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 | — | — | — | 30 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | 29.9% | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | 34.6% | 21 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2020 | — | — | 35.1% | 26 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2019 | — | — | 7.3% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 51 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 47 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | 47 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | 47 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | 51 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2011 | — | — | — | 41 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Confalone | Board Member | 19.9% of Rev | ||
| William Cardone | Executive Dir. | 2.4% of Rev | ||
| Keely Davenport | Board President | — | ||
| Nicole Piznik | Board Member | — | ||
| Lucy Cardone | Board Member | — | ||
| Lexi Davenport | Board Member | — | ||
| Carly Cosentino | Board Member | — | ||
| Nicole Grassano | Board Member | — | ||
| Laurie Huryk | Secretary | — | ||
| Jennifer Shrestha | Treasurer | — | ||
| William Cardone Sr | Board Member | — | ||
| Corinne Amoroso | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Cardone | Executive Dir. | 31.9% of Rev | ||
| Keely Davenport | Board President | — | ||
| Nicole Piznik | Board Member | — | ||
| Lucy Cardone | Board Member | — | ||
| Lexi Davenport | Board Member | — | ||
| Frankie Confalone | Board Member | — | ||
| Carly Cosentino | Board Member | — | ||
| Nicole Grassano | Board Member | — | ||
| Laurie Huryk | Secretary | — | ||
| Jennifer Shrestha | Treasurer | — | ||
| William Cardone Sr | Board Member | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 175 other orgs in NJ with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 19 points below the peer median (15 vs. 34).
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 → 30 over 5 years (declining by 4 points).
What's driving this score
- All-volunteer org with no paid officers — governance signal is neutral (default 50), not absent.
- Two consecutive years of deficit spending.
- 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.