Mission Drift
Mission Drift
Mission Drift Market Archetype Mechanical Natural
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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
41
Score
Governance
45
Score
Financial
25
Score
Program
60
Score

Institutional Epochs

2010
2011
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
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 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2023 Hidden Hidden 18.4% 41 Fragile Recovery
2022 — — 27.6% 30 Critical Intervention Needed Gov Risk
2021 — — 17.5% 45 Fragile Recovery
2020 — — 33.2% 30 Critical Intervention Needed Gov Risk
2019 — — 27.2% 34 Critical Intervention Needed Gov Risk
2018 — — 18.6% 37 Fragile Recovery
2017 — — 22.9% 35 Fragile Recovery
2016 — — 21.6% 29 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2015 — — 21.8% 28 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2014 — — 22.5% 24 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2013 — — 32.9% 21 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2012 — — 15.6% 33 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2011 — — 15.6% 29 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2026

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Christina Lazo Board Member 19.7% of Rev
MCKAY ELWOOD ASSOCIATE DIR. 10.0% of Rev
STEPHANY RODRIQUEZ Secretary —
KATIE DARLING Board Member —
NAOMI RUDOLPH Board Member —
GREG CALLAGHAN Board Member —
NIC MARCHESO Board Member —
MARGOT SCHMORAK Board President —
MICHAEL RICH Treasurer —
CYNTHIA BAZLAMIT Board Member —
REBECCA CHARNAS GRANT Board Member —
BETH TEAGUE Board Member —

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Christina Lazo Board Member 18.4% of Rev
Todd Parent Board Member —
MARGOT SCHMORAK Board President —
Michael Rich Treasurer —
CHLOE LUKINS Board Member —
VICTORIA NASSI Board Member —
Christie Stokes Board President —
STEPHANY RODRIQUEZ Secretary —
Stan Ades Treasurer —
KATIE DARLING Board Member —
Teresa Backman Secretary —
CAROLYN MILLER Board Member —
Greg Callaghan Board Member —
KRISTIN HARAD Board Member —

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Christina Lazo Board Member 15.6% of Rev
STEPHANY RODRIQUEZ Board Member —
Stan Ades Treasurer —
Teresa Backman Secretary —
CAROLYN MILLER Board Member —
Greg Callaghan Board Member —
KRISTIN HARAD Board Member —
Todd Parent Board Member —
Michael Rich Board President —
CHLOE LUKINS Board Member —
VICTORIA NASSI Board Member —
Christie Stokes Board President —

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Christina Lazo Board Member 13.4% of Rev
Christina Lazo General Directo 13.0% of Rev
MICHELLE SHANNON Board Member 5.7% of Rev
Stan Ades Treasurer —
WENDY ZACHARY Board Member —
Teresa Backman Secretary —
CAROLYN MILLER Board Member —
Greg Callaghan Board Member —
KRISTIN HARAD Board Member —
Todd Parent Board Member —
Michael Rich Board President —
CHLOE LUKINS Board Member —
VICTORIA NASSI Board Member —
Barbara D'Aloisio Board Member —
Christie Stokes Board President —
Stan Ades Treasurer —
WENDY ZACHARY Board Member —
Teresa Backman Secretary —
CAROLYN MILLER Board Member —
Greg Callaghan Board Member —
KRISTIN HARAD Board Member —
Todd Parent Board Member —
Michael Rich Board President —
CHLOE LUKINS Board Member —
VICTORIA NASSI Board Member —
Barbara D'Aloisio Board Member —
Christie Stokes Board President —
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
25 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
45 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
41 / 100
Priority Review

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

Peer comparison

Compared to 1,424 other orgs in CA with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: program score sits 29 points above the peer median (60 vs. 31).

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

The two changes that would most improve this score:

  1. Separate signing authority from fundraising authority when both are held by one person — removes the concentration penalty (~12 points).
  2. Build cash reserves to at least 3 months of operating expenses — moves financial resilience score meaningfully (~10 points).

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