2025-11-24T06:50:05-08:00 2024-12-31 472755066 Pinnacle Accountancy Group of Utah 1466 N Highway 89 Ste 200 Farmington UT 84025 990 2024-01-01 260752718 Cottages of Hope Inc COTT 8013934011 2724 Washington Blvd Ogden UT 84401 Jeremy K Botelho Executive Director 2025-11-24 true true Cameron Pribble P01249334 8014479572 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 2724 Washington Blvd Ogden UT 84401 1284279 false X www.cottagesofhope.org X 2007 UT Cottages of Hope exists to inspire individuals and households to realize their potential by providing meaningful programs and services that empower them to achieve greater levels of financial stability. Activities include free tax preparation, financial literacy presentations, free internet access, IDA Savings Plans, and job coaching. 13 13 5 60 0 837350 1284199 0 98 80 0 837448 1284279 0 0 394631 538079 0 31315 316647 505746 711278 1043825 126170 240454 310327 557130 18199 24548 292128 532582 Cottages of Hope exists to inspire individuals and households to realize their potential by providing meaningful programs and services that empower them to achieve greater levels of financial stability. Activities include free tax preparation, financial literacy presentations, free internet access, IDA Savings Plans, and job coaching. false false 960319 Workforce Development: (The Prosperity Center): Our resource center offers freecomputer and internet access, technical assistance, phone(fax), and information about other valuable community resources. The Center utilizes volunteers and work based learning participants from the Federal Work Study Program, Family Employment Program(FEP, Job Corps, and Easter Seals). A majority of our efforts in the center are still focused primarily on helping individuals find stable employment.Free Tax Preparation: Cottages of Hope continues to offer the Volunteer Income TaxAssistance (VITA) program where we prepared returns in 2015. Our purpose or goal inoffering this services is to help the client obtain all of the credits they qualifyfor and to encourage them to use their tax refunds to become more financially stable. Suggestions include setting up an emergency fund, paying down debt, paying for additional schooling, or making needed car and home repairs. While having their taxes done, clients are invited to complete our "Get Connected" card that helps us maintain our relationship with them throughout the year. This enables us to contact them concerning programs and services (ours and those offered by our community partners) that make sense based on their needs.Financial Literacy: In addition to teaching classes at our location, we taughtnumerous off-site financial presentations for nonprofit, religious, and studentgroups.Other Programs (Services): In addition, Cottages of Hope also provides a number ofservices that lead to greater levels of financial stability. On a case by casebasis, Cottages of Hope provides one on one financial and job coaching and educationsessions intended to help clients learn to create budgets, create plans to reduce debt, to improve credit scores, to improve resumes, and to increase the quality of their interview skills.Cottages of Hope is a SparkPoint Center where hard-working, low-income people canaccess a full range of services to help them get out of poverty and achieve long-term financial stability. The Center brings together the most effective nonprofit and government partners to help clients build assets, grow income, and manage debt. Each client works with a personal coach, who helps create a step-by-step plan toaccomplish financial goals. This long-term approach provides on-going support untilgoals are accomplished. 960319 true false false 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 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 5 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false false false true true false X F Chris Swaner 8013934011 2724 Washington Blvd Ogden UT 84401 X Shannon Sebahar Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Teresa Hunsaker Vice Chair 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Chris Acosta Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Craig Roper Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Eric Young Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Matt Dixon Chairman 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ryan Arbon Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Reed Richards Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kimal James Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jenny Gnagey Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 F Chris Swaner Treasurer 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Pam Parkinson Secretary 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeremy K Botelho Executive Dir. 50.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 1284199 1284199 0 80 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1284279 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 442542 407139 22127 13276 0 61962 57005 3098 1859 33575 30889 1679 1007 0 0 8985 8266 449 270 0 0 0 0 0 0 735 676 37 22 0 0 510 469 26 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 Emergency Assistance 459945 423150 22997 13798 UTILITIES 19060 17535 953 572 Telephone 4529 4167 226 136 TRAINING 3705 3409 185 111 8277 7614 414 249 1043825 960319 52191 31315 0 27213 228547 278507 321150 196 316 0 0 0 0 0 74337 69410 353 4927 0 0 0 0 4058 2190 310327 557130 14141 22358 4058 2190 18199 24548 X 280748 523526 11380 9056 292128 532582 310327 557130 240454 X false true X false false X 410790 347340 454385 837350 1284199 3334064 0 0 410790 347340 454385 837350 1284199 3334064 0 3334064 72 60 26 98 80 336 0 0 3334400 0.99990 0.99990 X 74337 69410 4927 4927 Lease Liabilty 2190 2190 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Prior to the filing of our form 990, all board members are given the opportunity toreview and suggest modifications to the return. A digital copy of the return isdistributed to all board members with a request for both review and approval of thereturn. The return is filed once 100% have reviewed and a majority has approved thereturn. The signed Form 990 that is submitted is made available to all boardmembers once it is filed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The Executive Director sets compensation levels for hourly staff members based on current market conditions, increases to the cost of living (CPI), and merit evaluations. These increases are discussed in Board Meetings and included in the approval of the annual budget. Compensation for organizational officers is the primary responsibility of the Compensation Committee selected from members of the board. Salary adjustments are based on market conditions, cost of living increases, merit evaluations, and other considerations brought up by the committee. Then recommendations are submitted to the board of directors for a majority approval. This typically is done in preparation for approving the annual budget. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements ofCottages of Hope are available to the public upon request. A copy can be requestedby phone (801) 282-4011 or by e-mail; info@cottagesofhope.org