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 | — | |
| 2023 | — | — | — | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | 51 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 38 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 35 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 35 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | 35 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | 35 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2011 | — | — | — | 35 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADDIE CALKINS | ASSISTANT TR | — | ||
| ANDREW CAMPOS | Treasurer | — | ||
| ANDREW CAMPOS | Treasurer | — | ||
| KEVIN HOLLOWAY | Board President | — | ||
| SARAH MALIGA | Secretary | — | ||
| TORI SHINTAKU | Board President | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATHY MacDONALD | Board President | — | ||
| JULIE MERRILL | Vice President | — | ||
| PATRICK HARPER | Vice President | — | ||
| SHARI KAWAI | Vice President | — | ||
| ALEX KAWAI | Vice President | — | ||
| DAVE SHOOK | Vice President | — | ||
| JENNIFER SHOOK | Vice President | — | ||
| KEN HANSON | Treasurer | — | ||
| ALAINA KNIGHT-HOUGEN | Contrib Coord | — | ||
| TONI SIMURDA | Volunteer Coord | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN DAMITZ | Board President | — | ||
| JULIE MERRILL | Board President | — | ||
| JEN ELEKES | Board President | — | ||
| JERRY ELEKES | Board President | — | ||
| JACQUE DAHL | Board President | — | ||
| YOLANDA MATHEY-CHAVEZ | Board President | — | ||
| RYAN HARVEY | Board President | — | ||
| KATHY MACDONALD | Secretary | — | ||
| KEN HANSON | Treasurer | — | ||
| ALAINA KNIGHT-HOUGEN | Coordinator | — | ||
| NIKKI SHERWOOD | Directors Admin | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 830 other orgs in CA with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 28 points below the peer median (5 vs. 33).
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.
- 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.