Public Charity

COTS INC

Based in APPLETON, WI, COTS INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $1.2M in revenue, $1.5M in expenses, $3.1M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 61 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.9M.

EIN: 391913179 APPLETON, WI Temporary Housing NTEE: L40 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.2M
Total Expenses$1.5M
Total Assets$3.1M
Grant Records61
Funding Total$1.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

"ENDING HOMELESSNESS IN THE FOX VALLEY." BY PROVIDING TEMPORARY TRANSITIONAL SHELTER AND BASIC NEEDS FOR HOMELESS MEN, WOMEN, YOUNG ADULTS AND SINGLE MOTHER FAMILIES IN OUTAGAMIE, WINNEBAGO AND CALUMET COUNTIES. OUR GOAL IS TO RESPECTFULLY PROVIDE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS A SAFE AND AFFORDABLE PLACE TO LIVE, FOOD, HOUSEHOLD NEEDS AND TRAINING ON BASIC LIVING SKILLS ENABLING THEM TO TRANSITION TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND INDEPENDENT LIVING.

Where $100 goes at Cots Inc

How Cots Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$80 Programs the work itself
$13 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $80 for programs

$80
Continue to improve on living facilities for those in need
All program spending
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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

2025
Homeless / Indigent / Crisis Intervention
$23,000
2025
GENERAL SUPPORT
$5,785
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$26,300

Showing up to 5 of 61 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Amy Pfefferle Oelhafen
SECRETARY Angelo Ninivaggi
DIRECTOR Anne Renard
DIRECTOR Cathie Tierney
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Cindy Sahotsky
TREASURER/CFO Dan Lightfuss Left Treasurer In Jan

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Top Grant Purposes

Housing & Homelessness
$890,305 22 grants
General Support
$860,407 32 grants
Human & Social Services
$60,839 3 grants
Health & Medicine
$10,000 1 grant
Animal Welfare
$6,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.2M $1.5M $3.1M
2024 $1.3M $1.3M $3.3M
2023 $1.6M $1.0M $3.3M
2022 $1.2M $994K $2.7M
2021 $1.0M $807K $2.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.0M to $1.2M (+19%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.1M.

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