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 | 8.8% | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | 2.6% | 28 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | 17.7% | 27 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | 8.2% | 30 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | 13.4% | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | 21.7% | 30 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2017 | — | — | 23.5% | 22 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2016 | — | — | 23.1% | 22 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | 18.2% | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2014 | — | — | 10.0% | 35 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | 47 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | 43 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2011 | — | — | — | 51 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LESA DUSICH | Executive Director | 5.3% of Rev | ||
| BRIANNA O'DONNELL-DUSICH | Board Member | 1.4% of Rev | ||
| DONALD MAHONEY | Board Member | 1.3% of Rev | ||
| KIMBERLY HOSFORD | Board Member | 0.9% of Rev | ||
| CANDY CRUZ | Board Member | — | ||
| TRICIA PIDLYPCHAK | Board Member | — | ||
| CASSIE MARTINEZ | Treasurer | — | ||
| MICHELLE BLAZER | Secretary | — | ||
| JEFF PIDLYPCHAK | Board President | — | ||
| CRISTIE GILKEY | Board President | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIMBERLY HOSFORD | Board Member | 0.8% of Rev | ||
| BRIANNA O'DONNELL-DUSICH | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| DONALD MAHONEY | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| CASSIE MARTINEZ | Treasurer | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| LESA DUSICH | Executive Director | — | ||
| CANDY CRUZ | Board Member | — | ||
| TRICIA PIDLYPCHAK | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHELLE BLAZER | Secretary | — | ||
| JEFF PIDLYPCHAK | Board President | — | ||
| CRISTIE GILKEY | Board President | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LESA DUSICH | Executive Director | 5.5% of Rev | ||
| KIMBERLY HOSFORD | Board Member | 0.8% of Rev | ||
| DONALD MAHONEY | Board Member | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| CANDY CRUZ | Board Member | — | ||
| BRIANNA O'DONNELL-DUSICH | Board Member | — | ||
| TRICIA PIDLYPCHAK | Board Member | — | ||
| CASSIE MARTINEZ | Treasurer | — | ||
| MICHELLE BLAZER | Secretary | — | ||
| JEFF PIDLYPCHAK | Board President | — | ||
| CRISTIE GILKEY | Board President | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LESA DUSICH | Executive Director | 5.3% of Rev | ||
| BRIANNA O'DONNELL-DUSICH | Board Member | 3.0% of Rev | ||
| KIMBERLY HOSFORD | Board Member | 2.8% of Rev | ||
| DONALD MAHONEY | Board Member | 1.7% of Rev | ||
| CASSIE MARTINEZ | Treasurer | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| CANDY CRUZ | Board Member | — | ||
| TRICIA PIDLYPCHAK | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHELLE BLAZER | Secretary | — | ||
| JEFF PIDLYPCHAK | Board President | — | ||
| SANDDON SHERWOOD-KOPKO | Board President | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 27 other orgs in NV with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 26 points below the peer median (5 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.
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 8.8% 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:
- Build cash reserves to at least 3 months of operating expenses — moves financial resilience score meaningfully (~10 points).
- Stabilize program expenses or grow earned-income revenue to break the consecutive-deficit pattern (~8 points to financial score).
Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.