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 | — | — | — | 44 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 38 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | 4.3% | 39 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | 5.0% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2019 | — | — | 5.9% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2011 | — | — | — | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR BRIAN MCGUIRE | LEAD PERSON/PRINCIPAL | 2.0% of Rev | ||
| JILL CARSON | Secretary | 1.5% of Rev | ||
| PAMELA YORK | Board President | — | ||
| IAN ANGOTTI | Board Member | — | ||
| JEFFREY CARAWAY | Board Member | — | ||
| JOSEPH M LEHMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| KERRY BIRCH | Board Member | — | ||
| ALLISON LUFF | Board Member | — | ||
| JENNIFER GATEWOOD | Board President | — | ||
| PATRICIA NICODEMUS | FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR BRIAN MCGUIRE | LEAD PERSON/PRINCIPAL | 1.9% of Rev | ||
| JILL CARSON | Secretary | 1.3% of Rev | ||
| PHYLLIS LONDON | Treasurer | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| PAMELA YORK | Board President | — | ||
| IAN ANGOTTI | Board Member | — | ||
| JEFFREY CARAWAY | Board Member | — | ||
| JOSEPH M LEHMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| PAMELA WALKER | Board Member | — | ||
| KERRY BIRCH | Board Member | — | ||
| ALLISON LUFF | Board Member | — | ||
| JENNIFER GATEWOOD | Board President | — | ||
| PATRICIA NICODEMUS | FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR BRIAN MCGUIRE | LEAD PERSON/PRINCIPAL | 1.6% of Rev | ||
| JILL CARSON | Secretary | 1.2% of Rev | ||
| PHYLLIS LONDON | Treasurer | 0.7% of Rev | ||
| PATRICIA NICODEMUS | FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| PAMELA YORK | Board President | — | ||
| IAN ANGOTTI | Board Member | — | ||
| JEFFREY CARAWAY | Board Member | — | ||
| JOSEPH M LEHMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| PAMELA WALKER | Board Member | — | ||
| KERRY BIRCH | Board Member | — | ||
| ALLISON LUFF | Board Member | — | ||
| JENNIFER GATEWOOD | Board President | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 593 other orgs in US with NTEE prefix B3.
Most-divergent component: governance score sits 0 points above the peer median (85 vs. 85).
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 34 → 44 over 5 years (improving by 10 points). A multi-year directional move of this magnitude is a signal worth investigating.
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 0.0% sits within the sector's healthy band (18–22%).
What would change this score
No specific high-impact levers identified — this org's score is balanced across components.
Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.