Programmatic Contraction
What does this mean?
Total revenue is stable, but the percentage of expenses spent on actual mission shrinks. Indicates administrative bloat and spending on the machinery of raising money rather than the art itself.
The Path Forward
The Rainmaker
Represents the forced release of hoarded resources back into the community. It acts as a pressure valve against administrative capture, ensuring the mission takes priority over the machine.
Title
Representative Institutions
Institutional Epochs
Historical Performance
| Year | Revenue | Top Comp | Comp % Rev | Score | Phase Label | Outlook | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | 3.4% | 54 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | 51 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 47 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 47 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 55 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 47 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | 43 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | 55 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | 47 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2011 | — | — | — | 55 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2010 | — | — | — | 47 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu Pham | Secretary | 3.4% of Rev | ||
| Steven Strombeck | Board President | — | ||
| Manfred Strombeck | Board Member | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 830 other orgs in CA with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 42 points above the peer median (75 vs. 33).
5-year trend: Programmatic Contraction
Total revenue is stable, but the percentage of expenses spent on actual mission shrinks. Indicates administrative bloat and spending on the machinery of raising money rather than the art itself.
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 3.4% sits within the sector's healthy band (18–22%).
- Two consecutive years of deficit spending.
What would change this score
The two changes that would most improve this score:
- 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.