Structural Deficit
Structural Deficit
Structural Deficit Market Archetype Mechanical Natural
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Structural Deficit

What does this mean?

Persistently low financial health over 5 years despite strong programmatic output. They are borrowing from their future (or bleeding an endowment) to pay for today's programs.

The Path Forward

The Truth-Teller

Forces necessary, painful cuts to preserve the core. It demands that the organization stop borrowing from its future and align its current programmatic output with actual sustainable revenue.

The Truth-Teller
The Truth-Teller
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Structural Deficit ↑
Overall
35
Score
Governance
50
Score
Financial
0
Score
Program
60
Score

Institutional Epochs

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Financial Era
Governance Era
Trajectory Era
Structural Deficit

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2024 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2023 Hidden Hidden — 35 Financially Distressed Recovery
2022 — — 15.2% 33 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2021 — — 14.6% 38 Financially Distressed Recovery
2020 — — 16.5% 27 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2019 — — 20.2% 29 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2018 — — — 24 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2017 — — 48.4% 15 Critical Intervention Needed Gov Risk
2016 — — 36.3% 28 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2015 — — — 27 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2014 — — 32.5% 28 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2013 — — 30.9% 28 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2012 — — 29.5% 32 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2011 — — — 43 Financially Distressed Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Eric Brown Board President —
Rachel Brown Board President —
Bernard Cobb Board Member —
Tonya Cobb Board Member —
James D'Allesio Board Member —
Diane Davis Board Member —
Troy Davis Board Member —
Meredith Howell Secretary —
Robin Jackson Board Member —
Martha Jones Board Member —
Daryl McCulley Treasurer —
Toni Moore Board Member —
Kristi Schrader Board Member —
Randy Schrader Board Member —
Cathy Wiskes Board Member —
Ryan Wiskes Board Member —
Bradley Wright Board Member —
Tracy Wright Board Member —
Eric Brown Board President —
Rachel Brown Board President —
Bernard Cobb Board Member —
Tonya Cobb Board Member —
James D'Allesio Board Member —
Diane Davis Board Member —
Troy Davis Board Member —
Meredith Howell Secretary —
Robin Jackson Board Member —
Martha Jones Board Member —
Daryl McCulley Treasurer —
Toni Moore Board Member —
Kristi Schrader Board Member —
Randy Schrader Board Member —
Cathy Wiskes Board Member —
Ryan Wiskes Board Member —
Bradley Wright Board Member —
Tracy Wright Board Member —

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
JERRY STEVENSON Artistic Director 7.3% of Rev
JIM LITZINGER Board Member 5.5% of Rev
AVNI GUPTA-KAGAN Board Member —
KATIE JONES Board Member —
MARTHA JONES Board Member —
TONI MOORE Treasurer —
HEATHER WEISS Board Member —
CATHY WISKES Board Member —
NICOLE MCCREARY Secretary —
MELVIN MCREARY Secretary —
TONYA COBB Board President —
BERNDARD COBB Board President —
TODD WEISS Board Member —
SHELLEY ADAMS Board Member —
FRANK BRADDOCK Board Member —
RACHEL BROWN Board Member —
ERIC BROWN Board Member —
BRYANN BURGESS Board Member —
KIM FULLER Board Member —

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
JERRY STEVENSON Artistic Director 4.8% of Rev
JIM LITZINGER Board Member 4.8% of Rev
NICOLE MCCREARY Board President —
MELVIN MCREARY Board President —
TONYA COBB Board President —
BERNDARD COBB Board President —
TODD WEISS Treasurer —
SHELLEY ADAMS Board Member —
FRANK BRADDOCK Board Member —
RACHEL BROWN Board Member —
ERIC BROWN Board Member —
BRYANN BURGESS Board Member —
KIM FULLER Board Member —
AVNI GUPTA-KAGAN Board Member —
KATIE JONES Board Member —
MARTHA JONES Board Member —
TONI MOORE Board Member —
HEATHER WEISS Board Member —

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
JERRY STEVENSON Artistic Director 6.7% of Rev
JIM LITZINGER Board Member 6.7% of Rev
FRANK BRADDOCK Board President —
AVNI GUPTA-KAGAN Board President —
GINNY HERRING Treasurer —
KATIE JONES Board Member —
CHARLIE KRAWCZYK Board Member —
SHELLEY ADAMS Board Member —
STIG RASMUSSEN Board Member —
KEVIN SIMPSON Board Member —
BRYANN BURGESS Board Member —
KIM FULLER Board Member —
MELVIN MCCREARY Board Member —
NICOLE MCCREARY Board Member —
HEATHER WEISS Board Member —
TODD WEISS Board Member —
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
0 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
50 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
35 / 100
Priority Review

The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →

Peer comparison

Compared to 129 other orgs in SC with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: financial score sits 45 points below the peer median (0 vs. 45).

5-year trend: Structural Deficit

Persistently low financial health over 5 years despite strong programmatic output. They are borrowing from their future (or bleeding an endowment) to pay for today's programs.

What's driving this score

What would change this score

The two changes that would most improve this score:

  1. Build cash reserves to at least 3 months of operating expenses — moves financial resilience score meaningfully (~10 points).

Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.