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 | 13.1% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | 19.7% | 27 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2021 | — | — | 21.4% | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2020 | — | — | 20.1% | 33 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2019 | — | — | 22.3% | 37 | Fragile | Gov Risk | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 47 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 43 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 33 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Yamin | Artistic Director | Hidden | ||
| Wendy Rothman | Board President | — | ||
| Tanya LeMelle | Board President | — | ||
| Rebecca Pulliam | Treasurer | — | ||
| Joe Fortunato | Secretary | — | ||
| Evelin Collado | Board Member | — | ||
| Kathy Gordon | Board Member | — | ||
| Jeff Jones | Board Member | — | ||
| Michael Potenza | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Yamin | Artistic Director | Hidden | ||
| Wendy Rothman | Board President | — | ||
| Joe Fortunato | Board President | — | ||
| Patricia Pastor | Secretary | — | ||
| Rebecca Pulliam | Treasurer | — | ||
| Tom Dempsey | Board Member | — | ||
| Jeff Jones | Board Member | — | ||
| Tanya LeMelle | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Yamin | Artistic Director | Hidden | ||
| Wendy Rothman | Board President | — | ||
| Rondi Charleston | Board President | — | ||
| Patricia Pastor | Secretary | — | ||
| Rebecca Pulliam | Treasurer | — | ||
| Ron Claiborne | Board Member | — | ||
| Tom Dempsey | Board Member | — | ||
| Joe Fortunato | Board Member | — | ||
| Jeff Jones | Board Member | — | ||
| Tanya LeMelle | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Yamin | Artistic Director | Hidden | ||
| Wendy Rothman | Board President | — | ||
| Rondi Charleston | Board President | — | ||
| Patricia Pastor | Secretary | — | ||
| Rebecca Pulliam | Treasurer | — | ||
| Ron Claiborne | Board Member | — | ||
| Tom Dempsey | Board Member | — | ||
| Shireen Dickson | Board Member | — | ||
| Joe Fortunato | Board Member | — | ||
| Jeff Jones | Board Member | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 699 other orgs in NY with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: program score sits 31 points above the peer median (60 vs. 29).
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 13.1% 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.