Structural Deficit
Structural Deficit
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Archetype
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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
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Structural Deficit ↑
Overall
38
Score
Governance
50
Score
Financial
15
Score
Program
45
Score
Title
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Institutions
-
Avg Revenue
-
Risk Profile
Representative Institutions
Institutional Epochs
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Financial Era
Governance Era
Trajectory Era
Structural Deficit
Historical Performance
| Year | Revenue | Top Comp | Comp % Rev | Score | Phase Label | Outlook | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2024 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2023 | Hidden | Hidden | — | 38 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 35 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | 28 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 39 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 39 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 39 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | 35 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | 39 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | 39 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2011 | — | — | — | 39 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2026
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELLE TOBIN | Treasurer | — | ||
| TAMI PALMER | Secretary | — | ||
| KEN JOHNSON | Artistic Director | — | ||
| JOSIE JOHNSON | Artistic Director | — | ||
| ELIZABETH MCHUGH | ADVISORY BOA | — | ||
| JERRY FOREY | Board Member | — | ||
| JESSICA MORSS | Board Member | — | ||
| REBECCA LEBARON | Board Member | — | ||
| SYLVIA GETENDANNER | Board Member | — | ||
| LISA THORNTON | Board Member | — | ||
| KATHY D'ACCI | Board Member | — | ||
| VALERIE HARRIS | Board Member | — | ||
| LESLIE SEDERBERG | Board Member | — | ||
| JANET MCLANE | Board Member | — | ||
| NOEL OSTRANDER | Board President | — | ||
| PAULA LOWE | VICE PRESIDE | — |
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOEL OSTRANDER | Board President | — | ||
| PAULA LOWE | VICE PRESIDE | — | ||
| TAMI PALMER | Secretary | — | ||
| MICHELLE TOBIN | Treasurer | — | ||
| KEN JOHNSON | Artistic Director | — | ||
| JOSIE JOHNSON | Artistic Director | — | ||
| VALERIE HARRIS | Board Member | — | ||
| REBECCA JOHNSTON | Board Member | — | ||
| JESSICA MORSS | Board Member | — | ||
| JENNIFER RIETZKE | Board Member | — | ||
| STEWART RIDGEWAY | Board Member | — | ||
| MARY SOLTMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| SYLVIA SWASEY | Board Member | — | ||
| DENISE BAGGETT | VOLUNTEER CO | — | ||
| SARAH FURTICK | VOLUNTEER CO | — | ||
| JULIE NANNINI | VOLUNTEER CO | — | ||
| HEATHER NELSON | VOLUNTEER CO | — | ||
| NATASHA ASHENHURST | ADVISORY BOA | — | ||
| KELLIE BRASETH | ADVISORY BOA | — | ||
| MICHAEL SANDERS | ADVISORY BOA | — | ||
| LINDA ROBB | ADVISORY BOA | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOEL OSTRANDER | Board President | — | ||
| PAULA LOWE | VICE PRESIDE | — | ||
| MICHELLE TOBIN | Treasurer | — | ||
| TAMI PALMER | Secretary | — | ||
| KEN JOHNSON | Artistic Director | — | ||
| JOSIE JOHNSON | Artistic Director | — | ||
| STEWART RIDGEWAY | Board Member | — | ||
| JESSICA MORSS | Board Member | — | ||
| KELLIE BRASETH | Board Member | — | ||
| REBECCA JOHNSTON | Board Member | — | ||
| SYLVIA SWASEY | Board Member | — | ||
| BERNARD JOHANSEN | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHAEL SANDERS | Board Member | — | ||
| MARY SOLTMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| ALBERT TSIEN | Board Member | — | ||
| VALERIE HARRIS | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOEL OSTRANDER | Board President | — | ||
| PAULA LOWE | VICE PRESIDE | — | ||
| MICHELLE TOBIN | Treasurer | — | ||
| TAMI PALMER | Secretary | — | ||
| KEN JOHNSON | Artistic Director | — | ||
| JOSIE JOHNSON | Artistic Director | — | ||
| STEWART RIDGEWAY | Board Member | — | ||
| JESSICA MORSS | Board Member | — | ||
| KELLIE BRASETH | Board Member | — | ||
| REBECCA JOHNSTON | Board Member | — | ||
| SYLVIA SWASEY | Board Member | — | ||
| BERNARD JOHANSEN | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHAEL SANDERS | Board Member | — | ||
| MARY SOLTMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| ALBERT TSIEN | Board Member | — | ||
| VALERIE HARRIS | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Cushman | Board Member | — | ||
| Rebecca Johnston | Board Member | — | ||
| Bernard Johansen | Board Member | — | ||
| Valerie Harris | Board Member | — | ||
| Michael Sanders | Board Member | — | ||
| Jessica Morss | Board Member | — | ||
| Stewart Ridgeway | Board Member | — | ||
| Mary Stoltman | Board Member | — | ||
| Sylvia Swasey | Board Member | — | ||
| Albert Tsien | Board Member | — | ||
| Kellie Braseth | Board Member | — | ||
| Noel Ostrander | Board President | — | ||
| Michelle Tobin | Treasurer | — | ||
| Paula Lowe | Board President | — | ||
| Tami Palmer | Secretary | — |
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Score breakdown
Score breakdown
Financial resilience
15 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
50 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
45 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
38 / 100
Priority Review
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 235 other orgs in WA with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 26 points below the peer median (15 vs. 41).
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
- All-volunteer org with no paid officers — governance signal is neutral (default 50), not absent.
- Two consecutive years of deficit spending.
- Financial resilience score in the bottom quartile — reserves and liabilities ratios warrant review.
What would change this score
The two changes that would most improve this score:
- Build cash reserves to at least 3 months of operating expenses — moves financial resilience score meaningfully (~10 points).
- Stabilize program expenses or grow earned-income revenue to break the consecutive-deficit pattern (~8 points to financial score).
Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.