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
32
Score
Governance
42
Score
Financial
15
Score
Program
45
Score

Institutional Epochs

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
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 Unknown
2022 55.2% 34 Critical Intervention Needed Gov Risk
2021 42.9% 36 Fragile Recovery
2020 46.5% 28 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2019 35.2% 30 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2018 54.9% 30 Critical Intervention Needed Gov Risk
2017 49.0% 38 Critical Intervention Needed Gov Risk
2016 18.4% 51 Fragile Recovery
2015 55.0% 36 Critical Intervention Needed Gov Risk
2014 29.0% 46 Governance-Stressed Recovery
2013 54.5% 31 Critical Intervention Needed Gov Risk
2012 35.5% 46 Governance-Stressed Recovery
2011 45.3% 42 Governance-Stressed Gov Risk

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2026

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Dr Cole Woodcox Executive Director 43.9% of Rev
Jeanine Went Executive Director
Dr Tuajuanda Jordan Board President
Dr Melinda Treadwell Board Member
Dr James Birge Board President
Dr Jeffrey McClurken Board Member
Janet Schrunk Ericksen Board Member
Amir Mohammadi Treasurer
Nolan Atkins Board Member
Denise Battles Board Member
Courtney Bentley Board Member
John Carmichael Board Member
Cathy Cox Board Member
Tierra Freeman Board Member
Janet Gooch Board Member
Kayla Hale Board Member
Stacia Haynie Board Member
Daniel Heimmermann Board Member
Karim Ismaili Board Member
Scott Jones Board Member
Mario Martinez Board Member
Joseph McDonnell Board Member
Michael Middleton Board Member
Karen Moranski Board Member
John Parkins Board Member
Jesse Peters Board Member
Donna Price Henry Board Member
Nora Roberts Miller Board Member
Gretchen Sechrist Board Member
Sue Thomas Board Member
Renee Wachter Board Member
Mike Wanous Board Member

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Dr Cole Woodcox Executive Director 42.4% of Rev
Dr Tuajuanda Jordan Board President
Dr Melinda Treadwell Board Member
Dr James Birge Board Member
Dr Jeffrey McClurkin Board Member
Janet Ericksen Board Member
Amir Mohammadi Treasurer
Dr Sue Thomas Board President
Dr Elsa Nunez Board Member
Dr John Carmichael Board Member
Dr Nora Miller Board Member
Dr Diana Rogers-Adkinson Board Member
Dr Cathy Cox Board Member
Dr Tierra Freeman Board Member
Dr Denise Battles Board Member
Dr Nolan Atkins Board Member
Dr Cindy Jebb Board Member
Dr Mike Wanous Board Member
Dr Karen Moranski Board Member
Dr Demetres Tryphonopoulos Board Member
Dr Janet Gooch Board Member
Dr Daniel Heimmermann Board Member
Dr John Stewart Board Member
Dr John Feaver Board Member
Dr Katherine Yardley Board Member
Dr Donna Price Henry Board Member
Dr Renee Wachter Board Member
Scott Jones Board Member
Jesse Peters Board Member
Mario Martinex Board Member
Stacia Haynie Board Member

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Dr Cole Woodcox Executive Director 36.8% of Rev
Dr Sue Thomas Board President
Dr Melinda Treadwell Officer
Dr Tuajuanda Jordan Board President
Dr Denise Battles Officer
Dr Nancy J Cable Officer
Dr Chuck Ambrose Board Member
Dr Kat Novak Board Member
Dr Cathy Cox Board Member
Dr Janet Schrunk Ericksen Board Member
Dr John Stewart Board Member
Dr John Carmichael Board Member
Dr Jeffrey McClurken Board Member
Dr Patricia Okker Board Member
Dr Cheryl Nixon Board Member
Dr Demetres Tryphonopoulos Board Member
Dr Edward Serna Board Member
Dr Cindy Jebb Board Member
Dr Donna Price Henry Board Member
Dr James Birge Board Member
Dr Elsa Nunez Board Member
Dr Daniel Heimmermann Board Member
Dr Renee Wachter Board Member
Dr JuliAnn Mazachek Board Member
Dr John Feaver Board Member
Dr Nolan Atkins Board Member
Dr Rob Tudor Board Member
Dr John Ulrich Board Member
Dr Judy Sakaki Board Member

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Dr Cole Woodcox Executive Director 39.4% of Rev
Dr Cole Woodcox Executive Director 38.6% of Rev
Dr Steve Dorman Board President
Susan Allen Treasurer
Dr Karen Moranski Officer
Dr Sue Thomas Board President
Dr Denise Battles Officer
Dr Nancy J Cable Officer
Dr Jim Borsig Board Member
Dr Melissa Treadwell Board Member
Dr Michelle Behr Board Member
Dr George Bridges Board Member
Dr John Stewart Board Member
Dr Donal O'Shea Board Member
Dr Tuajuanda Jordan Board Member
Dr Tom Stritikus Board Member
Dr Peter Mercer Board Member
Dr Demetres Tryphonopoulos Board Member
Dr Edward Serna Board Member
Dr Sandra J Jordan Board Member
Dr Donna Price Henry Board Member
Dr James Birge Board Member
Dr Elsa Nunez Board Member
Dr Jeffrey McClurkin Board Member
Dr Renee Wachter Board Member
Dr Suzanne Shipley Board Member
Dr John Feaver Board Member
Dr Elaine Collins Board Member
Dr Mary Hendrix Board Member
Dr Charles E Patterson Board Member
Dr Judy Sakaki Board Member
Dr Denise Battles Board President
Julie Buehler Treasurer
Dr Karen Moranski Officer
Dr Steve Dorman Board President
Dr Susan Koch Officer
Dr Sue Thomas Officer
Dr Nancy J Cable Officer
Dr Elaine Kneebone Board Member
Dr Melinda Treadwell Board Member
Dr Michelle Behr Board Member
Dr George Bridges Board Member
Dr John Stewart Board Member
Dr Donal O'Shea Board Member
Dr Tuajuanda Jordan Board Member
Dr Tom Stritikus Board Member
Dr Peter Mercer Board Member
Dr Demetres Tryphonopoulos Board Member
Dr Edward Serna Board Member
Dr Sandra J Jordan Board Member
Dr Donna Price Henry Board Member
Dr James Birge Board Member
Dr Elsa Nunez Board Member
Dr Jeffrey McClurkin Board Member
Dr Renee Wachter Board Member
Dr Suzanne Shipley Board Member
Dr John Feaver Board Member
Dr Elaine Collins Board Member
Dr Mary Hendrix Board Member
Dr Charles E Patterson Board Member
Dr Judy Sakaki Board Member
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
15 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
42 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
45 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
32 / 100
Priority Review

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

Peer comparison

Fewer than 3 peers found in NC for this NTEE subcategory; peer comparison would not be statistically meaningful.

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. Reduce top-officer compensation from 41.8% to under 22% of revenue — would move governance score by ~40 points.
  2. Separate signing authority from fundraising authority when both are held by one person — removes the concentration penalty (~12 points).

Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.