Structural Deficit
Structural Deficit
Structural Deficit Market Archetype Mechanical Natural
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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
32
Score
Governance
50
Score
Financial
0
Score
Program
60
Score

Institutional Epochs

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Structural Deficit

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2024 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2023 Hidden Hidden 10.1% 32 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2022 — — 6.6% 40 Financially Distressed Recovery
2021 — — 12.0% 36 Financially Distressed Recovery
2020 — — 11.7% 29 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2019 — — 9.8% 38 Financially Distressed Stable Watch
2018 — — 5.8% 38 Financially Distressed Recovery
2017 — — 13.9% 35 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2016 — — 15.3% 37 Fragile Recovery
2015 — — 11.0% 35 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2014 — — 17.7% 37 Fragile Stable Watch
2013 — — 35.7% 36 Fragile Gov Risk
2012 — — — 39 Fragile Recovery
2011 — — 30.1% 22 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Lindsey Nova Executive Director 10.1% of Rev
Devin Cygnar Board President —
Susan Marriott Board President —
Melissa Stephens Williamsons Treasurer —
Monica Hertzman Secretary —
Bronwyn Banerdt Board Member —
Karen Boston Board Member —
Stephen Botos Board Member —
David Gardner Board Member —
Emmanual Houndo Board Member —
Brian Lee Board Member —
Debbie Pixton Board Member —
Lee Saville-Iksic Board Member —
Larry Silverman Board Member —
Dr James Swindal Board Member —
Christopher Wiker Board Member —
Dr Michael Warren Board Member —
Dr Cheldon Williams Board Member —

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Lindsey Nova Executive Director 8.3% of Rev
Paul Doerksen Board President —
Sarah Tambucci Board President —
Melissa Stephens Williamsons Treasurer —
Devin Cygnar Secretary —
Cheldon Williams Board Member —
Ted Ruscitti Board Member —
Stephen Botos Board Member —
Thomas Walters Board Member —
Jodi Weisfield Board Member —
Michael Warren Board Member —
Lizz Helmsen Board Member —
James Swindal Board Member —
Lee Saville-Iksic Board Member —
Christopher Wiker Board Member —
Bronwyn Banerdt Board Member —
Susan Marriott Board Member —

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Lindsey Nova Executive Director 7.9% of Rev
Paul Doerksen Board President —
Sarah Tambucci Board President —
Christopher J Wiker Treasurer —
Devin Cygnar Secretary —
Kymberly Cruz Board Member —
Ted Ruscitti Board Member —
Stephen Botos Board Member —
Thomas Walters Board Member —
Jodi Weisfield Board Member —
James Doyle Board Member —
Lizz Helmsen Board Member —
James Swindal Board Member —
Lee Saville-Iksic Board Member —
Melissa Stephens Williamson Board Member —
Bronwyn Banerdt Board Member —
Susan Marriott Board Member —

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Lindsey Nova Executive Director 7.9% of Rev
Paul Doerksen Board President —
Sarah Tambucci Board President —
Erika Deiseroth Treasurer —
Ketaki Desai Secretary —
Kymberly Cruz Board Member —
Devin Cygnar Board Member —
Stephan Kostyniak Board Member —
Ted Ruscitti Board Member —
Stephen Botos Board Member —
Thomas Walters Board Member —
Jodi Weisfield Board Member —
Christopher Wiker Board Member —
James Doyle Board Member —
Lizz Helmsen Board Member —
James Swindal Board Member —
Mushir Howell Board Member —
Lee Saville-Iksic Board Member —
Melissa Stephens Williamson 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
32 / 100
Priority Review

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

Peer comparison

Compared to 461 other orgs in PA with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: financial score sits 53 points below the peer median (0 vs. 53).

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.