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 | — | — | 15.1% | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2022 | — | — | 12.7% | 27 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | 27.5% | 21 | Critical Intervention Needed | Gov Risk | |
| 2020 | — | — | 16.6% | 25 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2019 | — | — | 10.8% | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2018 | — | — | 11.4% | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2017 | — | — | 14.2% | 35 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 47 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 47 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIMBERLY FADNER | Executive Director | 7.0% of Rev | ||
| KRISTI TOWEY | Executive Director | 4.4% of Rev | ||
| BARBARA PARKER | Board Member | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| ISA CLAUDIO-ABDUL | Board Member | — | ||
| TERI DANCIK | Board Member | — | ||
| BRENNA STEIN | Board Member | — | ||
| MARILYN ITSKOWITCH | Board Member | — | ||
| TANYA STARACE | Board Member | — | ||
| GINA ENOCK | Board President | — | ||
| JOANNE EICHEL | Board President | — | ||
| SYLVIE OZON RICKMAN | Secretary | — | ||
| LYDIA TANG | Treasurer | — | ||
| JOHN DOUGHERTY | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIMBERLY FADNER | Executive Director | 6.0% of Rev | ||
| KRISTI TOWEY | Executive Director | 4.4% of Rev | ||
| BARBARA PARKER | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| GINA ENOCK | Board President | — | ||
| JOANNE EICHEL | Board President | — | ||
| SYLVIE OZON RICKMAN | Secretary | — | ||
| LYDIA TANG | Treasurer | — | ||
| JOHN DOUGHERTY | Board Member | — | ||
| ISA CLAUDIO-ABDUL | Board Member | — | ||
| TERI DANCIK | Board Member | — | ||
| BRENNA STEIN | Board Member | — | ||
| MARILYN ITSKOWITCH | Board Member | — | ||
| TANYA STARACE | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KRISTI TOWEY | Executive Director | 4.8% of Rev | ||
| JOHN DOUGHERTY | Board President | — | ||
| ISA CLAUDIO-ABDUL | Board President | — | ||
| GINA ENOCK | Board President | — | ||
| LYDIA TANG | Treasurer | — | ||
| SYLVIE OZON RICKMAN | Secretary | — | ||
| TERI DANCIK | Board Member | — | ||
| BRENNA STEIN | Board Member | — | ||
| BARBARA PARKER | Board Member | — | ||
| JOANNE EICHEL | Board Member | — | ||
| MARILYN ITSKOWITCH | Board Member | — | ||
| TANYA STARACE | Board Member | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 806 other orgs in NY with NTEE prefix A2.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 71 points below the peer median (0 vs. 71).
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 29 → 29 over 5 years (stable by 0 points).
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 15.1% 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:
- Separate signing authority from fundraising authority when both are held by one person — removes the concentration penalty (~12 points).
- 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.