Structural Deficit
Structural Deficit
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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
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Structural Deficit ↑
Overall
41
Score
Governance
50
Score
Financial
15
Score
Program
60
Score
Title
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Institutions
-
Avg Revenue
-
Risk Profile
Representative Institutions
Institutional Epochs
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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 | — | 41 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2023 | — | — | — | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 35 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | 37 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 35 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | 36 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 40 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 36 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 40 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | 40 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | 38 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | 38 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2011 | — | — | — | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARK WILMES | Treasurer | — | ||
| MARK THODE | Board Member | — | ||
| KRISTA HARTMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| DARLENE KOTELNICKI | Board Member | — | ||
| SHAWN KINSINGER | Board Member | — | ||
| EUNICE WOODBERRY | AT LARGE | — | ||
| GEORGETTE JONES | Board Member | — | ||
| KRISTINE SHELSTAD | Board President | — | ||
| CHERYL AVENEL-NAVARA | PAST PRESIDE | — | ||
| ANNA JOHANNSEN | Board Member | — | ||
| TETTA ASKELAND | Board Member | — | ||
| JESSICA MATA | Board Member | — | ||
| ANA SERRANO | Board Member | — | ||
| TIFFANY HOLMES | Board Member | — | ||
| LISA HILL | Board Member | — | ||
| JOSEPH EVANS | Board Member | — | ||
| TIM PEHRSON | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARK WILMES | Treasurer | — | ||
| CHERYL AVENEL-NAVARA | Board Member | — | ||
| ERICA VOLKIR | Board Member | — | ||
| GILLIAN SINGLER | Board Member | — | ||
| ANNA JOHANNSEN | Board Member | — | ||
| DR ERIN KLINE | Board Member | — | ||
| DARLENE KOTELNICKI | Board Member | — | ||
| SHAWN KINSINGER | Board Member | — | ||
| KRISTINE SHELSTAD | Board Member | — | ||
| JUDY BECKMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| KYLIE RIEKE | Board President | — | ||
| JESSICA WELU | Board President | — | ||
| DAVID KELSEYBASSETT | Board Member | — | ||
| MAGGIE FULLER | Board Member | — | ||
| JESSICA MATA | Board Member | — | ||
| GEORGETTE JONES | Board Member | — | ||
| CHERI BUZZEO | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHELE KNIFE STERNER | Board Member | — | ||
| JUSTIN BECK | Board Member | — | ||
| JESSICA WELU | Treasurer | — | ||
| CHERYL AVENEL-NAVARA | Board Member | — | ||
| ERICA VOLKIR | Board Member | — | ||
| GILLIAN SINGLER | Board Member | — | ||
| ANNA JOHANNSEN | Board Member | — | ||
| CHERI BUZZEO | Board Member | — | ||
| DARLENE KOTELNICKI | Board Member | — | ||
| SHAWN KINSINGER | Board Member | — | ||
| KRISTINE SHELSTAD | Board Member | — | ||
| JUDY BECKMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| KYLIE RIEKE | Board Member | — | ||
| GEORGETTE JONES | Board President | — | ||
| JUSTIN BECK | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID KELSEYBASSETT | Board Member | — | ||
| MARK WILMES | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHELE KNIFE STERNER | PAST PRESIDE | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA WELU | Board Member | — | ||
| CHERYL AVENEL-NAVARA | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHELE KNIFE-STERNER | Board President | — | ||
| JANINE TESKE | Board Member | — | ||
| ANNA JOHANNSEN | Board Member | — | ||
| KRISTEN KUIPERS | Board Member | — | ||
| DARLENE KOTELNICKI | Board Member | — | ||
| SHAWN KINSINGER | Board Member | — | ||
| ALISON NELSON | Board Member | — | ||
| BETSY PARDICK | Board Member | — | ||
| LOUELLA VOIGT | Board Member | — | ||
| CHERI BUZZEO | Board Member | — | ||
| ANNE O'KEEFE-JACKSON | Treasurer | — | ||
| GEORGETTE JONES | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHELE HUGGINS | Board Member | — | ||
| ERICA VOLKIR | Board President | — | ||
| DAVID KELSEYBASSETT | Board Member | — | ||
| MARK WILMES | Board Member | — |
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Score breakdown
Score breakdown
Financial resilience
15 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
50 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
41 / 100
Priority Review
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 169 other orgs in MN with NTEE prefix A2.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 53 points below the peer median (15 vs. 68).
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.