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 | — | — | 12.6% | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2022 | — | — | 3.5% | 40 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | 16.9% | 47 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | 6.3% | 40 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch | |
| 2019 | — | — | 2.7% | 41 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | 3.0% | 39 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch | |
| 2017 | — | — | 3.3% | 39 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch | |
| 2016 | — | — | 3.0% | 39 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2015 | — | — | 3.5% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2014 | — | — | 3.0% | 37 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2013 | — | — | 3.3% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2011 | — | — | — | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TERELL JOHNSON | Executive Director | 2.4% of Rev | ||
| DONNA MILANOVICH | Board Member | 1.9% of Rev | ||
| BILL DENTON | Board Member | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| JENNIFER CAPPELLI | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| ANNE BACH | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| ELIZANDRO GARCIA-MONTOYA | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| NEIL KIMEL | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| KARIN URSIN | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| CARMEN KASSINGER | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| MELISSA KIRK | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| ROBERT EVERSON | Board President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| REED CAPSHAW | Board Member | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| CHRISTIAN DILLINGHAM | Board Member | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| LORI ASHIKAWA | Board Member | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| BARBARA HAFFNER | Board Member | 0.0% of Rev | ||
| THOMAS MANNING | Board President | — | ||
| DUFFIE ADELSON | Secretary | — | ||
| JOY THOMAS | Treasurer | — | ||
| PAUL R JUDY | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS | — | ||
| JENYCE BOOLTON | Board Member | — | ||
| KEVIN BRADLEY | Board Member | — | ||
| ED CLINTON | Board Member | — | ||
| BRIAN FELTZIN | Board Member | — | ||
| LYNN MCDONOUGH | Board Member | — | ||
| SCOTT NESLUND | Board Member | — | ||
| KURT WOUTERS | Board Member | — | ||
| FENG XUE | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMES BERKENSTOCK | Board Member | — | ||
| JOEL COHEN | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONNA MILANOVICH | Secretary | 3.1% of Rev | ||
| KARIN URSIN | Board Member | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| CARMEN LLOP KASSINGER | Board Member | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| BARBARA HAFFNER | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| REED CAPSHAW | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| JENNIFER CAPPELLI | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| LORI ASHIKAWA | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| ELIZANDRO GARCIA-MONTOYA | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| JOEL COHEN | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| CHRISTIAN DILLINGHAM | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| ANNE BACH | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| BILL DENTON | Board Member | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MELISSA KIRK | Board Member | 0.0% of Rev | ||
| NEIL KIMEL | Board Member | 0.0% of Rev | ||
| KEVIN BRADLEY | Board Member | — | ||
| BRIAN FELTZIN | Board Member | — | ||
| LYNN MCDONOUGH | Board Member | — | ||
| SCOTT NESLUND | Board Member | — | ||
| JOY THOMAS | Board Member | — | ||
| FENG XUE | Board Member | — | ||
| GUILLERMO BUBLIK | Board Member | — | ||
| THOMAS MANNING | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD | — | ||
| DUFFIE ADELSON | Board President | — | ||
| ROBERT EVERSON | Board President | — | ||
| PAUL R JUDY | Treasurer | — | ||
| TERELL JOHNSON | Executive Director | — | ||
| JAMES BERKENSTOCK | Board Member | — | ||
| JENYCE BOOLTON | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONNA MILANOVICH | Secretary | 3.5% of Rev | ||
| THOMAS MANNING | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD | — | ||
| DUFFIE ADELSON | Board President | — | ||
| ROBERT EVERSON | Board President | — | ||
| PAUL R JUDY | Treasurer | — | ||
| ANNE BACH | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMES BERKENSTOCK | Board Member | — | ||
| JENYCE BOOLTON | Board Member | — | ||
| KEVIN BRADLEY | Board Member | — | ||
| GUILLERMO BUBLIK | Board Member | — | ||
| JENNIFER CAPPELLI | Board Member | — | ||
| REED CAPSHAW | Board Member | — | ||
| JOEL COHEN | Board Member | — | ||
| BILL DENTON | Board Member | — | ||
| BRIAN FELTZIN | Board Member | — | ||
| BARBARA HAFFNER | Board Member | — | ||
| CARMEN LLOP KASSINGER | Board Member | — | ||
| NEIL KIMEL | Board Member | — | ||
| MELISSA KIRK | Board Member | — | ||
| LYNN MCDONOUGH | Board Member | — | ||
| SCOTT NESLUND | Board Member | — | ||
| KARIN URSIN | Board Member | — | ||
| FENG XUE | Board Member | — | ||
| JOY THOMAS | Board Member | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 195 other orgs in IL with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 36 points below the peer median (0 vs. 36).
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 41 → 31 over 5 years (declining by 10 points). A multi-year directional move of this magnitude is a signal worth investigating.
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 12.6% 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.