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 | — | 35 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2023 | Hidden | Hidden | — | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2022 | — | — | 0.2% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2020 | — | — | 0.6% | 46 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | 35 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 35 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 45 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 35 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A ROMEOADCOCK | Board Member | — | ||
| TREY BREWER | Board Member | — | ||
| J TAMILLO | Board Member | — | ||
| K SCHIPPANI | Board Member | — | ||
| J PETERS | Board Member | — | ||
| MADELINE POE | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAILA SCHIPPANI | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| JEFF DODD | Board Member | — | ||
| TREY BREWER | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHAEL BEAMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| JONATHAN PETERS | Board Member | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 48 other orgs in FL with NTEE prefix A2.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 16 points below the peer median (15 vs. 31).
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 46 → 35 over 5 years (declining by 11 points). A multi-year directional move of this magnitude is a signal worth investigating.
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.