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.
Public Charity
COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER INC
Based in BURLINGTON, VT, COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $10.3M in revenue, $5.7M in expenses, $21.2M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 85 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $5.8M.
EIN: 030285606
BURLINGTON, VT
Homeless Shelters
NTEE: L41
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$10.3M
Total Expenses$5.7M
Total Assets$21.2M
Grant Records85
Funding Total$5.8M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Committee on Temporary Shelter Inc
How Committee on Temporary Shelter Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$80
Programs
the work itself
$9
Management
running the organization
$11
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $80 for programs
$32
Individual shelters
$22
Prevention services
$16
Family shelters
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
GENERAL SUPPORT
$15,281
GENERAL SUPPORT
$8,501
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$6,838
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,017,240
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$82,964
Showing up to 5 of 85 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TREASURER
Andrew Hanson
SECRETARY
Carol Boardman
DIRECTOR
Catherine Z Davis
DIRECTOR
Jared Annello
DIRECTOR
John Maitland Left 022025
EXECUTIVE DI
Jonathan Farrell
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10.3M | $5.7M | $21.2M |
| 2024 | $4.4M | $4.6M | $15.0M |
| 2023 | $5.0M | $4.3M | $14.2M |
| 2022 | $6.7M | $3.8M | $13.2M |
| 2021 | $4.8M | $3.9M | $11.8M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.8M to $10.3M (+113%), with total assets most recently reported at $21.2M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.