Steady State
Steady State
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Steady State

What does this mean?

No extreme longitudinal divergence detected. The organization is maintaining its current operational philosophy.

The Path Forward

The Stewardship

Focuses on long-term sustainability and gentle cultivation of existing resources rather than forced expansion. It honors the organization's established role as a reliable anchor.

The Stewardship
The Stewardship
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Steady State
Overall
41
Score
Governance
50
Score
Financial
30
Score
Program
45
Score

Institutional Epochs

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Steady State

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2025 Hidden Hidden Unknown
2023 41 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2022 50 Fragile Recovery
2021 13.9% 49 Fragile Recovery
2020 16.2% 47 Fragile Recovery
2019 36 Fragile Gov Risk
2018 47 Fragile Recovery
2017 32 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2016 34 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2015 31.9% 33 Critical Intervention Needed Gov Risk
2014 30.5% 36 Governance-Stressed Gov Risk
2013 10.2% 49 Fragile Recovery
2012 27.9% 38 Fragile Gov Risk
2011 37 Fragile Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2026

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
PIPER GROVES EXECUTIVE DI 17.0% of Rev
SUSAN BRUNEY ADVISOR
CHERYL CISZEK VICE PRESIDE
LYNN CONYERS ADVISOR
LEIGH EVANS Board President
JAY MESSENGER ADVISOR
HILARY QUESENBERRY Treasurer
ELLEN SLUSARCYZK Secretary

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
SUSAN BRUNEY ADVISOR
SHERRI CISZEK VICE PRESIDE
LYNN CONYERS MEDIA RELATI
SUSAN ELLIOTT ADVISOR
DEBORAH HARVEY EDUCATION DI
JENNIFER JONES Board President
HILARY QUESENBERRY Treasurer
ELLEN SLUSARCYZK Secretary
AHN STANLEY ADVISOR

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
PIPER GROVES EXECUTIVE DI 17.6% of Rev
SHERRI CISZEK WORKSHOPS DI
LYNN CONYERS MEDIA RELATI
STEVE DOHERTY Vice President
ABBIE EDWARDS Secretary
DEBORAH HARVEY EDUCATION DI
JENNIFER JONES Board President
JOAN MENARD VICE PRESIDE
HILARY QUESENBERRY Treasurer

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
PIPER GROVES EXECUTIVE DI 16.9% of Rev
SHERRI CISZEK WORKSHOPS DI
LYNN CONYERS MEDIA RELATI
STEVE DOHERTY Vice President
ABBIE EDWARDS Secretary
DEBORAH HARVEY EDUCATION DI
JENNIFER JONES Board President
JOAN MENARD VICE PRESIDE
HILARY QUESENBERRY Treasurer
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
30 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
50 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
45 / 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 141 other orgs in VA with NTEE prefix A2.

Most-divergent component: financial score sits 41 points below the peer median (30 vs. 71).

5-year trend: Steady State

No extreme longitudinal divergence detected. The organization is maintaining its current operational philosophy.

What's driving this score

What would change this score

The two changes that would most improve this score:

  1. 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.