2025-08-15T08:22:00-04:00 2024-09-30 030280081 JMM & ASSOCIATES PC 463 MOUNTAIN VIEW DR STE 403 COLCHESTER VT 05446 990 2023-10-01 030285606 COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER INC COMM 8028647402 PO BOX 1616 BURLINGTON VT 05402 JONATHAN FARRELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8028647402 2025-08-14 true false RANDALL L SARGENT CPA P00136499 8026555665 2025-08-15 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JONATHAN FARRELL PO BOX 1616 BURLINGTON VT 05402 5850704 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. 16 16 80 500 0 3775269 3532873 472403 457184 533084 258817 192795 120553 4973551 4369427 68656 99321 0 2589286 2870987 0 501886 1610949 1633539 4268891 4603847 704660 -234420 14224537 14975313 279902 381918 13944635 14593395 X COTS PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER, SERVICES, AND HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR MARGINALLY HOUSED IN VERMONT. 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THE COTS CHILDREN'S EDUCATION ADVOCATE WORKS WITH CHILDREN AND PARENTS IN SHELTER TO ENSURE SUCCESS IN SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOOL, AFTER-SCHOOL, AND SUMMER CAMP PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, AND THE CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH ADOVCATE,PROMOTES CHILDREN'S HEALTHY SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, AND STRENGTHEN FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS. 978719 95370 IN THE 2024 FISCAL YEAR, COTS HELPED 112 HOUSEHOLDS EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL CRISIS AVERT HOMELESSNESS AND STAY IN THEIR HOUSING OR MOVE INTO STABLE HOUSING. THE HOUSING RESOURCE CENTER 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. LONGSTANDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH A NETWORK OF LOCAL LANDLORDS HELPS TO FACILITATE SUCCESSFUL CLIENT TRANSITIONS INTO PRIVATE AND PUBLIC HOUSING. THE HRC OFFERS GRANTS WITH RENT AND SECURITY DEPOSITS. 1035997 IN THE 2024 FISCAL YEAR, 142 INDIVIDUALS STAYED IN COTS' OVERNIGHT SHELTERS, AND 1603 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. 739632 3951 457184 MOTEL OUTREACH: 242 HOMELESS HOUSEHOLDS WERE OFFERED SUPPORT SERVICES WHILE STATYING IN STATE-FUNDING EMERGENCY MOTEL ROOMS. SUPPORT SERVICES: ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO ALL OF COTS' CLIENTS. 60 HOMELESS FAMILIES, INCLUDING THOSE STAYING IN EMERGENCY SHELTER OR IN THE COMMUNITY, RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM COTS STAFF. 154 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 29 UNITS OF PERMANENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH PRIORITY PLACEMENT FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. 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 INDIVIDUALS, AS WELL AS LOW-INCOME SENIOR CITIZENS AND VETERANS. 739632 3951 457184 3653717 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 false false false false false true false false false true 15 0 true 80 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 16 16 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false true true X X JONATHAN FARRELL 8028647402 PO BOX 1616 BURLINGTON VT 05402 JONATHAN FARRELL EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 120200 0 2904 KURT REICHELT CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LYNNE JAUNICH VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW HANSON TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CAROL BOARDMAN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JARED ANNELLO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN BAKER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE Z DAVIS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIM KANE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL LIPSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN MAITLAND DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JULIA PARADISO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH SPRAYREGEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TOM STRETTON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SEAN COLLINS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MAREE GAETANI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PEG GAGNE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 120200 2904 1 false false false 31235 867042 1250103 1384493 4129 3532873 RENT & PROGRAM INCOME 531110 457184 457184 457184 228910 228910 1511184 1481277 29907 29907 29907 867042 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT FEES 900099 120000 120000 OTHER INCOME 553 553 120553 4369427 607644 228910 99321 99321 142115 95217 21317 25581 2263197 1901366 126176 235655 13070 11005 691 1374 273978 222516 19100 32362 178627 148783 11781 18063 14960 14960 166460 166460 33035 33035 141861 123856 6559 11446 123297 23563 3392 96342 37689 9009 1634 27046 112322 95688 7248 9386 556597 535618 7944 13035 3133 2040 12 1081 22007 18121 1473 2413 41 41 191065 158142 11992 20931 54432 45056 3415 5961 MISCELLANEOUS 89729 88004 515 1210 CLIENT ACTIVITIES 61411 61411 BAD DEBT 25500 25500 4603847 3653717 448244 501886 80535 304373 1706889 382959 589158 463618 906000 906000 20717 23848 5200505 3345199 1896257 1855306 5860679 6720598 3164302 4318611 14224537 14975313 235195 333573 26467 24264 18240 24081 279902 381918 X 11240668 13096217 2703967 1497178 13944635 14593395 14224537 14975313 X -234420 903180 -20000 X false true X true false X 4378567 4323210 6041369 3775269 3532873 22051288 4378567 4323210 6041369 3775269 3532873 22051288 870244 21181044 55052 86877 148369 178962 228910 698170 22749458 2542831 0.93110 0.90900 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 139750 139750 4165115 2621419 1543696 869990 717368 152622 25650 6412 19238 1855306 INVESTMENT IN COTS HOUSING 2343126 C INVESTMENT IN MAIN ST FAMILY HOUSING 1975485 C 4318611 SECURITY DEPOSITS PAYABLE 24081 24081 X 3433212 -903180 -903180 4336392 33035 33035 4369427 4570812 4570812 33035 33035 4603847 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 548322 548322 COTS WALK 243434 243434 1 75286 75286 867042 867042 false PREVENTION SERVICES 192 95370 PERMANENT HOUSING 2 3951 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 THE ORGANIZATION MEETS WITH HOUSEHOLDS AND COMPLETES A NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO DETERMINE WHAT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WILL BEST STABILIZE THEIR HOUSING. OFTEN THIS INCLUDES A COMBINATION OF TYPES AND FUNDING SOURCES SUCH AS SECURITY DEPOSIT AND MOVING ASSISTANCE, OR ONE MONTH BACK RENT, TWO MONTHS BACK UTILITIES AND ONE MONTH SHORT TERM SUBSIDY. WE THEN COMPLETE AN INTAKE AND APPLICATION FOR EACH FUNDING SOURCE THE HOUSEHOLD MAY BENEFIT FROM, INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL. LOCAL FUNDING APPLICATIONS ARE PRESENTED WEEKLY TO A COMMITTEE AND APPROVED OR DENIED BASED ON GRANT ELIGIBILITY AND FUND AVAILABILITY. 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 4A IN THE 2024 FISCAL YEAR, 36 FAMILIES, INCLUDING 64 CHILDREN, STAYED IN COTS' EMERGENCY SHELTERS. EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR FAMILIES: THE FIREHOUSE FAMILY SHELTER (OPENED IN 1988, FULLY RENOVATED IN 2021) 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. GUESTS BENEFIT FROM TRAUMA INFORMED SPACE DESIGN AND PROGRAM ELEMENTS DURING THEIR STAY. THE COTS CHILDREN'S EDUCATION ADVOCATE WORKS WITH CHILDREN AND PARENTS IN SHELTER TO ENSURE SUCCESS IN SCHOOL THROUGH SCHOOL, AFTER-SCHOOL, AND SUMMER CAMP PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, AND THE CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH ADOVCATE,PROMOTES CHILDREN'S HEALTHY SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, AND STRENGTHEN FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D MOTEL OUTREACH: 242 HOMELESS HOUSEHOLDS WERE OFFERED SUPPORT SERVICES WHILE STATYING IN STATE-FUNDING EMERGENCY MOTEL ROOMS. SUPPORT SERVICES: ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO ALL OF COTS' CLIENTS. 60 HOMELESS FAMILIES, INCLUDING THOSE STAYING IN EMERGENCY SHELTER OR IN THE COMMUNITY, RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM COTS STAFF. 154 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 29 UNITS OF PERMANENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH PRIORITY PLACEMENT FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. 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 INDIVIDUALS, AS WELL AS LOW-INCOME SENIOR CITIZENS AND VETERANS. 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 REQUIRED AND REVIEWED. THEY ARE DISCUSSED WITH INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEES IF NECESSARY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION ANNUALLY THROUGH PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND BY BENCHMARKING THE SALARY WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE COTS WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 THE AMOUNT REPORTED REPRESENTS AN ADJUSTMENT IDENTIFIED DURING THE PRIOR YEARS AUDIT THAT WAS RECORDED IN THE ACCOUNTING RECORDS AFTER THE FORM 990 FOR THAT YEAR HAD BEEN FILED. CANAL STREET HOUSING LP CANAL STREET WINOOSKI VT 05404 270704071 VET. HSG. 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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.