Structural Deficit
Structural Deficit
Market
Archetype
Mechanical
Natural
Tier
Priority Review
Trajectory Thumbprint
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
39
Score
Governance
45
Score
Financial
20
Score
Program
60
Score
Title
-
Institutions
-
Avg Revenue
-
Risk Profile
Representative Institutions
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2023 | Hidden | Hidden | 18.2% | 39 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | 10.5% | 38 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | 21.5% | 39 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | 15.8% | 33 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2019 | — | — | 8.6% | 36 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | 17.3% | 43 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2017 | — | — | 19.9% | 39 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2016 | — | — | 15.1% | 43 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2015 | — | — | 18.5% | 37 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2014 | — | — | 19.7% | 35 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2013 | — | — | 18.4% | 37 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2012 | — | — | 20.4% | 37 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2011 | — | — | 25.8% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Gov Risk |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Scanlon | Executive Director | 10.2% of Rev | ||
| Steven Errante | Ex-Officio | 8.0% of Rev | ||
| Kathy Meyer | Board Member | — | ||
| Coleman Burgess | Board Member | — | ||
| John Stike | Board Member | — | ||
| Joy Murrell | Board Member | — | ||
| Patricia Carol Ellis | Board Member | — | ||
| Stephen Meinhold | Board Member | — | ||
| Robin Robinson | Board Member | — | ||
| Aaron Leathers | Board Member | — | ||
| Robert Roer | Treasurer | — | ||
| David Elsbree | Board Member | — | ||
| Howard Primer | Board Member | — | ||
| Joseph Amato | Board Member | — | ||
| Larry Zimmerman | Board President | — | ||
| Matthew Hiliard | Board Member | — | ||
| Richard Trubia | Board Member | — | ||
| Robert Drescher | Board President | — | ||
| Robert Austin | Board Member | — | ||
| Anne Stevenson-Stohl | Board Member | — | ||
| Ivy Bela | Board Member | — | ||
| Joanne Newton | Board Member | — | ||
| Karen Smith | Board Member | — | ||
| Kim Whitfield | Board Member | — | ||
| Marion Dalgleish | Board Member | — | ||
| Ronna Zimmer | Board Member | — | ||
| Autumn Morris | Board Member | — | ||
| Jane Birnback | Board Member | — | ||
| Justine Lerch | Board President | — | ||
| Marva Robinson | Board Member | — | ||
| Patricia Browning | Board President | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH SCANLON | Executive Director | 9.3% of Rev | ||
| LARRY ZIMMERMAN | Board President | — | ||
| JUSTINE LERCH | Board President | — | ||
| PAT BROWNING | Board President | — | ||
| GAILE ZACK | Secretary | — | ||
| PEGGY HIGGINS | Board President | — | ||
| ROBIN ROBINSON | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT ROER | Treasurer | — | ||
| KAREN SMITH | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN STIKE | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH SCANLON | Executive Director | 8.8% of Rev | ||
| LARRY ZIMMERMAN | Board President | — | ||
| JUSTINE LERCH | Board President | — | ||
| PAT BROWNING | Board President | — | ||
| ROBERT AUSTIN | Secretary | — | ||
| PEGGY HIGGINS | Board President | — | ||
| ROBIN ROBINSON | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT ROER | Treasurer | — | ||
| KAREN SMITH | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN STIKE | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOB AUSTIN | IMMEDIATE PA | — | ||
| PAT BROWNING | Board Member | — | ||
| COLEMAN BURGESS | Board Member | — | ||
| KIMBERLY CHEATHAM | Board Member | — | ||
| SCHORR DAVIS | Board Member | — | ||
| CAROL ELLIS | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMES FAISON | Board Member | — | ||
| MARIAN HILLS | Board Member | — | ||
| KATHY MEYER | Board Member | — | ||
| AUTUMN MORRIS | Board Member | — | ||
| JOY MURRELL | Board Member | — | ||
| JOANNE NEWTON | Board Member | — | ||
| MARVA ROBINSON | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBIN ROBINSON | Board Member | — | ||
| KAREN SMITH | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN STIKE | Board Member | — | ||
| RICHARD TRUBIA | Board Member | — | ||
| RANDOLPH TRULL | Board Member | — | ||
| LORRAINE WESTERMARK | Board Member | — | ||
| OWEN WEXLER | Board Member | — | ||
| RONNA ZIMMER | Board Member | — | ||
| PEGGY HIGGINS | Board President | — | ||
| JUSTINE LERCH | 2ND VICE PRE | — | ||
| ROBERT ROER | Treasurer | — | ||
| GAILE ZACK | Secretary | — | ||
| LARRY ZIMMERMAN | 1ST VICE PRE | — |
Officer contact details, exact compensation figures, and active litigation are available to verified members.
Request access
Score breakdown
Score breakdown
Financial resilience
20 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
45 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
39 / 100
Priority Review
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 145 other orgs in NC with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: program score sits 29 points above the peer median (60 vs. 31).
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
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 18.2% sits within the sector's healthy band (18–22%).
- 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:
- Separate signing authority from fundraising authority when both are held by one person — removes the concentration penalty (~12 points).
- 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.