Neighborhood Outreach Connection

What it reported doing in 2024

The Neighborhood Outreach Connection NOC, established in 2008, is a 501c3 community development organization located in Beaufort County, South Carolina. NOCs mission is to fight poverty by improving the quality of life of people living in poverty, thus empowering them to achieve the American Dream. NOCs development mantra is to teach people how to fish by creating opportunities for them to become self-reliant, independent, and have dignity. NOCs bottom-up approach focuses on the development of the individual, the family, and the community by implementing small, low-cost neighborhood projects that can be replicated and are sustainable. NOC listens to the people it serves and involves them in the development and implementation of outreach programs in underserved neighborhoods. Over the past 18 years, NOC has played an important role in bringing resources, services, technology, and other local community service providers into poor neighborhoods in Beaufort County, making a difference in the lives of many people. NOC currently operates five learning centers in Beaufort County South Carolina. NOC works closely with partner agencies (non profits, Civic organizations, public agencies and businesses) that provide services locally to people in need and those who are vulnerable. This collective partnership, has strengthened its core programs education/enrichment, health and wellness, and workforce/community development programs over the past 18 years. NOCs partners provide additional skills, knowledge, resources and manpower to support NOCs outreach programs. NOC continues to maintain its strong partnerships with BCSD and local schools, Beaufort County Library, local businesses, Hopeful Horizons, Clemson Extension Programs, Lowcountry Legal, Beaufort Memorial, VIM, Lions Club, SCDH, BC Drug and Alcohol Abuse, (Nexus Care) Gullah Church Nurses, Beaufort County Alliance for Human Services and Novant Health. NOC also relies on its strong ties to local community organizations and churches. Through NOCs core interventions and working with its partner agencies, NOC's comprehensive approach to community development is evolving as a viable solution in meeting the needs of the poor people in Beaufort County, SC. Education and Enrichment Programs NOC achieved significant results in FY2024-2025 relating to its education and enrichment programs. Through its flagship after school, summer learning, and enrichment programs, NOC has served many high-risk children in Fall, Winter/Spring, and summer sessions at its six learning centers in low-income neighborhoods in Beaufort County, SC. Each Learning Center which is easily accessible, and is equipped with computer technology and internet, and teaching materials, and provides a safe learning environment for children. The children are provided with healthy snacks when they arrive at the learning center. At the learning center they receive support for completing their homework. They also receive support for building skills in math, and language arts. They participate in enrichment activities to build their social and emotional skills. Parents are directly involved and teachers from public schools and volunteers provide timely learning to high-risk children, mainly Hispanics and African Americans from low-income households in Beaufort County. More than 92% of these children show progress in math and reading. All children in NOC s education and enrichment programs receive full scholarships through their commitment to academic excellence, regular attendance, and personal responsibility to good behavior. NOCs education and enrichment programs are implemented by NOCs staff consisting of a Program Manager and a neighborhood Liaison, teachers from local schools, and adult and student volunteers from the community under the direction and supervision of NOCs Executive Director. In FY2024-2025, NOC achieved the following results: a 816 students were served in NOCs education and enrichment programs, an 8% increase ove

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 92.5%; rating input score 92
• Program expense ratio: 91.1%; rating input score 91
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 12th 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: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • 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: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -1.5%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.36; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 27.4%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 10.9% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings