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.
Institutional Epochs
Historical Performance
| Year | Revenue | Top Comp | Comp % Rev | Score | Phase Label | Outlook | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2023 | — | — | — | 51 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | 28.6% | 40 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | 33 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | 47.6% | 36 | Critical Intervention Needed | Gov Risk | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | 47 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 47 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW S BERKOVSKY | Board Member | 22.0% of Rev | ||
| BIPIN AVASHIA | Board Member | — | ||
| GWEN BALBOA | Board Member | — | ||
| TRACY HURD | Board Member | — | ||
| MCARTHUR MOORE | Board Member | — | ||
| JEREMY WHITE | Board Member | — | ||
| KEVIN SMITH | Board President | — | ||
| VALENCIA LEE | Secretary | — | ||
| JAVIER SILVA | Board President | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW S BERKOVSKY | Board Member | 20.2% of Rev | ||
| JEFFREY HINKLE | Board Member | — | ||
| WALTER POHLMEYER | Board Member | — | ||
| HC CLAY AVERY | Board President | — | ||
| KATHLEEN CROWLEY KNAPEK | Secretary | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW S BERKOVSKY | Board Member | 20.6% of Rev | ||
| JEFFREY HINKLE | Board Member | — | ||
| WALTER POHLMEYER | Board Member | — | ||
| HC CLAY AVERY | Board President | — | ||
| KATHLEEN CROWLEY KNAPEK | Secretary | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 132 other orgs in TX with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 34 points above the peer median (65 vs. 31).
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.
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.