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
27
Score
Governance
50
Score
Financial
0
Score
Program
60
Score

Institutional Epochs

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Financial Era
Governance Era
Trajectory Era
Structural Deficit

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2024 Hidden Hidden Unknown
2023 Hidden Hidden 12.1% 27 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2022 9.3% 33 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2021 12.8% 41 Fragile Recovery
2020 219.8% 37 Critical Intervention Needed Gov Risk
2019 8.9% 36 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2018 9.2% 40 Fragile Recovery
2017 9.5% 34 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2016 8.7% 44 Financially Distressed Recovery
2015 11.4% 41 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2014 10.4% 46 Fragile Gov Risk
2013 3.6% 41 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2012 6.5% 46 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2011 5.4% 50 Fragile Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
GABRIEL VAN AALST Executive Director 2.3% of Rev
XIAN ZHANG Board Member 1.7% of Rev
ERIC WYRICK CONCERT MASTER 1.2% of Rev
JAMES HOUGHTON Treasurer 1.1% of Rev
SIDNEY JACKSON Vice President 1.0% of Rev
MARSHELL J KUMAHOR Vice President 0.9% of Rev
KRISTIN ORLANDO Vice President 0.8% of Rev
GEOFF ANDERSON Vice President 0.8% of Rev
ERIN LUNSFORD NORTON Artistic Director 0.8% of Rev
MING YANG Board Member 0.4% of Rev
MARTIN ANDERSEN Board Member 0.3% of Rev
ADRIANA ROSIN Board Member 0.3% of Rev
JOANNA FARRER Board Member 0.3% of Rev
DAVID SOUTHORN Board Member 0.1% of Rev
NORMAN SLONAKER Board President
CHRISTOPHER PETERMANN Treasurer
ANN D BOROWIEC Board President
JOSEPH ACCARDO Board Member
AUDREY BARTNER Board Member
ROBERT BEYLICKJIAN Board Member
LINDA M BOWDEN Board Member
HEATHER BOSHAK Board Member
RICK BYRD Board Member
THOMAS COMISKEY Board Member
MINDY COHEN Board Member
EVAN DELGADO Board Member
DEBORAH FRAZIER Board Member
CURTLAND E FIELDS Board Member
ROBERT C GARRETT Board President
DAVID R HUBER Board Member
RUTH C LIPPER Board Member
YIN LONG Board Member
DR JAMES LIST Board Member
MARTIN MELILLI Board Member
ELIN MUELLER Board Member
MICHELLE MERCHANT Board Member
DIMITRI NAKHAMKIN Board Member
MARJORIE PERRY Board Member
MICHAEL RICHARDS Board Member
LAWRENCE RUTKOWSKI Board Member
WARREN K RACUSIN Board Member
MARCIA SASS Board Member
SUSAN SHIFF Board Member
STEPHEN SICHAK JR Board Member
CRAIG SILLIMAN Board President
DONALD E STRANGFELD Board Member
CECILIA SWEENEY Board Member
JESSICA TRENTI Board Member
LISA MARTINEZ WOLMART Board Member
MARGARITA WALLACH Secretary
LISA WEBBER Board Member
DIANE YOUNG Board Member
EDWARD D ZINBARG Board Member
Board Member
Board Member

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
GABRIEL VAN AALST Executive Director 2.5% of Rev
XIAN ZHANG Board Member 1.5% of Rev
JONATHAN GOSSETT Vice President 1.3% of Rev
JAMES HOUGHTON Treasurer 1.1% of Rev
ERIC WYRICK CONCERT MASTER 0.9% of Rev
GEOFF COHEN Vice President 0.9% of Rev
MARSHELL J KUMAHOR Vice President 0.8% of Rev
KRISTIN ORLANDO Vice President 0.7% of Rev
PATRICK CHAMBERLAIN Artistic Director 0.7% of Rev
ROBERT WAGNER Board Member 0.4% of Rev
ANDREW LAMY Board Member 0.3% of Rev
BART FELLER Board Member 0.3% of Rev
DAVID SOUTHORN Board Member 0.2% of Rev
SARAH SEIVER Board Member 0.2% of Rev
JOANNA FARRER Board Member 0.2% of Rev
MARTIN ANDERSEN Board Member 0.1% of Rev
VALERIO AZZOLI Board Member
AUDREY BARTNER Board Member
ROBERT BEYLICKJIAN Board Member
ANN D BOROWIEC Board President
LINDA M BOWDEN Board Member
THOMAS COMISKEY Board Member
CARMEN CORRALES Secretary
EVAN DELGADO Board Member
CURTLAND E FIELDS Board Member
JAY GALEOTA Board Member
ROBERT C GARRETT Board Member
DR SUE HENDERSON Board Member
HEATHER BOSHAK Board Member
DAVID R HUBER Board Member
GREGORY KHOST Board Member
EDUARDO LARA Board President
TERI L LAWVER Board Member
RUTH C LIPPER Board Member
AMY LISS Board Member
YIN LONG Board Member
WILLIAM J MARINO Board Member
RICK BYRD Board Member
MARTIN MELILLI Board Member
ELIN MUELLER Board Member
DIMITRI NAKHAMKIN Board Member
DR PHILIP NECHES Board Member
DR VICTOR PARSONNET Board Member
CHRISTOPHER PETERMANN Treasurer
WARREN K RACUSIN Board Member
MARCIA SASS Board Member
SUSAN SHIFF Board Member
STEPHEN SICHAK JR Board Member
CRAIG SILLIMAN Board Member
NORMAN SLONAKER Board President
DONALD E STRANGFELD Board Member
CECILIA SWEENEY Board Member
PETER WEBSTER Board Member
JEREMY V JOHNSON Board Member
DIANE YOUNG Board Member
EDWARD D ZINBARG Board Member
LISA MARTINEZ WOLMART Board Member
ADAM D AMSTERDAM Board Member
MINDY COHEN Board Member
DEBORAH FRAZIER Board Member
SHARON LANDGRAF Board Member
DR JAMES LIST Board Member
LAURA MATLIN Board Member
MICHELLE MERCHANT Board Member
JESSICA TRENTI Board Member
MARGARITA WALLACH Board Member

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
XIAN ZHANG STAFF CONDUCTOR 1.7% of Rev
GABRIEL VAN AALST Executive Director 1.7% of Rev
SUSAN S STUCKER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER END 11/2020 1.1% of Rev
ERIC WYRICK CONCERT MASTER 0.9% of Rev
GEOFF COHEN Vice President 0.9% of Rev
JAMES HOUGHTON Treasurer 0.8% of Rev
MARSHELL J KUMAHOR Vice President 0.7% of Rev
JONATHAN GOSSETT Vice President 0.6% of Rev
JONATHAN KALEDIN Vice President 0.3% of Rev
ROBERT WAGNER Board Member 0.3% of Rev
ANDREW LAMY Board Member 0.3% of Rev
BART FELLER Board Member 0.3% of Rev
MARTIN ANDERSEN Board Member 0.2% of Rev
MARK TIMMERMAN Board Member 0.2% of Rev
DARRYL KUBIAN Board Member 0.2% of Rev
DAVID SOUTHORN Board Member 0.2% of Rev
SARAH SEIVER Board Member 0.2% of Rev
JOANNA FARRER Board Member 0.2% of Rev
DIANE YOUNG Board Member
EDWARD D ZINBARG Board Member
LISA MARTINEZ WOLMART Board Member
ADAM AMSTERDAM Board Member
MARTIN ANDERSEN Board Member
ANDREW LAMY Board Member
VALERIO AZZOLI Board Member
AUDREY BARTNER Board Member
DEBORAH A BELLO Board Member
ANN BOROWIEC Board President
LINDA BOWDEN Board Member
THOMAS COMISKEY Board Member
CARMEN CORRALES Board Member
EVAN DELGADO Board Member
JOANNA FARRER Board Member
CURTLAND E FIELDS Board Member
JAY GALEOTA Board Member
ROBERT C GARRETT Board Member
DR SUE HENDERSON Board Member
JOHN HOFFMAN Board Member
DAVID HUBER Board Member
GREGORY KHOST Board Member
DARRYL KUBIAN Board Member
EDUARDO LARA Board Member
TERI LAWVER Board Member
RUTH C LIPPER Board Member
AMY LISS Board Member
YIN LONG Board Member
WILLIAM J MARINO Board Member
ALBERTO MAS Board Member
MARTIN MELILLI Board Member
ELIN MUELLER Board Member
DIMITRI NAKHAMKIN Board Member
DR PHILIP NECHES Board Member
DR VICTOR PARSONNET Board Member
CHRISTOPHER PETERMANN Treasurer
STEPHEN A PLOSCOWE ESQ Board Member
WARREN K RACUSIN Board Member
MARCIA SASS Board Member
SUSAN SHIFF Board Member
STEPHEN SICHAK JR Board Member
CRAIG SILLIMAN Board Member
NORMAN SLONAKER Board President
DAVID SOUTHORN Board Member
DONALD STRANGFELD Board Member
SUSAN S STUCKER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
CECILIA SWEENEY Board Member
MARK TIMMERMAN Board Member
GABRIEL VAN AALST Executive Director
ROBERT WAGNER Board Member
PETER WEBSTER Board Member
DENNIS WILSON Board Member
DIANE YOUNG Board Member
EDWARD ZINBARG Board Member
JAMES HOUGHTON Treasurer
MARSHELL J KUMAHOR Vice President
JONATHAN GOSSETT Vice President
JONATHAN KALEDIN Vice President
GEOFF COHEN Vice President
ADAM D AMSTERDAM Board Member
VALERIO AZZOLI Board Member
AUDREY BARTNER Board Member
ROBERT BEYLICKJIAN Board Member
ANN D BOROWIEC Board President
LINDA M BOWDEN Board Member
THOMAS COMISKEY Board Member
CARMEN CORRALES Board Member
EVAN DELGADO Board Member
CURTLAND E FIELDS Board Member
JAY GALEOTA Board Member
ROBERT C GARRETT Board Member
DR SUE HENDERSON Board Member
HEATHER BOSHAK Board Member
DAVID R HUBER Board Member
GREGORY KHOST Board Member
EDUARDO LARA Board Member
TERI L LAWVER Board Member
RUTH C LIPPER Board Member
AMY LISS Board Member
YIN LONG Board Member
WILLIAM J MARINO Board Member
RICK BYRD Board Member
MARTIN MELILLI Board Member
ELIN MUELLER Board Member
DIMITRI NAKHAMKIN Board Member
DR PHILIP NECHES Board Member
DR VICTOR PARSONNET Board Member
CHRISTOPHER PETERMANN Treasurer
WARREN K RACUSIN Board Member
MARCIA SASS Board Member
SUSAN SHIFF Board Member
STEPHEN SICHAK JR Board Member
CRAIG SILLIMAN Board Member
NORMAN SLONAKER Board President
DONALD E STRANGFELD Board Member
CECILIA SWEENEY Board Member
PETER WEBSTER Board Member
JEREMY V JOHNSON Board Member

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
GABRIEL VAN AALST Executive Director 1.8% of Rev
SUSAN S STUCKER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 1.1% of Rev
ERIC WYRICK CONCERT MASTER 1.1% of Rev
JONATHAN KALEDIN Vice President 0.8% of Rev
MARSHELL J KUMAHOR Vice President 0.7% of Rev
ROBERT WAGNER Board Member 0.4% of Rev
MARK TIMMERMAN Board Member 0.3% of Rev
ANDREW LAMY Board Member 0.3% of Rev
GEOFF COHEN Vice President 0.3% of Rev
MARTIN ANDERSEN Board Member 0.2% of Rev
JOANNA FARRER Board Member 0.2% of Rev
DAVID SOUTHORN Board Member 0.2% of Rev
DARRYL KUBIAN Board Member 0.2% of Rev
TERI LAWVER Board Member
RUTH C LIPPER Board Member
AMY LISS Board Member
YIN LONG Board Member
WILLIAM J MARINO Board Member
ALBERTO MAS Board Member
MARTIN MELILLI Board Member
ELIN MUELLER Board Member
DIMITRI NAKHAMKIN Board Member
DR PHILIP NECHES Board Member
DR VICTOR PARSONNET Board Member
CHRISTOPHER PETERMANN Treasurer
STEPHEN A PLOSCOWE ESQ Board Member
WARREN K RACUSIN Board Member
MARCIA SASS Board Member
SUSAN SHIFF Board Member
STEPHEN SICHAK JR Board Member
CRAIG SILLIMAN Board Member
NORMAN SLONAKER Board President
DONALD STRANGFELD Board Member
CECILIA SWEENEY Board Member
PETER WEBSTER Board Member
DENNIS WILSON Board Member
DIANE YOUNG Board Member
EDWARD ZINBARG Board Member
JAMES HOUGHTON Treasurer
ADAM AMSTERDAM Board Member
VALERIO AZZOLI Board Member
AUDREY BARTNER Board Member
DEBORAH A BELLO Board Member
ANN BOROWIEC Board President
LINDA BOWDEN Board Member
THOMAS COMISKEY Board Member
CARMEN CORRALES Board Member
EVAN DELGADO Board Member
CURTLAND E FIELDS Board Member
JAY GALEOTA Board Member
ROBERT C GARRETT Board Member
DR SUE HENDERSON Board Member
JOHN HOFFMAN Board Member
DAVID HUBER Board Member
GREGORY KHOST Board Member
EDUARDO LARA 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
27 / 100
Priority Review

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

Peer comparison

Compared to 175 other orgs in NJ with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: financial score sits 34 points below the peer median (0 vs. 34).

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.