Mission Drift
Mission Drift
Mission Drift Market Archetype Mechanical Natural
Tier
Stable
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Mission Drift

What does this mean?

Highly volatile revenue swings year over year paired with fluctuating Program Scores. The organization is constantly pivoting to chase restricted grant funding rather than building a sustainable core.

The Path Forward

The Lodestar

A radical recommitment to the core mission. It requires the organization to gain the strength to say 'no' to restricted funding that pulls them away from their true purpose.

The Lodestar
The Lodestar
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Mission Drift
Overall
64
Score
Governance
50
Score
Financial
100
Score
Program
15
Score

Institutional Epochs

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Financial Era
Governance Era
Trajectory Era
Mission Drift

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2025 Hidden Hidden Unknown
2024 64 Stable Stable Watch
2023 43 Fragile Decline Risk
2022 56 Fragile Recovery
2021 50 Fragile Decline Risk
2020 60 Stable Stable Watch
2019 64 Stable Stable Watch
2018 57 Fragile Stable Watch
2017 57 Fragile Decline Risk
2016 61 Stable Stable Watch
2015 55 Fragile Stable Watch
2014 55 Fragile Recovery
2013 51 Fragile Decline Risk
2012 55 Fragile Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
VIKKI CERVANTES Board President
BARBARA BLACK Board President
KATE SMITH Treasurer
MELANIE TYLER Secretary
AMBREE BOUGH Secretary
BOB MERZORIAN Board Member
CINDY KELLY Board Member
KRISTIN REDFORD Board Member
CHARLES HICKEBOTHAM Board Member
ASHLEY CHAPPELL Board Member
BENJAMIN SATKO Board Member
ISAAC HERNANDEZ Board Member
ASH MORALES Board Member
STEPHANI BERRA Board Member

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
DENISE EVERHART Board President
VIKKI CERVANTES Board President
KATE SMITH Treasurer
MELANIE TYLER Secretary
AMBREE BOUGH Secretary
BOB MERZORIAN Board Member
BARBRA BLACK Board Member
BOBBY STYLES Board Member
CINDY KELLY Board Member
KRISTIN REDFORD Board Member
CHARLES HICKEBOTHAM Board Member
DANIELLA LOVATO Board Member
RACHELE ALCANTAR Board Member
ASHLEY CHAPPELL Board Member
ASHARON MORALES DIRETOR
DENISE EVERHART Board President
VIKKI CERVANTES Board President
KATIE BLEVINS Treasurer
AMBREE BOUGH Secretary
KATE SMITH Secretary
BOB MERZORIAN Board Member
AMBREE BOUGH Secretary
BARBRA BLACK Board Member
BOBBY STYLES Board Member
JASON PORTER Board Member
CINDY KELLY Board Member
KRISTIN REDFORD Board Member
BEN WILLETT Board Member
DANIELLA LOVATO Board Member
MELANIE TYLER Board Member

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
DENISE EVERHART Board President
VIKKI CERVANTES Board President
KATIE BLEVINS Treasurer
RALPH BOURNE Board Member
STEVE ROSS Board Member
CHARLES HICKENBOTHAM Board Member
WENDY PLAISTED Board Member
KATE SMITH Board Member
BOB MERZORIAN Board Member

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
NIKKI EDWARDS OFFICER
EDITH LAVONNE Board Member
BOB MERZORIAN Board Member
VIKKI CERVANTES Board President
DENISE EVERHART Board President
RALPH BOURNE Board Member
STEVE ROSS Board Member
CARISSA BUNCH Secretary
CHARLES HICKINBOTHAM Board Member
WENDY PLAISTED Board Member
KATIE BLEVINS Treasurer
SUSAN UPTAIN Board Member
DR MARY SHAW Board Member
JUDY HOLLOWAY Board Member
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
100 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
50 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
15 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
64 / 100
Stable

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

Peer comparison

Compared to 829 other orgs in CA with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: financial score sits 67 points above the peer median (100 vs. 33).

5-year trend: Mission Drift

Highly volatile revenue swings year over year paired with fluctuating Program Scores. The organization is constantly pivoting to chase restricted grant funding rather than building a sustainable core.

What's driving this score

What would change this score

No specific high-impact levers identified — this org's score is balanced across components.

Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.