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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2023 | Hidden | Hidden | — | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | 17.9% | 33 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2021 | — | — | 30.2% | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Gov Risk | |
| 2020 | — | — | 21.1% | 33 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 41 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Guinup | Executive Director | 21.7% of Rev | ||
| John W Lotts | Executive Director | 2.7% of Rev | ||
| Erin Galeno | Board President | — | ||
| Amy Leonard | Secretary | — | ||
| Melinda Huish | Treasurer | — | ||
| Eula Ramroop | Board Member | — | ||
| Bhagirath Bhatt | Board Member | — | ||
| Maricres Valdez Castro | Board Member | — | ||
| Dalia Ibrahim | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERIN GUINUP | EXECUTIVE DI | 19.6% of Rev | ||
| ERIN GUINUP | EXECUTIVE DI | 17.3% of Rev | ||
| MARIIA POZHAR-DAVEY | Board Member | 7.7% of Rev | ||
| VICTOR RHETT | Treasurer | — | ||
| EULA RAMROOP | Board President | — | ||
| AMY LEONARD | Secretary | — | ||
| BHAGIRATH BHATT | Board Member | — | ||
| NATHALIE BAJINYA | Board Member | — | ||
| MATT WURDEMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| JENNIFER HINES | Board President | — | ||
| JINNIE HORAN | Board Member | — | ||
| VICTOR RHETT | Board President | — | ||
| EULA RAMROOP | Treasurer | — | ||
| LUCAS SMIRALDO | Secretary | — | ||
| BHAGIRATH BHATT | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHAEL COLLIER | Board Member | — | ||
| JANE KENYON | Board Member | — | ||
| JEFFERSON MOK | Board Member | — | ||
| MELYSSA STONE | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERIN GUINUP | EXECUTIVE & | 15.7% of Rev | ||
| BHAGIRATH BHATT | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHAEL COLLIER | Board Member | — | ||
| JANE KENYON | Board Member | — | ||
| JEFFERSON MOK | Board Member | — | ||
| MARIIA POZHAR-DAVEY | Board Member | — | ||
| EULA RAMROOP | Treasurer | — | ||
| VICTOR RHETT | Board President | — | ||
| LUCAS SMIRALDO | Secretary | — | ||
| MELYSSA STONE | Board Member | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 235 other orgs in WA with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 36 points below the peer median (5 vs. 41).
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
- 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.