Structural Deficit
What does this mean?
Persistently low financial health over 5 years despite strong programmatic output. They are borrowing from their future (or bleeding an endowment) to pay for today's programs.
The Path Forward
The Truth-Teller
Forces necessary, painful cuts to preserve the core. It demands that the organization stop borrowing from its future and align its current programmatic output with actual sustainable revenue.
Title
Representative Institutions
Institutional Epochs
Historical Performance
| Year | Revenue | Top Comp | Comp % Rev | Score | Phase Label | Outlook | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2023 | Hidden | Hidden | 16.1% | 33 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2022 | Hidden | Hidden | 12.2% | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | 32.7% | 24 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | 4.7% | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | 19.2% | 25 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2018 | — | — | 18.0% | 27 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2017 | — | — | 16.8% | 27 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 35 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | 33 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | 33 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2011 | — | — | — | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT PAPE | EXECUTIVE DI | Hidden | ||
| PETER C BELKNAP | Board President | — | ||
| PHILLIP DAVIS | Board Member | — | ||
| DAMON DIMMICK | Board Member | — | ||
| DIANE DROSTE | Board Member | — | ||
| HARRY SILVERMAN | Treasurer | — | ||
| JOSEPH WANG | Board Member | — | ||
| LOIS WASOFF | Secretary | — | ||
| EYTAN WURMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| LAURA ZOLL | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATHLEEN BRITTAN | Executive Director | Hidden | ||
| HARRY SILVERMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| MARY BRIGGS | Board Member | — | ||
| PETER C BELKNAP | Board President | — | ||
| JENNIFER FARLEY SMITH | Board Member | — | ||
| DAMON DIMMICK | Board Member | — | ||
| LAURA ZOLL | Board Member | — | ||
| PHILLIP DAVIS | Board Member | — | ||
| DORRIE PARINI | Board Member | — | ||
| PAUL LAFERRIERE | Treasurer | — | ||
| LOIS WASOFF | Secretary | — | ||
| RICHARD L SCHMEIDLER | Board Member | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 245 other orgs in MA with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 27 points below the peer median (15 vs. 42).
5-year trend: Structural Deficit
Persistently low financial health over 5 years despite strong programmatic output. They are borrowing from their future (or bleeding an endowment) to pay for today's programs.
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 16.1% sits within the sector's healthy band (18–22%).
- Two consecutive years of deficit spending.
- Financial resilience score in the bottom quartile — reserves and liabilities ratios warrant review.
What would change this score
The two changes that would most improve this score:
- Separate signing authority from fundraising authority when both are held by one person — removes the concentration penalty (~12 points).
- 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.