Structural Deficit
Structural Deficit
Structural Deficit Market Archetype Mechanical Natural
Tier
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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
The Truth-Teller
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Structural Deficit
Overall
41
Score
Governance
58
Score
Financial
15
Score
Program
60
Score

Institutional Epochs

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Financial Era
Governance Era
Trajectory Era
Structural Deficit

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2025 Hidden Hidden Unknown
2023 Hidden Hidden 3.6% 41 Fragile Decline Risk
2022 3.8% 43 Fragile Decline Risk
2021 6.6% 48 Fragile Recovery
2020 3.6% 39 Financially Distressed Recovery
2019 3.6% 37 Financially Distressed Recovery
2018 2.3% 35 Financially Distressed Stable Watch
2017 3.7% 35 Financially Distressed Stable Watch
2016 3.1% 35 Financially Distressed Stable Watch
2015 2.5% 35 Financially Distressed Stable Watch
2014 2.6% 35 Financially Distressed Stable Watch
2013 2.5% 35 Financially Distressed Stable Watch
2012 1.7% 35 Financially Distressed Stable Watch
2011 2.5% 35 Financially Distressed Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2026

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
JANICE SINDEN Executive Director 0.6% of Rev
CHRIS COLEMAN Artistic Director 0.4% of Rev
JANE WILLIAMS CHIEF FINANCIAL AND ADMIN OFF. 0.4% of Rev
LAURA MARESCA CHIEF PEOPLE AND CULTURE OFFICER 0.3% of Rev
JOHN EKEBERG Executive Director 0.3% of Rev
ANGELA LAKIN Vice President 0.3% of Rev
CHARLES VARIN Board Member 0.3% of Rev
LISA ROEBUCK Vice President 0.3% of Rev
HASSAN SALEM CHAIRMAN
RUTH KREBS Board President
DAVID FARAHI Treasurer
NICOLE AMENT Board Member
DR PATRICIA BACA Board Member
BRISA CARLESON Board Member
JEROME DAVIS Board Member
ELIZABETH HIOE Board Member
DEB KELLY Board Member
KEVIN KILSTROM Board Member
LYNN MCDONALD Board Member
SUSAN FOX PINKOWITZ Board Member
MANNY RODRIGUEZ Board Member
ALAN SALAZAR Board Member
RICHARD SAPKIN Board Member
MARTIN SEMPLE Board Member
WILLIAM DEAN SINGLETON Board Member
ROBERT SLOSKY Board Member
KENNETH TUCHMAN Board Member
TINA WALLS Board Member
DR REGINALD WASHINGTON Board Member
SYLVIA YOUNG Board Member

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
JANICE SINDEN Executive Director 0.4% of Rev
CHRIS COLEMAN Artistic Director 0.4% of Rev
GRETCHEN HOLLRAH COO 0.3% of Rev
JOHN EKEBERG Executive Director 0.3% of Rev
LISA MALLORY Vice President 0.2% of Rev
CHARLES VARIN Board Member 0.2% of Rev
VERA MORALES Vice President 0.2% of Rev
JANE WILLIAMS Treasurer 0.2% of Rev
JEFF HOVORKA Board Member 0.2% of Rev
ALLISON WATROUS Executive Director 0.2% of Rev
LISA ROEBUCK Vice President 0.2% of Rev
MARTIN SEMPLE CHAIRMAN
ROBERT SLOSKY Board President
WILLIAM DEAN SINGLETON Treasurer
DR PATRICIA BACA Board Member
BRISA CARLESON Board Member
FRED CHURBUCK Board Member
ISABELLE CLARK Board Member
NAVIN DIMOND Board Member
DAVID JAQUES FARAHI Board Member
KEVIN KILSTROM Board Member
RUTH KREBS Board Member
ROBERT NEWMAN Board Member
SUSAN FOX PINKOWITZ Board Member
MANNY RODRIGUEZ Board Member
ALAN SALAZAR Board Member
HASSAN SALEM Board President
RICHARD SAPKIN Board Member
JUNE TRAVIS Board Member
KENNETH TUCHMAN Board Member
TINA WALLS Board Member
DR REGINALD WASHINGTON Board Member
JUDI WOLF Board Member
SYLVIA YOUNG Board Member

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
JANICE SINDEN Executive Director 0.4% of Rev
CHRIS COLEMAN Artistic Director 0.4% of Rev
GRETCHEN HOLLRAH COO 0.3% of Rev
JOHN EKEBERG Executive Director 0.2% of Rev
LISA MALLORY Vice President 0.2% of Rev
VERA MORALES Vice President 0.2% of Rev
JANE WILLIAMS Treasurer 0.2% of Rev
CHARLES VARIN Board Member 0.2% of Rev
YOVANI PINA THRU 1120 Vice President 0.2% of Rev
TIM COURSON Board Member 0.2% of Rev
ALLISON WATROUS Executive Director 0.2% of Rev
MARTIN SEMPLE CHAIRMAN
WILLIAM DEAN SINGLETON Treasurer
ROBERT SLOSKY Board President
DR PATRICIA BACA Board Member
JOY BURNS Board Member
FRED CHURBUCK Board Member
ISABELLE CLARK Board Member
NAVIN DIMOND Board Member
KEVIN KILSTRON Board Member
RUTH KREBS Board Member
L ROGER HUTSON Board Member
ROBERT NEWMAN Board Member
ROBERTA ROBINETTE Board Member
MANNY RODRIGUEZ Board Member
ALAN SALAZAR Board Member
HASSAN SALEM Board Member
RICHARD SAPKIN Board Member
JUNE TRAVIS Board Member
BRISA CARLESON Board Member
KENNETH TUCHMAN Board Member
TINA WALLS Board Member
DR REGINALD WASHINGTON Board Member
JUDI WOLF Board Member
SYLVIA YOUNG Board Member

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
JANICE SINDEN Executive Director 0.5% of Rev
CHRIS COLEMAN Artistic Director 0.4% of Rev
CLAY COURTER FORMER VP FACILITIES AND EVENT SERVICES (TERM END 5/20/19) 0.4% of Rev
JOHN EKEBERG Executive Director 0.3% of Rev
SHELLEY THOMPSON Vice President 0.3% of Rev
CHARLES VARIN Board Member 0.3% of Rev
YOVANI PINA Vice President 0.3% of Rev
LISA MALLORY Vice President 0.3% of Rev
VICTORIA MILES Treasurer 0.3% of Rev
ALLISON WATROUS Executive Director 0.2% of Rev
JEFF HOVORKA Board Member 0.2% of Rev
JENNIFER SIEMERS Board Member 0.2% of Rev
TIM COURSON Board Member 0.2% of Rev
RICK BENNETT NETWORK ARCHITECT 0.2% of Rev
GRETCHEN HOLLRAH COO (TERM BEG: 7/1/19) 0.2% of Rev
MARTIN SEMPLE CHAIRMAN
WILLIAM DEAN SINGLETON Treasurer
ROBERT SLOSKY Board President
DR PATRICIA BACA Board Member
JOY BURNS Board Member
FRED CHURBUCK Board Member
ISABELLE CLARK Board Member
NAVIN DIMOND Board Member
RUTH KREBS Board Member
L ROGER HUTSON Board Member
ROBERT NEWMAN Board Member
ROBERTA ROBINETTE Board Member
MANNY RODRIGUEZ Board Member
ALAN SALAZAR Board Member
HASSAN SALEM Board Member
RICHARD SAPKIN Board Member
JUNE TRAVIS Board Member
BRISA TRINCHERO Board Member
KENNETH TUCHMAN Board Member
TINA WALLS Board Member
DR REGINALD WASHINGTON Board Member
JUDI WOLF Board Member
SYLVIA YOUNG Board Member
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
15 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
58 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
41 / 100
Priority Review

The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →

Peer comparison

Compared to 182 other orgs in CO with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: program score sits 28 points above the peer median (60 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

What would change this score

The two changes that would most improve this score:

  1. 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.