Communities In Schools of Brunswick County

What Communities In Schools of Brunswick County does

Communities In Schools of Brunswick County, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1995 and headquartered in Southport/Spring Lake, North Carolina. It operates as an independent local affiliate of the national Communities In Schools network, delivering dropout prevention services to at-risk elementary and middle school students in 11 Brunswick County public schools. The core program, Action for Success, embeds Success Coaches in partner schools to provide individualized case management addressing academics, attendance, behavior, and family engagement. Supporting programs include Restore (Restorative Practices for student discipline intervention) and, until May 2023, the 21st Century Community Learning Center afterschool STEM program, which was suspended following the end of its grant funding.

The organization runs an unusual hybrid revenue model combining nonprofit grants and donations with retail operations. Four CIS Thrift Shops in Boiling Spring Lakes, Shallotte, Southport, and Sunset Beach sell donated clothing, housewares, and furniture at affordable prices, generating unrestricted revenue to subsidize programs. All student-facing services are provided free of charge. Funding sources span individual and corporate donations, foundation grants (Cape Fear Memorial Foundation, International Paper, Eshelman, Landfall, Ocean Ridge Charities, Moore Charitable Trust, United Way), and government grants including NC Department of Public Instruction funding. The leadership team is led by Executive Director Bonnie Jordan, with a volunteer Board of Directors including representation from Duke Energy, Brunswick County Schools, Cigna, and NC Highway Patrol. The organization reported reaching over 550 at-risk students annually across its school sites.

Name

Communities In Schools of Brunswick County

Legal name

Communities In Schools of Brunswick County, Inc.

Website

https://cisbrunswick.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Communities In Schools of Brunswick County is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1995 that delivers dropout prevention and case management services to at-risk elementary and middle school students in 11 Brunswick County, NC schools via embedded Success Coaches, supplemented by four thrift shops that generate unrestricted program revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Education and Dropout Prevention Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJAEAD

Dropout Prevention, Re-Engagement & Truancy Intervention Programs

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Alternative & At-Risk K–12 Education (Continuation, Recovery, Juvenile)

SECONDARYBPAGADAL

Dropout Prevention, Alternative Education & Re-Engagement Nonprofits

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Education & Youth Development Nonprofits

SECONDARYEDAJAEAJ

Wraparound Student Support & Case Management Services (At-Risk K–12)

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Alternative & At-Risk K–12 Education (Continuation, Recovery, Juvenile)

SECONDARYEDAJAEAI

Court/Community School Programs (Diversion, Probation-Linked, Community Day Schools)

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Alternative & At-Risk K–12 Education (Continuation, Recovery, Juvenile)

Keywords

• Dropout prevention services
• School-based student support
• Youth mentoring programs
• Restorative practices education
• Nonprofit education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Southport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Thrift Shop Retail Operations: Four CIS Thrift Shops in Boiling Spring Lakes, Shallotte, Southport, and Sunset Beach sell donated clothing, housewares, and furniture. Revenue supports CIS dropout prevention programs. All services to students and families are offered free of charge.
2. Individual and Corporate Donations: Individual donors (Gold, Silver, Bronze supporters) and corporate sponsors provide financial contributions. Event sponsorships and direct financial donations support programming.
3. Foundation and Grant Funding: Grants from foundations including Cape Fear Memorial Foundation, International Paper Foundation, Eshelman Foundation, Ocean Ridge Charities Association, St James Service Club, Moore Charitable Trust/Orton Foundation, Landfall Foundation, United Way of the Cape Fear Area, and Town of Holden Beach, Town of Ocean Isle Beach.
4. Government Grants: NC Department of Public Instruction grants and 21st Century Community Learning Center grant funding (grant ended May 2023).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Communities In Schools of Brunswick County delivers evidence-based dropout prevention and student support services through Success Coaches embedded in 11 Brunswick County elementary and middle schools. The Action for Success program uses individualized case management to address academic, behavioral, attendance, and family engagement needs of at-risk students. The organization supplements this with restorative practices behavioral intervention and funds operations through four retail thrift shops and grant/donation revenue.

Product overview

Communities In Schools of Brunswick County operates as a nonprofit dropout prevention organization offering a coordinated set of programs. The core program is the Action for Success Program, which provides case management through Success Coaches placed in Brunswick County Schools. Supporting programs include the Restore (Restorative Practices) program for behavioral intervention and the 21st Century Community Learning Center (currently suspended) for STEM enrichment. The organization also operates four CIS Thrift Shops as a revenue-generating retail operation that funds the mission-focused programs. All services are provided free of charge to students and families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Action for Success Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Isabella improved school attendance by nearly 50%, reducing absences from 16 to 9 days in one school year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Brunswick County SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary partner providing school sites and administrative support for CIS Success Coaches. CIS programs operate in 11 elementary and middle schools within the district, with Success Coaches working daily with students providing academic, behavioral, and attendance support.
• Communities In Schools NationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIS of Brunswick County is part of a national network of independent 501(c)(3) non-profit CIS affiliates working to implement the CIS mission.
• Communities In Schools of North CarolinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level CIS affiliate providing support, resources, and grant funding (NC Department of Public Instruction) to local affiliates.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Communities In Schools of North Carolina: State-level CIS affiliate that provides resources, training, and pass-through state funding (NC Department of Public Instruction) to local North Carolina CIS affiliates like Communities In Schools of Brunswick County, operating the same school-based case management model across the state.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Coastal Carolinas: Coastal Carolinas affiliate of the national mentoring organization serving at-risk youth in the same geography; directly comparable target population, volunteer-driven support model, and youth mentoring focus.
• Communities In Schools of Charlotte-Mecklenburg: Larger North Carolina CIS affiliate implementing the same Action for Success-style case management model in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools; useful comparable for assessing scale-up potential from small-county to urban-district implementation.
• Communities In Schools of Wake County: Peer North Carolina CIS affiliate serving a different (Wake County) school district using the same Success Coach case-management approach, directly comparable in mission, program design, and funding model.

Broad incumbents

• Communities In Schools (National): National umbrella 501(c)(3) organization whose local affiliates, including Brunswick County, implement the shared dropout-prevention model; comparable mission, brand, and evidence-based programs, but operating at network-wide scale rather than a single county.

Regional players

• Communities In Schools of South Carolina: Neighboring-state CIS affiliate serving South Carolina school districts with the same embedded-coach dropout-prevention model; comparable for evaluating regional expansion pathways for the Brunswick County affiliate.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Brunswick County: Local youth-development nonprofit operating in the same Brunswick County geography with overlapping target population of school-age youth; comparable as a community-embedded nonprofit competitor for donated dollars and volunteer time.

Others

• United Way of the Cape Fear Area: Regional United Way affiliate that funds CIS Brunswick among other partners and operates a shared donor pool; comparable as a funder/convener in the same community-funding ecosystem rather than a direct service competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cisbrunswick
• Facebookfacebook.com/CISBrunswick
• Instagraminstagram.com/cisofbc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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