Sampson County Child Advocacy Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
822496019
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2019, Form 990-N 2017
Location
Clinton, NC, USA
Phone
9104909100
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Civil Rights

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$221,825
Expenses
$233,731
Assets
$56,289
Liabilities
$2,301

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

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ALISON CARR (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • SHANNON BARBER (EXECUTIVE DI): $54,137 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

It is the mission of sampson county child advocacy center inc to minimize trauma to victims of sexual and physcial abuse and their non-offending family members by poviding a centralized, safe and child-fiendly facility from which a muitidisciplinary team conducts investigation and intervention activities; to advocate for and support child victims and non-offending family members by representing their interest throughout the process, promoting appropriae therapies and making referrals to community resources as needed; and to enhance the legal process.

What it reported doing in 2024

The child advocacy center of sampson county (sccac) works in collaboration with the 4th district attorney's office, sampson county department of social services, sampson county sheriff's office, clinton police department, newton grove police department, state bureau of investigation, sampson regional medical center, sampson county health department, clinton medical clinic, sampson county guardian ad litem, eastpointe mco, sampson county schools, and clinton city schools, for the purpose of providing a systematic, multidisciplinary team (mdt) response to all reported cases of child sexual abuse and child physical abuse in sampson county and surrounding communities. The existence of the sccac is based upon the need for coordinated multidisciplinary interventions to ensure the safety and well-being of the children in our community. The sccac provides a neutral, child-friendly location for investigative team interviews, medical examinations, multi-disciplinary team (mdt) case staffing, mdt case reviews, victim advocacy services and support for child victims and non- offending family members, referrals to appropriate community resources, and provides community awareness and prevention programs related to child sexual abuse and child physical abuse.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 93% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 65
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 23
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 75.3%; rating input score 75
  • Program expense ratio: 71.4%; rating input score 71
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -5.4%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.24; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 23.2%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 27.5% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 75.3% of revenue deployed · 71.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $167K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $54K · 17 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 29/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 13/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 16/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 34/100.