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
37
Score
Governance
45
Score
Financial
15
Score
Program
60
Score

Institutional Epochs

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
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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
2025 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2024 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2023 Hidden Hidden 23.3% 37 Financially Distressed Recovery
2022 — — 18.5% 29 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2021 — — 13.3% 44 Fragile Recovery
2020 — — 19.3% 27 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2019 — — 14.2% 32 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2018 — — — 36 Financially Distressed Recovery
2017 — — 13.2% 32 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2016 — — 13.4% 32 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2015 — — 13.1% 36 Financially Distressed Recovery
2014 — — 16.1% 37 Financially Distressed Recovery
2013 — — — 34 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2012 — — 24.6% 33 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2011 — — 21.3% 33 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2026

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
David Mayer Board Member —
Gabriela Mosquera Board Member —
Margaret Triplo Board Member —
Harry Morgan DC Board Member —
James Thompson Board Member —
Renee Watson Board Member —
Charles Cusick Board Member —
Greg Harr Board Member —
Angela Kosar Board Member —
Alexia Stones Board Member —
Jenna Buretta Board Member —
John P Williams Board Member —
Mary Kay Shea Board President —
Frank Odri Treasurer —
Stephanie Filippo McCarthy Secretary —

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
SARAH GAFGEN Board Member 12.0% of Rev
ERICA HARR Artistic Director 11.3% of Rev
MARY KAY SHEA Board President —
FRANK ODRI Treasurer —
DENISE CHRISTINZIO Secretary —
DAVID MAYER Board Member —
GABRIELA MOSQUERA Board Member —
MARGARET TRIPOLO Board Member —
HARRY MORGAN DC Board Member —
JAMES THOMPSON Board Member —
RENEE WATSON Board Member —
CHARLES CUSICK Board Member —
STEPHANIE FILIPPO MCCARTHY Board Member —
GREG HARR Board Member —

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
JOSEPH BRETSCHNEIDER Executive Director 10.2% of Rev
EDWARD FISCELLA Board Member 10.2% of Rev
JOSEPH BRETSCHNEIDER Executive Director 7.6% of Rev
EDWARD FISCELLA Board Member 7.6% of Rev
DAVID MAYER Board Member —
GABRIELA MOSQUERA Board Member —
MARGARET TRIPOLO Board Member —
HARRY MORGAN DC Board Member —
JAMES THOMPSON Board Member —
RENEE WATSON Board Member —
CHARLES CUSICK Board Member —
STEPHANIE FILIPPO MCCARTHY Board Member —
GREG HARR Board Member —
SARAH GAFGEN Board Member —
MARY KAY SHEA Board President —
FRANK ODRI Treasurer —
DENISE CHRISTINZIO Secretary —
DAVID MAYER Board Member —
GABRIELA MOSQUERA Board Member —
MARGARET TRIPOLO Board Member —
HARRY MORGAN DC Board Member —
JAMES THOMPSON Board Member —
RENEE WATSON Board Member —
CHARLES CUSICK Board Member —
STEPHANIE FILIPPO MCCARTHY Board Member —
GREG HARR Board Member —
MARY KAY SHEA Board President —
FRANK ODRI Treasurer —
DENISE CHRISTINZIO Secretary —

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
JOSEPH BRETSCHNEIDER EXECUTIVE DI 8.0% of Rev
EDWARD FISCELLA Board Member 8.0% of Rev
DENISE CHRISTINZIO Secretary —
CHARLES CUSICK Board Member —
HARRY MORGAN DC Board Member —
STEPHANIE FILIPPO Board Member —
GREGORY HARR Board Member —
DAVID MAYER Board Member —
GABRIELA MOSQUERA Board Member —
FRANK ODRI Vice President —
MARY KAY SHEA Board President —
JAMES THOMPSON Board Member —
MARGARET TRIPLO Board Member —
RENEE WATSON Board Member —

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
EDWARD FISCELLA Board Member 10.2% of Rev
JOSEPH BRETSCHNEIDER EXECUTIVE DI 10.2% of Rev
DENISE CHRISTINZIO Secretary —
CHARLES CUSICK Board Member —
HARRY MORGAN DC Board Member —
STEPHANIE FILIPPO Board Member —
DAVID MAYER Board Member —
GABRIELA MOSQUERA Board Member —
FRANK ODRI Vice President —
MARY KAY SHEA Board President —
JAMES THOMPSON Board Member —
MARGARET TRIPLO Board Member —
RENEE WATSON Board Member —
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
15 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
45 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
37 / 100
Priority Review

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

Peer comparison

Compared to 249 other orgs in NJ with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: program score sits 34 points above the peer median (60 vs. 26).

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. Separate signing authority from fundraising authority when both are held by one person — removes the concentration penalty (~12 points).
  2. 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.