Nonprofit · EIN 03-0285606
COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER
Tax-exempt · BURLINGTON, VT 05402
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $10,290,536 | $5,666,462 | $4,624,074 | $21,153,290 | $781,403 | $20,371,887 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $4,369,427 | $4,603,847 | -$234,420 | $14,975,313 | $381,918 | $14,593,395 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $4,973,551 | $4,268,891 | $704,660 | $14,224,537 | $279,902 | $13,944,635 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $9,607,841
- of which government grants
- $5,052,815
- Program service revenue
- $399,292
- Investment income
- $234,644
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $6,067
- Other revenue
- $48,759
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $84,940
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $145,508
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,538,705
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,230,404
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $15,936
- Accounting fees
- $177,496
- Occupancy
- $821,529
- Travel
- $6,909
- Depreciation
- $205,984
- Program services (functional)
- $4,790,555
- Management and general (functional)
- $340,208
- Fundraising (functional)
- $535,699
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $14,975,313
- Total assets, end of year
- $21,153,290
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $781,403
- Net assets, end of year
- $20,371,887
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,224,687
- Publicly traded securities
- $6,978,504
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $15,563,137
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,808,750
- Gross receipts
- $11,948,145
- Employees
- 91
- Volunteers
- 500
- Year formed
- 1983
- State of legal domicile
- VT
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONATHAN FARRELL | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $155,005 | $3,100 |
| KURT REICHELT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNNE JAUNICH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW HANSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL BOARDMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JARED ANNELLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN BAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE Z DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MAREE GAETANI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PEG GAGNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE GOLDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM KANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LIPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA PARADISO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH SPRAYREGEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOM STRETTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SEAN COLLINS LEFT 032025 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN MAITLAND LEFT 022025 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONATHAN FARRELL | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $120,200 | $2,904 |
| KURT REICHELT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNNE JAUNICH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW HANSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL BOARDMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JARED ANNELLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN BAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE Z DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM KANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LIPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MAITLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA PARADISO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH SPRAYREGEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM STRETTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MAREE GAETANI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PEG GAGNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONATHAN FARRELL | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $120,200 | $2,906 |
| KURT REICHELT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNNE JAUNICH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW HANSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL BOARDMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM STRETTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW BOHLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MAREE GAETANI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LIPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MAITLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE Z DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PEG GAGNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA PARADISO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH ANDERSON LEFT SEPTEMBER 2023 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL LEKSTUTIS LEFT OCTOBER 2022 | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELLEY RICHARDSON LEFT SEPT 2023 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEB ROYCE LEFT OCTOBER 2022 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM TORTI LEFT OCTOBER 2022 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1616, BURLINGTON, VT 05402-1616
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JONATHAN FARRELL, PO BOX 1616, BURLINGTON, VT 05402
- Signed the 990
- JONATHAN FARRELL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (802) 864-7402
- Website
- WWW.COTSONLINE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- JMM & ASSOCIATES PC
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $1,927,586 · grants $3,944
- 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.Expenses $1,326,232 · grants $70,603
- 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.Expenses $967,401
- 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.Expenses $569,336 · grants $10,393 · revenue $399,292
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 03-0285606
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1984
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Housing and shelter (L41Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $21,153,290
- Income (IRS master file)
- $11,948,145
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $10,290,536 | $5,666,462 | $21,153,290 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $4,369,427 | $4,603,847 | $14,975,313 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $4,973,551 | $4,268,891 | $14,224,537 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $6,717,253 | $3,792,936 | $13,228,459 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 03-0285606).
Questions about COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER
- What is the EIN of COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER is 03-0285606.
- Is COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1984.
- Are donations to COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names JONATHAN FARRELL.
- Who are the officers and directors of COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $155,005 (JONATHAN FARRELL, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,290,536, expenses of $5,666,462 and total assets of $21,153,290 at year end.
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