Structural Deficit
Structural Deficit
Structural Deficit Market Archetype Mechanical Natural
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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
The Truth-Teller
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Structural Deficit ↑
Overall
35
Score
Governance
58
Score
Financial
0
Score
Program
60
Score

Institutional Epochs

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Trajectory Era
Structural Deficit

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2025 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2023 — — 1.4% 35 Financially Distressed Stable Watch
2022 — — 7.4% 34 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2021 — — 9.8% 34 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2020 — — 7.9% 34 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2019 — — 8.2% 34 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2018 — — 7.2% 34 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2017 — — 9.5% 34 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2016 — — 9.9% 34 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2015 — — 10.6% 32 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2014 — — 11.6% 32 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2013 — — 12.2% 32 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2012 — — 11.9% 32 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2026

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Cathy Hung Executive Dir. 7.8% of Rev
Melanie Weinraub Board President —
Warren Kudman Board President —
Erin Eisenberg Blaz Board Member —
Hope Helfenstein Board Member —
Richard Hua Board Member —
Melissa Hurd Board Member —
Asad Khan Board Member —
Barbara Zinn Krieger Board Member —
Anika Larsen Board Member —
Kimberly Wilson Marshall Board Member —
Matthew Quint Board Member —
Michael Schmitt Board Member —
Jennie Connery Board Member —

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Andrew Frank Executive Dir. 6.4% of Rev
Warren Kudmon Board President —
Barbara Zinn Krieger Board Member —
M Hope Helfenstein Board Member —
Marietta Ries Lavicka Board Member —
NANEY PANDI Board Member —
ANKUR DATTA Board Member —
Michael Schmitt Board Member —
Melissa Hurd Board Member —
MATTHEW QUINT Board Member —
ERIN EISENBERG Blaz Board Member —
TIM REID Board Member —
Javier Sanchez Board Member —
Melanie Weinraub Executive Dir. —
Marilyn Yanowitch Board President —
Bridget Downes Board Member —
KASHIF SWEET Board Member —
Anika Larsen Board Member —
Kimberly Wilson-Marshall Board Member —

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Andrew Frank Executive Dir. 5.5% of Rev
Warren Kudman Board Member —
Barbara Zinn Krieger Board Member —
M Hope Helfenstein Board Member —
Marietta Ries Lavicka Board Member —
NANEY PANDI Board Member —
ANKUR DATTA Board Member —
Michael Schmitt Board Member —
Melissa Hurd Board Member —
MATTHEW QUINT Board Member —
ERIN EISENBERG Board Member —
TIM REID Board Member —
Javier Sanchez Board Member —
Melanie Weinraub Board President —
Marilyn Yanowitch Board President —
BRIDGET DOWNES Board Member —
KASHIF SWEET Board Member —

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Andrew Frank Executive Dir. 5.3% of Rev
Warren Kudmon Board Member —
Barbara Zinn Krieger Artistic Director —
M Hope Helfenstein Board Member —
Marietta Ries Lavicka Board Member —
NANEY PANDI Board Member —
ANKUR DATTA Board Member —
Michael Schmitt Board Member —
Melissa Hurd Board Member —
MATTHEW QUINT Board Member —
ERIN EISENBERG Board Member —
TIM REID Board Member —
Javier Sanchez Board Member —
Melanie Weinraub Board President —
Marilyn Yanowitch Board President —
KASHIF SWEET Board Member —
Fred Stuart Board Member —
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
0 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
58 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
35 / 100
Priority Review

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

Peer comparison

Compared to 806 other orgs in NY with NTEE prefix A2.

Most-divergent component: financial score sits 71 points below the peer median (0 vs. 71).

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

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.