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
42
Score
Governance
50
Score
Financial
25
Score
Program
45
Score

Institutional Epochs

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Financial Era
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 42 Fragile Recovery
2022 43 Fragile Recovery
2021 18.2% 45 Fragile Recovery
2020 46 Fragile Recovery
2019 35.1% 30 Critical Intervention Needed Gov Risk
2018 33 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2017 37 Fragile Stable Watch
2016 37 Fragile Stable Watch
2015 37 Fragile Recovery
2014 33 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2013 37 Fragile Recovery
2012 33 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2026

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
JENNIFER ALEXANDER Board Member
MACHELLE BANKS Vice President
DAN BROOKS Board Member
KATIE CHANDLER Board Member
CAROLINA CLEEK Vice President
GRACE CROCKER Board Member
KENNETH CUMMINGS Board Member
JUD DAVIS Board Member
CASSIE DUGGIN Board Member
STEPHANIE FOWLER Secretary
TRISTA HAVNER Secretary
BILL HICKERSON Board President
JOHN HUGHEY Board President
CHELSEA SHI Board Member
BILL KIPP Board Member
BETH KOFFMAN Vice President
MONA LANIER Board Member
DAVID MCCALL EX OFFICIO
TAWANIKA MCKINNEY Board Member
EDNA MORALES Board Member
LARRY RAY Board Member
JUDY RENSHAW Board Member
DARLETTE SAMMUELS Board President
TODD SWIMS Board Member
KAKKY TANNER Board Member
LANDON TAYLOR Treasurer
BRENDA WHALLEY Board Member
DELITA JOHNSON Executive Director

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
BRENDA WHALLEY PUBLICRELATI
DR DELITA JOHNSON Executive Director
JENNIFER ALEXANDER Board Member
TED AUSTIN IMMED PAST P
MACHELLE BANKS Board Member
DAN BROOKS Vice President
CAROLINA CLEEK Board Member
KENNETH CUMMINGS Board Member
STEPHANIE FOWLER Board Member
NICOLE GANO Board Member
STAN HARRIS Vice President
TRISTA HAVNER Board Member
BILL HICKERSON Board Member
JOHN HUGHEY Vice President
BILL KIPP Board Member
FRANK LAWRENCE Secretary
TAWANIKA MCKINNEY Board Member
JUDY RENSHAW ARTS COALITI
DARLETTE SAMUELS Board President
TODD SWIMS Board Member
LANDON TAYLOR Treasurer
KRISTI TURNBOW Board Member

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
ELIZABETH EMMONS EXECUTIVE DI 8.5% of Rev
DARLETTE SAMUELS Board President
TED AUSTIN IMMED PAST P
LANDON TAYLOR Treasurer
JOHN HUGHEY Vice President
JUDY RENSHAW ARTS COALITI
BRENDA WHALLEY PUBLICRELATI
DAN BROOKS Vice President
FRANK LAWRENCE Secretary
STAN HARRIS Vice President
JENNIFER ALEXANDER Board Member
MACHELLE BANKS Board Member
CAROLINA CLEEK Board Member
KENNETH CUMMINGS Board Member
CHARLIE HAVNER Board Member
BILL HICKERSON Board Member
BILL KIPP Board Member
TAWANIKA MCKINNEY Board Member
NILES REDDICK Board Member
BECKY SMITH Board Member
TODD SWIMS Board Member
KRISTI TURNBOW Board Member
JERRY WOODS Board Member

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
LIZZIE EMMONS EXECUTIVE DI
JENNIFER ALEXANDER PUBLICRELATI
SHELIA ARNOLD Board Member
TED AUSTIN Board President
DAN BROOKS Vice President
PIERRE DUVENTRE Board Member
STAN HARRIS Vice President
CHARLIE HAVNER Board Member
BILL HICKERSON Board Member
JOHN HUGHEY Treasurer
MONTE JONES IMMED PAST P
BILL KIPP Board Member
FRANK LAWRENCE Secretary
LENDON NOE Board Member
NILES REDDICK Board Member
JUDY RENSHAW Board Member
DARLETTE SAMUELS Vice President
BECKY SMITH Board Member
TODD SWIMS Board Member
KRISTI TURNBOW Board Member
BRENDA WHALLEY Board Member
GINGER WILLIAMS Board Member
JERRY WOODS Board Member

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
MELINDA H REID EXECUTIVE DI 17.3% of Rev
TED AUSTIN Board President
MONTE JONES IMMED PAST P
JOHN HUGHEY Treasurer
DARLETTE SAMUELS Vice President
JUDY RENSHAW ARTS COALITI
GINGER WILLIAMS PUBLICRELATI
DAN BROOKS Vice President
FRANK LAWRENCE Secretary
STAN HARRIS Vice President
LINDSAY ALLISON Board Member
SHELIA ARNOLD Board Member
KATIE CHANDLER Board Member
STEPHANIE FOWLER Board Member
CHARLIE HAVNER Board Member
BILL HICKERSON Board Member
BILL KIPP Board Member
BRAD LITTLE Board Member
LENDON NOE Board Member
NILES REDDICK Board Member
BECKY SMITH Board Member
TODD SWIMS Board Member
LINDA TRUEX Board Member
KRISTI TURNBOW Board Member
BRENDA WHALLEY Board Member
JERRY WOODS Board Member
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
25 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
50 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
45 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
42 / 100
Priority Review

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

Peer comparison

Compared to 13 other orgs in TN with NTEE prefix A2.

Most-divergent component: financial score sits 23 points below the peer median (25 vs. 48).

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. 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.