2026-08-14T11:17:55-04:00 2025-09-30 030280081 JMM & ASSOCIATES PC 463 MOUNTAIN VIEW DR STE 403 COLCHESTER VT 05446 990 2024-10-01 030285606 COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER INC COMM 8028647402 PO BOX 1616 BURLINGTON VT 05402 JONATHAN FARRELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8028647402 2026-08-14 true true RANDALL L SARGENT CPA P00136499 8026555665 2026-08-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JONATHAN FARRELL PO BOX 1616 BURLINGTON VT 05402 11948145 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 91 500 0 3532873 9607841 457184 399292 258817 234644 120553 48759 4369427 10290536 99321 84940 0 2870987 3230404 0 535699 1633539 2351118 4603847 5666462 -234420 4624074 14975313 21153290 381918 781403 14593395 20371887 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. false false 1927586 3944 INDIVIDUAL SHELTERS - THE WAYSTATION (OPENED IN 1982) IS A 36-BED EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR MEN AND WOMEN, AGES 18 AND OLDER, THAT PROVIDES SAFE AND DECENT SHELTER 365 NIGHTS A YEAR. THE DAYSTATION (OPENED IN 1988) IS A DAYTIME DROP-IN CENTER OFFERING REFUGE FROM THE STREETS EVERY DAY FROM 9AM - 5PM. 1326232 70603 PREVENTION SERVICES - THE HOUSING RESOURCE CENTER WAS OPENED IN 2008 AND PROVIDES HOUSING RETENTION, PLACEMENT AND COMPREHENSIVE OUTREACH SERVICES TO HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME PERSONS. HOUSING NAVIGATION SERVICES ARE A COMPONENT OF PREVENTION SERVICES. COTS' HOUSING NAVIGATORS PROVIDE ONE-ON-ONE SERVICES TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH AN INTENSE FOCUS ON HOUSING PLACEMENT AND CONNECTION TO RESOURCES TO ENHANCE HOUSEHOLD INCOME. THE HOUSING NAVIGATORS ALSO CONNECT CLIENTS TO A BROAD RANGE OF FEDERAL, STATE AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES INCLUDING GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE, EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICES, FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND ASSET BUILDING PROGRAMS. 967401 FAMILY SHELTERS - THE FIREHOUSE FAMILY SHELTER (OPENED IN 1988) AND MAIN STREET FAMILY SHELTER (OPENED IN 2002) ARE THE ONLY TWO FAMILY SHELTERS IN CHITTENDEN COUNTY. THEY PROVIDE TEMPORARY SHELTER FOR 15 FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN. 569336 10393 399292 TRANSITIONAL HOUSING - THE SMITH HOUSE OPENED IN 2002 TO PROVIDE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS AND HARDEST-TO-HOUSE INDIVIDUALS MOVING OUT OF SHELTERS WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR FOUR TO SIX MONTHS. THE SMITH HOUSE HAS SEVEN SINGLE-ROOM OCCUPANCY UNITS AND FULL-TIME SUPPORT PERSONNEL. PERMANENT HOUSING - THE WILSON HOTEL (PURCHASED IN 1984) AND ST. JOHN'S HALL (PURCHASED IN 1991) PROVIDE 40 SINGLE-ROOM OCCUPANCY (SRO) UNITS AND FOUR APARTMENTS - PERMANENT HOUSING FOR FORMERLY HOMELESS AS WELL AS LOW- INCOME SENIOR CITIZENS AND VETERANS. IN THE RENOVATED 95 NORTH AVENUE BUILDING AND AS PART OF A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OWNERSHIP INTEREST, COTS OWNS 14 UNITS OF PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING. COTS HAS ALSO DEVELOPED HOUSING IN A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OWNERSHIP AT CANAL STREET IN WINOOSKI (29 UNITS) AND AT MAIN STREET (16 UNITS). MOTEL OUTREACH - DURING THE PANDEMIC, THE STATE OF VERMONT PLACED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF HOMELESS PEOPLE IN MOTELS ACROSS THE STATE. COTS FORMED A TEAM OF OUTREACH WORKERS TO ADDRESS THE ONGOING, DAILY NEEDS OF THIS POPULATION. SERVICES ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE PROVIDED BY COTS HOUSING NAVIGATORS, AND OCCUR ONSITE AT MOTELS PRIMARILY IN CHITTENDEN COUNTY. THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY THE STATE OF VERMONT WITH CARES ACT AND SIMILAR FUNDING. THIS PROGRAM WOUND DOWN IN APRIL 2025 AS THE TEMPORARY FUNDING ENDED. 569336 10393 399292 4790555 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 true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false true 12 0 true 91 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 JONATHAN FARRELL 8028647402 PO BOX 1616 BURLINGTON VT 05402 JONATHAN FARRELL EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 155005 0 3100 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 MAREE GAETANI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PEG GAGNE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE GOLDMAN 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 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 LEFT 032025 DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN MAITLAND LEFT 022025 DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 155005 3100 1 false true false 15630 935693 5052815 3603703 2143745 9607841 RENT & PROGRAM INCOME 531110 399292 399292 399292 228577 228577 1663676 1657609 6067 6067 6067 935693 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT FEES 900099 37500 37500 OTHER INCOME 999999 11259 11259 48759 10290536 454118 228577 X 84940 84940 145508 97490 21826 26192 2538705 2219020 71808 247877 14355 12739 308 1308 333579 284129 14189 35261 198257 171450 7169 19638 15936 15936 177496 1767 143119 32610 36417 36417 608163 588977 5341 13845 86515 14545 1003 70967 37245 15450 1514 20281 136315 119843 5548 10924 821529 799511 6098 15920 6909 6059 1 849 36612 27671 2952 5989 771 771 205984 177013 8065 20906 84893 76576 2315 6002 CLIENT ACTIVITIES 74959 69165 51 5743 MISCELLANEOUS 11374 7503 2484 1387 BAD DEBT 10000 10000 5666462 4790555 340208 535699 304373 436156 382959 1371084 463618 842216 906000 1731000 23848 2547 8775870 3551183 1855306 5224687 6720598 6978504 4318611 4567096 14975313 21153290 333573 740828 24264 19140 24081 21435 381918 781403 X 13096217 15563137 1497178 4808750 14593395 20371887 14975313 21153290 X 4624074 329418 825000 X false true X true false X 4323210 6041369 3775269 3532873 9607841 27280562 4323210 6041369 3775269 3532873 9607841 27280562 226955 27053607 86877 148369 178962 228910 228577 871695 28152257 2585143 0.96100 0.93110 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1039750 1039750 5365956 2769753 2596203 925639 769887 155752 1444525 11543 1432982 5224687 INVESTMENT IN COTS HOUSING 2343126 C INVESTMENT IN MAIN ST FAMILY HOUSING 2223970 C 4567096 SECURITY DEPOSITS PAYABLE 21435 21435 X 10583537 329418 329418 10254119 36417 36417 10290536 5630045 5630045 36417 36417 5666462 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 593103 593103 COTS WALK 240615 240615 1 101975 101975 935693 935693 false PREVENTION SERVICES 80 70603 PERMANENT HOUSING 3 3944 OTHER PROGRAMS 4 10393 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. false false false false false false false false false JONATHAN FARRELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 125005 30000 3100 158105 X 21 110345 FAIR VALUE X 1 2033400 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 4D TRANSITIONAL HOUSING - THE SMITH HOUSE OPENED IN 2002 TO PROVIDE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS AND HARDEST-TO-HOUSE INDIVIDUALS MOVING OUT OF SHELTERS WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR FOUR TO SIX MONTHS. THE SMITH HOUSE HAS SEVEN SINGLE-ROOM OCCUPANCY UNITS AND FULL-TIME SUPPORT PERSONNEL. PERMANENT HOUSING - THE WILSON HOTEL (PURCHASED IN 1984) AND ST. JOHN'S HALL (PURCHASED IN 1991) PROVIDE 40 SINGLE-ROOM OCCUPANCY (SRO) UNITS AND FOUR APARTMENTS - PERMANENT HOUSING FOR FORMERLY HOMELESS AS WELL AS LOW- INCOME SENIOR CITIZENS AND VETERANS. IN THE RENOVATED 95 NORTH AVENUE BUILDING AND AS PART OF A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OWNERSHIP INTEREST, COTS OWNS 14 UNITS OF PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING. COTS HAS ALSO DEVELOPED HOUSING IN A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OWNERSHIP AT CANAL STREET IN WINOOSKI (29 UNITS) AND AT MAIN STREET (16 UNITS). MOTEL OUTREACH - DURING THE PANDEMIC, THE STATE OF VERMONT PLACED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF HOMELESS PEOPLE IN MOTELS ACROSS THE STATE. COTS FORMED A TEAM OF OUTREACH WORKERS TO ADDRESS THE ONGOING, DAILY NEEDS OF THIS POPULATION. SERVICES ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE PROVIDED BY COTS HOUSING NAVIGATORS, AND OCCUR ONSITE AT MOTELS PRIMARILY IN CHITTENDEN COUNTY. THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY THE STATE OF VERMONT WITH CARES ACT AND SIMILAR FUNDING. THIS PROGRAM WOUND DOWN IN APRIL 2025 AS THE TEMPORARY FUNDING ENDED. 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 IX, LINE 11G CONTRACT LABOR 505,265 0 0 CONTRACT LABOR 43,555 0 0 CONTRACT LABOR 33,261 0 0 CONTRACT LABOR 6,896 5,341 13,845 TOTAL 588,977 5,341 13,845 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 825,000 RECORD PRIOR YEAR NOTE RECEIVABLE 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 MAIN STREET FAMILY HOUSING LP 100 BANK STREET SUITE 400 BURLINGTON VT 05401 881592810 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 -10 1214270 1.00000 false COTS HOUSING INC PO BOX 1616 BURLINGTON VT 05402 474389426 HOUSING VT COTS C CORP -40 4387491 1.00000 false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false 95 NORTH AVENUE LP K 88505 CASH MAIN STREET HOUSING LP B 248485 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.