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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Hidden | Hidden | — | 59 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 55 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | 41 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 44 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | 40 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 41 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 41 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 41 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 41 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | 41 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | 41 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | 41 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIE D LATTA | Board President | — | ||
| TRACEY PERA SANDERS | Board President | — | ||
| WILLIAM CROM | Treasurer | — | ||
| FRANK ANTHONY | Secretary | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsha Rider | Board President | — | ||
| Frank Anthony | Secretary | — | ||
| Matt S May | Board President | — | ||
| William Crom | Treasurer | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 46 other orgs in TN with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 63 points above the peer median (100 vs. 37).
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.
Overall score has gone from 40 → 59 over 5 years (improving by 19 points). A multi-year directional move of this magnitude is a signal worth investigating.
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.