The Outreach Connection Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
833788777
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2019
Location
Washington, NJ, USA
Phone
9083990341
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Reported finances

Revenue
$477,185
Expenses
$407,729
Assets
$313,111
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RACHEL LAUL (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MARK WEBER (PRESIDENT)
  • RACHEL LAUL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • RACHEL LAUL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $53,024 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

It is the mission of the outreach connection to stregnthen our community by providing food and essential supplies to those facing hardship. We strive to engage volunteerism and to facilitate enriching programs and events that further unite our community.

What it reported doing in 2025

In 2025, the outreach connection made remarkable strides in combating food insecurity and expanding its services to the community. We provided over 221,000 pounds of supplies and welcomed 16,271 individual visits to our client-choice pantry. This empowering model allows clients to select the items they need, ensuring they receive nutritious food while maintaining their dignity and autonomy. Additionally, through our food pantry, we were able to distribute 100 thanksgiving meals to families in need and 2,622 bags/cans of pet food. We also provided 200+ holiday break meal kits and 116 backpacks filled with school supplies to children in our community. We invited partner agencies to set up within our facility, allowing clients to access a wider range of services while picking up their food. These collaborations included access to free produce markets, snap assistance, family services, and other essential programs, making it easier for individuals and families to receive the comprehensive support they need. This network of resources enhances our pantrys ability to meet the diverse needs of the community, providing clients with the tools and guidance to improve their overall well-being. Beyond the pantry, our resource mentors played a crucial role in offering guidance to individuals, helping them connect with local agency programs. Many pantry visitors are unaware of the resources available to them or face challenges in accessing the services they need. By understanding each persons unique situation, we connected them with vital programs such as housing assistance, healthcare services, and job training. This personalized support empowers clients to access the resources they need to improve their circumstances and work toward greater self-sufficiency.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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: 57
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 63
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 58.4%; rating input score 58
  • Program expense ratio: 68.4%; rating input score 68
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.92 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 21; 21st 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 14.6%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.77; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 14.3% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 20.7% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 25.7% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 58.4% of revenue deployed · 68.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 1 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $279K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $53K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 58/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 21/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 24/100.