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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COMMITTEE ON THE SHELTERLESS.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,992,953
Total expenses
$8,259,995
Contributions and grants received
$7,514,584
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$400,801
Investment income
$108,020
Other revenue
-$30,452
Total assets, end of year
$7,652,550
Total liabilities, end of year
$927,193
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,725,357
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,470,760
Management and general expenses
$1,263,995
Fundraising expenses
$525,240
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,470,760

Program services were 78.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $83,065

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $4,323,851

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,107,668

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,362,783

  • 2a · Program service revenue: RENTAL INCOME

    total $397,401 · related or exempt $397,401

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONTRACT REVENUE

    total $2,400 · related or exempt $2,400

  • 2c · Program service revenue: NON-GIFT REVENUE

    total $1,000 · related or exempt $1,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $59,876 · excluded $59,876

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $48,144

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $48,144

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $48,144 · excluded $48,144

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $22,772

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $83,065

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $53,224

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$30,452 · excluded -$30,452

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $399,824 · program services $240,035 · management and general $106,526 · fundraising $53,263

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,079,870 · program services $2,204,454 · management and general $623,313 · fundraising $252,103

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $456,608 · program services $367,357 · management and general $62,909 · fundraising $26,342

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $284,764 · program services $205,622 · management and general $54,098 · fundraising $25,044

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $9,869 · program services $9,326 · management and general $543

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $58,806 · management and general $58,806

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $23,703 · management and general $23,703

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $495,386 · program services $268,188 · management and general $169,084 · fundraising $58,114

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $60,669 · management and general $15,370 · fundraising $45,299

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $216,213 · program services $120,785 · management and general $70,188 · fundraising $25,240

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $108,670 · program services $79,386 · management and general $21,238 · fundraising $8,046

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $982,849 · program services $965,274 · management and general $13,351 · fundraising $4,224

  • 17 · Travel

    total $26,472 · program services $23,915 · management and general $1,400 · fundraising $1,157

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $306,918 · program services $290,808 · management and general $11,934 · fundraising $4,176

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $75,461 · program services $70,583 · management and general $3,364 · fundraising $1,514

  • 24a · Other expenses: IN-KIND FOOD EXPENSE

    total $1,306,520 · program services $1,306,520

  • 24b · Other expenses: DIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSE

    total $235,202 · program services $235,202

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $73,550 · program services $69,832 · management and general $3,183 · fundraising $535

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSE

    total $37,059 · program services $8,412 · management and general $9,708 · fundraising $18,939

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $21,582 · program services $5,061 · management and general $15,277 · fundraising $1,244

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $74,472 · end of year $189,322

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,798,557 · end of year $1,414,642

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $558,182 · end of year $832,374

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $82,525 · end of year $100,589

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $7,725,429

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $4,772,421

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,003,383 · end of year $2,953,008

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,826,118 · end of year $2,062,991

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $122,146 · end of year $99,624

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $354,247 · end of year $597,129

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $527,017 · end of year $330,064

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,240,068 · end of year $5,145,335

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,344,051 · end of year $1,580,022

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

AT COTS, OUR MISSION IS TO ASSIST THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO FIND AND KEEP HOUSING, INCREASE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND IMPROVE WELL-BEING. WE ENVISION A COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYONE HAS A PLACE TO CALL HOME.

Activities or mission (Part I)

AT COTS, OUR MISSION IS TO ASSIST THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO FIND AND KEEP HOUSING, INCREASE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND IMPROVE WELL-BEING. WE ENVISION A COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYONE HAS A PLACE TO CALL HOME. WE PROVIDE EMERGENCY SHELTER, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, RECUPERATIVE CARE, RAPID RE-HOUSING, HEALTHY DAILY MEALS, AND A COORDINATED RANGE OF SERVICES DESIGNATED TO HELP FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

  • COMMUNITY HOUSING PROGRAM: COTS PROVIDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE AND LOW-INCOME SHARED HOUSING TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO NEED SOME LEVEL OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO REMAIN STABLY HOUSED. LAST YEAR, 92% OF PARTICIPANTS REMAINED PERMANENTLY HOUSED. OUR CLIENTS WERE FORMERLY CHRONICALLY HOMELESS, AND SOME ARE HIGH UTILIZERS OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. THE GOAL OF THE COTS COMMUNITY HOUSING PROGRAM IS TO ENABLE PARTICIPANTS TO LIVE AS INDEPENDENTLY AS POSSIBLE DURING THEIR RESIDENCE WITH COTS. OUR HOUSING INVENTORY CONSISTS OF A MIX OF PROPERTIES, INCLUDING MASTER-LEASED PROPERTIES, CITY-OWNED PROPERTIES, AND TWO HOMES OWNED BY COTS. WE SERVED 77 ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN THESE PROGRAMS IN FY 2023-24.

    Expenses $2,058,587 · Revenue $400,301

  • COTS EMERGENCY SHELTERS: COTS SERVED 470 ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN OUR EMERGENCY SHELTERS IN FY 2023-24. THE MARY ISAAK CENTER EMERGENCY SHELTER (MIC-ES) IS A 90-BED ADULT EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVING ADULTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. IN ADDITION TO BASIC NEEDS, SHELTER RESIDENTS RECEIVE STRENGTH-BASED CASE MANAGEMENT, ACCESS TO MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE, FINANCIAL LITERACY, EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES, AND HOUSING SEARCH SUPPORT. IN FY 2023-24, WE SHELTERED 335 HOMELESS ADULTS IN MIC-ES. OUR KIDS FIRST FAMILY SHELTER (KFFS) PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN. KFFS SERVES SEVEN FAMILIES AT A TIME. KFFS PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES DESIGNED TO HELP FAMILIES INCREASE RESILIENCY, DEVELOP INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS, AND OBTAIN/ MAINTAIN INCOME AND PERMANENT HOUSING. IN FY 2023-24, WE SHELTERED 25 FAMILIES AT KFFS CONSISTING OF 70 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 39 CHILDREN. COTS ALSO SERVES 25 INDIVIDUALS IN OUR PEOPLE'S VILLAGE PROGRAM, THE COTS CAMPUS IN PETALUMA. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL DORM-STYLE SHELTERS BY PROVIDING NON-CONGREGATE INDIVIDUAL SHELTER UNITS.

    Expenses $1,989,334 · Revenue $500

  • RAPID REHOUSING: THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS IN SONOMA COUNTY REQUIRES CREATIVE HOUSING SOLUTIONS. THE COTS RAPID REHOUSING (RRH) PROGRAM ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO BECOME STABLY HOUSED THROUGH SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES DESIGNED TO HELP CLIENTS REGAIN FINANCIAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY. CASE MANAGEMENT INCLUDES BUDGET HELP, REFERRALS TO LOCAL RESOURCES, EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, CREDIT REPAIR SERVICES, AND OTHER NEEDED SUPPORT. IN FY 2023-24, 64 ADULTS AND CHILDREN WERE SERVED IN OUR RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM.

    Expenses $1,690,018

  • RECUPERATIVE CARE: COTS RECUPERATIVE CARE PROGRAM OFFERS POST-ACUTE CARE FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN EXITED FROM THE HOSPITAL AND WHO NEED A SPACE TO RECOVER FROM INJURY OR ILLNESS. IN PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN COTS, ST. JOSEPH HEALTH AND KAISER PERMANENTE, THE COTS RECUPERATIVE CARE UNIT OFFERS SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL CARE THAT ALLOWS HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REST IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHILE ACCESSING COTS SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. THE GOALS OF THIS PROGRAM ARE TO REDUCE HOSPITAL READMISSIONS, ER VISITS, AND HOSPITAL LENGTH-OF-STAYS WHILE INCREASING ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE. IN FY 2023-24, 55 PEOPLE RECEIVED RECUPERATIVE CARE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.MARY'S TABLE: THROUGH MARY'S TABLE, COTS PROVIDES FRESH, HEALTHY HOMEMADE MEALS 365 DAYS A YEAR TO OUR SHELTER RESIDENTS AS WELL AS ANYONE EXPERIENCING HUNGER IN THE COMMUNITY. IN FY 2023-24, THE NUMBERS WE SERVED SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED FROM 95,889 THE PREVIOUS YEAR TO 116,079 NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO FEED OUR COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS.

    Expenses $732,821

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mark Krug

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andrea Pfeiffer

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stefanie Giani

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Chaplain Raymond Dougherty

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Phyllis Cohen-Rich MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Bill Gabbert

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Erin Hawkins

    DIRECTOR THROUGH 10/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Camille Kazarian

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ben Leroi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Karen Nelson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Annie Nicol

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Thais Rains

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Wendi Thomas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Samantha Yee

    DIRECTOR THROUGH 01/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Christina Cabral

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $207,578
    From this org
    $201,710
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,868
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,710
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,868
    Filer's total
    $207,578

  • Maureen Vittoria

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $170,613
    From this org
    $155,903
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,710
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,903
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,710
    Filer's total
    $170,613

  • Cathleen Higgins

    CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $132,989
    From this org
    $122,838
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,151
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521339349309182

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