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
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 55 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.