Structural Deficit
Structural Deficit
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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.
The Truth-Teller
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Structural Deficit ↓
Overall
34
Score
Governance
55
Score
Financial
0
Score
Program
60
Score
Title
-
Institutions
-
Avg Revenue
-
Risk Profile
Representative Institutions
Institutional Epochs
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Financial Era
Governance Era
Trajectory Era
Structural Deficit
Historical Performance
| Year | Revenue | Top Comp | Comp % Rev | Score | Phase Label | Outlook | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | — | 7.8% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2022 | — | — | 4.8% | 43 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | 9.9% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2020 | — | — | 8.6% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2019 | — | — | 7.1% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2018 | — | — | 4.2% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2017 | — | — | 1.5% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2016 | — | — | 4.0% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | 4.2% | 43 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2014 | — | — | 4.4% | 43 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2013 | — | — | 5.5% | 42 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2012 | — | — | 5.2% | 42 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2011 | — | — | 6.0% | 38 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULIE KENT-BARBEE | Artistic Director | 1.9% of Rev | ||
| PATRICK MUHLEN-SCHULTE | Board Member | 1.4% of Rev | ||
| JOSEPH VICTOR BARBEE | Artistic Director | 1.2% of Rev | ||
| LYNN G QUINN | Treasurer | 1.0% of Rev | ||
| KAREN SHEPHERD | Board Member | 0.8% of Rev | ||
| JEAN-MARIE FERNANDEZ | Board President | — | ||
| EVE A LILLEY | Board President | — | ||
| MICHAEL GOLDSTEIN | Board President | — | ||
| LUANNE ADAMS | Secretary | — | ||
| LOWELL YODER | Treasurer | — | ||
| MARTHA SCHWIETERS | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN ESTES III | Board Member | — | ||
| BARBARA ROTHKOPF | Board Member | — | ||
| BRITT BILES | Board Member | — | ||
| SYLVIA DE LEON | Board Member | — | ||
| SARA LANGE | Board Member | — | ||
| JANE CAFRITZ | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID DESANTIS | Board Member | — | ||
| DIANNE KEPPLER | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMIE BOUCHER | Board Member | — | ||
| EMILIA FERRARA | Board Member | — | ||
| BETSY KEELEY | Board Member | — | ||
| DEBORAH SIGMUND | Board Member | — | ||
| YOLANDA SCOTT | Board Member | — | ||
| DOROTHY PIERCE MCSWEENY | Board Member | — | ||
| EVONNE CONNOLLY | Board Member | — | ||
| JANICE KIM | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHAEL OLDING | Board Member | — | ||
| HEATHER HUGHES | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMES GALE | Board Member | — | ||
| CHARLES DESANTIS | Board Member | — | ||
| ERIC LARSEN | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHELLE MONTES | Board Member | — | ||
| JENNIFER TULUMELLO | Board Member | — | ||
| TIMOTHY R LOWERY | Board Member | — | ||
| PATRICIA WU | Board Member | — | ||
| JOAN MCCARTHY | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULIE KENT-BARBEE | Artistic Director | 1.9% of Rev | ||
| MICHAEL PASTREICH | Executive Director | 1.8% of Rev | ||
| JOSEPH VICTOR BARBEE | Artistic Director | 1.1% of Rev | ||
| LYNN G QUINN | Treasurer | 0.9% of Rev | ||
| PATRICK MUHLEN-SCHULTE | Board Member | 0.9% of Rev | ||
| SCOTT GREENBERG | Board Member | 0.8% of Rev | ||
| XIOMARA D REYES | HEAD OF SCHOOL | 0.7% of Rev | ||
| JEAN-MARIE FERNANDEZ | Board President | — | ||
| EVE A LILLEY | Board President | — | ||
| MICHAEL GOLDSTEIN | Board President | — | ||
| LUANNE ADAMS | Secretary | — | ||
| LOWELL YODER | Treasurer | — | ||
| MARTHA SCHWIETERS | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN ESTES III | Board Member | — | ||
| BARBARA ROTHKOPF | Board Member | — | ||
| GINGER DIETRICH | Board Member | — | ||
| SYLVIA DE LEON | Board Member | — | ||
| SARA LANGE | Board Member | — | ||
| JANE CAFRITZ | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID DESANTIS | Board Member | — | ||
| DIANNE KEPPLER | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMIE BOUCHER | Board Member | — | ||
| BETH KOHLHOSS | Board Member | — | ||
| ZULIMA ESPINEL | Board Member | — | ||
| DEBORAH SIGMUND | Board Member | — | ||
| RACHEL GOTTLIEB | Board Member | — | ||
| DOROTHY PIERCE MCSWEENY | Board Member | — | ||
| EVONNE CONNOLLY | Board Member | — | ||
| JANICE KIM | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHAEL OLDING | Board Member | — | ||
| HEATHER HUGHES | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT KAPP | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMES GALE | Board Member | — | ||
| CHARLES DESANTIS | Board Member | — | ||
| ERIC LARSEN | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHELLE MONTES | Board Member | — | ||
| JENNIFER TULUMELLO | Board Member | — | ||
| TIMOTHY R LOWERY | Board Member | — | ||
| PATRICIA WU | Board Member | — | ||
| JOAN MCCARTHY | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULIE KENT-BARBEE | Artistic Director | 1.9% of Rev | ||
| MICHAEL PASTREICH | Executive Director | 1.1% of Rev | ||
| JOSEPH VICTOR BARBEE | Artistic Director | 1.1% of Rev | ||
| LYNN G QUINN | Treasurer | 0.9% of Rev | ||
| SCOTT GREENBERG | Board Member | 0.8% of Rev | ||
| ANDRES HOLDER | GENERAL MANAGER | 0.7% of Rev | ||
| JEAN-MARIE FERNANDEZ | Board President | — | ||
| EVE A LILLEY | Board President | — | ||
| MICHAEL GOLDSTEIN | Board President | — | ||
| LUANNE ADAMS | Secretary | — | ||
| LOWELL YODER | Treasurer | — | ||
| MARTHA SCHWIETERS | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN ESTES | Board Member | — | ||
| BARBARA ROTHKOPF | Board Member | — | ||
| PETER MANOS | Board Member | — | ||
| SYLVIA DE LEON | Board Member | — | ||
| SARA LANGE | Board Member | — | ||
| JANE CAFRITZ | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID DESANTIS | Board Member | — | ||
| ANDREA RINALDI | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMIE BOUCHER | Board Member | — | ||
| BARBARA FERRARA | Board Member | — | ||
| ZULIMA ESPINEL | Board Member | — | ||
| DEBORAH SIGMUND | Board Member | — | ||
| RYAN HAYES | Board Member | — | ||
| DOROTHY MCSWEENY | Board Member | — | ||
| EVONNE CONNOLLY | Board Member | — | ||
| JANICE KIM | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHAEL OLDING | Board Member | — | ||
| HEATHER HUGHES | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT KAPP | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMES GALE | Board Member | — | ||
| CHARLES DESANTIS | Board Member | — | ||
| ERIC LARSEN | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHELLE MONTES | Board Member | — | ||
| JENNIFER TULUMELLO | Board Member | — | ||
| TIMOTHY R LOWERY | Board Member | — | ||
| PATRICIA WU | Board Member | — | ||
| JOAN MCCARTHY | Board Member | — | ||
| ANDREW SANDLER | Board Member | — |
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Score breakdown
Score breakdown
Financial resilience
0 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
55 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
34 / 100
Priority Review
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 106 other orgs in DC with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 52 points below the peer median (0 vs. 52).
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 → 34 over 5 years (stable by 0 points).
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 7.8% 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.