Lowcountry Alliance for Model Communities

Name

Lowcountry Alliance for Model Communities

Legal name

Lowcountry Alliance for Model Communities

Website

https://lamcnc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (81341), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB), Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL)

Keywords

• Community development
• Environmental justice
• Affordable housing
• Workforce development
• Microloan programs

Headquarters

HQ city

North Charleston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: Primary funding through grants from government agencies (EPA, SC DHEC), foundations, and climate resilience programs. Awarded $121,821 from Climate Smart Communities Initiative and $35,000 for Rosemont community resilience planning.
2. Microloan Program: Back to Work Loan Fund providing $300,000 in microloans for Black-owned businesses ranging from $2,500 to $25,000 with interest rate below 4%.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lowcountry Alliance for Model Communities (LAMC) is a nonprofit organization that delivers community development programs and services to underserved neighborhoods in North Charleston, SC. Its core offerings include community-based scholarships, microloans for Black-owned businesses, free tutoring, AmeriCorps workforce development, disaster risk reduction training, and environmental justice advocacy. These programs are organized around four pillars: Affordable Housing, Economic Development, Education, and Environmental Justice.

Product overview

LAMC is a nonprofit community development organization that does not operate a unified software product platform. Instead, it offers a portfolio of distinct programs and services organized around four key areas: Affordable Housing, Economic Development, Education, and Environmental Justice. These programs include the Community Mitigation Scholarship (established 2016), the Back to Work Loan Fund, the Pathways to Inclusion and Success tutoring program, the Community Conservation Corps (AmeriCorps partnership), and the EJSTRONG Disaster Risk Reduction Training initiative.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community Mitigation Scholarship
• Back to Work Loan Fund
• Pathways to Inclusion and Success Program
• Community Conservation Corps
• EJSTRONG Disaster Risk Reduction Training
• Lead Awareness Training
• Rosemont Flood Resiliency Initiative

Quantifiable outcome

• Secured $400,000 for Rosemont neighborhood flood resiliency
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Charleston Community Research to Action Board (CCRAB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partner for community research and action initiatives, collaborating on citizen science projects and environmental justice advocacy in LAMC communities.
• Charleston LDCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to administer the Back to Work Loan Fund providing $300,000 in microloans for Black-owned businesses in LAMC communities.
• Coastal Community FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners for scholarship administration, processing applications for LAMC's Community Mitigation Scholarship through the Coastal Community Foundation web portal.
• Charleston CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Climate Smart Communities Initiative, working together on flood mitigation investments and climate-resilient brownfields redevelopment.
• Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on vaccination events at community churches for COVID-19 outreach to LAMC residents.
• South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on Environmental Justice initiatives, EJSTRONG disaster risk reduction training, and lead awareness community education programs.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA Region 4)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on climate resilience workshops, lead awareness training, and environmental justice programs in LAMC communities.
• Thriving Earth ExchangecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Rosemont Citizen Science Project, utilizing hydrology and infrastructure maps to understand flood risk and evaluate nature-based solutions.
• Anthropocene AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting partner for Rosemont citizen science and flood risk analysis work.
• City of North CharlestoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity government partner for community programs, food access surveys, and community development initiatives.
• Trident Technical CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner for workforce development and training programs.
• Benedict CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistorically Black college partner for educational initiatives and community programs.
• Community First Land TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLand trust partner supporting affordable housing initiatives in LAMC communities.
• The Sustainability InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for lead awareness training sessions and environmental education programs.
• MetanoiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity development partner organization.
• Turning LeafminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for community programs and initiatives.
• Trident LiteracyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLiteracy education partner for adult education programs.
• Trident One StopminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkforce development partner through SC Works Trident.
• University of South CarolinaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partner for EJSTRONG disaster risk reduction training collaboration.
• College of CharlestonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partner for EJSTRONG disaster risk reduction training collaboration.
• Clemson UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partner for EJSTRONG disaster risk reduction training collaboration.
• Palmetto RailwaysminorOthersRegional infrastructure partner listed among LAMC partnerships.
• South Carolina Ports AuthorityminorOthersRegional infrastructure partner listed among LAMC partnerships.
• Flour-Lane South CarolinaminorOthersCorporate partner listed among LAMC partnerships.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Center for Community Change: National community-organizing nonprofit focused on economic, racial, and housing justice for low-income communities. Comparable to LAMC in advocating for affordable housing, economic development, and community-level organizing in underserved neighborhoods.
• The Praxis Project: National EJ organization focused on building healthy communities and advancing health equity in communities of color. Comparable to LAMC in mission and approach, though operates at a national policy level rather than a single-city model.
• Groundwork USA: National network of local Trusts doing community-based environmental work, including brownfields redevelopment and climate resilience. Directly comparable to LAMC's brownfields work in Rosemont and citizen-science-driven local environmental improvement model.
• WE ACT for Environmental Justice: Northern Manhattan-based EJ organization serving low-income communities of color. Highly comparable to LAMC in advocating for environmental justice, training community members, building partnerships with government agencies, and operating community-based program infrastructure.
• Deep South Center for Environmental Justice: New Orleans-based nonprofit advancing environmental justice in Black communities of the Gulf South. Closely comparable to LAMC in mission (EJ in African American communities), regional focus on the Deep South, and program mix combining research, training, and advocacy.

Broad incumbents

• Enterprise Community Partners: National affordable housing and community development nonprofit with a major presence in the Southeast. Comparable to LAMC in affordable housing and community development mission, though operates at a much larger, multi-state scale.
• National Urban League: Large, established civil rights and community development organization with local affiliates. Comparable to LAMC in mission around economic empowerment, education, housing, and civil rights for African American communities, but operates nationally as a broad incumbent.
• NAACP: America's oldest and largest civil rights organization. Broadly comparable to LAMC in civil rights and EJ advocacy for Black communities, though operates as a mass-membership national organization with local chapters rather than a place-based direct service model.
• LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation): Major national community development financial institution supporting affordable housing and economic development in underserved communities. Comparable to LAMC in focus on affordable housing and community economic development, but operates as a large CDFI rather than a grassroots nonprofit.

Regional players

• Black Belt Community Foundation: Regional community foundation serving African American communities across rural Alabama's Black Belt. Comparable to LAMC in serving Black communities in the Deep South with education, economic development, and community-building programming, though in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lowcountry-alliance-for-modelcommunities

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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