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
42
Score
Governance
50
Score
Financial
25
Score
Program
60
Score

Institutional Epochs

2010
2011
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2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
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 — — 10.1% 42 Fragile Stable Watch
2023 Hidden Hidden 12.6% 39 Fragile Stable Watch
2022 — — 10.0% 40 Fragile Recovery
2021 — — 22.3% 29 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2020 — — 17.2% 33 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2019 — — 15.4% 33 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2018 — — 18.1% 27 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2017 — — 20.6% 27 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2016 — — 22.9% 27 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2015 — — 22.3% 27 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2014 — — 18.6% 31 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2013 — — 22.1% 28 Critical Intervention Needed Gov Risk
2012 — — 21.0% 29 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2011 — — 17.3% 29 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Meghann Zenteno Executive Director 10.1% of Rev
Allen Lyon Board Member —
Monica Leaming Board Member —
Scott Michlin Board Member —
Tom Taylor Board Member —
Steve Kiely Treasurer —
Karren Morrison Board Member —
Cynthia Rapp Sandhu Board Member —
Alicia Romero Board Member —
Brian Wagner Board Member —
Nancy Stoffer Board President —
Wendy Grant Secretary —
Sara Michaels Board President —

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Chandra Stubbs Executive Director 7.0% of Rev
Allen Lyon Board Member —
Nancy Stoffer Board President —
Wendy Grant Secretary —
Monica Leaming Board Member —
Scott Michlin Board Member —
Carol Schmudde Board Member —
Janice Sheftel Treasurer —
Tom Taylor Board Member —
Shelly Walchak Board Member —
Steve Kiley Board Member —
Karren Morrison Board Member —
Cynthia Rapp Sandhu Board Member —
Alicia Romero Board Member —
Brian Wagner Board Member —
Sara Michaels Board President —

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Kathy Myrick Executive Direc 8.7% of Rev
Kathy Myrick Executive Direc 8.7% of Rev
David Bregar Board Member —
Polly Morgenstern Board Member —
Steve BowersWendy Grant Board President —
Janice Sheftel Treasurer —
Scott Michlin Board Member —
Allison Aichele Board Member —
Andrea Mull Board Member —
Allen Lyon Board Member —
Charissa Chiaravalloti Board Member —
Nancy Stoffer Board Member —
Jeff Susor Board Member —
Joseph Pope Board President —
David Bregar Board Member —
Tom Taylor Board Member —
Polly Morgenstern Board Member —
Dr Sara Michaels Board Member —
Steve BowersWendy Grant Board President —
Mark Walters Board Member —
Janice Sheftel Treasurer —
Rochelle Mann Board Member —
Scott Michlin Board Member —
Allison Aichele Board Member —
Andrea Mull Board Member —
Allen Lyon Board Member —
Charissa Chiaravalloti Board Member —
Nancy Stoffer Board Member —
Jeff Susor Board Member —
Joseph Pope Board President —
Tom Taylor Board Member —
Dr Sara Michaels Board Member —
Rochelle Mann Board Member —
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
25 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
50 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
42 / 100
Priority Review

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

Peer comparison

Compared to 271 other orgs in CO with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: program score sits 28 points above the peer median (60 vs. 32).

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.