Acute Stabilization
Acute Stabilization
Acute Stabilization Market Archetype Mechanical Natural
Tier
Priority Review
Trajectory Thumbprint

Acute Stabilization

What does this mean?

A successful crisis intervention. After hitting the Priority Review risk tier, the organization demonstrates consecutive years of Financial Score recovery paired with Governance Score improvement.

The Path Forward

The Dawn

Institutionalizes the emergency protocols that saved the organization. It locks in new, rigorous governance policies to prevent a relapse into crisis.

The Dawn
The Dawn
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Acute Stabilization ↓
Overall
40
Score
Governance
50
Score
Financial
50
Score
Program
30
Score

Institutional Epochs

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Financial Era
Governance Era
Trajectory Era
Acute Stabilization

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2025 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2023 — — — 40 Fragile Recovery
2022 — — 35.9% 33 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2021 — — 94.5% 23 Critical Intervention Needed Gov Risk
2020 — — 32.5% 44 Governance-Stressed Gov Risk
2019 — — 31.4% 44 Governance-Stressed Gov Risk
2018 — — — 51 Fragile Recovery
2017 — — — 47 Fragile Decline Risk
2016 — — — 51 Fragile Decline Risk
2015 — — — 55 Fragile Stable Watch
2014 — — — 55 Fragile Stable Watch
2013 — — — 55 Fragile Decline Risk
2012 — — — 61 Stable Stable Watch
2011 — — — 57 Fragile Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Thomas G Smith Executive Director 35.5% of Rev
Stephen Cunetto Board Member —
Melanie Harris Secretary —
Jessica Jolly Board President —
Robert Hawkins Treasurer —
Terry McDowell Board Member —
Paige Hunt Board Member —
Sara Wade Board Member —
Courtney Swan Board President —
Thomas La Foe Board Member —
Paula Mabry Board Member —
Regan Plunkett Board Member —

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Thomas G Smith Chief Administrative Officer 28.6% of Rev
Thomas G Smith Chief Administrative Officer 28.6% of Rev
Stephen Cunetto Board Member —
Melanie Harris Board Member —
Jessica Jolly Secretary —
Robert Hawkins Treasurer —
Terry McDowell Board President —
Paige Hunt Board President —
Brittany Page Board Member —
Courtney Swan Board Member —
Brian Hawkins Board Member —
Paula Mabry Board Member —
Lisa McReynolds Board Member —
Marsha Williams Board Member —
Stephen Cunetto Board Member —
Melanie Harris Board Member —
Walter Diehl Board President —
Robert Hawkins Treasurer —
Terry McDowell Board Member —
Paige Hunt Board Member —
Brittany Page Board Member —
Courtney Swan Board Member —
Brian Hawkins Board Member —
LaShundra Townsend Board Member —
Lisa McReynolds Board Member —
Marsha Williams Board Member —
Paul Ruff Board President —

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Thomas G Smith Chief Administrative Officer 28.6% of Rev
Melanie Harris Board Member —
Brittany Page Board Member —
Walter Diehl Board President —
Robert Hawkins Treasurer —
Terry McDowell Board Member —
Lashundra Townsend Board Member —
Courtney Swan Board Member —
Brian Hawkins Board Member —
Jessica Jolly Secretary —
Lisa McReynolds Board Member —
Aundrea Self Nichols Board Member —
Marsha Williams Board Member —
Paul Ruff Board President —

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Thomas G Smith Chief Administrative Officer 28.6% of Rev
Lynn Spruill Board President —
Cam McMillen Secretary —
Walter Diehl Board President —
Robert Hawkins Treasurer —
Terry McDowell Board Member —
DeeDee Baldwin Board Member —
Bob Bresnahan Board Member —
Courtney Swan Board Member —
Brian Hawkins Board Member —
Marty Haug Board Member —
Lisa McReynolds Board Member —
Aundrea Self Nichols Board Member —
Marsha Williams Board Member —
Paul Ruff Board President —
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
50 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
50 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
30 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
40 / 100
Priority Review

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

Peer comparison

Compared to 42 other orgs in MS with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: governance score sits 10 points below the peer median (50 vs. 60).

5-year trend: Acute Stabilization

A successful crisis intervention. After hitting the Priority Review risk tier, the organization demonstrates consecutive years of Financial Score recovery paired with Governance Score improvement.

What's driving this score

What would change this score

The two changes that would most improve this score:

  1. 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.