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.
Institutional Epochs
Historical Performance
| Year | Revenue | Top Comp | Comp % Rev | Score | Phase Label | Outlook | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2023 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | 7.1% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2021 | — | — | 5.1% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2020 | — | — | 4.3% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch | |
| 2019 | — | — | 5.9% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2018 | — | — | 1.7% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2017 | — | — | 1.3% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2016 | — | — | 2.3% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | 2.0% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch | |
| 2014 | — | — | 2.1% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch | |
| 2013 | — | — | 1.7% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2012 | — | — | 1.8% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch | |
| 2011 | — | — | 1.6% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MR MARK HANSON | Executive Director | 1.6% of Rev | ||
| MS MARIN ALSOP | Board Member | 1.1% of Rev | ||
| MR MARK HANSON | Executive Director | 1.0% of Rev | ||
| MR EDWARD CARNEY | CONCERT MASTER | 1.0% of Rev | ||
| MR EDWARD CARNEY | CONCERT MASTER | 1.0% of Rev | ||
| MS AGNIESZKA RAKHMATULLAEV | Vice President | 0.8% of Rev | ||
| MS ALLISON BURR-LIVINGSTONE | Vice President | 0.7% of Rev | ||
| MS ALLISON BURR-LIVINGSTONE | Vice President | 0.7% of Rev | ||
| MS CYRINA R YARBROUGH | Vice President | 0.7% of Rev | ||
| MR JOHN G MCLEAN JR | Treasurer | 0.7% of Rev | ||
| MR BRIAN SMITH | Vice President | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| MS KATHERINE NEEDLEMAN | MUSICIAN | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| MS KATHERINE NEEDLEMAN | MUSICIAN | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| MR TODD PRICE | HEAD STAGEHAND | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| MR MARIO SERRUTO | HEAD STAGEHAND | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| MR BRIAN PRECHTL | Board Member | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| MR TODD PRICE | HEAD STAGEHAND | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| MR MARIO SERRUTO | ASSISTANT HEAD STAGEHAND | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| MR JACOB STURGIS | HOUSE ELECTRICIAN | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| MR BRIAN SMITH | Vice President | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| MR JOHN G MCLEAN JR | Treasurer | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| MR PETER KJOME | Executive Director | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| MR BARRY F ROSEN | Board President | — | ||
| HON STEVEN R SCHUH | Board President | — | ||
| MR CHRISTIAN JOHANSSON | Board President | — | ||
| MR MICHAEL FORSTER | Treasurer | — | ||
| MS MAGGIE DE CUEVAS | Secretary | — | ||
| MS LISA BROWN ALEXANDER | Board Member | — | ||
| MR CHUCK ALSTON | Board Member | — | ||
| MS MARY ELLEN BARBERA | Board Member | — | ||
| MR RICK BERNSTEIN | Board Member | — | ||
| MS KATHLEEN A CHAGNON ESQ | Board Member | — | ||
| MR HARVEY COHEN | Board Member | — | ||
| MR ROBERT B COUTTS | Board Member | — | ||
| MR WALTER DOGGETT III | Board Member | — | ||
| MR MICHAEL ERNST | Board Member | — | ||
| MS ELLEN R FISH | Board Member | — | ||
| MS DENISE GALAMBOS | Board Member | — | ||
| MS SANDRA LEVI GERSTUNG | Board Member | — | ||
| MR DOUGLAS HAMILTON III | Board Member | — | ||
| MS DENISE HARGROVE | Board Member | — | ||
| MR JOSEPH JENNINGS JR | Board Member | — | ||
| MR MICHAEL KEANE | Board Member | — | ||
| MS NANCY KOOP | Board Member | — | ||
| MR MARC E LACKRITZ | Board Member | — | ||
| MR IKE LEGGETT | Board Member | — | ||
| MS MARIE LERCH | Board Member | — | ||
| DR MARSHALL A LEVINE | Board Member | — | ||
| MR JASON PERRY | Board Member | — | ||
| MS JUDY PHARES | Board Member | — | ||
| MR STEPHEN D SHAWE ESQ | Board Member | — | ||
| HON JAMES T SMITH JR | Board Member | — | ||
| MR SOLOMON H SNYDER MD | Board Member | — | ||
| MR BARRY WILLIAMS | Board Member | — | ||
| MR PETER L WINIK | Board Member | — | ||
| MR LEONARD WILLIAMS | Treasurer | — | ||
| MR BARRY F ROSEN | Board President | — | ||
| HON STEVEN R SCHUH | Board President | — | ||
| MR CHRISTIAN JOHANSSON | Board President | — | ||
| MR MICHAEL FORSTER | Treasurer | — | ||
| MS TERRY M RUBENSTEIN | Treasurer | — | ||
| MS MAGGIE DE CUEVAS | Secretary | — | ||
| DR MARSHALL A LEVINE | Secretary | — | ||
| MS LISA BROWN ALEXANDER | Board Member | — | ||
| MR CHUCK ALSTON | Board Member | — | ||
| MS MARY ELLEN BARBERA | Board Member | — | ||
| MR RICK BERNSTEIN | Board Member | — | ||
| MS KAPPIE BOGART | Board Member | — | ||
| MS KATHLEEN A CHAGNON ESQ | Board Member | — | ||
| MR AUGUST J CHIASERA | Board Member | — | ||
| MR HARVEY COHEN | Board Member | — | ||
| MR ROBERT B COUTTS | Board Member | — | ||
| MR WALTER DOGGETT III | Board Member | — | ||
| MR MICHAEL ERNST | Board Member | — | ||
| MS ELLEN R FISH | Board Member | — | ||
| MS DENISE GALAMBOS | Board Member | — | ||
| MS SANDRA LEVI GERSTUNG | Board Member | — | ||
| MS DENISE HARGROVE | Board Member | — | ||
| MR DOUGLAS HAMILTON III | Board Member | — | ||
| MR JOSEPH JENNINGS JR | Board Member | — | ||
| MS NANCY KOOP | Board Member | — | ||
| DR SUNIL KUMAR | Board Member | — | ||
| MR MARC E LACKRITZ | Board Member | — | ||
| MS MARIE LERCH | Board Member | — | ||
| MR JASON PERRY | Board Member | — | ||
| MS JUDY PHARES | Board Member | — | ||
| MR STEPHEN D SHAWE ESQ | Board Member | — | ||
| HON JAMES T SMITH JR | Board Member | — | ||
| MR SOLOMON H SNYDER MD | Board Member | — | ||
| MR BARRY WILLIAMS | Board Member | — | ||
| MR PETER L WINIK | Board Member | — | ||
| MR JEFFREY T ZOLLER | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MR PETER KJOME | Executive Director | 0.9% of Rev | ||
| MS MARIN ALSOP | Board Member | 0.7% of Rev | ||
| MS ALLISON BURR-LIVINGSTONE | Vice President | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| MS TONYA ROBLES | Vice President | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| MS SARAH BECKWITH | Treasurer | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| MR EDWARD CARNEY | CONCERT MASTER | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| MR TODD PRICE | HEAD STAGEHAND | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| MR MARK HANSON | Executive Director | — | ||
| MR BARRY F ROSEN | Board President | — | ||
| HON STEVEN R SCHUH | Board President | — | ||
| MS TERRY M RUBENSTEIN | Treasurer | — | ||
| DR MARSHALL A LEVINE | Secretary | — | ||
| MR CHUCK ALSTON | Board Member | — | ||
| MR RICK BERNSTEIN | Board Member | — | ||
| MS KATHLEEN A CHAGNON ESQ | Board Member | — | ||
| MR AUGUST J CHIASERA | Board Member | — | ||
| MR HARVEY COHEN | Board Member | — | ||
| MS MAGGIE DE CUEVAS | Board Member | — | ||
| MR ROBERT B COUTTS | Board Member | — | ||
| MR WALTER DOGGETT III | Board Member | — | ||
| MR MICHAEL ERNST | Board Member | — | ||
| MR MICHAEL FORSTER | Board Member | — | ||
| MS SANDRA LEVI GERSTUNG | Board Member | — | ||
| MS DENISE HARGROVE | Board Member | — | ||
| MR DOUGLAS HAMILTON III | Board Member | — | ||
| MR JOSEPH JENNINGS JR | Board Member | — | ||
| MR CHRISTIAN JOHANSSON | Board Member | — | ||
| DR SUNIL KUMAR | Board Member | — | ||
| MR MARC E LACKRITZ | Board Member | — | ||
| MS MARIE LERCH | Board Member | — | ||
| MR JASON PERRY | Board Member | — | ||
| MS JUDY PHARES | Board Member | — | ||
| MR STEPHEN D SHAWE ESQ | Board Member | — | ||
| HON JAMES T SMITH JR | Board Member | — | ||
| MR SOLOMON H SNYDER MD | Board Member | — | ||
| MS MARGUERITE WALSH | Board Member | — | ||
| MR BARRY WILLIAMS | Board Member | — | ||
| MR PETER L WINIK | Board Member | — | ||
| MR JEFFREY T ZOLLER | Board Member | — | ||
| MR JOHN G MCLEAN JR | Treasurer | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS MARIN ALSOP | Board Member | 1.1% of Rev | ||
| MR PETER KJOME | Executive Director | 0.8% of Rev | ||
| MR EDWARD CARNEY | CONCERT MASTER | 0.8% of Rev | ||
| MS RAQUEL WHITING-GILMER | Executive Director | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| MS ALLISON BURR-LIVINGSTONE | Vice President | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| MS TONYA ROBLES | Vice President | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| MS SARAH BECKWITH | Treasurer | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| MR BARRY F ROSEN | Board President | — | ||
| HON STEVEN R SCHUH | Treasurer | — | ||
| MS TERRY M RUBENSTEIN | Treasurer | — | ||
| DR MARSHALL A LEVINE | Secretary | — | ||
| MS KATHLEEN A CHAGNON ESQ | Secretary | — | ||
| MR CHUCK ALSTON | Board Member | — | ||
| MR RICK BERNSTEIN | Board Member | — | ||
| MR AGW BIDDLE III | Board Member | — | ||
| MR AUGUST J CHIASERA | Board Member | — | ||
| MR HARVEY COHEN | Board Member | — | ||
| MR ROBERT B COUTTS | Board Member | — | ||
| MR WALTER DOGGETT III | Board Member | — | ||
| MR ALAN S EDELMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| MR MICHAEL ERNST | Board Member | — | ||
| MR MICHAEL FORSTER | Board Member | — | ||
| MS SANDRA LEVI GERSTUNG | Board Member | — | ||
| MS DENISE HARGROVE | Board Member | — | ||
| MR JOSEPH JENNINGS JR | Board Member | — | ||
| MR CHRISTIAN JOHANSSON | Board Member | — | ||
| DR SUNIL KUMAR | Board Member | — | ||
| MR MARC E LACKRITZ | Board Member | — | ||
| MS MARIE LERCH | Board Member | — | ||
| MR HOWARD MAJEV ESQ | Board Member | — | ||
| MS JUDY PHARES | Board Member | — | ||
| MR STEPHEN D SHAWE ESQ | Board Member | — | ||
| HON JAMES T SMITH JR | Board Member | — | ||
| MR SOLOMON H SNYDER MD | Board Member | — | ||
| MS MARGUERITE WALSH | Board Member | — | ||
| MR BARRY WILLIAMS | Board Member | — | ||
| MR PETER L WINIK | Board Member | — | ||
| MR JEFFREY T ZOLLER | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS MARIN ALSOP | Board Member | 1.1% of Rev | ||
| MR PETER KJOME | Executive Director | 0.9% of Rev | ||
| MR JONATHAN CARNEY | CONCERT MASTER | 0.7% of Rev | ||
| MS RAQUEL WHITING-GILMER | Executive Director | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| MS TONYA ROBLES | Vice President | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| MR TODD PRICE | ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| MS SARAH BECKWITH | Treasurer | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| MR AUGUST J CHIASERA | Board Member | — | ||
| MR HARVEY COHEN | Board Member | — | ||
| MR ROBERT B COUTTS | Board Member | — | ||
| MR WALTER DOGGETT III | Board Member | — | ||
| MR ALAN S EDELMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| MR MICHAEL ERNST | Board Member | — | ||
| MS SANDRA LEVI GERSTUNG | Board Member | — | ||
| MR MICHAEL G HANSEN | Board Member | — | ||
| MR JOSEPH JENNINGS JR | Board Member | — | ||
| MR CHRISTIAN JOHANSSON | Board Member | — | ||
| DR SUNIL KUMAR | Board Member | — | ||
| MR MARC E LACKRITZ | Board Member | — | ||
| DR MARSHALL A LEVINE | Board Member | — | ||
| MR HOWARD MAJEV ESQ | Board Member | — | ||
| MS VALENCIA MCCLURE | Board Member | — | ||
| MR JAY ORLANDI | Board Member | — | ||
| MR E ALBERT REECE MD | Board Member | — | ||
| MS TERRY M RUBENSTEIN | Board Member | — | ||
| MR STEPHEN D SHAWE ESQ | Board Member | — | ||
| HON JAMES T SMITH JR | Board Member | — | ||
| MR SOLOMON H SNYDER MD | Board Member | — | ||
| MS MARGUERITE WALSH | Board Member | — | ||
| MR BARRY WILLIAMS | Board Member | — | ||
| MR PETER L WINIK | Board Member | — | ||
| MR JEFFREY T ZOLLER | Board Member | — | ||
| MR BARRY F ROSEN | Board President | — | ||
| MS BARBARA M BOZZUTO | Board President | — | ||
| HON STEVEN R SCHUH | Treasurer | — | ||
| MS LAINY LEBOW-SACHS | Board President | — | ||
| MS KATHLEEN A CHAGNON ESQ | Secretary | — | ||
| MR RICK BERNSTEIN | Board Member | — | ||
| MR AGW BIDDLE III | Board Member | — | ||
| MS KELLY CANTLEY | Board Member | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 75 other orgs in MD with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: program score sits 34 points above the peer median (60 vs. 26).
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
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 7.1% 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.