2014-06-19T08:33:02-05:00 2013-09-30 JMM & ASSOCIATES INC 336 WATER TOWER CIR STE 801 COLCHESTER VT 05446 990 2012-10-01 030285606 COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER INC COMM 8028647402 PO BOX 1616 BURLINGTON VT 05401 RITA MARKLEY 8028647402 2014-06-19 true RANDALL L SARGENT CPA 8026555665 2014-06-19 2012 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z RITA MARKLEY PO BOX 1616 BURLINGTON VT 05402 4326242 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. 17 17 92 1000 0 2790164 3550727 343370 351831 72907 171544 18208 76731 3224649 4150833 58275 118499 0 2299078 2200425 0 386463 1340668 1149236 3698021 3468160 -473372 682673 4792388 5386311 984566 987422 3807822 4398889 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 818799 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 2013, 74 FAMILIES, INCLUDING 108 CHILDREN, STAYED IN COTS' EMERGENCY SHELTERS. 547443 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 2013, 266 INDIVIDUALS STAYED IN COTS' OVERNIGHT SHELTERS, AND 987 INDIVIDUALS, AN AVERAGE OF 48 PEOPLE PER DAY VISITED THE DAYSTATION. 476966 118355 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 GRANT, LOAN AND GUARANTEE ASSISTANCE WITH BACK RENT AND SECURITY DEPOSITS. IN 2013, COTS HELPED 198 HOUSEHOLDS EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL CRISIS AVERT HOMELESSNESS AND STAY IN THEIR HOUSING. COTS HELPED 292 HOUSEHOLDS MOVE INTO HOUSING BY PROVIDING SECURITY DEPOSIT ASSISTANCE. 988318 144 OTHER SERVICES SUCH AS INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY CASE MANAGEMENT, TRANSITIONAL AND PERMANENT HOUSING. 988318 144 2831526 true true false true false false false false false false true false false 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 true true false false false true 28 0 true 92 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 17 17 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true true true X JAN STICKLE 8028647402 PO BOX 1616 BURLINGTON VT 05402 RITA MARKLEY 40.00 X X 83345 0 28133 LESLI BLOUNT 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAURIE GUNN 2.00 X 0 0 0 JIM FOGLER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEB ROYCE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOYCE HAGAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GEORGE HUBBARD 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARC MONHEIMER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL LEKSTUTIS 2.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE NEW 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE ROBERTS 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRIGITTE RITCHIE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM TORTI 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY J NOLAN 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL LIPSON 2.00 X 0 0 0 SEAN COLLINS 2.00 X 0 0 0 BETH ANDERSON 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATE KRONK 2.00 X 0 0 0 83345 28133 false false false 126340 304721 1250196 1869470 42184 3550727 RENTAL INCOME 531110 351831 351831 351831 47810 47810 299143 175409 123734 123734 123734 304721 OTHER INCOME 76731 76731 76731 4150833 475565 124541 118499 118499 117075 77936 19474 19665 1661088 1383193 117728 160167 8131 6392 1252 487 269633 212233 41495 15905 144498 118817 10763 14918 10592 10052 483 57 27589 20355 3457 3777 1500 1500 8915 8915 52367 5960 485 45922 161789 76067 21893 63829 523796 512327 5638 5831 2570 1998 276 296 4293 1178 496 2619 31629 24589 3520 3520 173418 155969 11018 6431 41249 37921 2508 820 MISCELLANEOUS - OTHER 42333 844 770 40719 CLIENT ACTIVITIES - FS 24019 24019 MISCELLANEOUS - IS 10994 10994 CLIENT ACTIVITIES - OTHER 10723 10723 21460 21460 3468160 2831526 250171 386463 137801 164698 347451 155978 414336 1034 56839 31044 5204927 2050269 3069686 3154658 1320187 1274987 25000 25000 4792388 5386311 185651 208577 11493 29470 782430 744363 4992 5012 984566 987422 X 2805375 2795072 1002447 1603817 3807822 4398889 4792388 5386311 682673 -91606 X false true X true true true X 2747246 4102374 3244397 2790163 3550727 16434907 2747246 4102374 3244397 2790163 3550727 16434907 240426 16194481 8167 52741 56991 51343 47810 217052 76731 76731 16728690 1964918 0.96810 0.97390 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false false false false false false true 1500 1500 false SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1 COTS HIRED A CONTRACTOR TO MONITOR LEGISLATION ON HOMELESS PREVENTION AND HOUSING INITIATIVES. THEY FLAGGED KEY CHANGES IN POLICY OR FUNDING THAT WOULD IMPACT COTS FUNDING OR MORE DIRECTLY, THE CLIENTS WE SERVE. 383750 383750 4345883 1724003 2621880 475294 326266 149028 3154658 SECURITY DEPOSITS PAYABLE 5012 5012 X 4091302 -91606 40990 -50616 4141918 8915 8915 4150833 3500235 40990 40990 3459245 8915 8915 3468160 LIABILITY UNDER FIN 48 FOOTNOTE SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT 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. COTS WALK 150542 150542 30TH ANNIVERSAR 104867 104867 1 49312 49312 304721 304721 false PREVENTION SERVICES 118355 PREVENTION SERVICES 144 X 1 27184 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 1 15000 ASSESSED VALUE false true false ORGANIZATION'S MISSION 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. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FORM 990 COTS CASE MANAGERS OFFER ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT SERVICES TO ALL OF COTS' CLIENTS. CLIENTS ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE HOMELESS HEALTHCARE PROJECT (HHP), INCLUDING MEDICAL CARE, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT. IN 2013, 161 HOMELESS FAMILIES, LIVING IN BOTH SHELTER AND IN THE COMMUNITY, RECEIVED SERVICES FROM COTS. ADDITIONALLY, 239 SINGLE, HOMELESS ADULTS WERE ASSISTED BY COTS STAFF. THE SMITH HOUSE (OPENED IN 2002) PROVIDES CHRONICALLY HOMELESS AND HARD- TO-HOUSE INDIVIDUALS, MOVING OUT OF SHELTER, WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. THE SMITH HOUSE HAS SEVEN SINGLE-ROOM OCCUPANCY UNITS, TWO FAMILY APARTMENTS, AND FULL-TIME SUPPORT PERSONNEL. CANAL STREET VETERANS HOUSING (OPENED IN 2011) PROVIDES 16 UNITS OF TWO-YEAR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR HOMELESS VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AS WELL AS 12 UNITS OF PERMANENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE WILSON (PURCHASED IN 1984) AND ST. JOHN'S HALL (PURCHASED IN 1991) PROVIDE 44 SINGLE-ROOM OCCUPANCY (SRO) UNITS AND FOUR APARTMENTS: PERMANENT HOUSING FOR FORMERLY HOMELESS AS WELL AS LOW INCOME SENIOR CITIZENS AND VETERANS. ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER SERVICES SUCH AS INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY CASE MANAGEMENT, TRANSITIONAL AND PERMANENT HOUSING. ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY 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. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL 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 ED'S COMPENSATION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WORKS WITH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE SALARY LEVELS FOR TOP OFFICIALS. THEY ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. COTS VETERANS HOUSING INC PO BOX 1616 BURLINGTON VT 05402 300583923 VET. HSG. VT COTS CANAL STREET HOUSING LP CANAL STREET WINOOSKI VT 05404 270704071 VET. HSG. 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