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 | — | — | 14.1% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | 17.2% | 33 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | 18.1% | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2020 | — | — | 21.1% | 27 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2019 | — | — | 17.2% | 33 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2018 | — | — | 18.0% | 33 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2017 | — | — | 15.4% | 37 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2015 | — | — | 17.2% | 33 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2014 | — | — | 18.1% | 33 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2013 | — | — | 15.9% | 37 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2012 | — | — | 17.4% | 33 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2011 | — | — | 16.6% | 33 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyndi Wish | Executive Dir. | 11.3% of Rev | ||
| Elie Porter Trubert | Former ED | 4.6% of Rev | ||
| Isi Agbato | Board Member | — | ||
| Mary Lev | Board Member | — | ||
| Eileen McNamara-Raisch | Treasurer | — | ||
| Lisa Mayle | Board President | — | ||
| Lily Lee | Board Member | — | ||
| Shourabh Mukherji | Board Member | — | ||
| Sean Blinn | Board Member | — | ||
| Lisa Karbiner | Board President | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elie Porter Trubert | Executive Dir. | 15.7% of Rev | ||
| Isi Agbato | Board Member | — | ||
| Mary Lev | Board Member | — | ||
| Eileen McNamara-Raisch | Treasurer | — | ||
| Lisa Mayle | Board President | — | ||
| Lily Lee | Board Member | — | ||
| Shourabh Mukherji | Board Member | — | ||
| Emily Barbour | Secretary | — | ||
| Sean Blinn | Board Member | — | ||
| Lisa Karbiner | Board President | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elie Porter Trubert | Executive Dir. | 15.7% of Rev | ||
| Lisa Mayle | Board President | — | ||
| Lily Lee | Board Member | — | ||
| Shourahb Mukherji | Board Member | — | ||
| Emily Barbour | Secretary | — | ||
| Sean Blinn | Board Member | — | ||
| Jennifer Graf | Board Member | — | ||
| Lisa Karbiner | Board President | — | ||
| Jason Mest | FormerTreasurer | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 49 other orgs in NJ with NTEE prefix A2.
Most-divergent component: program score sits 38 points above the peer median (60 vs. 22).
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 33 → 34 over 5 years (improving by 1 points).
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 14.1% sits within the sector's healthy band (18–22%).
- Net assets declined for 3 consecutive years of deficit spending; cash runway narrowing.
- 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.