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 | Hidden | Hidden | 7.5% | 42 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 38 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2021 | — | — | 12.7% | 42 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | 7.8% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | 17.6% | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2018 | — | — | 14.5% | 36 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2011 | — | — | — | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATHAN MOTTA | Artistic Director | 7.4% of Rev | ||
| MARIAN FAIRMAN | Board President | — | ||
| DONNA KORN | Board President | — | ||
| AARON PETERSAL | Board President | — | ||
| MATTHEW EIBEN | Treasurer | — | ||
| KILLEEN VOGEL | Secretary | — | ||
| TAMEKA BRADLEY | Board Member | — | ||
| VINCENT BRILEY | Board Member | — | ||
| CHRISTAL CONTINI | Board Member | — | ||
| MARCEL DUHAMEL | Board Member | — | ||
| PATRICIA EGAN | Board Member | — | ||
| HEDY MILGROM | Board Member | — | ||
| MARISSA GLYNIAS MOORE | Board Member | — | ||
| DAISHA OLMEDA | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMIE OWEN | Board Member | — | ||
| DEBRA ROSENTHAL | Board Member | — | ||
| CAROLINE JACKSON SMITH | Board Member | — | ||
| JOSEPH SMITH | Board Member | — | ||
| TRINIDAD SNIDER | Board Member | — | ||
| KATE VLASEK | Board Member | — | ||
| BRITTANY WATKINS | Board Member | — | ||
| RACHEL ZAKE | EX-OFFICIO | — | ||
| EUGENE SUMLIN | EX-OFFICIO | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Motta | Artistic Director | 6.3% of Rev | ||
| Patricia Egan | Board Member | — | ||
| Marcel Duhamel | Board Member | — | ||
| Kate Vlasek | Board Member | — | ||
| Jamie Owen | Board Member | — | ||
| Christal Contini | Board Member | — | ||
| Donna Korn | Board President | — | ||
| Marian Fairman | Board President | — | ||
| Aaron Petersal | Board President | — | ||
| Killeen Vogel | Secretary | — | ||
| Matthew R Eiben | Treasurer | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 212 other orgs in OH with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: program score sits 30 points above the peer median (60 vs. 30).
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 31 → 42 over 5 years (improving by 11 points). A multi-year directional move of this magnitude is a signal worth investigating.
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 7.5% sits within the sector's healthy band (18–22%).
- 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).
Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.