IT is the intent of Three Hots and a Cot to become a provider of services for homeless veterans of the united states armed services. These services include but are not limited to; temporary housing, meals, toiletries, personal care facilities,group therapy

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $120K a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$445K
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$432K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$692K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$445K
FY2022▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$484K
FY2021$495K
FY2022$445K
FY2023$382K
FY2024$658K
FY2025$985K
Expenses
$432K
FY2022▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$402K
FY2021$420K
FY2022$432K
FY2023$480K
FY2024$487K
FY2025$507K
Net assets
$692K
FY2022▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$679K
FY2022$692K
FY2023$594K
FY2024$724K
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2009.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $417K Management & general 2% · $11K Fundraising 1% · $4K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
Key Employee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Vick Springston’s $60K as Employee is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 852 $100K–1M housing nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Vick Springston$60,000$57,000$60,000
Richard Cislak——$8,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides housing, meals, and personal care for homeless veterans.

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1 program · $417K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Three hots and a cot provides services for homeless veterans of the united states armed services. These services include but are not limited to; temporary housing; meals; toiletries; facilities for showers and laundry; meeting facilities for group therapy sessions; counseling for social and personal issues; referral sources

$417Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$445K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$393K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K
Money outPt IX
$432K
Ln 25
Programscol B$417K
Managementcol C$11K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$692K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$146K
Total assetsLn 16$707K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$393K
Government grantsLn 1e$234K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$30K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$30K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K
Total revenueLn 12$445K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$140K
SavingsLn 2$6K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$146K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$20K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$541K
Total assetsLn 16$707K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$692K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148K$146K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$25K$20K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$532K$541K
Total assetsLn 16$705K$707K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$679K$692K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$91K$91K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$49K$49K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$85K$85K
TravelLn 17$39K$39K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$54K$54K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$61K$60K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$432K$417K$11K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $985K$507K$478K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $658K$487K$171K$724K 990 PDF
FY2023 $382K$480K−$98K$594K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $445K$432K$13K$692K 990 PDF
FY2021 $495K$420K$74K$679K 990 PDF
FY2020 $484K$402K$83K$0 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $445,094 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $451,293$392,590
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $43,545$52,504
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $494,838$445,094
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,692$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $120,818$98,202
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$4,404
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $296,858$329,758
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $420,368$432,364
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $74,470$12,730
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $445,094 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$29,888
VIII-1e Government grants$233,672
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$129,030
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$29,700
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$392,590
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $52,504$52,504
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $52,504 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$445,094
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $432,364 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $91,000$91,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,202$7,202
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,616$1,616
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $13,503$13,503
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $4,404$4,404
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $49,134$49,134
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,277$5,277
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,396$3,396
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $84,853$84,853
IX-17 TravelPrograms $39,312$39,312
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $3,681$3,681
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,239$1,239
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $53,572$53,572
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,959$12,959
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $59,653 · Management $1,563$61,216
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $417,439 · Management $10,521 · Fundraising $4,404$432,364
Part X · Balance sheet $706,784 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $148,257$140,150
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$5,771
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $531,763$540,751
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $25,012$20,112
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $705,032$706,784
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,682$3,604
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $20,174$11,274
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,856$14,878
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $679,176$691,906
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $679,176$691,906
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $705,032$706,784
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $691,906 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$445,094
XI-2 Total expenses$432,364
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,730
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$679,176
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$691,906

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