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.
Title
Representative Institutions
Institutional Epochs
Historical Performance
| Year | Revenue | Top Comp | Comp % Rev | Score | Phase Label | Outlook | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | — | 4.8% | 41 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | 4.7% | 39 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | 9.5% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2020 | — | — | 6.5% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2019 | — | — | 5.3% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2018 | — | — | 5.5% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2017 | — | — | 5.9% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2016 | — | — | 5.3% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | 5.7% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2014 | — | — | 5.4% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2012 | — | — | 9.1% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2011 | — | — | 5.6% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESS SOUTHWORTH III | Executive Director | 4.5% of Rev | ||
| JOHN AMMENDOLA | Board Member | — | ||
| BOB BREITHAUPT | Board Member | — | ||
| HEATHER BROD | Board Member | — | ||
| ALESSANDRO CIAFFONCICI | Board Member | — | ||
| STEVE DRIVER | Board Member | — | ||
| KEVIN FLANIGAN | Board Member | — | ||
| DONNA GOSS | Board Member | — | ||
| DALE GRESSON | Board Member | — | ||
| TOM HUESMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN JOHANSSEN | Board Member | — | ||
| BILL KIEFABER | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT LEE | Board Member | — | ||
| THERESE MCCANN | Board Member | — | ||
| SANDY MEIZLISH | Board Member | — | ||
| TIM MILLER | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHAEL PEDDICORD | Board Member | — | ||
| LARRY SMITH | Board Member | — | ||
| EMILY TONEY | Board Member | — | ||
| KELLY WILSON | Board Member | — | ||
| GARY WADMAN | Board President | — | ||
| GIL GRADISAR | Board President | — | ||
| JIM NEGRON | Board President | — | ||
| KEVIN MURCH | Secretary | — | ||
| TAMI VAN TASSELL | Treasurer | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESS SOUTHWORTH III | Executive Director | 4.2% of Rev | ||
| GARY WADMAN | Board President | — | ||
| KEVIN MURCH | Secretary | — | ||
| TAMI VAN TASSELL | Treasurer | — | ||
| JOHN AMMENDOLA | Board Member | — | ||
| HEATHER BROD | Board Member | — | ||
| ALESSANDRO CIAFFONCICI | Board Member | — | ||
| STEVE DRIVER | Board Member | — | ||
| KEVIN FLANIGAN | Board Member | — | ||
| DALE GRESSON | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN JOHANSSEN | Board Member | — | ||
| RON JOHNSON | Board Member | — | ||
| BILL KIEFABER | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT LEE | Board Member | — | ||
| THERESE MCCANN | Board Member | — | ||
| PETE MILLS | EX OFFICIO | — | ||
| JIM NEGRON | Board President | — | ||
| MICHAEL PEDDICORD | Board Member | — | ||
| MILTON RUFFIN | Board Member | — | ||
| LARRY SMITH | Board Member | — | ||
| KELLY WILSON | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESS SOUTHWORTH III | Executive Director | 4.2% of Rev | ||
| JOHN AMMENDOLA | Board Member | — | ||
| ANDREA APPLEGATE | Board President | — | ||
| JERRY DANNEMILLER | Board Member | — | ||
| VERONICA BENNU | Board Member | — | ||
| HEATHER BROD | Board Member | — | ||
| ALESSANDRO CIAFFONCICI | Board Member | — | ||
| STEVE DRIVER | Board Member | — | ||
| GIL GRADISAR | Board Member | — | ||
| DALE GRESSON | Board Member | — | ||
| JANET JACKSON | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN JOHANSSEN | Board Member | — | ||
| RON JOHNSON | Board Member | — | ||
| BILL KIEFABER | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT LEE | Board Member | — | ||
| THERESE MCCANN | Board Member | — | ||
| PETE MILLS | EX OFFICIO | — | ||
| KEVIN MURCH | Secretary | — | ||
| JIM NEGRON | Board President | — | ||
| MICHAEL PEDDICORD | Board Member | — | ||
| MILTON RUFFIN | Board Member | — | ||
| TAMI VAN TASSELL | Treasurer | — | ||
| GARY WADMAN | Board President | — | ||
| KELLY WILSON | Board Member | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 212 other orgs in OH with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: program score sits 30 points above the peer median (60 vs. 30).
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.
Overall score has gone from 34 → 41 over 5 years (improving by 7 points).
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 4.8% sits within the sector's healthy band (18–22%).
- 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.