Cots

Analysis

Cots is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Cots reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.5m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $2.6m (+8.3%), an average of +2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cots sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Robertson Community Health Foundation Inc ($2.6m), Affiliated Management Group Inc ($2.6m) and Runnemede Industries Inc ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $179k (7.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $824k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $423k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 12 employees.