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 | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | 70.1% | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | 78.5% | 28 | Critical Intervention Needed | Gov Risk | |
| 2020 | — | — | 63.3% | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Gov Risk | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | 35 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 35 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 51 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 51 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | 45 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | 45 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | 55 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2011 | — | — | — | 51 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHANTILAL SHAH | TABLA TEACHER | 66.1% of Rev | ||
| SURESH B SHENOY | Board Member | — | ||
| GOVIND SHETTY | Board President | — | ||
| MAHESH DESAI | Treasurer | — | ||
| USHA GANJU | Board Member | — | ||
| SUNIL PANGARKAR | Board Member | — | ||
| JASBIR SINGH | Board Member | — | ||
| VISHWANATH NARAYANMURTHY | Board Member | — | ||
| GAURAV JHAVERI | Secretary | — | ||
| GAURAV JHAVERI | Secretary | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHANTILAL SHAH | TABLA TEACHER | 70.1% of Rev | ||
| SURESH B SHENOY | Board Member | — | ||
| GOVIND SHETTY | Board President | — | ||
| MAHESH DESAI | Treasurer | — | ||
| USHA GANJU | Board Member | — | ||
| SUNIL PANGARKAR | Board Member | — | ||
| JASBIR SINGH | Board Member | — | ||
| VISHWANATH NARAYANMURTHY | Board Member | — | ||
| GAURAV JHAVERI | Secretary | — | ||
| GAURAV JHAVERI | Secretary | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHANTILAL SHAH | TABLA TEACHER | 64.3% of Rev | ||
| SURESH B SHENOY | Board Member | — | ||
| GOVIND SHETTY | Board President | — | ||
| SANJAY RAO | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| RUCHA SHETH | Board Member | — | ||
| NISHAD MEHTA | Board Member | — | ||
| MAHESH DESAI | Treasurer | — | ||
| USHA GANJU | Board Member | — | ||
| SUNIL PANGARKAR | Secretary | — | ||
| JASBIR SINGH | Board Member | — | ||
| JASON ZINN | Board Member | — | ||
| VISHWANATH NARAYANMURTHY | Board Member | — | ||
| GAURAV JHAVERI | Secretary | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 132 other orgs in TX with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: program score sits 13 points above the peer median (45 vs. 32).
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 70.1% is well above the sector's 90th percentile (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:
- Reduce top-officer compensation from 70.1% to under 22% of revenue — would move governance score by ~40 points.
- Separate signing authority from fundraising authority when both are held by one person — removes the concentration penalty (~12 points).
Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.