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Cozy Coats for Kids Inc

Kids Choose, We Deliver.

Frederick, CO   |  cozycoatsforkids.org

Mission

The goals of Cozy Coats for Kids® are to improve the well-being of children in need by providing them with the opportunity to choose their own brand-new winter coat, and to deliver it directly to them for free.

Ruling year info

2018

Founder

Nick Gromicko

Main address

3115 Holly St

Frederick, CO 80516 USA

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EIN

83-1617235

NTEE code info

Children's and Youth Services (P30)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.

Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Cozy Coats for Kids® believes that the gift of a brand-new winter coat in a child’s favorite color gives them confidence and improves their overall wellness to help them thrive and achieve their goals. Additionally, a brand-new winter coat keeps children warm and healthy. It’s downright unhealthy to go without a coat in cold weather, and although the solution to dress adequately in colder months seems simple, when the family budget is tight, a warm coat doesn’t always make the cut.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Annual Coat Delivery Program

Cozy Coats for Kids® provides underserved children the opportunity to pick a coat in their favorite color and style and then delivers it directly to them for free. We believe that giving children a brand-new winter coat — knowing it was chosen and delivered specifically for them — instills confidence and improves their overall wellness to help them thrive and achieve their goals.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of children who receive new clothing

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Infants and toddlers, Children and youth

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

By providing children with the opportunity to choose their own brand-new winter coat, Cozy Coats for Kids® aims to instill confidence and self-worth in the children who receive them.

Cozy Coats for Kids® believes that when children know that the winter new coat he or she receives was one they chose for themselves, it can give them added confidence to help them face the challenges that any child experiences, yet the gift may have an even greater impact.

A brand-new winter coat can help keep a child warm and healthy, of course. But when the family budget is tight, a new coat doesn’t always make the cut. CCFK wants to make sure kids know that they don’t have to go without the care and comfort that a new coat signifies, in addition to the practical purpose of keeping the child warm in winter.

Cozy Coats for Kids’ key strategies for improving the well-being of children include calling upon members of the inspection industry to identify a need in their local community and coordinating with a local organization to distribute the coats.

Additionally, Cozy Coats for Kids® distributes only brand-new winter coats (no used hand-me-downs), with the intent of instilling confidence and promoting wellness in the children who receive them.

Cozy Coats for Kids® was founded on the belief that by bringing members of the inspection industry together, their combined charitable works can positively impact their local communities, especially the children. CCFK is led by individuals with vast experience in the inspection industry and nonprofit field, allowing them to rally members of the inspection industry to give back to their local communities and help those in need, including friends and neighbors, as well as schools, community centers, and outreach programs.

With the money raised through donations made by inspection industry professionals, Cozy Coats for Kids® has successfully delivered hundreds of brand-new winter coats across the United States and Canada to children in need. The charitable organization has also successfully worked with many inspectors who have identified a need in their community and coordinated the distribution of coats.

Cozy Coat for Kids® will continue to provide brand-new winter coats each year to identified recipients, including those in schools and outreach programs that need long-term support because of a general lack of resources. At the same time, the charitable organization aims to expand its network of supporters, volunteers, and coat recipients.

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Cozy Coats for Kids Inc

Board of directors
as of 03/06/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Margaret Aey

Nick Gromicko

InterNACHI

Chloe Katz

Certified Master Inspector

Mark Cohen

Cohen Law

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 3/6/2023

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

Equity strategies

Last updated: 03/06/2023

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Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.