Institutional Maturation
Institutional Maturation
Institutional Maturation Market Archetype Mechanical Natural
Tier
Developing
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Institutional Maturation

What does this mean?

The gold standard. 10-year slow, steady, concurrent growth across Financial Health, Governance, and Program. Leadership is scaling their oversight and impact in lockstep.

The Path Forward

The Crown

A mandate to lead the sector. It encourages the organization to mentor emerging nonprofits and embark on generational capital projects, leveraging their profound stability.

The Crown
The Crown
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Institutional Maturation ↑
Overall
50
Score
Governance
55
Score
Financial
40
Score
Program
60
Score

Institutional Epochs

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2020
2021
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2023
2024
Financial Era
Governance Era
Trajectory Era
Institutional Maturation

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2023 Hidden Hidden 7.1% 50 Fragile Decline Risk
2022 — — 8.4% 50 Fragile Decline Risk
2021 — — 5.0% 54 Fragile Recovery
2020 — — 2.2% 53 Fragile Decline Risk
2019 — — — 55 Fragile Recovery
2018 — — — 32 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2017 — — 9.9% 34 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2016 — — — 32 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2015 — — — 36 Fragile Decline Risk
2014 — — — 35 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2013 — — — 35 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2012 — — — 35 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
KEVIN THOMAS Artistic Director 2.4% of Rev
MARCELLUS HARPER Executive Director 2.4% of Rev
JUSTIN JOHNSON CONTROLLER 2.3% of Rev
ROY BORS-KOEFOED Board Member —
DARREN ISOM Board Member —
JIM JENKINS Board Member —
SHERITA LEE Board Member —
MICHAEL LOFTON Board Member —
BEVERLY ROBERTSON Board Member —
JESSICA RUFFIN Board Member —
DERWIN SISNETT Board Member —
CAMERON SMITH Board Member —

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
MARCELLUS HARPER EXECUTIVE DI 2.1% of Rev
KEVIN THOMAS Artistic Director 2.1% of Rev
ROY BORS-KOEFOED Board Member —
DARREN ISOM Board Member —
JIM JENKINS Board Member —
SHERITA LEE Board Member —
MICHAEL LOFTON Board Member —
MONIKA METZGER Board Member —
BEVERLY ROBERTSON Board Member —
JESSICA RUFFIN Board Member —
DERWIN SISNETT Board Member —
CAMERON SMITH Board Member —

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
ROY BORS-KOEFORD Board Member —
MARY FREEMAN Board Member —
MARCELLUS HARPER EXECUTIVE DI —
DARREN ISOM Board Member —
JIM JENKINS Board Member —
SHERITA LEE Board Member —
MICHAEL LOFTON Board Member —
MONIKA METZGER Board Member —
JESSICA RUFFIN Board Member —
DERWIN SISNETT Board Member —
CAMERON SMITH Board Member —
KEVIN THOMAS Artistic Director —
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
40 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
55 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
50 / 100
Developing

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

Peer comparison

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

Most-divergent component: financial score sits 25 points below the peer median (40 vs. 65).

5-year trend: Institutional Maturation

The gold standard. 10-year slow, steady, concurrent growth across Financial Health, Governance, and Program. Leadership is scaling their oversight and impact in lockstep.

Overall score has gone from 55 → 50 over 5 years (declining by 5 points).

What's driving this score

What would change this score

No specific high-impact levers identified — this org's score is balanced across components.

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