Communities in Schools of Cleveland County Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
561748914
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Shelby, NC, USA
Phone
7044805569
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Education N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$460,263
Expenses
$416,429
Assets
$363,125
Liabilities
$14,472

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Heather Bridges Moore (Executive Dir.): $60,793 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.

What it reported doing in 2024

Community-based Programs MentoringThe Mentoring Program provides a one-on-one relationship with a caring adult for vulnerable youth. Referrals are accepted from CIS programs and other community agencies. Youth eligible for the Mentoring Program are ages 9-17 and enrolled in or suspended from Cleveland County Schools. The goal of the community-based program is to positively impact the graduation rate and the risk factors for dropping out, including involvement with the juvenile-justice system and other negative behaviors.Family Engagement and AdvocacyThe Family Engagement and Advocacy program serves families across the organizations footprint who are in need of additional support to help their students achieve success. The Family Engagement and Advocacy Coordinator assesses families basic, mental-health, healthcare, academic, and other needs and connects them to applicable resources.Program AccomplishmentsAccording to the Organization's records, the following program outcomes were achieved at its sites during the 2024-2025 academic year. Provided targeted/intensive support services to 138 students through Middle School Programs, and 76 students through High School Programs Provided other services/supports to 2,678 non-case-managed students and 165 parents. This encompassed over 110 hours of supports related to topics such as attendance outreach and incentives; academic assistance; gang-violence prevention; bullying; parent family resources/referrals; college and career readiness; financial literacy; life skills; service-learning; motivational speaking; cultural enrichment; and social-emotional learning, and professional mental health. Engaged 72 volunteers for a total of 1,214 hours Furnished school supplies to district staff as needed Made the following impact: 91% of students served were promoted, 100% of seniors served graduated, 60% of students served made progress toward behavior-related goals, 70% of students served made progress toward attendance-related goals, 85% of students served made progress toward coursework-related goals, 100% made progress toward social emotional learning-related goals, and 100% made progress toward college and career readiness-related goals

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 79.2%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 87.4%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: $25.41 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 9.5%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.87; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 14.6%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.9% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.8% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 79.2% of revenue deployed · 87.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $364K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $61K · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 59/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 25/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 34/100.