Committee on Temporary Shelter
Committee on Temporary Shelter reported $10.3 million in revenue and $5.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $84.54 went to program services, $6.01 to management and general costs and $9.45 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 93.4% of the total. Government grants made up 49.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $158,105 (EXECUTIVE DI). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 116% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $5.7MFor context, the median across 957 covered housing & shelter charities: $89.25 programs, $10.75 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 84.5% | 87.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.0% | 10.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 9.5% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.06 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 93.4% | 17.7% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 49.1% | 1.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 3.9% | 64.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $158,105 | $299,181 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.79% | 1.59% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 43.1 | 10.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseIndividual 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
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…
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
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DI Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $155,005 | $0 | $3,100 | $158,105 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Committee on Temporary Shelter (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $146K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b15 · 15 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 591
- Volunteers Part I, line 6500
Private foundation grants it received
25 private foundations reported grants to Committee on Temporary Shelter totaling $146K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Committee on Temporary Shelter's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Committee on Temporary Shelter reported that 84.5% of its $5.7 million in expenses went to program services, 6.0% to management and general and 9.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Committee on Temporary Shelter pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Committee on Temporary Shelter reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $158,105, for the role of EXECUTIVE DI (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Committee on Temporary Shelter get its money?
Of $10.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 93.4% came from contributions and grants (including 49.1% from government grants) and 3.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Committee on Temporary Shelter a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 03-0285606 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202622269349301232 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202522279349300012 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202422289349301372 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202342269349301379 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202201679349301115 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202102259349300015 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 03-0285606: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.