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 | — | — | — | 57 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 46 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | 41 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 50 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | 53 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 53 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 47 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 41 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 47 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Balsman | Board President | — | ||
| Dale VanZant | Board President | — | ||
| Deborah Heller | Treasurer | — | ||
| Laura Bonnet | Secretary | — | ||
| Bob Coombes | Board Member | — | ||
| Karen Main | Accompanist, Rehearsals For Soloists, Board Mbr | — | ||
| Ian Tinney | Board Member | — | ||
| Michael Bonnet | Board Member | — | ||
| Amy Hamilton | Board Member | — | ||
| Kathy Pirie | Board President | — | ||
| Nancy Mervar | Grant Writer | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Balsman | Board President | — | ||
| Dale VanZant | Board President | — | ||
| Deborah Heller | Treasurer | — | ||
| Trudy James-Parks | Secretary | — | ||
| Bob Coombes | Board Member | — | ||
| Kathy Pirie | Board President | — | ||
| Ian Tinney | Board Member | — | ||
| Aimee Elsey | Board Member | — | ||
| Karen Main | Accompanist, Rehearsals For Soloists, Board Mbr | — | ||
| Scott Hamlin | Board Member | — | ||
| Nancy Mervar | Grant Writer | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 271 other orgs in CO with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 40 points above the peer median (90 vs. 50).
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 53 → 57 over 5 years (improving by 4 points).
What's driving this score
- 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.