Governance Lag
What does this mean?
Revenue and Program Scale spike rapidly, but the Governance Score remains stagnant. The organization has outgrown its founding era but hasn't installed proper oversight.
The Path Forward
The Scaffold
Brings immediate structural maturity. It represents the necessity of outside, independent oversight to manage new scale, breaking the echo chamber of a founding 'friends and family' board.
Title
Representative Institutions
Institutional Epochs
Historical Performance
| Year | Revenue | Top Comp | Comp % Rev | Score | Phase Label | Outlook | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Hidden | Hidden | — | 51 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 45 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 43 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | 47 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 55 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 55 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 55 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 47 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | 51 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | 37 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | 45 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2011 | — | — | — | 33 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT BACA | Artistic Director | — | ||
| JOEL BREED | Secretary | — | ||
| DOMINIC DOMEYER | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN FRANCIS | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMES HANKE | Board Member | — | ||
| PATRICK HULL | Board President | — | ||
| MARK KOXLIEN | VICE PRESIDE | — | ||
| ANNA LOUGHRIDGE | Board Member | — | ||
| KELLY WARNING | Board Member | — | ||
| ALLEN WORTHEY | Board Member | — | ||
| JAKE WRASSE | Board Member | — | ||
| TYREL ZICH | Treasurer | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 103 other orgs in WI with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 28 points above the peer median (65 vs. 37).
5-year trend: Governance Lag
Revenue and Program Scale spike rapidly, but the Governance Score remains stagnant. The organization has outgrown its founding era but hasn't installed proper oversight.
Overall score has gone from 47 → 51 over 5 years (improving by 4 points).
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.
What would change this score
The two changes that would most improve this score:
- 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.