Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1998.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
19 people listed on the 990-T; $125K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Sherri Kovach’s $157K as President is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M health care 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherri Kovach | $156,844 | $150,182 | $150,874 | $125,494 | $131,711 |
| Stuart Chow DO | — | $4,000 | — | — | — |
| Carrie Sims MD | $2,300 | — | — | — | — |
| Urmil Pandya MD | — | $1,200 | — | — | — |
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.
See Cots executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Brings people together to solve community problems collaboratively.
Questions for Cots
Your first name shows with your question. Cots answers here, for everyone.
Central ohio trauma system (cots) was formed in 1997 as a not-for-profit organization to reduce injuries and save lives by improving and coordinating trauma care, emergency care and disaster preparedness systems in central ohio.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 31-1592734) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2021 990-T, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 11, 2025 | $2.5M | $2.5M | $13K | $1.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 31, 2024 | $2.6M | $2.5M | $51K | $1.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 | $2.2M | $2.1M | $78K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 Viewing | $2.6M | $2.5M | $94K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2021 | $2.9M | $2.9M | −$32K | $1.1M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
Form 990 e-file FY2021 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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