Security and Sustainability

We invite all of our sponsors, partners, and members of the community to learn more about how our organization operates, the impact of our efforts, our financial position, and our nonprofit status.

annual-report-225jpg

Our Programs

Read about COS's strategic direction of our programs, products, and services.

501c3-225.original

Organizational Documents

COS is governed by board-adopted by-laws. View our Financial Conflict of Interest Policy.

Our 501(c)(3) status allows for charitable contributions to be tax deductible.

form990-225.original

Form 990s

Our annual tax returns (990) for 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.

audit-225.original

Financial Audit

COS has worked with an independent accounting firm each year to conduct an audit of our financial records, and to prepare statements and disclosures for 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.

SOC 2Dedication to ensuring our user’s security and confidentiality while utilizing COS services is a top priority. One way we do this is by publishing our practices in our Account and Security Page

Additionally, in 2023 we sought out SOC2 (Service Organization Control Type 2) accreditation. By obtaining a favorable SOC2 report from the Moore Group, CPA we aim to provide confidence for our users and partners through continued third party auditor attestation.

The SOC2 accreditation program is maintained by the AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants). Please do reach out to support@cos.io for any questions.

COS has been very fortunate to receive increasing sponsorship each subsequent year, and has used these new investments to grow programs and operations in pursuit of our mission. Our community has responded enthusiastically to new tools and services and we are now pursuing strategies to sustain these services as public goods.

finance chart new

 

The above revenue figures include Operating Revenue as well as Grant Pass-through Funds. Financial details showing a breakdown of the history of our funding by program, type, and funder from 2013 to 2022 can be found on the OSF here.