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 | — | — | 8.7% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2022 | — | — | 7.7% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | 9.7% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | 9.7% | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2019 | — | — | 8.8% | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | 10.3% | 47 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 38 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 38 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 48 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | 44 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | 44 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2012 | — | — | 3.6% | 51 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2011 | — | — | 5.5% | 44 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOSTIS PROTOPAPAS | Artistic Director | 7.3% of Rev | ||
| BARBARA BURGER | Board Member | — | ||
| TANNER CASSIDY | Board Member | — | ||
| SARAH CHRISMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| JOSEPHA DIRADO | Board Member | — | ||
| CHRISTINE HOLLAND | Board Member | — | ||
| DAN HONE | Board Member | — | ||
| MAHRI KERLEY | Board Member | — | ||
| DAN REICKER | Board Member | — | ||
| ERIC SMALL | Board Member | — | ||
| JUDITH SMITH | Board Member | — | ||
| SANDRA URQUHART | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT WEINMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| SIMON WILLIAMS | Board Member | — | ||
| ERIC CAPELLE | Board Member | — | ||
| BRIAN GALURA | Board Member | — | ||
| KAREN KNIGHT | Board Member | — | ||
| GREGORY MCMURRAY | Board Member | — | ||
| MONICA WILLIAMS | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN ABERLE | Board Member | — | ||
| MARY TONETTI DORRA | Board Member | — | ||
| DUNCAN MELLICHAMP | Board Member | — | ||
| JOAN RUTKOWSKI | Board President | — | ||
| NICHOLAS BURLETT | Board President | — | ||
| PATRICIA DIXON | Secretary | — | ||
| DYLAN MINOR | Treasurer | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOSTIS PROTOPAPAS | Artistic Director | 7.1% of Rev | ||
| KOSTIS PROTOPAPAS | Artistic Director | 7.1% of Rev | ||
| BARBARA BURGER | Board Member | — | ||
| TANNER CASSIDY | Board Member | — | ||
| SARAH CHRISMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| JOSEPHA DIRADO | Board Member | — | ||
| CHRISTINE HOLLAND | Board Member | — | ||
| DAN HONE | Board Member | — | ||
| MAHRI KERLEY | Board Member | — | ||
| DAN REICKER | Board Member | — | ||
| ERIC SMALL | Board Member | — | ||
| JUDITH SMITH | Board Member | — | ||
| SANDRA URQUHART | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT WEINMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| SIMON WILLIAMS | Board Member | — | ||
| DEBORAH BRUCE | Board Member | — | ||
| MARY TONETTI DORRA | Board Member | — | ||
| DUNCAN MELLICHAMP | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN ABERLE | Board Member | — | ||
| CHRISTINA OMDAHL | Board Member | — | ||
| JOANN YOUNGER | Board Member | — | ||
| JOAN RUTKOWSKI | Board President | — | ||
| NICHOLAS BURLETT | Board President | — | ||
| PATRICIA DIXON | Secretary | — | ||
| DYLAN MINOR | Treasurer | — | ||
| SUSAN ABERLE | Board Member | — | ||
| BARBARA BURGER | Board Member | — | ||
| NICHOLAS BURLETT | Board Member | — | ||
| SARAH CHRISMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| PATRICIA DIXON | Board Member | — | ||
| JOSEPHA DIRADO | Board Member | — | ||
| MAHRI KERLEY | Board Member | — | ||
| DYLAN MINOR | Board Member | — | ||
| CHRISTINA OMDAHL | Board Member | — | ||
| DAN REICKER | Board Member | — | ||
| ERIC SMALL | Board Member | — | ||
| JUDITH SMITH | Board Member | — | ||
| SANDRA URQUHART | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT WEINMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| SIMON WILLIAMS | Board Member | — | ||
| JOANNE YOUNGER | Board Member | — | ||
| JOAN RUTKOWSKI | Board President | — | ||
| MARY DORRA | Board President | — | ||
| CHRISTINE HOLLAND | Secretary | — | ||
| DAN HONE | Treasurer | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 186 other orgs in CA with NTEE prefix A9.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 71 points below the peer median (0 vs. 71).
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 32 → 34 over 5 years (improving by 2 points).
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 8.7% 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.