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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | 27 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 24 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | 37 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 40 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 37 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2026
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Plunk | Board President | — | ||
| Renee A Peterson | Board President | — | ||
| Laiken Williams | Secretary | — | ||
| Marek Lewanda | Unspecified Role | — | ||
| Sarah Anderson | Unspecified Role | — | ||
| Caleb Harkleroad | Unspecified Role | — | ||
| Jennifer Bishop | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS BASS | Board Member | — | ||
| JENNIFER BISHOP | Executive Director | — | ||
| TANYA BISHOP | Treasurer | — | ||
| CHARLIE BRAZIL | Board Member | — | ||
| ANNE K BUCK | Board Member | — | ||
| RICHIE COOK | Board Member | — | ||
| TYLER GRAY | Board Member | — | ||
| ADAM J KAMINSKY | Board Member | — | ||
| DOLETTE MCDONALD | Board Member | — | ||
| RENEE A PETERSON | Board Member | — | ||
| STEPHEN PLUNK | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN E WRIGHT | Board Member | — | ||
| RYAN MCCURDY | EXEC ARTISTI | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Bishop | Secretary | — | ||
| Tanya Bishop | Treasurer | — | ||
| John Bishop | Board President | — | ||
| JENNIFER BISHOP | Secretary | — | ||
| TANYA BISHOP | Treasurer | — | ||
| JOHN BISHOP | Board President | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 123 other orgs in GA with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 37 points below the peer median (0 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
- 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.