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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2023 | Hidden | Hidden | 11.3% | 43 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | 12.0% | 40 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2021 | — | — | 13.6% | 39 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | 0.9% | 37 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | 8.3% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | 12.2% | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2017 | — | — | 11.5% | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2016 | — | — | 13.0% | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2015 | — | — | 15.2% | 27 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2014 | — | — | 13.2% | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2013 | — | — | 17.4% | 22 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2012 | — | — | 10.8% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2011 | — | — | 14.2% | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2026
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Hickey | Executive Director | 13.9% of Rev | ||
| Laura O'Neill | Board President | — | ||
| Valerie Ingold | Board President | — | ||
| Morgan Tanski | Treasurer | — | ||
| Doug Levere | Secretary | — | ||
| Atina Fareed-Cooke | Board Member | — | ||
| Rachel Good | Board Member | — | ||
| Melissa Grainger | Board Member | — | ||
| Eric Kunsman | Board Member | — | ||
| Jordan Lema | Board Member | — | ||
| Douglas Levere | Board Member | — | ||
| Quincy Miracle | Board Member | — | ||
| Cristin L Murray | Board Member | — | ||
| Kim Sholly | Board Member | — | ||
| Brandon Watson | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VERONIQUE COTE | Executive Director | 16.1% of Rev | ||
| LUKE CUSACK | Board President | — | ||
| ERIN JORDAN | Treasurer | — | ||
| AITINA FAREED-COOKE | Board Member | — | ||
| VALERIE INGOLD | Board Member | — | ||
| DOUGLAS LEVERE | Board Member | — | ||
| AMBER RAMPINO | Board Member | — | ||
| MELISSA GRAINGER | Board Member | — | ||
| ERIC KUNSMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| KIM SHOLLY | Board Member | — | ||
| PARIS ROSELLI | Secretary | — | ||
| ERIC KUNSMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| JONELLE MARCHESE | Board Member | — | ||
| CRISTIN L MURRAY | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAWRENCE BROSE | Executive Director | 11.8% of Rev | ||
| MELISSA GRAINGER | Board Member | 1.0% of Rev | ||
| AITINA FAREED-COOKE | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| LUKE CUSACK | Board President | — | ||
| GRIFFIN JANKOWSKI | Treasurer | — | ||
| PARIS ROSELLI | Secretary | — | ||
| DR ROBERT J SCHULMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| STEVEN SIEGEL | Board Member | — | ||
| ANDREW P UCCI | Board Member | — | ||
| VALERIE INGOLD | Board Member | — | ||
| DOUGLAS LEVERE | Board Member | — | ||
| CRISTIN L MURRAY | Board Member | — | ||
| AMBER RAMPINO | Board Member | — | ||
| VERONIQUE COTE | Executive Director | — | ||
| BIFF HENRICH | Board President | — | ||
| LUKE CUSACK | Board President | — | ||
| GRIFFIN JANKOWSKI | Treasurer | — | ||
| PARIS ROSELLI | Secretary | — | ||
| ARIEL ABERG-RIGER | Board Member | — | ||
| GEORGE K ARTHUR | Board Member | — | ||
| DR ROBERT J SCHULMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| STEVEN SIEGEL | Board Member | — | ||
| ANDREW P UCCI | Board Member | — | ||
| AITINA FAREED-COOKE | Board Member | — | ||
| VALERIE INGOLD | Board Member | — | ||
| DOUGLAS LEVERE | Board Member | — | ||
| CRISTIN L MURRAY | Board Member | — | ||
| AMBER RAMPINO | Board Member | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 12 other orgs in NY with NTEE prefix A4.
Most-divergent component: program score sits 7 points above the peer median (45 vs. 38).
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 11.3% sits within the sector's healthy band (18–22%).
- Net assets declined for 5 consecutive years of deficit spending; cash runway narrowing.
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.