Structural Deficit
Structural Deficit
Structural Deficit Market Archetype Mechanical Natural
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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
32
Score
Governance
50
Score
Financial
0
Score
Program
60
Score

Institutional Epochs

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Trajectory Era
Structural Deficit

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2025 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2024 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2023 Hidden Hidden 10.6% 32 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2022 — — 14.1% 32 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2021 — — 13.6% 32 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2020 — — 12.0% 32 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2019 — — 11.2% 32 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2018 — — 10.9% 32 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2017 — — 10.7% 32 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2016 — — 11.4% 32 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2015 — — 11.8% 32 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2014 — — 10.6% 32 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2013 — — 9.5% 34 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2012 — — 10.9% 32 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2011 — — 10.8% 32 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2026

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
MARIGENE KETTLER BEHRENS Executive Direc 11.1% of Rev
MARIGENE KETTLER BEHRENS Executive Direc 10.6% of Rev
GAIR MORRIS Board Member —
KEMI OLATEJU Board Member —
MIMI CALHOUN Board President —
JOHN E FUNK Board Member —
JUDITH GORMAN Secretary —
BRIAN FONTANA Treasurer —
IRA LIPSON Board Member —
SETH PORTER Board Member —
ROBERT L FELLOWS Board Member —
SHANTELLE E WILLIAMS Board President —
EDGAR A GUTIERREZ Board President —
JAMES BIRNBAUM ESQ Board Member —
MIMI CALHOUN Board President —
JOHN E FUNK Board Member —
KEMI OLATEJU Board Member —
JUDITH GORMAN Secretary —
BRIAN FONTANA Treasurer —
IRA LIPSON Board Member —
SETH PORTER Board Member —
ROBERT L FELLOWS ESQ Board Member —
SHANTELLE WILLIAMS JOHNSON Board Member —

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
MARIGENE KETTLER BEHRENS Executive Direc 10.3% of Rev
EDGAR A GUTIERREZ Board President —
MIMI CALHOUN Board President —
JOHN E FUNK Board Member —
CAROL DORNBUSH Board Member —
JUDITH GORMAN Secretary —
JANE C COWLES Board Member —
MARIA MACARTHUR Board Member —
BRIAN FONTANA Treasurer —
IRA LIPSON Board Member —
SETH PORTER Board Member —
ROBERT L FELLOWS Board Member —
SHANTELLE E WILLIAMS Board Member —

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
MARIGENE KETTLER BEHRENS Executive Direc 9.8% of Rev
EDGAR A GUTIERREZ Treasurer —
STEPHANIE SCHERA Board President —
MIMI CALHOUN Secretary —
JOHN E FUNK Board President —
CAROL DORNBUSH Board Member —
DENNIS FLEMING Board Member —
JUDITH GORMAN Board Member —
JANE C COWLES Board Member —
MARIA MACARTHUR Board Member —
AMY BROWN Board Member —
ROBERT L FELLOWS Board Member —
SHANTELLE E WILLIAMS Board Member —

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
MARIGENE KETTLER BEHRENS Executive Direc 9.8% of Rev
EDGAR A GUTIERREZ Treasurer —
STEPHANIE SCHERA Board President —
MIMI CALHOUN Secretary —
JOHN E FUNK Board President —
CAROL DORNBUSH Board Member —
DENNIS FLEMING Board Member —
JUDITH GORMAN Board Member —
JANE C COWLES Board Member —
MARIA MACARTHUR Board Member —
AMY BROWN Board Member —
ROBERT L FELLOWS Board Member —
SHANTELLE E WILLIAMS Board Member —
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
0 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
50 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
32 / 100
Priority Review

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

Peer comparison

Compared to 1,226 other orgs in NY with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: financial score sits 52 points below the peer median (0 vs. 52).

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.