELS ACROSS SEVEN VERMONT COUNTIES. THE TEAM CURRENTLY PROVIDES FOCUSED WORK AT TWELVE CHITTENDEN COUNTY MOTELS SERVING OVER 526 INDIVIDUALS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 3 THERE HAVE BEEN FEWER AND FEWER VETERANS IN VERMONT WHO NEED THE TYPE OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM THAT COTS' CANAL STREET VETERANS PROGRAM OFFERED. COTS OBLIGATION UNDER THE MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT WITH CANAL STREET HOUSING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP DECLINED ON A PROPORTIONAL BASIS. THE FORMER PROGRAM UNITS HAVE BEEN CONVERTED TO AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS WITH A PREFERENCE FOR QUALIFYING VETERANS. IN 2020, THE PROGRAM WAS FULLY CONCLUDED AND THE MASTER LEASE PAYMENTS HAVE ENDED. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D SUPPORT SERVICES: ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO ALL OF COTS' CLIENTS. 36 HOMELESS FAMILIES, INCLUDING THOSE STAYING IN EMERGENCY SHELTER OR IN THE COMMUNITY, RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM COTS STAFF. 143 SINGLE, HOMELESS ADULTS RECEIVED OUTREACH AND SUPPORT FROM COTS STAFF. TRANSITIONAL AND PERMANENT HOUSING: THE SMITH HOUSE (OPENED IN 2002) PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS MOVING OUT OF SHELTER WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. THE SMITH HOUSE HAS SEVEN SINGLE-ROOM OCCUPANCY UNITS, PLUS TWO PERMANENT APARTMENTS, AND A FULL-TIME RESIDENTIAL MANAGER. CANAL STREET VETERANS HOUSING (OPENED IN 2011) PROVIDES 16 UNITS OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR HOMELESS VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AS WELL AS 12 UNITS OF PERMANENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING. CANAL STREET HAS A RESIDENTIAL MANAGER AND SERVICES THROUGH A COTS HOUSING NAVIGATOR. THE WILSON (PURCHASED IN 1984) AND ST. JOHN'S HALL (PURCHASED IN 1991) TOGETHER PROVIDE 44 SINGLE-ROOM OCCUPANCY (SRO) UNITS AND FOUR APARTMENTS: PERMANENT HOUSING FOR FORMERLY HOMELESS AS WELL AS LOW-INCOME SENIOR CITIZENS AND VETERANS; BOTH FACILITIES ALSO HAVE RESIDENTIAL MANAGERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B ALL BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE A COPY OF THE FORM 990 AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW IT AND ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED WITH DIRECTORS IF CLARIFICATION IS NECESSARY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION ANNUALLY BY BENCHMARKING THE SALARY WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT COTSONLINE.ORG, GUIDESTAR, CHARITY NAVIGATOR, AND UPON REQUEST. CANAL STREET HOUSING LP CANAL STREET WINOOSKI VT 05404 270704071 VET. HSG. VT N/A UNRELATED false false 0.00500 95 NORTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 95 NORTH AVENUE BURLINGTON VT 05401 475043069 HOUSING VT N/A UNRELATED false false 0.00010 COTS VETERANS HOUSING INC PO BOX 1616 BURLINGTON VT 05402 300583923 VET. HSG. VT COTS C CORP -6 1214319 1.00000 false COTS HOUSING INC PO BOX 1616 BURLINGTON VT 05402 474389426 HOUSING VT COTS C CORP -8 2372690 1.00000 false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false CANAL STREET HOUSING LP K 40887 CASH 95 NORTH AVENUE LP K 67800 CASH SCHEDULE R DURING FY16 COTS FORMED A CORPORATE ENTITY CALLED COTS HOUSING INC. FOR THE PURPOSES OF INVESTING IN A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP TO CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, RENOVATE PROGRAM SPACE AND BUILD A NEW DAYSTATION AT 95 NORTH AVENUE IN BURLINGTON, VERMONT. THIS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, 95 NORTH LP, ALLOWED COTS TO RECEIVE TAX CREDIT FINANCING USED IN THIS RENOVATION. IN ADDITION TO THE TAX CREDIT FINANCING AND OTHER PUBLIC FUNDS, COTS INVESTED PROCEEDS OF A SUCCESSFUL CAPITAL CAMPAIGN IN THIS PROJECT VIA COTS HOUSING INC.