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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2024 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2023 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | 39 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 42 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 35 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | 39 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | 39 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMILLE BUDDECKE | PAST PRESIDE | — | ||
| VANESSA CORNETT | Vice President | — | ||
| JACOB FITZPATRICK | Board President | — | ||
| MEGAN GILLES | Treasurer | — | ||
| KATIE JOHNSON | Vice President | — | ||
| KATHRYN KARG | Vice President | — | ||
| CAROLINE LANGFELD | Vice President | — | ||
| JIM LANSING | Treasurer | — | ||
| MARY BETH MILLNER | Vice President | — | ||
| SARA SMOLENSKY | RECORDING SE | — | ||
| TIANYAO XIE | Vice President | — | ||
| CAMILLE BUDDECKE | Board President | — | ||
| ANN DUHAMEL | PAST PRESIDE | — | ||
| MEGAN GILLES | Treasurer | — | ||
| LAURA HARDING | Board President | — | ||
| DIANE JORDAN | Vice President | — | ||
| KATHRYN KARG | Vice President | — | ||
| CAROLINE LANGFELD | Vice President | — | ||
| JIM LANSING | Treasurer | — | ||
| LORI MCCAULEY | Vice President | — | ||
| MARY BETH MILLNER | Vice President | — | ||
| HELEN MARIE PIOURDE | RECORDING SE | — | ||
| DOUG ROHDE | Treasurer | — | ||
| DIANA SHAPIRO | Vice President | — | ||
| TIANYAO XIE | Vice President | — | ||
| JACOB FITZPATRICK | PAST PRESIDE | — | ||
| MEGAN GILLES | Treasurer | — | ||
| KATIE JOHNSON | Vice President | — | ||
| ELSA MATHEWS | Vice President | — | ||
| SONJA NAUMANN | Treasurer | — | ||
| REBEKAH RICHARDS | Vice President | — | ||
| SARA SMOLENSKY | RECORDING SE | — | ||
| KAREN STILES | Vice President | — | ||
| ALEXANDRA THEIEN | Board President | — | ||
| MATTHEW WILSON | Vice President | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMILLE BUDDECKE | Board President | — | ||
| LAURA HARDING | Board President | — | ||
| INESE KRIEVANS | Vice President | — | ||
| STACY JULSON | Vice President | — | ||
| REBECCA NELSON | Vice President | — | ||
| JACOB FITZPATRICK | Treasurer | — | ||
| DR NICHOLAS SUSI | Vice President | — | ||
| DOUG ROHDE | Treasurer | — | ||
| DR SARA LANGMEAD | Secretary | — | ||
| ERIN WINCHELL | Vice President | — | ||
| KATHRYN KARG | Vice President | — | ||
| LORI MCCAULEY | Vice President | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NANCY VAN KAMPEN | Vice President | — | ||
| CAMILLE BUDDECKE | Board President | — | ||
| DR ANN DUHAMEL | Board President | — | ||
| INESE KRIEVANS | Vice President | — | ||
| DOUG ROHDE | Vice President | — | ||
| BARBARA KENNEDY | Vice President | — | ||
| JACOB FITZPATRICK | Treasurer | — | ||
| DR NICHOLAS SUSI | Vice President | — | ||
| SIRI CALTVEDT | Vice President | — | ||
| LAURA HARDING | Treasurer | — | ||
| DR SARA LANGMEAD | Secretary | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 175 other orgs in MN with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: program score sits 13 points above the peer median (45 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
- All-volunteer org with no paid officers — governance signal is neutral (default 50), not absent.
- 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).
Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.