Governance Lag
What does this mean?
Revenue and Program Scale spike rapidly, but the Governance Score remains stagnant. The organization has outgrown its founding era but hasn't installed proper oversight.
The Path Forward
The Scaffold
Brings immediate structural maturity. It represents the necessity of outside, independent oversight to manage new scale, breaking the echo chamber of a founding 'friends and family' board.
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 | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 48 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | 38 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 30 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | 41 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 37 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 41 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 37 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 43 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRADERICK MORRISON | Board Member | — | ||
| LAURA TAFT | Board Member | — | ||
| CLAIRE RICHARDSON | HISTORIAN | — | ||
| CAROLYN BROWN | Board Member | — | ||
| JESSICA RICHARDSON | Board Member | — | ||
| RYKER FULLER | STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE | — | ||
| MARTY KUHN | Board President | — | ||
| CHARLES ACKERMAN | Board President | — | ||
| SCOTT DOUGLAS | Treasurer | — | ||
| DONNA GIVEN | Secretary | — | ||
| BRADERICK MORRISON | Board Member | — | ||
| LAURA TAFT | Board Member | — | ||
| CLAIRE RICHARDSON | HISTORIAN | — | ||
| CAROLYN BROWN | Board Member | — | ||
| JESSICA RICHARDSON | Board Member | — | ||
| RYKER FULLER | STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE | — | ||
| MARTY KUHN | Board President | — | ||
| CHARLES ACKERMAN | Board President | — | ||
| SCOTT DOUGLAS | Treasurer | — | ||
| DONNA GIVEN | Secretary | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRADERICK MORRISON | Board Member | — | ||
| LAURA TAFT | Board Member | — | ||
| CLAIRE RICHARDSON | HISTORIAN | — | ||
| CAROLYN BROWN | Board Member | — | ||
| JESSICA RICHARDSON | Board Member | — | ||
| RYKER FULLER | STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE | — | ||
| MARTY KUHN | Board President | — | ||
| CHARLES ACKERMAN | Board President | — | ||
| SCOTT DOUGLAS | Treasurer | — | ||
| DONNA GIVEN | Secretary | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTY KUHN | VICE PRESIDE | — | ||
| JESSICA RICHARDSON | Board Member | — | ||
| TERRY COLF | Board President | — | ||
| CLAIRE RICHARDSON | Board Member | — | ||
| CAROLYN BROWN | Secretary | — | ||
| SCOTT DOUGLAS | Treasurer | — | ||
| ROBERT BROWN | Board Member | — | ||
| BRADERICK MORRISON | Board Member | — | ||
| DONNA GIVEN | HISTORIAN | — | ||
| Robert Brown | Board Member | — | ||
| Braderick Morrison | Board Member | — | ||
| Donna Given | Historian | — | ||
| Jessica Richardson | Board Member | — | ||
| Claire Richardson | Board Member | — | ||
| Terry Colf | Board President | — | ||
| Marty Kuhn | Board President | — | ||
| Scott Douglas | Treasurer | — | ||
| Carolyn Brown | Secretary | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 699 other orgs in NY with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 34 points above the peer median (65 vs. 31).
5-year trend: Governance Lag
Revenue and Program Scale spike rapidly, but the Governance Score remains stagnant. The organization has outgrown its founding era but hasn't installed proper oversight.
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.
What would change this score
The two changes that would most improve this score:
- 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.