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
The Truth-Teller
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Structural Deficit ↓
Overall
27
Score
Governance
50
Score
Financial
0
Score
Program
60
Score

Institutional Epochs

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Financial Era
Governance Era
Trajectory Era
Structural Deficit

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2024 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2023 Hidden Hidden 12.1% 27 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2022 — — 9.3% 33 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2021 — — 12.8% 41 Fragile Recovery
2020 — — 219.8% 37 Critical Intervention Needed Gov Risk
2019 — — 8.9% 36 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2018 — — 9.2% 40 Fragile Recovery
2017 — — 9.5% 34 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2016 — — 8.7% 44 Financially Distressed Recovery
2015 — — 11.4% 41 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2014 — — 10.4% 46 Fragile Gov Risk
2013 — — 3.6% 41 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2012 — — 6.5% 46 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2011 — — 5.4% 50 Fragile Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
GABRIEL VAN AALST Executive Director 2.3% of Rev
XIAN ZHANG Board Member 1.7% of Rev
ERIC WYRICK CONCERT MASTER 1.2% of Rev
JAMES HOUGHTON Treasurer 1.1% of Rev
SIDNEY JACKSON Vice President 1.0% of Rev
MARSHELL J KUMAHOR Vice President 0.9% of Rev
KRISTIN ORLANDO Vice President 0.8% of Rev
GEOFF ANDERSON Vice President 0.8% of Rev
ERIN LUNSFORD NORTON Artistic Director 0.8% of Rev
MING YANG Board Member 0.4% of Rev
MARTIN ANDERSEN Board Member 0.3% of Rev
ADRIANA ROSIN Board Member 0.3% of Rev
JOANNA FARRER Board Member 0.3% of Rev
DAVID SOUTHORN Board Member 0.1% of Rev
NORMAN SLONAKER Board President —
CHRISTOPHER PETERMANN Treasurer —
ANN D BOROWIEC Board President —
JOSEPH ACCARDO Board Member —
AUDREY BARTNER Board Member —
ROBERT BEYLICKJIAN Board Member —
LINDA M BOWDEN Board Member —
HEATHER BOSHAK Board Member —
RICK BYRD Board Member —
THOMAS COMISKEY Board Member —
MINDY COHEN Board Member —
EVAN DELGADO Board Member —
DEBORAH FRAZIER Board Member —
CURTLAND E FIELDS Board Member —
ROBERT C GARRETT Board President —
DAVID R HUBER Board Member —
RUTH C LIPPER Board Member —
YIN LONG Board Member —
DR JAMES LIST Board Member —
MARTIN MELILLI Board Member —
ELIN MUELLER Board Member —
MICHELLE MERCHANT Board Member —
DIMITRI NAKHAMKIN Board Member —
MARJORIE PERRY Board Member —
MICHAEL RICHARDS Board Member —
LAWRENCE RUTKOWSKI Board Member —
WARREN K RACUSIN Board Member —
MARCIA SASS Board Member —
SUSAN SHIFF Board Member —
STEPHEN SICHAK JR Board Member —
CRAIG SILLIMAN Board President —
DONALD E STRANGFELD Board Member —
CECILIA SWEENEY Board Member —
JESSICA TRENTI Board Member —
LISA MARTINEZ WOLMART Board Member —
MARGARITA WALLACH Secretary —
LISA WEBBER Board Member —
DIANE YOUNG Board Member —
EDWARD D ZINBARG Board Member —
Board Member —
Board Member —

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
GABRIEL VAN AALST Executive Director 2.5% of Rev
XIAN ZHANG Board Member 1.5% of Rev
JONATHAN GOSSETT Vice President 1.3% of Rev
JAMES HOUGHTON Treasurer 1.1% of Rev
ERIC WYRICK CONCERT MASTER 0.9% of Rev
GEOFF COHEN Vice President 0.9% of Rev
MARSHELL J KUMAHOR Vice President 0.8% of Rev
KRISTIN ORLANDO Vice President 0.7% of Rev
PATRICK CHAMBERLAIN Artistic Director 0.7% of Rev
ROBERT WAGNER Board Member 0.4% of Rev
ANDREW LAMY Board Member 0.3% of Rev
BART FELLER Board Member 0.3% of Rev
DAVID SOUTHORN Board Member 0.2% of Rev
SARAH SEIVER Board Member 0.2% of Rev
JOANNA FARRER Board Member 0.2% of Rev
MARTIN ANDERSEN Board Member 0.1% of Rev
VALERIO AZZOLI Board Member —
AUDREY BARTNER Board Member —
ROBERT BEYLICKJIAN Board Member —
ANN D BOROWIEC Board President —
LINDA M BOWDEN Board Member —
THOMAS COMISKEY Board Member —
CARMEN CORRALES Secretary —
EVAN DELGADO Board Member —
CURTLAND E FIELDS Board Member —
JAY GALEOTA Board Member —
ROBERT C GARRETT Board Member —
DR SUE HENDERSON Board Member —
HEATHER BOSHAK Board Member —
DAVID R HUBER Board Member —
GREGORY KHOST Board Member —
EDUARDO LARA Board President —
TERI L LAWVER Board Member —
RUTH C LIPPER Board Member —
AMY LISS Board Member —
YIN LONG Board Member —
WILLIAM J MARINO Board Member —
RICK BYRD Board Member —
MARTIN MELILLI Board Member —
ELIN MUELLER Board Member —
DIMITRI NAKHAMKIN Board Member —
DR PHILIP NECHES Board Member —
DR VICTOR PARSONNET Board Member —
CHRISTOPHER PETERMANN Treasurer —
WARREN K RACUSIN Board Member —
MARCIA SASS Board Member —
SUSAN SHIFF Board Member —
STEPHEN SICHAK JR Board Member —
CRAIG SILLIMAN Board Member —
NORMAN SLONAKER Board President —
DONALD E STRANGFELD Board Member —
CECILIA SWEENEY Board Member —
PETER WEBSTER Board Member —
JEREMY V JOHNSON Board Member —
DIANE YOUNG Board Member —
EDWARD D ZINBARG Board Member —
LISA MARTINEZ WOLMART Board Member —
ADAM D AMSTERDAM Board Member —
MINDY COHEN Board Member —
DEBORAH FRAZIER Board Member —
SHARON LANDGRAF Board Member —
DR JAMES LIST Board Member —
LAURA MATLIN Board Member —
MICHELLE MERCHANT Board Member —
JESSICA TRENTI Board Member —
MARGARITA WALLACH Board Member —

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
XIAN ZHANG STAFF CONDUCTOR 1.7% of Rev
GABRIEL VAN AALST Executive Director 1.7% of Rev
SUSAN S STUCKER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER END 11/2020 1.1% of Rev
ERIC WYRICK CONCERT MASTER 0.9% of Rev
GEOFF COHEN Vice President 0.9% of Rev
JAMES HOUGHTON Treasurer 0.8% of Rev
MARSHELL J KUMAHOR Vice President 0.7% of Rev
JONATHAN GOSSETT Vice President 0.6% of Rev
JONATHAN KALEDIN Vice President 0.3% of Rev
ROBERT WAGNER Board Member 0.3% of Rev
ANDREW LAMY Board Member 0.3% of Rev
BART FELLER Board Member 0.3% of Rev
MARTIN ANDERSEN Board Member 0.2% of Rev
MARK TIMMERMAN Board Member 0.2% of Rev
DARRYL KUBIAN Board Member 0.2% of Rev
DAVID SOUTHORN Board Member 0.2% of Rev
SARAH SEIVER Board Member 0.2% of Rev
JOANNA FARRER Board Member 0.2% of Rev
DIANE YOUNG Board Member —
EDWARD D ZINBARG Board Member —
LISA MARTINEZ WOLMART Board Member —
ADAM AMSTERDAM Board Member —
MARTIN ANDERSEN Board Member —
ANDREW LAMY Board Member —
VALERIO AZZOLI Board Member —
AUDREY BARTNER Board Member —
DEBORAH A BELLO Board Member —
ANN BOROWIEC Board President —
LINDA BOWDEN Board Member —
THOMAS COMISKEY Board Member —
CARMEN CORRALES Board Member —
EVAN DELGADO Board Member —
JOANNA FARRER Board Member —
CURTLAND E FIELDS Board Member —
JAY GALEOTA Board Member —
ROBERT C GARRETT Board Member —
DR SUE HENDERSON Board Member —
JOHN HOFFMAN Board Member —
DAVID HUBER Board Member —
GREGORY KHOST Board Member —
DARRYL KUBIAN Board Member —
EDUARDO LARA Board Member —
TERI LAWVER Board Member —
RUTH C LIPPER Board Member —
AMY LISS Board Member —
YIN LONG Board Member —
WILLIAM J MARINO Board Member —
ALBERTO MAS Board Member —
MARTIN MELILLI Board Member —
ELIN MUELLER Board Member —
DIMITRI NAKHAMKIN Board Member —
DR PHILIP NECHES Board Member —
DR VICTOR PARSONNET Board Member —
CHRISTOPHER PETERMANN Treasurer —
STEPHEN A PLOSCOWE ESQ Board Member —
WARREN K RACUSIN Board Member —
MARCIA SASS Board Member —
SUSAN SHIFF Board Member —
STEPHEN SICHAK JR Board Member —
CRAIG SILLIMAN Board Member —
NORMAN SLONAKER Board President —
DAVID SOUTHORN Board Member —
DONALD STRANGFELD Board Member —
SUSAN S STUCKER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER —
CECILIA SWEENEY Board Member —
MARK TIMMERMAN Board Member —
GABRIEL VAN AALST Executive Director —
ROBERT WAGNER Board Member —
PETER WEBSTER Board Member —
DENNIS WILSON Board Member —
DIANE YOUNG Board Member —
EDWARD ZINBARG Board Member —
JAMES HOUGHTON Treasurer —
MARSHELL J KUMAHOR Vice President —
JONATHAN GOSSETT Vice President —
JONATHAN KALEDIN Vice President —
GEOFF COHEN Vice President —
ADAM D AMSTERDAM Board Member —
VALERIO AZZOLI Board Member —
AUDREY BARTNER Board Member —
ROBERT BEYLICKJIAN Board Member —
ANN D BOROWIEC Board President —
LINDA M BOWDEN Board Member —
THOMAS COMISKEY Board Member —
CARMEN CORRALES Board Member —
EVAN DELGADO Board Member —
CURTLAND E FIELDS Board Member —
JAY GALEOTA Board Member —
ROBERT C GARRETT Board Member —
DR SUE HENDERSON Board Member —
HEATHER BOSHAK Board Member —
DAVID R HUBER Board Member —
GREGORY KHOST Board Member —
EDUARDO LARA Board Member —
TERI L LAWVER Board Member —
RUTH C LIPPER Board Member —
AMY LISS Board Member —
YIN LONG Board Member —
WILLIAM J MARINO Board Member —
RICK BYRD Board Member —
MARTIN MELILLI Board Member —
ELIN MUELLER Board Member —
DIMITRI NAKHAMKIN Board Member —
DR PHILIP NECHES Board Member —
DR VICTOR PARSONNET Board Member —
CHRISTOPHER PETERMANN Treasurer —
WARREN K RACUSIN Board Member —
MARCIA SASS Board Member —
SUSAN SHIFF Board Member —
STEPHEN SICHAK JR Board Member —
CRAIG SILLIMAN Board Member —
NORMAN SLONAKER Board President —
DONALD E STRANGFELD Board Member —
CECILIA SWEENEY Board Member —
PETER WEBSTER Board Member —
JEREMY V JOHNSON Board Member —

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
GABRIEL VAN AALST Executive Director 1.8% of Rev
SUSAN S STUCKER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 1.1% of Rev
ERIC WYRICK CONCERT MASTER 1.1% of Rev
JONATHAN KALEDIN Vice President 0.8% of Rev
MARSHELL J KUMAHOR Vice President 0.7% of Rev
ROBERT WAGNER Board Member 0.4% of Rev
MARK TIMMERMAN Board Member 0.3% of Rev
ANDREW LAMY Board Member 0.3% of Rev
GEOFF COHEN Vice President 0.3% of Rev
MARTIN ANDERSEN Board Member 0.2% of Rev
JOANNA FARRER Board Member 0.2% of Rev
DAVID SOUTHORN Board Member 0.2% of Rev
DARRYL KUBIAN Board Member 0.2% of Rev
TERI LAWVER Board Member —
RUTH C LIPPER Board Member —
AMY LISS Board Member —
YIN LONG Board Member —
WILLIAM J MARINO Board Member —
ALBERTO MAS Board Member —
MARTIN MELILLI Board Member —
ELIN MUELLER Board Member —
DIMITRI NAKHAMKIN Board Member —
DR PHILIP NECHES Board Member —
DR VICTOR PARSONNET Board Member —
CHRISTOPHER PETERMANN Treasurer —
STEPHEN A PLOSCOWE ESQ Board Member —
WARREN K RACUSIN Board Member —
MARCIA SASS Board Member —
SUSAN SHIFF Board Member —
STEPHEN SICHAK JR Board Member —
CRAIG SILLIMAN Board Member —
NORMAN SLONAKER Board President —
DONALD STRANGFELD Board Member —
CECILIA SWEENEY Board Member —
PETER WEBSTER Board Member —
DENNIS WILSON Board Member —
DIANE YOUNG Board Member —
EDWARD ZINBARG Board Member —
JAMES HOUGHTON Treasurer —
ADAM AMSTERDAM Board Member —
VALERIO AZZOLI Board Member —
AUDREY BARTNER Board Member —
DEBORAH A BELLO Board Member —
ANN BOROWIEC Board President —
LINDA BOWDEN Board Member —
THOMAS COMISKEY Board Member —
CARMEN CORRALES Board Member —
EVAN DELGADO Board Member —
CURTLAND E FIELDS Board Member —
JAY GALEOTA Board Member —
ROBERT C GARRETT Board Member —
DR SUE HENDERSON Board Member —
JOHN HOFFMAN Board Member —
DAVID HUBER Board Member —
GREGORY KHOST Board Member —
EDUARDO LARA Board Member —
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
0 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
50 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
27 / 100
Priority Review

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

Peer comparison

Compared to 249 other orgs in NJ with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: financial score sits 48 points below the peer median (0 vs. 48).

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.