Steady State
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Steady State

What does this mean?

No extreme longitudinal divergence detected. The organization is maintaining its current operational philosophy.

The Path Forward

The Stewardship

Focuses on long-term sustainability and gentle cultivation of existing resources rather than forced expansion. It honors the organization's established role as a reliable anchor.

The Stewardship
The Stewardship
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Steady State ↑
Overall
42
Score
Governance
50
Score
Financial
25
Score
Program
45
Score

Institutional Epochs

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Financial Era
Governance Era
Trajectory Era
Steady State

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2025 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2024 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2023 Hidden Hidden — 42 Fragile Recovery
2022 — — — 43 Fragile Recovery
2021 — — 18.2% 45 Fragile Recovery
2020 — — — 46 Fragile Recovery
2019 — — 35.1% 30 Critical Intervention Needed Gov Risk
2018 — — — 33 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2017 — — — 37 Fragile Stable Watch
2016 — — — 37 Fragile Stable Watch
2015 — — — 37 Fragile Recovery
2014 — — — 33 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2013 — — — 37 Fragile Recovery
2012 — — — 33 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2026

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
JENNIFER ALEXANDER Board Member —
MACHELLE BANKS Vice President —
DAN BROOKS Board Member —
KATIE CHANDLER Board Member —
CAROLINA CLEEK Vice President —
GRACE CROCKER Board Member —
KENNETH CUMMINGS Board Member —
JUD DAVIS Board Member —
CASSIE DUGGIN Board Member —
STEPHANIE FOWLER Secretary —
TRISTA HAVNER Secretary —
BILL HICKERSON Board President —
JOHN HUGHEY Board President —
CHELSEA SHI Board Member —
BILL KIPP Board Member —
BETH KOFFMAN Vice President —
MONA LANIER Board Member —
DAVID MCCALL EX OFFICIO —
TAWANIKA MCKINNEY Board Member —
EDNA MORALES Board Member —
LARRY RAY Board Member —
JUDY RENSHAW Board Member —
DARLETTE SAMMUELS Board President —
TODD SWIMS Board Member —
KAKKY TANNER Board Member —
LANDON TAYLOR Treasurer —
BRENDA WHALLEY Board Member —
DELITA JOHNSON Executive Director —

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
BRENDA WHALLEY PUBLICRELATI —
DR DELITA JOHNSON Executive Director —
JENNIFER ALEXANDER Board Member —
TED AUSTIN IMMED PAST P —
MACHELLE BANKS Board Member —
DAN BROOKS Vice President —
CAROLINA CLEEK Board Member —
KENNETH CUMMINGS Board Member —
STEPHANIE FOWLER Board Member —
NICOLE GANO Board Member —
STAN HARRIS Vice President —
TRISTA HAVNER Board Member —
BILL HICKERSON Board Member —
JOHN HUGHEY Vice President —
BILL KIPP Board Member —
FRANK LAWRENCE Secretary —
TAWANIKA MCKINNEY Board Member —
JUDY RENSHAW ARTS COALITI —
DARLETTE SAMUELS Board President —
TODD SWIMS Board Member —
LANDON TAYLOR Treasurer —
KRISTI TURNBOW Board Member —

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
ELIZABETH EMMONS EXECUTIVE DI 8.5% of Rev
DARLETTE SAMUELS Board President —
TED AUSTIN IMMED PAST P —
LANDON TAYLOR Treasurer —
JOHN HUGHEY Vice President —
JUDY RENSHAW ARTS COALITI —
BRENDA WHALLEY PUBLICRELATI —
DAN BROOKS Vice President —
FRANK LAWRENCE Secretary —
STAN HARRIS Vice President —
JENNIFER ALEXANDER Board Member —
MACHELLE BANKS Board Member —
CAROLINA CLEEK Board Member —
KENNETH CUMMINGS Board Member —
CHARLIE HAVNER Board Member —
BILL HICKERSON Board Member —
BILL KIPP Board Member —
TAWANIKA MCKINNEY Board Member —
NILES REDDICK Board Member —
BECKY SMITH Board Member —
TODD SWIMS Board Member —
KRISTI TURNBOW Board Member —
JERRY WOODS Board Member —

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
LIZZIE EMMONS EXECUTIVE DI —
JENNIFER ALEXANDER PUBLICRELATI —
SHELIA ARNOLD Board Member —
TED AUSTIN Board President —
DAN BROOKS Vice President —
PIERRE DUVENTRE Board Member —
STAN HARRIS Vice President —
CHARLIE HAVNER Board Member —
BILL HICKERSON Board Member —
JOHN HUGHEY Treasurer —
MONTE JONES IMMED PAST P —
BILL KIPP Board Member —
FRANK LAWRENCE Secretary —
LENDON NOE Board Member —
NILES REDDICK Board Member —
JUDY RENSHAW Board Member —
DARLETTE SAMUELS Vice President —
BECKY SMITH Board Member —
TODD SWIMS Board Member —
KRISTI TURNBOW Board Member —
BRENDA WHALLEY Board Member —
GINGER WILLIAMS Board Member —
JERRY WOODS Board Member —

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
MELINDA H REID EXECUTIVE DI 17.3% of Rev
TED AUSTIN Board President —
MONTE JONES IMMED PAST P —
JOHN HUGHEY Treasurer —
DARLETTE SAMUELS Vice President —
JUDY RENSHAW ARTS COALITI —
GINGER WILLIAMS PUBLICRELATI —
DAN BROOKS Vice President —
FRANK LAWRENCE Secretary —
STAN HARRIS Vice President —
LINDSAY ALLISON Board Member —
SHELIA ARNOLD Board Member —
KATIE CHANDLER Board Member —
STEPHANIE FOWLER Board Member —
CHARLIE HAVNER Board Member —
BILL HICKERSON Board Member —
BILL KIPP Board Member —
BRAD LITTLE Board Member —
LENDON NOE Board Member —
NILES REDDICK Board Member —
BECKY SMITH Board Member —
TODD SWIMS Board Member —
LINDA TRUEX Board Member —
KRISTI TURNBOW Board Member —
BRENDA WHALLEY Board Member —
JERRY WOODS Board Member —
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
25 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
50 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
45 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
42 / 100
Priority Review

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

Peer comparison

Compared to 94 other orgs in TN with NTEE prefix A2.

Most-divergent component: financial score sits 51 points below the peer median (25 vs. 76).

5-year trend: Steady State

No extreme longitudinal divergence detected. The organization is maintaining its current operational philosophy.

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.