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
58
Score
Financial
15
Score
Program
60
Score
Title
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Institutions
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Avg Revenue
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Risk Profile
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Institutional Epochs
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Trajectory Era
Structural Deficit
Historical Performance
| Year | Revenue | Top Comp | Comp % Rev | Score | Phase Label | Outlook | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2023 | Hidden | Hidden | 3.3% | 41 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | 4.3% | 37 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | 11.3% | 38 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | 4.8% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2019 | — | — | 4.1% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2018 | — | — | 4.1% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2017 | — | — | 5.5% | 36 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2016 | — | — | 4.3% | 37 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | 4.1% | 41 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2014 | — | — | 4.3% | 37 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2013 | — | — | 4.3% | 37 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2012 | — | — | 4.3% | 41 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2011 | — | — | 4.5% | 37 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID FOWLER | Executive Director | 3.3% of Rev | ||
| ZACH WILLIAMS | Board President | — | ||
| KRISSI DAVIS | Board President | — | ||
| VICTORIA ENLOE | EDITOR, GEORGIA MUSIC NEWS | — | ||
| MARIA MENDEZ | Board President | — | ||
| ADAM BROOKS | Board Member | — | ||
| BARRY MORGAN | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID FOWLER | Executive Director | — | ||
| CARL REIKE | Board President | — | ||
| MATT KOPERNIAK | Board President | — | ||
| SARAH BLACK BALL | Board President | — | ||
| DION MULDROW | Board President | — | ||
| FRANK FOLDS | PAST PRESIDENTS REPRESENTATIVE | — | ||
| TRAVIS DOWNS | Board President | — | ||
| SCOTT MARTIN | Board President | — | ||
| CHESTER PHILLIPS | Board President | — | ||
| AMIE SCHAFF | Board President | — | ||
| JASON LONG | Board President | — | ||
| JOHN SCANLING | Board President | — | ||
| KENNETH BOYKIN | Board President | — | ||
| CHRISTINE KRAMER | Board President | — | ||
| MATTHEW EVERHART | Board President | — | ||
| KELLY GALLMAN | Board President | — | ||
| MICHAEL ELZEY | Board President | — | ||
| RAYMOND THOMAS | Board President | — | ||
| KATIE BENNETT | Board President | — | ||
| JAY DAVIS | Board President | — | ||
| ANDY ESSERWEIN | Board President | — | ||
| WILLIAM OWENS | Board President | — | ||
| NICHOLAS GOLDING | Board President | — | ||
| DASHAUN MCGEE | Board President | — | ||
| STEPHEN LAWRENCE-CARROLL | Board President | — | ||
| NEIL RUBY | Board President | — | ||
| SARA GRIMES | Board President | — | ||
| JAY DAVID | Board President | — | ||
| DR MATT KOPERNIAK | Board President | — | ||
| DR RICHARD BELL | PAST PRESIDENTS COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE | — | ||
| CHRIS SHUMICK | Board President | — | ||
| MICHELLE AUSTIN | Board President | — | ||
| DR JOSH BYRD | Board President | — | ||
| LETRICIA HENSON | Board President | — | ||
| HANK CARTER | Board President | — | ||
| DOMINIQUE LANE | Board President | — | ||
| BRIAN WALKER | Board President | — | ||
| MONICA FOGG | Board President | — | ||
| VANESSA EDWARDS | Board President | — | ||
| QUIN KEARSE | Board President | — | ||
| MICHAEL ELZEY | Board President | — | ||
| NICHOLAS GATTIS | Board President | — | ||
| TAYLER NORWOOD | Board President | — | ||
| LEAH WILLIAMS | Board President | — | ||
| JOHN PALMER | Board President | — | ||
| DAVID METRIO | Board President | — | ||
| DION MULDROW | Board President | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CECIL WILDER | Executive Director | 4.0% of Rev | ||
| CARL REIKE | Board President | — | ||
| MATT KOPERNIAK | Board President | — | ||
| SARAH BLACK BALL | Board President | — | ||
| DION MULDROW | Board President | — | ||
| FRANK FOLDS | PAST PRESIDENTS REPRESENTATIVE | — | ||
| TRAVIS DOWNS | Board President | — | ||
| SCOTT MARTIN | Board President | — | ||
| CHESTER PHILLIPS | Board President | — | ||
| AMIE SCHAFF | Board President | — | ||
| JASON LONG | Board President | — | ||
| JOHN SCANLING | Board President | — | ||
| KENNETH BOYKIN | Board President | — | ||
| CHRISTINE KRAMER | Board President | — | ||
| MATTHEW EVERHART | Board President | — | ||
| KELLY GALLMAN | Board President | — | ||
| MICHAEL ELZEY | Board President | — | ||
| RAYMOND THOMAS | Board President | — | ||
| KATIE BENNETT | Board President | — | ||
| JAY DAVIS | Board President | — | ||
| ANDY ESSERWEIN | Board President | — | ||
| WILLIAM OWENS | Board President | — | ||
| NICHOLAS GOLDING | Board President | — | ||
| DASHAUN MCGEE | Board President | — | ||
| STEPHEN LAWRENCE-CARROLL | Board President | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CECIL WILDER | Executive Director | 4.0% of Rev | ||
| Board President | — | |||
| MATT KOPERNIAK | Board President | — | ||
| ALAN FOWLER | Board President | — | ||
| JEFF FUNDERBURK | Board President | — | ||
| FRANK FOLDS | PAST PRESIDENTS REPRESENTATIVE | — | ||
| TRAVIS DOWNS | Board President | — | ||
| MARLA BALDWIN | Board President | — | ||
| JOSHUA BYRD | Board President | — | ||
| BRIANNE TURGEON | Board President | — | ||
| MICHAEL NESTOR | Board President | — | ||
| JOHN SCANLING | Board President | — | ||
| KENNETH BOYKIN | Board President | — | ||
| CHRISTINE KRAMER | Board President | — | ||
| IRA JENKINS | Board President | — | ||
| KELLY GALLMAN | Board President | — | ||
| JOSHUA BLOODWORTH | Board President | — | ||
| RAYMOND THOMAS | Board President | — | ||
| KATIE BENNETT | Board President | — | ||
| JAY DAVIS | Board President | — | ||
| ANDY ESSERWEIN | Board President | — | ||
| WILLIAM OWENS | Board President | — | ||
| NICHOLAS GOLDING | Board President | — | ||
| DASHAUN MCGEE | Board President | — | ||
| SAM LOWDER | Board President | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board President | — | |||
| MATT KOPERNIAK | Board President | — | ||
| ALAN FOWLER | Board President | — | ||
| JEFF FUNDERBURK | Board President | — | ||
| FRANK FOLDS | PAST PRESIDENTS REPRESENTATIVE | — | ||
| TRAVIS DOWNS | Board President | — | ||
| MARLA BALDWIN | Board President | — | ||
| JOSHUA BYRD | Board President | — | ||
| BRIANNE TURGEON | Board President | — | ||
| MICHAEL NESTOR | Board President | — | ||
| JOHN SCANLING | Board President | — | ||
| ANGELINA DAVIS | Board President | — | ||
| CHRISTINE KRAMER | Board President | — | ||
| SETH GAMBA | Board President | — | ||
| STAN KRAMER | Board President | — | ||
| DOUGLAS MCCONNELL | Board President | — | ||
| ALAN CARTER | Board President | — | ||
| KATIE BENNETT | Board President | — | ||
| JAY DAVIS | Board President | — | ||
| ANDY ESSERWEIN | Board President | — | ||
| WILLIAM OWENS | Board President | — | ||
| DENNIS NAGHTON | Board President | — | ||
| VICTORIA ENLOE | EDITOR, GEORGIA MUSIC NEWS | — | ||
| CECIL WILDER | Executive Director | — |
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Score breakdown
Score breakdown
Financial resilience
15 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
58 / 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 210 other orgs in GA with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 40 points below the peer median (15 vs. 55).
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 3.3% 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.