Lower Cape Outreach Council, Inc.
Real People. Real Problems. Real Solutions. Making a difference since 1980.
Lower Cape Outreach Council, Inc.
EIN: 04-2864255
as of September 2024
as of September 09, 2024
Mission
The mission of Lower Cape Outreach Council is to provide comprehensive assistance to those in need of immediate support and to encourage long-term self sufficiency. In addition to providing financial assistnace, we manage 9 emergency food pantries and Katy's Korner, a free clothing and resource center. Lower Cape Outreach Council supports residents of the 8 towns that constitute the Lower and Outer Cape Cod.
Ruling year
1986
CEO
Katie Wibby
Main address
PO Box 665 19 Brewster Cross Road
Orleans, MA 02653 USA
EIN
04-2864255
Public affairs
Basic and emergency aid
Population served
Low-income people
Families
Adults
NTEE code
Emergency Assistance (Food, Clothing, Cash) (P60)
Public, Society Benefit - Multipurpose and Other N.E.C. (W99)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Tax forms
Communication
Programs and results
Reports and documents
Download annual reports Download other documentsWhat we aim to solve
The primary problem we face is a shortage of affordable housing in an area where property values and rents are high, wages are low, and jobs are often seasonal. The median hourly wage needed on Cape Cod to pay a median monthly rental is $31 per hour. The median actual wage on Cape Cod is $17 per hour, and the cost of living index is 131 percent. Almost all other living challenges - food, daycare, healthcare, clothing - derive from this core problem.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Food Pantry
The Lower Cape Outreach Council (LCOC) serves qualified residents in the lower Cape communities of Brewster, Chatham, Eastham, Harwich, Orleans, Provincetown, Truro and Wellfleet.
LCOC sponsors 9 food pantries on the lower Cape and makes monthly food distributions to local Councils on Aging, WIC and Cape Cod Children’s Place.
We also provide special nutritional programs like The Greater Boston Food Bank’s Brown Bag Program for seniors and Food to Encourage in collaboration with Outer Cape Health Service, the Barnstable County Public Nurse and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension.
In 2019, Lower Cape Outreach Council provided $606,000 worth of food to the communities we serve.
Lower Cape Outreach Council worked in collaboration with St. Vincent de Paul Society, St. Joan of Arc Church in Orleans, Nam Vets, Nauset Newcomers and many local businesses to provide Thanksgiving turkeys, fresh vegetables, stuffing, cranberry sauce to 275 households from Harwich to Provincetown.
Seasonally, our Gilmore Garden of Hope and food donations from local gardeners make it possible for us to provide fresh produce to our clients.
Food to Encourage
The Lower Cape Outreach Council (LCOC) serves qualified residents in the lower Cape communities of Brewster, Chatham, Eastham, Harwich, Orleans, Provincetown, Truro and Wellfleet.
LCOC, in partnership with the Barnstable County Public Health Nurse, is looking to explore the impact of nutrition and healthy eating on diabetes and hypertension.
THIS PROGRAM INVOLVES:
Health monitoring at the Orleans United Methodist Church with a Barnstable County Public Health Nurses
Extra bag of fresh fruits/vegetables twice a month
Free recipes, food samples and ideas for healthy eating
Complete confidentiality for every participant
Pay It Forward
The Lower Cape Outreach Council (LCOC) serves qualified residents in the lower Cape communities of Brewster, Chatham, Eastham, Harwich, Orleans, Provincetown, Truro and Wellfleet.
Pay It Forward is a micro-loan program for LCOC clients.
It takes money to make money, especially when you are self employed, especially when credit is an issue.
House painters, landscapers, carpenters, shop owners, everyone knows the end-of-winter pinch that can slow down spring preparations and cut into summer profits.
Clients of LCOC who are struggling to get it together, can apply for a Pay It Forward micro-loan program through their Advocate.
Katy's Korner
The Lower Cape Outreach Council (LCOC) serves qualified residents in the lower Cape communities of Brewster, Chatham, Eastham, Harwich, Orleans, Provincetown, Truro and Wellfleet.
Katy’s Korner, located at LCOC Center at 19 Brewster Cross Road in Orleans collects and distributes donations of quality clothing and bedding.
The shop is arranged so that clients can select items they need for themselves and family members at no-charge.
Over 1800 bags of clothing were distributed in the past year.
Financial Assistance
LCOC serves qualified residents in the lower Cape communities of Brewster, Chatham, Eastham, Harwich, Orleans, Provincetown, Truro and Wellfleet.
Financial assistance is available to qualified applicants for payments of essential household services including electricity, heat, rent/mortgage payments, insurance, medical and prescription drug expenses, transportation and other expenses which can break an already stretched budget. This assistance is short-term in nature, designed to help people make ends meet until they can help themselves.
In 2019 we provided $612,000 of emergency financial assistance to over 1,400 households. These funds went to cover the costs of overdue mortgage and rent payments, to pay for utilities that were about to be shut down, to fill oil tanks, meet unexpected medical and prescription costs, or help meet child care costs so working parents can keep on working.
We also provided $16,000 worth of toys for 342 local boys and girls over the holiday season.
Where we work
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of volunteers
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Children and youth, Health, Social and economic status
Related Program
Financial Assistance
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
# of volunteers is a critically important metric for LCOC. 86 cents of every $ received goes into front line client services. This would not be possible without our dedicated volunteers.
Average number of service recipients per month
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Work status and occupations, Social and economic status, Family relationships, Health
Related Program
Food Pantry
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
From July 1, 2023- June 30, 2024, we served on average 2,111 individuals per month in our food pantries. These numbers include 13,388 adults, 5452 seniors, and 6502 children during this period.
Number of clients served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Family relationships, Health, Social and economic status
Related Program
Financial Assistance
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We served 4,500 individuals in 2023 across all our client programs combined.
Number of families served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The majority of our families live at or below the federal poverty level
Total number of volunteer hours contributed to the organization
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Family relationships, Health, Social and economic status
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Volunteer hours from 150 active volunteers in FY 2023 were valued at $478,940
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
To enable our clients to hold on to their homes and rentals while pursuing more self sufficient lives.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We provide full wrap around services (food, clothing, financial assistance, a jobs training program, tuition assistance, mentoring,access to SNAP, federal fuel assistance, and affordable healthcare.)
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We sponsor 9 food pantries in the towns we serve plus nutritional workshops and monthly food distributions to local Councils on Aging and to Cape Cod Children's Place. Further, we offer our clients access to a free clothing/bedding store. We have more than 400 dedicated volunteers and a fully funded budget that enables LCOC to be the only organization in our region to provide such comprehensive services.
Lower Cape Outreach Council recently successfully completed the vigorous "Points of Light" program that evaluates non profit/volunteer based organizations. Only 1% of all charities in the US have achieved this status.
Also, see above for a specific listing of our full wraparound services.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Annually, we provide assistance to more than 2,500 households housing over 4,500 men, women, children, and seniors. We partnered with Operation Warm (a GuideStar Platinum charity) to distribute NEW coats to our clients. We are very proud that this past winter we distributed our 1,000th NEW winter coat. LCOC is efficiently managed, performing most assistance via our 200 volunteers. Our G & A expenses are managed very tightly, (please refer to our latest financial reports previously submitted.) LCOC is the premier human and social services on the Outer Cape, with solid and broadbased support from our 8 communities, enabling us to effectively administer an annual budget in excess of two-million dollars.
As we continue with our commitment to providing this assistance, we are increasingly determined to provide our clients with the tools they need to move out of chronic emergencies and to build more self sustaining live as part of the Cape Cod community.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2022 info
95.23
Months of cash in 2022 info
4.7
Fringe rate in 2022 info
15%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
Financial data
Lower Cape Outreach Council, Inc.
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
Lower Cape Outreach Council, Inc.
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
This snapshot of Lower Cape Outreach Council, Inc.’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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Business model indicators
| Profitability info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | -$57,867 | $123,529 | $788,522 | $808,869 | $19,226 |
| As % of expenses | -4.3% | 8.7% | 42.9% | 49.6% | 1.1% |
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | -$62,874 | $108,726 | $785,989 | $801,725 | $7,641 |
| As % of expenses | -4.6% | 7.6% | 42.7% | 48.9% | 0.4% |
| Revenue composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $1,323,209 | $1,427,434 | $2,573,616 | $2,407,672 | $1,926,877 |
| Total revenue, % change over prior year | 2.0% | 7.9% | 80.3% | -6.4% | -20.0% |
| Program services revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Membership dues | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Investment income | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 1.8% |
| Government grants | 6.7% | 7.0% | 6.7% | 5.5% | 7.3% |
| All other grants and contributions | 80.8% | 82.3% | 90.2% | 87.5% | 85.6% |
| Other revenue | 11.0% | 9.2% | 2.4% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| Expense composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses before depreciation | $1,349,927 | $1,416,954 | $1,837,254 | $1,632,129 | $1,744,241 |
| Total expenses, % change over prior year | 9.3% | 5.0% | 29.7% | -11.2% | 6.9% |
| Personnel | 24.9% | 23.9% | 18.9% | 23.9% | 31.9% |
| Professional fees | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Occupancy | 8.0% | 6.6% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 3.6% |
| Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Pass-through | 53.2% | 55.5% | 69.3% | 63.0% | 53.2% |
| All other expenses | 13.9% | 13.1% | 8.1% | 8.8% | 10.6% |
| Full cost components (estimated) info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses (after depreciation) | $1,354,934 | $1,431,757 | $1,839,787 | $1,639,273 | $1,755,826 |
| One month of savings | $112,494 | $118,080 | $153,105 | $136,011 | $145,353 |
| Debt principal payment | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed asset additions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $44,882 | $0 |
| Total full costs (estimated) | $1,467,428 | $1,549,837 | $1,992,892 | $1,820,166 | $1,901,179 |
Capital structure indicators
| Liquidity info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Months of cash | 3.9 | 3.4 | 7.4 | 11.4 | 4.7 |
| Months of cash and investments | 10.6 | 11.1 | 13.7 | 21.4 | 19.9 |
| Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 10.6 | 11.1 | 13.7 | 21.1 | 19.9 |
| Balance sheet composition info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | $442,584 | $405,902 | $1,135,136 | $1,557,004 | $688,365 |
| Investments | $749,114 | $900,825 | $969,762 | $1,349,112 | $2,208,872 |
| Receivables | $0 | $7,200 | $25,473 | $0 | $0 |
| Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $99,560 | $61,460 | $61,460 | $106,342 | $107,966 |
| Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 71.6% | 73.2% | 77.3% | 51.4% | 61.3% |
| Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 0.6% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.0% |
| Unrestricted net assets | $1,224,094 | $1,332,820 | $2,118,809 | $2,920,534 | $2,928,175 |
| Temporarily restricted net assets | $0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Permanently restricted net assets | $0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,713 |
| Total net assets | $1,224,094 | $1,332,820 | $2,118,809 | $2,920,534 | $2,932,888 |
Key data checks
| Key data checks info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
CEO
Katie Wibby
Katie Wibby is CEO of the Lower Cape Outreach Council. She recently joined the organization after practicing in Public Interest Law for 10 years. She started her legal career at the Committee for Public Counsil Services, prior to becoming a senior attorney at South Coastal Counties Legal Services Hyannis Office managing the Elder Law Project.
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
Lower Cape Outreach Council, Inc.
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
Lower Cape Outreach Council, Inc.
Highest paid employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
Lower Cape Outreach Council, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 08/28/2024
Board of directors data
Jim Botsford
Cape Cod 5
Term: 2022 - 2024
Jim Kivlehan
Joe Gorski
Jim Botsford
George Malloy
John Kanaga, Esq.
Laraja and Kanaga, PC
Susan Carlson
Brad Carlson
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Susan Meisinger
Roger Pearson
Todd Squire
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Scott Kerry
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Justin Blair
Monomoy Real Estate
Beth Kline
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