Structural Deficit
Structural Deficit
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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.
The Truth-Teller
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Structural Deficit ↓
Overall
38
Score
Governance
50
Score
Financial
15
Score
Program
60
Score
Title
-
Institutions
-
Avg Revenue
-
Risk Profile
Representative Institutions
Institutional Epochs
2010
2011
2012
2013
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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Financial Era
Governance Era
Trajectory Era
Structural Deficit
Historical Performance
| Year | Revenue | Top Comp | Comp % Rev | Score | Phase Label | Outlook | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | — | — | 10.8% | 38 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | 13.4% | 41 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | 16.6% | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | 12.3% | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2017 | — | — | 8.4% | 40 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2016 | — | — | 12.3% | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | 12.1% | 36 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2014 | — | — | 8.7% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2013 | — | — | 8.5% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2012 | — | — | 8.3% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2011 | — | — | 12.5% | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRETCHEN SHUGART | EXECUTIVE DIR. | 10.8% of Rev | ||
| Gretchen Shugart | Executive Dir. | 10.8% of Rev | ||
| MITCHELL J AUSLANDER | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| PAMEL FARR | Board President | — | ||
| STEVEN BUNSON | Vice President | — | ||
| PAULA A DOMINICK | Board President | — | ||
| KIT INGUI | Board President | — | ||
| BRUCE R EWING | Secretary | — | ||
| STEVEN SHOWALTER | Treasurer | — | ||
| JUDY R BARTLETT | Board Member | — | ||
| RICHARD K GREENE | Board Member | — | ||
| RAJA SENGUPTA | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN THOMOPOULOS | Board Member | — | ||
| JENNIFER BIELSTEIN | Board Member | — | ||
| JENNIFER CANOLE | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHELLE R CENIS | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT BARRY FLEMING | Board Member | — | ||
| LUCY ANDA HARDISON | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMES HASKINS | Board Member | — | ||
| JEFFREY HERRMANN | Board Member | — | ||
| DONNA KALAJIAN LAGANI | Board Member | — | ||
| MARI NAKACHI | Board Member | — | ||
| MEGHAN PRESSMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| JEFF RYDER | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHELLE SCHWARTZ | Board Member | — | ||
| TIMOTHY SHIELDS | Board Member | — | ||
| BRIAN SIEGEL | Board Member | — | ||
| DANIEL A SIMKOWITZ | Board Member | — | ||
| MARK CUDDY | Board Member | — | ||
| KELVIN DINKINS | Board Member | — | ||
| Mitchell J Auslander | Chairman | — | ||
| Pamel Farr | Board President | — | ||
| Steven Bunson | Board President | — | ||
| Paula A Dominick | Board President | — | ||
| Kit Ingui | Board President | — | ||
| Bruce R Ewing | Secretary | — | ||
| Steven Showalter | Treasurer | — | ||
| Judy R Bartlett | Board Member | — | ||
| Richard K Greene | Board Member | — | ||
| Raja Sengupta | Board Member | — | ||
| John Thomopoulos | Board Member | — | ||
| Jennifer Bielstein | Board Member | — | ||
| Jennifer Canole | Board Member | — | ||
| Michelle R Cenis | Board Member | — | ||
| Robert Barry Fleming | Board Member | — | ||
| Lucy Anda Hardison | Board Member | — | ||
| James Haskins | Board Member | — | ||
| Jeffrey Herrmann | Board Member | — | ||
| Donna Kalajian Lagani | Board Member | — | ||
| Mari Nakachi | Board Member | — | ||
| Meghan Pressman | Board Member | — | ||
| Jeff Ryder | Board Member | — | ||
| Michelle Schwartz | Board Member | — | ||
| Timothy Shields | Board Member | — | ||
| Brian Siegel | Board Member | — | ||
| Daniel A Simkowitz | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gretchen E Shugart | Executive Dir. | 8.0% of Rev | ||
| Carl Sylvestre | Dir Of Development | 7.8% of Rev | ||
| Mitchell J Auslander | Chairman | — | ||
| Pamel Farr | Board President | — | ||
| Paula A Dominick | Board President | — | ||
| Steven Bunson | Board President | — | ||
| Steven Showalter | Treasurer | — | ||
| Bruce R Ewing | Secretary | — | ||
| Lucy Anda Hardison | Board Member | — | ||
| Richard K Greene | Board Member | — | ||
| Yvonne Bell left 321 | Board Member | — | ||
| Jennifer Bielstein | Board Member | — | ||
| Michelle R Cenis | Board Member | — | ||
| John Thomopoulos | Board Member | — | ||
| Meghan Pressman | Board Member | — | ||
| Floyd Green | Board Member | — | ||
| Judy R Bartlett | Board Member | — | ||
| James Haskins | Board Member | — | ||
| Jeffrey Herrmann | Board Member | — | ||
| Kevin Moore left 1120 | Board Member | — | ||
| Robert Barry Fleming | Board Member | — | ||
| Michelle Schwartz | Board Member | — | ||
| Brian Siegel | Board Member | — | ||
| Kit Ingui | Board Member | — | ||
| Tom Parrish | Board Member | — | ||
| Thomas C Quick | Board Member | — | ||
| James S Turley | Board Member | — | ||
| Raja Sengupta | Board Member | — | ||
| Mari Nakachi | Board Member | — | ||
| Tim Shields | Board Member | — | ||
| Jeff Ryder | Board Member | — | ||
| Daniel A Simkowitz | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Whitacre | ExecDirThru3/20 | 9.2% of Rev | ||
| Carl Sylvestre | Dir Of Development | 7.5% of Rev | ||
| John Thomopoulos | Chairman | — | ||
| Isabelle Winkles | Board President | — | ||
| Mitchell J Auslander | Board President | — | ||
| Steven Bunson | Board President | — | ||
| Paula A Dominick | Board President | — | ||
| Kevin Moore | Board President | — | ||
| Steven Showalter | Treasurer | — | ||
| Bruce R Ewing | Secretary | — | ||
| Gretchen E Shugart | Executive Dir. | — | ||
| Richard K Greene | Board Member | — | ||
| Yvonne Bell | Board Member | — | ||
| Jennifer Bielstein | Board Member | — | ||
| Michelle Cenis | Board Member | — | ||
| Frank Orlowski | Board Member | — | ||
| Pamela Farr | Board Member | — | ||
| Floyd Green | Board Member | — | ||
| Judy R Bartlett | Board Member | — | ||
| James Haskins | Board Member | — | ||
| Jeffrey Herrmann | Board Member | — | ||
| Gregory S Hurst | Board Member | — | ||
| Robert Barry Fleming | Board Member | — | ||
| Michelle Schwartz | Board Member | — | ||
| Brian Siegel | Board Member | — | ||
| Kit Ingui | Board Member | — | ||
| Tom Parrish | Board Member | — | ||
| Thomas C Quick | Board Member | — | ||
| James S Turley | Board Member | — | ||
| Raja Sengupta | Board Member | — | ||
| Mari Nakachi | Board Member | — | ||
| Tim Shields | Board Member | — | ||
| Terrence P Yanni | Board Member | — | ||
| Daniel A Simkowitz | Board Member | — |
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Score breakdown
Score breakdown
Financial resilience
15 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
50 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
38 / 100
Priority Review
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 1,227 other orgs in NY with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 37 points below the peer median (15 vs. 52).
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.
Overall score has gone from 40 → 38 over 5 years (declining by 2 points).
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 10.8% sits within the sector's healthy band (18–22%).
- 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:
- 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.