2015-05-07T09:35:15-05:00 2014-09-30 030325875 DAVIS & HODGDON ASSOCIATES CPAS PLC 33 BLAIR PARK RD STE 201 WILLISTON VT 05495 990 2013-10-01 030285606 COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER INC COMM 8028647402 PO BOX 1616 BURLINGTON VT 05401 RITA MARKLEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8028647402 2015-02-10 true BRET HODGDON P00497283 8028781963 2015-05-06 2013 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z RITA MARKLEY PO BOX 1616 BURLINGTON VT 05401 3573598 false X WWW.COTSONLINE.ORG X 1983 VT THE COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER (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. WE BELIEVE IN THE VALUE AND DIGNITY OF EVERY HUMAN LIFE, WE BELIEVE THAT HOUSING IS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT, WE BELIEVE THAT EMERGENCY SHELTER IS NOT THE SOLUTION TO HOMELESSNESS. 16 16 97 400 0 3550727 2909333 351831 352457 171544 47576 76731 0 4150833 3309366 118499 208022 0 2200425 2127416 0 353539 1149236 1244598 3468160 3580036 682673 -270670 5386311 5409556 987422 1231771 4398889 4177785 X THE COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER (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. WE BELIEVE IN THE VALUE AND DIGNITY OF EVERY HUMAN LIFE, WE BELIEVE THAT HOUSING IS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT, WE BELIEVE THAT EMERGENCY SHELTER IS NOT THE SOLUTION TO HOMELESSNESS. false false 780211 98466 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. THESE ARE THE ONLY FAMILY SHELTERS IN CHITTENDEN COUNTY. 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 PROGRAM WORKS WITH CHILDREN AND PARENTS IN SHELTER TO ENSURE SUCCESS IN SCHOOL, PROMOTE CHILDREN'S HEALTHY SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, AND STRENGHTEN FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS. IN 2014, 78 FAMILIES, INCLUDING 127 CHILDREN, STAYED IN COTS' EMERGENCY SHELTERS. FURTHERMORE, 301 SINGLE ADULTS WERE SHELTERED. 558543 70491 THE WAYSTATION (OPENED IN 1982) IS A 36-BED OVERNIGHT SHELTER FOR MEN AND WOMEN, AGED 18 AND OLDER. THE DAYSTATION (OPENED IN 1988) IS A DAYTIME SHELTER THAT OFFERS REFUGE FROM THE STREETS, WHERE A NOONTIME MEAL IS SERVED. THESE FACILITIES ARE OPEN 365 DAYS A YEAR. IN 2014, 181 INDIVIDUALS STAYED IN COTS' OVERNIGHT SHELTERS, AND 206 INDIVIDUALS, AN AVERAGE OF 40 PEOPLE PER DAY, VISITED THE DAYSTATION. 502689 63442 THE HOUSING RESOURCE CENTER (HRC), COTS' CENTRALIZED ONE-STOP COMMUNITY CENTER IS DEDICATED TO HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND RAPID RE-HOUSING. 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 GRANT, LOAN, AND GUARANTEE ASSISTANCE WITH BACK RENT AND SECURITY DEPOSITS. IN 2014, COTS HELPED 204 HOUSEHOLDS, INCLUDING 179 CHILDREN, EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL CRISIS AVERT HOMELESSNESS AND STAY IN THEIR HOUSING. COTS HELPED 223 HOUSEHOLDS MOVE INTO HOUSING BY PROVIDING SECURITY DEPOSIT ASSISTANCE. 1159296 208022 120058 OTHER SERVICES SUCH AS INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY CASE MANAGEMENT, TRANSITIONAL AND PERMANENT HOUSING. 1159296 208022 120058 3000739 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false true false false false true true false false false true 29 0 true 97 true false false false 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 true true true X RITA MARKLEY 8028647402 PO BOX 1616 BURLINGTON VT 05401 BRIGITTE RITCHIE BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFFREY NOLAN BOARD VICE C 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOYCE HAGAN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBRA ROYCE TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL NEW DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SEAN COLLINS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAURIE GUNN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE HUBBARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL LEKSTUTIS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TOM TORTI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE DINGLE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES FOLGER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL LIPSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BETH ANDERSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHELLEY RICHARDSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF MARTIN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RITA MARKLEY EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 93183 0 16854 93183 16854 false false false 123681 285051 1254327 1246274 31883 2909333 RENT AND PROGRAM INCOME 531110 344341 344341 OTHER PROGRAM INCOME 531390 8116 8116 352457 38184 38184 273624 262326 1906 11298 -1906 9392 9392 285051 3309366 352457 47576 65000 65000 143022 143022 91168 61084 15498 14586 1678190 1394378 119818 163994 221007 167353 35787 17867 137051 112600 10583 13868 9142 9142 32427 21145 6076 5206 28162 6076 345 21741 229545 166911 12601 50033 604202 589381 8145 6676 2619 2244 255 120 30327 23505 3411 3411 185057 165677 9938 9442 44196 40524 1973 1699 OTHER EXPENSE 74745 31199 1131 42415 DONATED SERVICE EXPENSE 2750 500 2250 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 1426 998 197 231 3580036 3000739 225758 353539 137801 110412 347451 11813 414336 355074 1034 4598 31044 45719 5467516 2211577 3154658 3255939 1274987 1601001 25000 25000 5386311 5409556 208577 325779 29470 17278 744363 884775 5012 3939 987422 1231771 X 2795072 2759196 1603817 1418589 4398889 4177785 5386311 5409556 -270670 32316 17250 X false true X true true true X 4102374 3244397 2790163 3550727 2909333 16596994 4102374 3244397 2790163 3550727 2909333 16596994 16596994 52741 56991 51343 47810 38184 247069 76731 76731 16920794 352457 0.98090 0.96810 X PART II, LINE 10 76,731 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 383750 383750 4572736 1860798 2711938 508629 349979 158650 2401 800 1601 3255939 SECURITY DEPOSITS PAYABLE 3939 3939 X 3358932 32316 17250 49566 3309366 3309366 3580036 3580036 3580036 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY FILES AN IRS FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, TAX RETURN IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATION BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR THE YEARS PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2011. IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF BUSINESS, THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES. ALTHOUGH THE OUTCOME OF TAX AUDITS IS ALWAYS UNCERTAIN, THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT UNRECOGNIZED TAX LIABILTIES AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 AND 2013. COTS WALK 186336 186336 COOKIES 20000 20000 5 78715 78715 285051 285051 false THE HOWARD CENTER 208 FLYNN AVE STE 3J BURLINGTON VT 05401 030179433 65000 TO EMPLOY CLINICIAN GRANT SUBRECIPIENTS 7 42142 PREVENTION 7 100880 X 1 29133 X DONATED RENT 3 2750 FMV DONATED SERVICE FMV false true false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER (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. WE BELIEVE IN THE VALUE AND DIGNITY OF EVERY HUMAN LIFE, WE BELIEVE THAT HOUSING IS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT, WE BELIEVE THAT EMERGENCY SHELTER IS NOT THE SOLUTION TO HOMELESSNESS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER SERVICES SUCH AS INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY CASE MANAGEMENT, TRANSITIONAL AND PERMANENT HOUSING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 10B GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION MAKES EVERY EFFORT TO MONITOR ITS COMPLIANCE WITH ITS POLICY AND TO REITERATE ITS IMPORTANCE AMONG BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION AND ACTS ON BEHALF OF THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WORKS WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE SALARY LEVELS FOR THE TOP OFFICIALS. THEY ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. COTS VETERANS HOUSING INC PO BOX 1616 BURLINGTON VT 05401 300583923 VET HSG VT COTS CANAL STREET HOUSING LP CANAL STREET WINOOSKI VT 05404 270704071 VET HSG VT NA false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false CANAL STREET HOUSING LP K 131178 CASH