Dorchester County Community Outreach

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
473909720
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Summerville, SC, USA
Phone
8439004315
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Homeless Shelters

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,393,072
Expenses
$530,759
Assets
$3,016,695
Liabilities
$116,952

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • GINNY VICINI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • JOSEPH FRIDAY (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • GINNY VICINI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $82,308 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The dcco mission is to provide a safe environment, support services, and an avenue to independence for those in a housing crisis. We believe that all people deserve the basic necessities of life, and as part of the community we live in, we serve that purpose.

What it reported doing in 2025

Anchor house (men's transitional housing program)anchor house is a 16-bed transitional housing program serving men experiencing homelessness in dorchester county. The program provides a structured, safe, and supportive environment where participants work toward stability and independence.expenses primarily support staff who deliver direct services, including daily check-ins, individualized goal planning, and regular one-on-one case management focused on employment, financial stability, and securing permanent housing. Staff also ensure a safe and well-maintained living environment for all residents, volunteers, and visitors.program outcomes focus on participants achieving stable employment, increasing savings, and transitioning to permanent housing.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 55
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 78
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 32.2%; rating input score 32
  • Program expense ratio: 81.4%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $491.4 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 61.9%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.68; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 15.5%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 35.7% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 39% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 32.2% of revenue deployed · 81.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $432K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $82K · 16 people listed
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 32/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Whistleblower policy not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 23/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 46/100.