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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | — | — | 6.6% | 40 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | 6.1% | 38 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | 8.3% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2019 | — | — | 8.4% | 36 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 38 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | 42 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2013 | — | — | 28.1% | 40 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | 40 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2011 | — | — | — | 38 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOONG YEE KRAKAUER | Board Member | 6.6% of Rev | ||
| AKI TODIC | Board Member | — | ||
| KATHY COSTAS | Board Member | — | ||
| ED MARTIN | Board Member | — | ||
| JOE LOBELLO | Board Member | — | ||
| FRANK RAFFAELE | Board President | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOONG YEE KRAKAUER | Board Member | 11.8% of Rev | ||
| AKI TODIC | Board Member | — | ||
| KATHY COSTAS | Board Member | — | ||
| ED MARTIN | Board Member | — | ||
| JOE LOBELLO | Board President | — | ||
| FRANK RAFFAELE | Treasurer | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOONG YEE KRAKAUER | Board Member | 14.4% of Rev | ||
| GIANNA TEOLI | Board President | — | ||
| SHIBBER KHAN | Secretary | — | ||
| FRANK RAFFAELE | Treasurer | — | ||
| ED MARTIN | Board Member | — | ||
| AKI TODIC | Board Member | — | ||
| AMIE GROSS | Board Member | — | ||
| KATHY COSTAS | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHELLE STODDART | Board Member | — | ||
| MARIE CECILE FLAGEUL | Board Member | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 700 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.
Overall score has gone from 34 → 40 over 5 years (improving by 6 points).
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 6.6% sits within the sector's healthy band (18–22%).
- 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.