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 |
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| 2024 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2023 | Hidden | Hidden | — | 64 | Stable | Stable Watch | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 61 | Stable | Stable Watch | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | 48 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 46 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | 41 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 41 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 41 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 41 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 35 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | 55 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | 55 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | 57 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2011 | — | — | — | 61 | Stable | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
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Tax year 2023
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Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
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| James Posey | Board President | — | ||
| Sarah Stamm | Board President | — | ||
| Mary Jo Foos | Treasurer | — | ||
| Lynne Wagner | Secretary | — | ||
| Daleen Askins | Board President | — | ||
| Randy Brown | Board President | — | ||
| Cyrus Foos | Board Member | — | ||
| Floyd Collins | Board Member | — | ||
| Ashly Collins | Board Member | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 213 other orgs in OH with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 59 points above the peer median (100 vs. 41).
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.
What's driving this score
- All-volunteer org with no paid officers — governance signal is neutral (default 50), not absent.
- Net assets declined for 4 consecutive years of deficit spending; cash runway narrowing.
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.