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 | — | — | — | 42 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2023 | — | — | — | 35 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 30 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 38 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | 27 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 35 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 51 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 51 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | 43 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | 51 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | 41 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2011 | — | — | — | 37 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAHAM HARRINGTON | Board Member | — | ||
| COURTNEY LOWE | Board President | — | ||
| MATT LOWE | Board Member | — | ||
| ERIC GAGLIARDO | Board Member | — | ||
| KRISTINA RAILSBACK | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE LASLEY | Board President | — | ||
| WILSON MERICLE | Board Member | — | ||
| OLIVER HELSABECK | Board Member | — | ||
| LINNEA COON | Secretary | — | ||
| KRISTI WIRTH | Board Member | — | ||
| MARIA SCHNAITH-IVAN | Board Member | — | ||
| RYAN SCHNAITH-IVAN | Board Member | — | ||
| THERESE ARMBRUST | Treasurer | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINNEA COON | Board Member | — | ||
| OLIVER HELSABECK | Board Member | — | ||
| TIFFANY WESTON | Board Member | — | ||
| KRISTI WIRTH | Board Member | — | ||
| KELLY WESTON | Board Member | — | ||
| JENNI PIRKEY | Board Member | — | ||
| BILL PIRKEY | Board Member | — | ||
| ERIC GAGLIARDO | Board Member | — | ||
| MATT LOWE | Board Member | — | ||
| GRAHAM HARRINGTON | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT GALLAZZI | Board Member | — | ||
| COURTNEY LOWE | Board President | — | ||
| KRISTINA RAILSBACK | Secretary | — | ||
| MIKE LASLEY | Board President | — | ||
| WILSON MERICLE | Treasurer | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINNEA COON | Board Member | — | ||
| OLIVER HELSABECK | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT GALLAZZI | Board Member | — | ||
| ERIC GAGLIARDO | Board Member | — | ||
| JANIE PRICE | Board Member | — | ||
| KRISTI WIRTH | Board Member | — | ||
| MATT LOWE | Board Member | — | ||
| KRISTINA RAILSBACK | Secretary | — | ||
| COURTNEY LOWE | Board President | — | ||
| MIKE LASLEY | Board President | — | ||
| WILSON MERICLE | Treasurer | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLIVER HELSABECK | Board Member | — | ||
| NICK HELMS | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT GALLAZZI | Board Member | — | ||
| KELLY WESTON | Board Member | — | ||
| LINNEA BETHANY | Board Member | — | ||
| RHETTA WHITTINGTON | Board Member | — | ||
| TIFFANY WESTON | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE LASLEY | Board Member | — | ||
| ERIC GAGLIARDO | Board Member | — | ||
| MATT LOWE | Board Member | — | ||
| HOLLY DAVIS | Board Member | — | ||
| KRISTINA RAILSBACK | Secretary | — | ||
| KRISTIE POST | Board Member | — | ||
| KRISTINA RAILSBACK | Secretary | — | ||
| JANIE PRICE | Board President | — | ||
| COURTNEY LOWE | Board President | — | ||
| JANIE PRICE | Board President | — | ||
| WILSON MERICLE | Treasurer | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 221 other orgs in NC with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 27 points below the peer median (25 vs. 52).
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.
- 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.