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
43
Score
Governance
58
Score
Financial
20
Score
Program
60
Score

Institutional Epochs

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2021
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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 — — 4.6% 43 Fragile Decline Risk
2022 — — 3.7% 45 Fragile Recovery
2021 — — 11.3% 39 Financially Distressed Recovery
2020 — — 8.4% 38 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2019 — — 5.1% 38 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2018 — — 6.1% 42 Fragile Recovery
2017 — — 5.4% 40 Financially Distressed Stable Watch
2016 — — 5.8% 40 Fragile Recovery
2015 — — — 32 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2014 — — — 38 Fragile Recovery
2013 — — — 32 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2012 — — — 32 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2011 — — — 32 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2026

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Daniel Crupi Executive Director 5.1% of Rev
Sue Luther Board President —
Sallie Broach Secretary —
G Edward Towson Treasurer —
Adarrell Gadsden Board President —
Michael Andry Board President —
Clifford Albertson Board Member —
John Jack R Anderson Board Member —
Thomas Tom C Bolton Board Member —
Susan Harrington Butts Board Member —
Sean Comeaux Board Member —
John P Cuellar III MD Board Member —
George Dambach Board Member —
John W Ellis Board Member —
Bolling Farmer Board Member —
William Bill Gettys Board Member —
Scott Gregg Board Member —
Fred F Groce Jr Board Member —
Mary Kirby Board Member —
Pam Lowe-Hoyte Board Member —
Carol McCollum Board Member —
Patrick O'Cain Board Member —
Jeffrey Owen Board Member —
Kevin Pasarilla Board Member —
Richard Schaffer Board Member —
Jayne Schnaars Board Member —
Rachel Sossoman Board Member —
Jim Thompson Board Member —
Sarah Van Gunten Board Member —
David Worley Board Member —
Olivia Zahler Board Member —
Debra Green Board Member —
Cristian Rubiano Board Member —

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Daniel Crupi Executive Director 4.6% of Rev
Sue Luther Board President —
Sallie Broach Secretary —
G Edward Towson Treasurer —
Michael Andry Board President —
John Jack R Anderson Board Member —
Thomas Tom C Bolton Board Member —
Susan Harrington Butts Board Member —
John P Cuellar III MD Board Member —
George Dambach Board Member —
John W Ellis Board Member —
Bolling Farmer Board Member —
Betty Fox Board Member —
Adarrell Gadsden Board Member —
William Bill Gettys Board Member —
Debra Debbie Green Board Member —
Fred F Groce Jr Board Member —
Mary Kirby Board Member —
Pam Lowe-Hoyte Board Member —
Elizabeth McCorvey Board Member —
Carol McCollum Board Member —
Patrick O'Cain Board Member —
Jeffrey Owen Board Member —
Cristian Rubiano Board Member —
Richard Schaffer Board Member —
Rachel Sossoman Board Member —
Jim Thompson Board Member —
Sandra Tompkins Board Member —
Sarah Van Gunten Board Member —
Olivia Zahler Board Member —

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Daniel Crupi Executive Director 1.7% of Rev
John Ellis Executive Director 1.3% of Rev
Bolling Farmer Board President —
G Edward Towson Treasurer —
Mary Kirby Board President —
Michael Andry Board President —
Doris Phillips Loomis Board President —
Irene Stoll Board Member —
Timothy Butts Board Member —
George Dambach Artistic Director —
John Jack R Anderson Board Member —
John Donahoe Board Member —
Sandra Tompkins Board President —
Nancy Cable Board Member —
Carol McCollum Board Member —
Thomas C Bolton Board Member —
William Bill Gettys Treasurer —
John Condren Board Member —
John Cuellar Board Member —
Harry Durity Board Member —
Nancy Edgerton Board Member —
Fred F Groce Jr Board Member —
Stan Ingber Board Member —
Barbra Love Board Member —
Candace Taylor Board Member —
Gerald Gerry C Kitch Board Member —
Kathleen Mainardi Board Member —
Jeffrey Owen Board Member —
Jim Thompson Board Member —
Sarah Van Gunten Board President —
Olivia Zahler Board President —
Elizabeth McCorvey Board Member —
Pam Lowe-Hoyte Board Member —
Sallie Broach Board Member —
Cora Sue Luther Board President —
Adarrell Gadsden Board Member —

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
John Ellis Executive Director —
Daniel Crupi Executive Director —
Bolling Farmer Board President —
G Edward Towson Treasurer —
Mary Kirby Secretary —
Michael Andry Board President —
Doris Phillips Loomis Board President —
Irene Stoll Board Member —
Timothy Butts Board Member —
George Dambach Artistic Director —
John Jack R Anderson Vice President —
John Donahoe Board Member —
Sandra Tompkins Board President —
Nancy Cable Board Member —
Carol McCollum Board Member —
Thomas C Bolton Board Member —
William Bill Gettys Board Member —
John Condren Board Member —
John Cuellar Board Member —
Harry Durity Board Member —
Nancy Edgerton Board Member —
Fred F Groce Jr Board Member —
Stan Ingber Board Member —
Barbra Love Board Member —
Mary Sczudlo Board Member —
Gerald Gerry C Kitch Board Member —
Kathleen Mainardi Board Member —
Jeffrey Owen Board Member —
Jim Thompson Board Member —
Sarah Van Gunten Board President —
Olivia Zahler Board Member —

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
David Whitehill Executive Director 4.2% of Rev
Doris Phillips Loomis Board President —
Irene Stoll Board Member —
Kathleen Mainardi Secretary —
Timothy Butts Board Member —
George Dambach Artistic Director —
John Jack R Anderson Vice President —
John Donahoe Treasurer —
Bolling Farmer Board President —
Sandra Tompkins Board President —
Nancy Cable Board Member —
Carol McCollum Board Member —
Michael Andry Board Member —
Thomas C Bolton Board Member —
Eugene S Casey Board Member —
John P Cuellar III MD Board Member —
Nancy Edgerton Board Member —
Cary Findlay Board Member —
William Bill Gettys Board Member —
Dawn Henderson Grohs Board Member —
William Bill G Hunt Jr Board Member —
Harry Durity Board Member —
Barbra Love Board Member —
Mary Kirby Secretary —
Mary Sczudio Board Member —
Michael Selverne Board Member —
Gerald Gerry C Kitch Board Member —
Jim Thompson Board Member —
G Edward Towson II Treasurer —
Sarah Van Gunten Board President —
Olivia Zahler Board Member —
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
20 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
58 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
43 / 100
Priority Review

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 32 points below the peer median (20 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

What would change this score

The two changes that would most improve this score:

  1. 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.