Steady State
Steady State
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Steady State

What does this mean?

No extreme longitudinal divergence detected. The organization is maintaining its current operational philosophy.

The Path Forward

The Stewardship

Focuses on long-term sustainability and gentle cultivation of existing resources rather than forced expansion. It honors the organization's established role as a reliable anchor.

The Stewardship
The Stewardship
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Steady State
Overall
45
Score
Governance
45
Score
Financial
35
Score
Program
60
Score

Institutional Epochs

2010
2011
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2013
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2019
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2022
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Governance Era
Trajectory Era
Steady State

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2025 Hidden Hidden Unknown
2024 Hidden Hidden Unknown
2023 Hidden Hidden 15.2% 45 Fragile Decline Risk
2022 9.4% 52 Fragile Recovery
2021 22.2% 35 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2020 12.2% 40 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2019 11.8% 40 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2018 12.3% 40 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2017 11.7% 42 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2016 9.5% 48 Financially Distressed Recovery
2015 10.5% 48 Fragile Decline Risk
2014 10.4% 45 Fragile Decline Risk
2013 9.1% 54 Fragile Recovery
2012 12.2% 45 Fragile Recovery
2011 17.6% 43 Fragile Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2026

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Emily Beck Executive Director 12.2% of Rev
Elizabeth Weekly-Dreessen Treasurer 3.6% of Rev
Kirsten Jensen Board President
Trevor Mathew Board President
Cody Schuler Board President
Janet Brandau Secretary
Steve Wood Treasurer
Mark Kolstad Board Member
Lisa Edison-Smith Board Member
Greg Carlson Board Member
Veronica Michael Board Member
Kendra O'Brien Board Member
Danielle Erdmann Board Member
Jane Mathew Board Member
Christine McClellan Board Member
Christine Hoper Board Member
Austan Wellman Board Member
Julie Peterson-Klein Board Member

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Emily Beck Executive Director 11.8% of Rev
Betsy Dreessen Treasurer 3.4% of Rev
Kirsten Jensen Board President
Trevor Mathew Board President
Cody Schuler Secretary
Steve Wood Treasurer
Tom Speer Board President
Janet Brandau Board Member
Kendra O'Brien Board Member
Veronica Michael Board Member
Greg Carlson Board Member
Julie Peterson-Klein Board Member
Mark Kolstad Board Member
Christine McClellan Board Member
Lisa Edison-Smith Board Member
Danielle Erdmann Board Member
Jane Mathew Board Member

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Emily Beck Executive Director 10.4% of Rev
Betsy Dreessen Treasurer 3.2% of Rev
Scott Strand Board President
Julie Peterson-Klein Board President
Tom Speer Secretary
John Machacek Treasurer
Denise Gorsline Board Member
Michael Carlson Board Member
Nicole Holden Board Member
Kyle Iverson Board Member
Jim Snyder Board Member
Amanda Booher Board Member
Karla Hanson Board Member
Karen Stensrud Board Member
Kirsten Jensen Board Member
Mark Kolstad Board Member
Lisa Edison-Smith Board Member

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Emily Beck Executive Director 9.5% of Rev
Betsy Dreessen Treasurer 3.2% of Rev
Scott Strand Board President
Julie Peterson-Klein Board President
Tom Speer Secretary
John Machacek Treasurer
Denise Gorsline Board Member
Michael Carlson Board Member
Nicole Holden Board Member
Kyle Iverson Board Member
Jim Snyder Board Member
Amanda Booher Board Member
Karla Hanson Board Member
Karen Stensrud Board Member
Kirsten Jensen Board Member
Mark Kolstad Board Member
Lisa Edison-Smith Board Member

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Emily Beck Executive Director 9.5% of Rev
Betsy Dreessen Treasurer 3.0% of Rev
Denise Gorsline Board President
Scott Strand Board President
Cindy Larson-Casselton Secretary
John Machacek Treasurer
Michael Carlson Board Member
Nicole Holden Board Member
Kyle Iverson Board Member
Jim Snyder Board Member
Amanda Booher Board Member
Karla Hanson Board Member
Tom Speer Board Member
Karen Stensrud Board Member
Kirsten Jensen Board Member
Julie Peterson-Klein Board Member
Lance Johnson Board Member
Mark Kolstad Board Member
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
35 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
45 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
45 / 100
Priority Review

The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →

Peer comparison

Compared to 19 other orgs in ND with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: program score sits 28 points above the peer median (60 vs. 32).

5-year trend: Steady State

No extreme longitudinal divergence detected. The organization is maintaining its current operational philosophy.

What's driving this score

What would change this score

The two changes that would most improve this score:

  1. Separate signing authority from fundraising authority when both are held by one person — removes the concentration penalty (~12 points).
  2. 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.