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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | — | — | 35 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | 15.3% | 25 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2021 | — | — | 16.8% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | 32.0% | 25 | Critical Intervention Needed | Gov Risk | |
| 2019 | — | — | 13.8% | 39 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2018 | — | — | 13.7% | 39 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2017 | — | — | 13.9% | 47 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2016 | — | — | 14.7% | 41 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2015 | — | — | 12.1% | 37 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2014 | — | — | 13.0% | 44 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2013 | — | — | 12.7% | 40 | Fragile | Gov Risk | |
| 2012 | — | — | 14.3% | 45 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2011 | — | — | 1.0% | 48 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacqueline Swaby | Executive Director | 7.6% of Rev | ||
| Szaeting Ma | Board Member | — | ||
| James A White Jr | Board Member | — | ||
| Michael Szymczak | Board Member | — | ||
| Luanne Roberts | Board Member | — | ||
| Eric J Szucs | Board Member | — | ||
| Louis Melendez | Board Member | — | ||
| Gary Buchholz | Board President | — | ||
| Gary Meixner | Board President | — | ||
| Katherine Wysocki | Secretary | — | ||
| Tanya Rice | Treasurer | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacqueline Swaby | Executive Director | 7.2% of Rev | ||
| Josh Wolcott | Board Member | — | ||
| Sarah Wetherbee | Board Member | — | ||
| James White Jr | Board Member | — | ||
| Eric Szucs | Board Member | — | ||
| Luanne Roberts | Board Member | — | ||
| Michael Szymczak | Board Member | — | ||
| Gary Meixner | Board Member | — | ||
| Gary Buchholz | Board President | — | ||
| Tanya Rice | Treasurer | — | ||
| Katherine Wysocki | Secretary | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES A WHITE JR | Board Member | — | ||
| REBECCA RYAN | Board Member | — | ||
| ERIC J SZUCS | Board Member | — | ||
| SARAH WETHERBEE | Board Member | — | ||
| JOSH WOLCOTT | PROG COMMITT | — | ||
| GARY BUCHHOLZ | Board President | — | ||
| TANYA RICE | Board President | — | ||
| KATHERINE WYSOCKI | Secretary | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 146 other orgs in NY with NTEE prefix A2.
Most-divergent component: program score sits 29 points above the peer median (60 vs. 31).
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 39 → 35 over 5 years (declining by 4 points).
What's driving this score
- All-volunteer org with no paid officers — governance signal is neutral (default 50), not absent.
- 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.