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.
Institutional Epochs
Historical Performance
| Year | Revenue | Top Comp | Comp % Rev | Score | Phase Label | Outlook | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2024 | — | — | 4.0% | 37 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2023 | Hidden | Hidden | 4.8% | 39 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | 2.9% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | 22.1% | 33 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | 6.6% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2019 | — | — | 6.1% | 36 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch | |
| 2018 | — | — | 5.7% | 36 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2016 | — | — | 5.9% | 36 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2015 | — | — | 5.8% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2014 | — | — | 6.0% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2013 | — | — | 6.4% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2012 | — | — | 6.7% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2026
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LISA CRAWFORD | Executive Director | 4.0% of Rev | ||
| ZIAD FLEIHAN | Board Member | — | ||
| GIGI RENAUD | Board President | — | ||
| GARSON RICE | Artistic Director | — | ||
| ERIC ELEY | Board Member | — | ||
| ELIZABETH HEARD | Board President | — | ||
| DOUG BOIKE | Board President | — | ||
| DK JEONG | Board Member | — | ||
| DEREK GRACEY | Board Member | — | ||
| DENNIS STEARNS | Board President | — | ||
| DAVID F PARKER | Board Member | — | ||
| DARREN COSSAART | Board Member | — | ||
| DALE PHIPPS | Board Member | — | ||
| COREY WILLIAMS | Board Member | — | ||
| CLIFF THOMPSON | Secretary | — | ||
| CHRIS PEELE | Board Member | — | ||
| CHESLEY KENNEDY | Board President | — | ||
| CHERYL FELTGEN | Treasurer | — | ||
| CHARLES CALKINS | Board President | — | ||
| CAROLINA JONES | Board Member | — | ||
| CAROLE L MOORE | Board Member | — | ||
| CAROL RAUCH | Board Member | — | ||
| BRIAN GRAHAM | Board Member | — | ||
| BOB KLEPFER JR | Board President | — | ||
| BILL SMITH | Board Member | — | ||
| JASON CALDWELL | Board Member | — | ||
| BERT DAVIS JR | Board Member | — | ||
| JESSICA KETNER | Board Member | — | ||
| JONATHAN SMITH | Board President | — | ||
| VALENCIA HILL | Board Member | — | ||
| TIM GIBSON | Board Member | — | ||
| SUZANNE JOHNSON | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN SCHWARTZ | Board President | — | ||
| SHAWN HOUCK | Board President | — | ||
| RYAN HERRING | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT GREEN | Treasurer | — | ||
| RHONDA BENTZ | Board President | — | ||
| PEGGY HAMILTON | Board President | — | ||
| PEGGY FOLLIN | Board Member | — | ||
| ORTON JONES | Board Member | — | ||
| NICK BLACKWOOD | Board Member | — | ||
| MYRON WHITE | Board Member | — | ||
| MYRNA CARLOCK | Board Member | — | ||
| MIRANDA STEPHANI | Board Member | — | ||
| MARILYN GREEN | Board Member | — | ||
| MANUEL DUDLEY | Board Member | — | ||
| MAGGIE TRIPLETTE | Board Member | — | ||
| LISA LLOYD | Board Member | — | ||
| LEE RICHEY | Board President | — | ||
| LAURA GREEN | Board President | — | ||
| KATHLEEN WHITMIRE | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN SPECKHARD | Board Member | — | ||
| BERNIE MANN | Board Member | — | ||
| RYAN HOMER | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMITRY SITKOVETSKY | Board Member | 4.1% of Rev | ||
| LISA CRAWFORD | Executive Director | 3.5% of Rev | ||
| DOUG BOIKE | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| CHARLES CALKINS | Board President | — | ||
| MYRNA CARLOCK | Secretary | — | ||
| MARY INGRAM | Vice President | — | ||
| PEGGY FOLLIN | Board Member | — | ||
| TIMOTHY GIBSON | Board Member | — | ||
| BLAKE JENNINGS | Board Member | — | ||
| LISA LLOYD | Board Member | — | ||
| DALE PHIPPS | Board Member | — | ||
| CAROL RAUCH | Board Member | — | ||
| ODED SHEIN | Board Member | — | ||
| MARK WATSON | Board Member | — | ||
| LAURA GREEN | CHAIRMAN - ELECT | — | ||
| PEGGY HAMILTON | Board President | — | ||
| RYAN HOMER | Treasurer | — | ||
| SHAWN HOUCK | Board President | — | ||
| KATHLEEN WHITMIRE | Board Member | — | ||
| MYRON WHITE | Board Member | — | ||
| COREY WILLIAMS | Board Member | — | ||
| CHES KENNEDY | Board President | — | ||
| MATTHEW WISE | Board Member | — | ||
| VANESSA CARROLL | Board Member | — | ||
| ZIAD FLEIHAN | Board Member | — | ||
| DK JEONG | Board Member | — | ||
| SUZANNE JOHNSON | Board Member | — | ||
| PATRICK LANIER | Board Member | — | ||
| BILL SMITH | Board Member | — | ||
| SCOTT BENSON | Board Member | — | ||
| CHERYL FELTGEN | Board Member | — | ||
| PHIL PETROS | Treasurer | — | ||
| JOHN RILEY | Board Member | — | ||
| ELISABETH STAMBAUGH | Board Member | — | ||
| GARSON RICE | Artistic Director | — | ||
| MIRANDA STEPHANI | Board Member | — | ||
| MAGGIE TRIPLETTE | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMES WALSH | Board Member | — | ||
| VANESSA SKENES | Board President | — | ||
| JONATHAN SMITH | Board President | — | ||
| CLIFF THOMPSON | Secretary | — | ||
| DEBBIE DAITTILLIO | Board President | — | ||
| BROOKE FIELDS | Board President | — | ||
| BERT DAVIS | Board Member | — | ||
| MANUEL DUDLEY | Board Member | — | ||
| ERIC ELEY | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMITRY SITKOVETSKY | Board Member | 4.3% of Rev | ||
| DMITRY SITKOVETSKY | Board Member | 4.1% of Rev | ||
| LISA CRAWFORD | Executive Director | 3.6% of Rev | ||
| LISA CRAWFORD | Executive Director | 3.5% of Rev | ||
| KATHY AMATA | Board Member | — | ||
| DENNIS ASKEW | Board Member | — | ||
| DOUG BOIKE | CHAIRMAN ELECT | — | ||
| CHARLES CALKINS | Board Member | — | ||
| MYRNA CARLOCK | Secretary | — | ||
| VANESSA CARROLL | Board Member | — | ||
| CHIP COMPTON | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| LINDA CYKERT | Board Member | — | ||
| BERT DAVIS JR | Board Member | — | ||
| MANUEL DUDLEY | Board Member | — | ||
| ERIC ELEY | Board Member | — | ||
| CHERYL FELTGEN | Board Member | — | ||
| ZIAD FLEIHAN | Board Member | — | ||
| PEGGY FOLLIN | Board Member | — | ||
| TIM GIBSON | Board Member | — | ||
| LAURA GREEN | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT GREEN | Board President | — | ||
| PEGGY HAMILTON | Board President | — | ||
| RYAN HOMER | Treasurer | — | ||
| SHAWN HOUCK | Secretary | — | ||
| BLAKE JENNINGS | Board Member | — | ||
| DK JEONG | Board Member | — | ||
| CAROLINE JONES | Board Member | — | ||
| CHES KENNEDY | Board Member | — | ||
| BOB KLEPFER JR | Board Member | — | ||
| KATIE KLOD | Board President | — | ||
| KIM LITTRELL | Board President | — | ||
| LISA LLOYD | Board Member | — | ||
| BERNIE MANN | Board Member | — | ||
| KATHY MANNING | Board Member | — | ||
| CAROLE MOORE | Board Member | — | ||
| WYN PALMER | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID F PARKER | Board Member | — | ||
| PHIL PETROS | Treasurer | — | ||
| DALE PHIPPS | Board Member | — | ||
| CAROL RAUCH | Board Member | — | ||
| GARSON RICE | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| JOHN RILEY | Board Member | — | ||
| KIM RILEY | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN SCHWARTZ | Board Member | — | ||
| ODED SHEIN | Board Member | — | ||
| VANESSA SKENES | Board President | — | ||
| JONATHAN SMITH | Board President | — | ||
| WILLIAM SMITH | Board Member | — | ||
| PETER SOJKA | Board Member | — | ||
| RONDA SZYMANSKI | Board President | — | ||
| CLIFF THOMPSON | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMES WALSH | Board Member | — | ||
| MYRON WHITE | Board Member | — | ||
| KATHLEEN WHITMIRE | Board Member | — | ||
| COREY WILLIAMS | Board Member | — | ||
| MARK WATSON | Board Member | — | ||
| MATT WISE | Board Member | — | ||
| ELISABETH STAMBAUGH | Board Member | — | ||
| DENNIS STEARNS | Board Member | — | ||
| KATHY AMATA | Board Member | — | ||
| DENNIS ASKEW | Board Member | — | ||
| DOUG BOIKE | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| CHARLES CALKINS | Board President | — | ||
| MYRNA CARLOCK | Secretary | — | ||
| VANESSA CARROLL | Board Member | — | ||
| CHIP COMPTON | Board President | — | ||
| LINDA CYKERT | Board Member | — | ||
| BERT DAVIS JR | Board Member | — | ||
| MANUEL DUDLEY | Board Member | — | ||
| ERIC ELEY | Board Member | — | ||
| CHERYL FELTGEN | Board Member | — | ||
| ZIAD FLEIHAN | Board Member | — | ||
| PEGGY FOLLIN | Board Member | — | ||
| TIM GIBSON | Board Member | — | ||
| LAURA GREEN | CHAIRMAN - ELECT | — | ||
| ROBERT GREEN | Board President | — | ||
| PEGGY HAMILTON | Board President | — | ||
| RYAN HOMER | Treasurer | — | ||
| SHAWN HOUCK | Board President | — | ||
| BLAKE JENNINGS | Board Member | — | ||
| DK JEONG | Board Member | — | ||
| CAROLINE JONES | Board Member | — | ||
| CHES KENNEDY | Board President | — | ||
| BOB KLEPFER JR | Board Member | — | ||
| SUZANNE JOHNSON | Board Member | — | ||
| KIM KETCHUM | Board Member | — | ||
| LISA LLOYD | Board Member | — | ||
| BERNIE MANN | Board Member | — | ||
| KATHY MANNING | Board Member | — | ||
| CAROLE MOORE | Board Member | — | ||
| PATRICK LANIER | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID F PARKER | Board Member | — | ||
| PHIL PETROS | Treasurer | — | ||
| DALE PHIPPS | Board Member | — | ||
| CAROL RAUCH | Board Member | — | ||
| GARSON RICE | Artistic Director | — | ||
| JOHN RILEY | Board Member | — | ||
| KIM RILEY | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN SCHWARTZ | Board Member | — | ||
| ODED SHEIN | Board Member | — | ||
| VANESSA SKENES | Board President | — | ||
| JONATHAN SMITH | Board President | — | ||
| WILLIAM SMITH | Board Member | — | ||
| MIRANDA STEFANI | Board Member | — | ||
| RONDA SZYMANSKI | Board Member | — | ||
| CLIFF THOMPSON | Secretary | — | ||
| JAMES WALSH | Board Member | — | ||
| MYRON WHITE | Board Member | — | ||
| KATHLEEN WHITMIRE | Board Member | — | ||
| COREY WILLIAMS | Board Member | — | ||
| MARK WATSON | Board Member | — | ||
| MATT WISE | Board Member | — | ||
| ELISABETH STAMBAUGH | Board Member | — | ||
| DENNIS STEARNS | Board Member | — | ||
| DEBBIE DAITTILLIO | Board President | — | ||
| BROOKE FIELDS | Board President | — |
Score breakdown
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: financial score sits 32 points below the peer median (5 vs. 37).
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 4.0% 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:
- 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.