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 | — | — | 5.8% | 44 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | 7.1% | 40 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | 9.4% | 38 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | 9.5% | 36 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | 10.6% | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | 10.9% | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2017 | — | — | 10.5% | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2016 | — | — | 15.4% | 33 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2015 | — | — | 14.5% | 33 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2014 | — | — | 14.0% | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2013 | — | — | 8.8% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2012 | — | — | 9.0% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2011 | — | — | 8.2% | 42 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIERAN JOHNSON | Executive Dir. | 5.8% of Rev | ||
| Paul Biedermann | Board Member | — | ||
| Eileen Kathryn Boyd | Board Member | — | ||
| Katerina I Duarte | Board Member | — | ||
| Marc Franchi | Board Member | — | ||
| Andrea M Gordon | Board Member | — | ||
| John Henry | Board Member | — | ||
| Ahmad Khan | Board Member | — | ||
| Tonia Wortman | Board Member | — | ||
| Dr Nichelle Rivers | Board Member | — | ||
| Kenneth Britt | Board President | — | ||
| Kit Sullivan | Board President | — | ||
| Joshua Kreitzman | Treasurer | — | ||
| Jose Tutiven | Secretary | — | ||
| Kasmira Mohanty | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Courtade | Executive Director | 6.2% of Rev | ||
| Paul Biedermann | Board Member | — | ||
| Kenneth Britt Esq | Board President | — | ||
| Marc Franchi | Secretary | — | ||
| Joshua Kreitzman | Treasurer | — | ||
| Eileen Kathryn Boyd | Board Member | — | ||
| Katerina I Duarte Esq | Board Member | — | ||
| Andrea M Gordon | Board Member | — | ||
| John Henry | Board Member | — | ||
| Ahmad Khan | Board Member | — | ||
| Paul Lipsky | Board Member | — | ||
| Kasmira Mohanty | Board Member | — | ||
| Kit Sullivan | Board President | — | ||
| Jose Tutiven | Board Member | — | ||
| Toni Wortman | Board Member | — | ||
| Kieran Johnson | Executive Dir. | — | ||
| Dr Kay Hutchins-Sato | Board President | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Courtade | Executive Dir. | 6.5% of Rev | ||
| Eileen Kathryn Boyd | Board Member | — | ||
| Marc Franchi | Secretary | — | ||
| Beth Levinthal | Board President | — | ||
| Arlene Haims | Board Member | — | ||
| Joshua Kreitzman | Treasurer | — | ||
| Rita Bender | Board Member | — | ||
| Kevin J O'Connell | Board Member | — | ||
| Paul Biedermann | Board Member | — | ||
| Kenneth Britt | Board Member | — | ||
| Andrea M Gordon | Board Member | — | ||
| Robin Gordon | Board Member | — | ||
| Angela Rogen | Board Member | — | ||
| Toni Wortman | Board Member | — | ||
| Dr Kay Hutchins-Sato | Board President | — | ||
| Paul Lipsky | Board Member | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 146 other orgs in NY with NTEE prefix A2.
Most-divergent component: program score sits 29 points above the peer median (60 vs. 31).
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 → 44 over 5 years (improving by 12 points). A multi-year directional move of this magnitude is a signal worth investigating.
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 5.8% sits within the sector's healthy band (18–22%).
- Net assets declined for 5 consecutive years of deficit spending; cash runway narrowing.
- 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.