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COTS

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990
Other · DETROIT, MI · EIN 38-2420565

About

Create and facilitate opportunities that empower families in poverty to collaborate, thrive, and succeed in building strong households, neighborhoods, and communities.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
76
Volunteers
75

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2023-06-30
Revenue
$8.2M
Expenses
$8.4M
Assets
$26.4M
Liabilities
$2.0M

Financial history

$15.0M$7.5M$0
1617181920212223
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $8.2M · Peak FY2016: $15.0M · Avg: $11.3M

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$873
Grants Given
COTS
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Address

26 Peterboro ST STE 100
Detroit, MI, 48201-277

Governance

Voting board members15
Independent members15
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardNo

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %67.1%
Permanent endowment %32.9%
Endowment held by related orgNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersNo
Retained by contractors$132K
ChannelsMail · Email · Grant solicitation
Public records
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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