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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2024 | Hidden | Hidden | — | 35 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2023 | — | — | — | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 49 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | 40 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 47 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2019 | — | — | 5.1% | 48 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 50 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 50 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 46 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 48 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | 52 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | 45 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | 45 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2011 | — | — | — | 48 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JILL BROWN | Treasurer | — | ||
| PRESTON CLENNEY | Board Member | — | ||
| KAY FLEET | Board Member | — | ||
| DEBBIE HENRY | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| CLAUDIA HUTCHINS | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE NEWBERRY | Board Member | — | ||
| KIM SMITH | Secretary | — | ||
| RENEE SPENCE | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE STUART | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VERYL COCKEY | Board Member | — | ||
| KAY FLEET | Board Member | — | ||
| DEBBIE HENRY | Board Member | — | ||
| JOY JINKS | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE NEWBERRY | Board Member | — | ||
| KIM SMITH | Secretary | — | ||
| JERRY SNIPES | VICE PRESIDE | — | ||
| RENEE SPENCE | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE STUART | Board Member | — | ||
| KRISTA TICKTIN | EXECUTIVE DI | — | ||
| ALIDA WARD | Board Member | — | ||
| RICHARD WARD | Board President | — | ||
| JIM WASDIN | Treasurer | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEN CLENNEY | Board Member | — | ||
| VERYL COCKEY | Board Member | — | ||
| KAY FLEET | Board Member | — | ||
| JOY JINKS | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE NEWBERRY | Board Member | — | ||
| KIM SMITH | Secretary | — | ||
| JERRY SNIPES | VICE PRESIDE | — | ||
| RENEE SPENCE | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE STUART | Board Member | — | ||
| KRISTA TICKTIN | EXECUTIVE DI | — | ||
| ALIDIA WARD | Board Member | — | ||
| RICHARD WARD | Board President | — | ||
| JIM WASDIN | Treasurer | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 34 other orgs in GA with NTEE prefix A2.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 39 points below the peer median (0 vs. 39).
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.
What's driving this score
- 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.