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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | — | — | 38 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 37 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | 11.6% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | 15.2% | 35 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | 10.9% | 38 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | 14.0% | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2017 | — | — | 13.1% | 39 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 33 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 35 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | 35 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | 35 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | 33 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2011 | — | — | — | 33 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAYE CAMPBELL | Board Member | — | ||
| BETSY CARLIN | Board Member | — | ||
| BECKY EIDEMILLER | Board Member | — | ||
| LYNN D FLEISHER | Board Member | — | ||
| CURT HAWS | Board Member | — | ||
| PATTY JAQUITH | Secretary | — | ||
| STEVEN RYAN | Treasurer | — | ||
| RUTH ANN PETROFF | Board Member | — | ||
| AMY UNFRIED | Board President | — | ||
| HEATHER BLACK | Board Member | — | ||
| JERRY BOSCH | Board Member | — | ||
| ROSIE MCNAMARA | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVE MONROE | Board Member | — | ||
| KAREN REID | Board Member | — | ||
| KAREN ROCKEY | Board Member | — | ||
| ED SMAIL | Board President | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARE PAYNE SYMMONS | Executive Director | 8.6% of Rev | ||
| SUSAN BROOKS | Board Member | — | ||
| FAYE CAMPBELL | Board Member | — | ||
| BETSY CARLIN | Board Member | — | ||
| BECKY EIDEMILLER | Board Member | — | ||
| LYNN FLEISHER | Board Member | — | ||
| CURT HAWS | Board Member | — | ||
| PATTY JAQUITH | Secretary | — | ||
| BRIAN LENZ | Board Member | — | ||
| RUTH ANN PETROFF | Treasurer | — | ||
| EDWIN H SMAIL | Board President | — | ||
| AMY UNFRIED | Board President | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 21 other orgs in WY with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 39 points below the peer median (15 vs. 54).
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.
Overall score has gone from 38 → 38 over 5 years (stable by 0 points).
What's driving this score
- All-volunteer org with no paid officers — governance signal is neutral (default 50), not absent.
- Two consecutive years of deficit spending.
- 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).
- Stabilize program expenses or grow earned-income revenue to break the consecutive-deficit pattern (~8 points to financial score).
Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.