Programmatic Contraction
What does this mean?
Total revenue is stable, but the percentage of expenses spent on actual mission shrinks. Indicates administrative bloat and spending on the machinery of raising money rather than the art itself.
The Path Forward
The Rainmaker
Represents the forced release of hoarded resources back into the community. It acts as a pressure valve against administrative capture, ensuring the mission takes priority over the machine.
Title
Representative Institutions
Institutional Epochs
Historical Performance
| Year | Revenue | Top Comp | Comp % Rev | Score | Phase Label | Outlook | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 52 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | 51 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 50 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | 55 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 55 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 43 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 51 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 41 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | 57 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA KING | Executive Director | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Lavely | Executive Director | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Lavely | Executive Director | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 98 other orgs in SC with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 42 points above the peer median (75 vs. 33).
5-year trend: Programmatic Contraction
Total revenue is stable, but the percentage of expenses spent on actual mission shrinks. Indicates administrative bloat and spending on the machinery of raising money rather than the art itself.
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.