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 | — | — | — | 38 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2023 | — | — | — | 35 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | 36 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 36 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | 45 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2011 | — | — | 15.1% | 27 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSE ARENAS | Board Member | — | ||
| DEBRA GONELLA | Board President | — | ||
| LANETTE MCCLURE | Board Member | — | ||
| JULIE SALLEY | Board President | — | ||
| CAROL ROSE | Board Member | — | ||
| MANUEL RIOS | Board Member | — | ||
| BETH JACKSON | Board Member | — | ||
| TODD MONTGOMERY | Treasurer | — | ||
| CHRISTINE ASCIUTTO | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSE ARENAS | Board Member | — | ||
| DEBRA GONELLA | Board President | — | ||
| LANETTE MCCLURE | Board Member | — | ||
| JULIE SALLEY | Board President | — | ||
| CAROL ROSE | Board Member | — | ||
| SARA PEREIDA | Secretary | — | ||
| BETH JACKSON | Board Member | — | ||
| TODD MONTGOMERY | Treasurer | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSE ARENAS | Board Member | — | ||
| DEBRA GONELLA | Board President | — | ||
| LANETTE MCCLURE | Board Member | — | ||
| JULIE SALLEY | Board President | — | ||
| CAROL ROSE | Board Member | — | ||
| SARA PEREIDA | Secretary | — | ||
| BETH JACKSON | Board Member | — | ||
| TODD MONTGOMERY | Treasurer | — | ||
| DANA TOPOUSIS | Board Member | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 171 other orgs in CA with NTEE prefix A2.
Most-divergent component: program score sits 30 points above the peer median (60 vs. 30).
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 36 → 38 over 5 years (improving by 2 points).
What's driving this score
- All-volunteer org with no paid officers — governance signal is neutral (default 50), not absent.
- Two consecutive years of deficit spending.
- 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).
- Stabilize program expenses or grow earned-income revenue to break the consecutive-deficit pattern (~8 points to financial score).
Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.