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 | Hidden | Hidden | — | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | 51 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 47 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 45 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RACHEL HELWIG | Secretary | — | ||
| HALEE RASMUSSEN | Treasurer | — | ||
| ERIN RORING | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| BRANDON STAUFFER | Board Member | — | ||
| CARIEL GOODWIN | Board Member | — | ||
| JULIE JOHNSON | Board Member | — | ||
| AMANDA LARSEN | Board Member | — | ||
| CAITLIN OLSEN | Board Member | — | ||
| DAN TATE | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RACHEL HELWIG | Secretary | — | ||
| HALEE RASMUSSEN | Treasurer | — | ||
| ERIN RORING | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| BRANDON STAUFFER | Board Member | — | ||
| CARIEL GOODWIN | Board Member | — | ||
| JULIE JOHNSON | Board Member | — | ||
| AMANDA LARSEN | Board Member | — | ||
| CAITLIN OLSEN | Board Member | — | ||
| DAN TATE | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RACHEL HELWIG | Secretary | — | ||
| HALEE RASMUSSEN | Treasurer | — | ||
| ERIN RORING | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| BRANDON STAUFFER | Board Member | — | ||
| CARIEL GOODWIN | Board Member | — | ||
| JULIE JOHNSON | Board Member | — | ||
| AMANDA LARSEN | Board Member | — | ||
| CAITLIN OLSEN | Board Member | — | ||
| DAN TATE | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Larsen | Board Member | — | ||
| Brandon Stauffer | Board Member | — | ||
| Erin Roring | Chairman | — | ||
| Rachel Helwig | Secretary | — | ||
| Halee Rasmussen | Treasurer | — | ||
| Cariel Goodwin | Board Member | — | ||
| Caitlin Olsen | Board Member | — | ||
| Dan Tate | Board Member | — | ||
| Julie Johnson | Board Member | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 81 other orgs in UT with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 33 points below the peer median (0 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.