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
The Truth-Teller
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Structural Deficit ↑
Overall
44
Score
Governance
55
Score
Financial
25
Score
Program
60
Score

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
2025 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2024 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2023 Hidden Hidden 5.2% 44 Fragile Stable Watch
2022 — — 1.3% 45 Fragile Recovery
2021 — — 5.3% 42 Fragile Recovery
2020 — — 2.9% 39 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2019 — — 6.5% 40 Financially Distressed Recovery
2018 — — 2.3% 39 Financially Distressed Recovery
2017 — — 2.6% 35 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2016 — — 3.9% 41 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2015 — — 2.0% 45 Fragile Recovery
2014 — — 1.3% 39 Financially Distressed Stable Watch
2013 — — 3.0% 39 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2012 — — 10.7% 42 Fragile Recovery
2011 — — 3.2% 35 Financially Distressed Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2026

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
GRAHAM PARKER Executive Director 1.9% of Rev
TONYA MCSORLEY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 0.9% of Rev
GABRIEL LEFKOWITZ ORCHESTRA CONCERTMASTER 0.8% of Rev
EDWARD SCHADT Board Member 0.8% of Rev
NATHANIEL KOCH CHIEF OF STAFF 0.7% of Rev
SCOTT LEGER MUSICIAN - BOARD OF DIRECTORS 0.4% of Rev
JONATHAN MUELLER MUSICIAN - BOARD OF DIRECTORS 0.3% of Rev
ANDREW FLEISCHMAN Board President —
RITU FURLAN Board President —
JORDAN HARRIS Board President —
LEE KIRKWOOD Board President —
JEFF ROBERTS Treasurer —
BRUCE ROTH Secretary —
MARY ELLEN WIEDERWOHL Board President —
MAGGIE FAUREST Board President —
CAROLE BIRKHEAD Board Member —
CHRISTINA BROWN Board Member —
STACHELL BUSSEY Board Member —
SUSAN DIAMOND Board Member —
MARIAH GRATZ Board Member —
PAULA HARSHAW Board Member —
DON KOHLER JR Board Member —
CAROL BARR MATTON Board Member —
MICHELLE MITCHELL Board Member —
SUSAN MOREMEN Board Member —
GUY MONTGOMERY Board Member —
TIM MULLOY Board Member —
KHOA NGUYEN Board Member —
DENISE SCHILLER Board Member —
AKHIL SURESH NAIR Board Member —
GARY SLOBODA Board Member —
DENNIS STILGER JR Board Member —
ROBERT WIMSATT Board Member —
CAROL HEBEL Board Member —
WINONA SHIPREK Board Member —
SUSAN VON HOVEN Board Member —
LINDSAY VALLANDINGHAM Board President —
JAMES S WELCH JR Board Member —

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
GRAHAM PARKER Executive Director 2.0% of Rev
TONYA MCSORLEY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 0.9% of Rev
GABRIEL LEFKOWITZ ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR 0.9% of Rev
EDWARD SCHADT Board Member 0.8% of Rev
NATHANIEL KOCH CHIEF OF STAFF 0.7% of Rev
ANDREW FLEISCHMAN Board President —
LEE KIRKWOOD Board President —
BRUCE J ROTH Secretary —
RITU FURLAN Treasurer —
MARY ELLEN WIEDERWOHL Board President —
MAGGIE FAUREST Board President —
JORDAN HARRIS Board President —
CAROLE BIRKHEAD Board Member —
CHRISTINA BROWN Board Member —
STACHELL BUSSEY Board Member —
SUSAN DIAMOND Board Member —
MARIAH GRATZ Board Member —
PAULA HARSHAW Board Member —
BRIAN KANE Board Member —
DON KOHLER JR Board Member —
KAREN LAWRENCE Board Member —
CAROL BARR MATTON Board Member —
SUSAN MOREMEN Board Member —
GUY MONTGOMERY Board Member —
TIM MULLOY Board Member —
KHOA NGUYEN Board Member —
TERESA REED Board Member —
JEFF ROBERTS Board Member —
DENISE SCHILLER Board Member —
GARY SLOBODA Board Member —
DENNIS STILGER JR Board Member —
ROBERT H WIMSATT Board Member —
CAROL W HEBEL Board Member —
WINONA SHIPREK Board Member —
SUSAN VON HOVEN Board Member —
LINDSAY VALLANDINGHAM Board President —
JAMES S WELCH JR Board Member —
SCOTT LEGER Board Member —
JONATHAN MUELLER Board Member —

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
HUBERT GRIFFIN III CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 0.9% of Rev
TONYA MCSORLEY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 0.8% of Rev
MICHELLE WINTERS Board Member 0.7% of Rev
LEE KIRKWOOD Board President —
TIMOTHY PEACE Secretary —
RITU FURLAN Treasurer —
ANDREW FLEISCHMAN Board President —
BRUCE J ROTH Board President —
WILLIAM SUMMERS Board President —
CAROL W HEBEL Board Member —
WINONA SHIPREK Board Member —
SUSAN VON HOVEN Board Member —
MARY ELLEN WIEDERWOHL Board Member —
MONA NEWELL Board President —
CAROLE BIRKHEAD Board Member —
CHRISTINA BROWN Board Member —
MARIAH GRATZ Board Member —
PAULA HARSHAW Board Member —
MICHELLE HAWK HEIT Board Member —
WENDY HYLAND Board Member —
SCOTT JUSTICE Board Member —
BRIAN KANE Board Member —
BETH KEYES Board Member —
DON KOHLER JR Board Member —
KAREN LAWRENCE Board Member —
CAROL BARR MATTON Board Member —
JOSEPH MILLER Board Member —
GUY MONTGOMERY Board Member —
OJ OLEKA Board Member —
TERESA REED Board Member —
JEFF ROBERTS Board Member —
MICHAEL RUDD Board Member —
KEN SALES Board Member —
DENISE SCHILLER Board Member —
GARY SLOBODA Board Member —
MIN SON Board Member —
DENNIS STILGER JR Board Member —
ROBERT H WIMSATT Board Member —
JAMES S WELCH JR Board President —

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
ROBERT MASSEY Executive Director 0.8% of Rev
TONYA MCSORLEY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 0.7% of Rev
LEE KIRKWOOD Board President —
RITU FURLAN Treasurer —
ANDREW FLEISCHMAN Vice President —
TIMOTHY PEACE Secretary —
BRUCE J ROTH Vice President —
CAROL W HEBEL Board Member —
WINONA SHIPREK Board Member —
SUSAN VON HOVEN Board Member —
MARY ELLEN WIEDERWOHL Board Member —
MONA NEWELL Board President —
JERRY ABRAMSON Board Member —
CAROLE BIRKHEAD Board Member —
CHRISTINA BROWN Board Member —
MARIAH GRATZ Board Member —
PAULA HARSHAW Board Member —
MICHELLE HAWK HEIT Board Member —
WENDY HYLAND Board Member —
SCOTT JUSTICE Board Member —
BRIAN KANE Board Member —
BETH KEYES Board Member —
DON KOHLER JR Board Member —
KAREN LAWRENCE Board Member —
CAROL BARR MATTON Board Member —
JOSEPH MILLER Board Member —
GUY MONTGOMERY Board Member —
OJ OLEKA Board Member —
TERESA REED Board Member —
JEFF ROBERTS Board Member —
MICHAEL RUDD Board Member —
MEDORA SAFAI Board Member —
KEN SALES Board Member —
DENISE SCHILLER Board Member —
GARY SLOBODA Board Member —
MIN SON Board Member —
DENNIS STILGER JR Board Member —
WILLIAM SUMMERS Board Member —
JAMES S WELCH JR Board Member —
ROBERT H WIMSATT Board Member —

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Robert Massey Executive Director 1.1% of Rev
Tonya McSorley Chief Financial Officer 0.8% of Rev
Michelle Winters Board Member 0.7% of Rev
Donna Parkes Board Member 0.3% of Rev
Kim Tichenor Board Member 0.3% of Rev
Jonathan Mueller Board Member 0.3% of Rev
Clara Markham Board Member 0.3% of Rev
John Malloy Board President —
James S Welch Jr Board President —
Lee Kirkwood Board President —
Ritu Furlan Treasurer —
Andrew Fleischman Vice President —
Timothy Peace Secretary —
Bruce J Roth Vice President —
Susan Von Hoven Board Member —
Kendra Foster Board Member —
Carol W Hebel Board Member —
Winona Shiprek Board Member —
Mary Ellen Wiederwohl Board Member —
Mona Newell Board President —
Jerry Abramson Board Member —
Carole Birkhead Board Member —
Christina Brown Board Member —
Christopher Coffman Board Member —
Dr Christopher Doane Board Member —
Bert Griffin Board Member —
Paula Harshaw Board Member —
Wendy Hyland Board Member —
Scott Justice Board Member —
Brian Kane Board Member —
Beth Keyes Board Member —
Bella Portaro-Kueber Board Member —
Don Kohler Jr Board Member —
Karen Lawrence Board Member —
Guy Montgomery Board Member —
Teresa Reed Board Member —
R Ryan Rogers Board Member —
Michael Rudd Board Member —
Ken Sales Board Member —
Medora Safai Board Member —
Gary Sloboda Board Member —
William Summers Board Member —
Robert H Wimsatt Board Member —
Joseph Miller Board Member —
Denise Schiller Board Member —
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
25 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
55 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
44 / 100
Priority Review

The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →

Peer comparison

Compared to 91 other orgs in KY with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: program score sits 33 points above the peer median (60 vs. 27).

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.