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
38
Score
Governance
50
Score
Financial
15
Score
Program
60
Score

Institutional Epochs

2011
2012
2013
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2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
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 13.6% 38 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2023 7.1% 40 Financially Distressed Recovery
2022 12.2% 38 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2021 14.2% 40 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2020 6.3% 40 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2019 7.7% 42 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2018 5.0% 44 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2017 13.4% 42 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2016 13.9% 44 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2015 12.3% 46 Fragile Decline Risk
2014 3.9% 53 Fragile Recovery
2013 12.5% 46 Fragile Recovery
2012 12.2% 44 Financially Distressed Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2026

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Lorraine J Dimun Executive Director 3.6% of Rev
Laura E Hanssel Treasurer 2.7% of Rev
Susan Roe Lape Vice President 2.1% of Rev
Kari Shaffer Vice President 1.8% of Rev
Emily F Macaluso Vice President 1.8% of Rev
Anthony J Montuori IATSE Steward 1.5% of Rev
Peter M Ellis Chairman
Claire O'Grady Board President
Nancy Santi Board President
Sara Albrecht Treasurer
Sunitha Thomas Secretary
Sandra P Guthman Past Chairman
Caryn Harris Past Vice Chairman
Joan W Harris Past Chairman
Alexandra C Nichols Past Chairman
Abby McCormick ONeil Past Chairman
Merrillyn J Kosier Past Chairman
David Snyder Past Chairman
Alaina Anderson Board Member
Kathryn Kovitz Arnold Board Member
Bernard Bartilad Board Member
Kori Coleman Board Member
Michelle Durpetti Board Member
Louise Frank Board Member
Ted Grady Board Member
Terell Johnson Board Member
Sherry Jursa Board Member
Christine N Evans Kelly Board Member
Franco La Marca Board Member
DAndrae Larry Board Member
Michael McStraw Board Member
Sarah Solotaroff Mirkin Board Member
Gregory J OLeary Board Member
Scott Rafferty Board Member
Jai Shekhawat Board Member
John Q Smith Board Member
Marilyn Fatt Vitale Board Member
Maria Zec Board Member
Robert J Gauch Board Member

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Ms Lori Dimun Executive Director 3.8% of Rev
Ms Laura Hanssel Treasurer 2.7% of Rev
Mr Anthony J Montouri Head Carpenter & IATSE Steward 1.6% of Rev
Ms Emily Macaluso Vice President 1.5% of Rev
Ms Meghan McNamara Vice President 1.5% of Rev
Mr Edward Mlakar Chief Engineer 1.4% of Rev
Ms Elizabeth Halajian Vice President 0.4% of Rev
Ms Merrillyn J Kosier Chairman
Mr Peter M Ellis Board President
Ms Claire O'Grady Board President
Ms Sunitha Thomas Secretary
Ms Sara Albrecht Treasurer
Ms Alaina Anderson Board Member
Ms Kathryn Kovitz Arnold Board Member
Mr Bernard Bartilad Board Member
Mr John L Brennan Board Member
Ms Louise B Frank Board Member
Mr Robert J Gauch Jr Board Member
Ms Sandra P Guthman Board Member
Ms Caryn Harris Board Member
Ms Joan W Harris Board Member
Mr Terrell Johnson Board Member
Mr Kwaku Johnson Board Member
Ms Christine N Evans Kelly Board Member
Mr Franco La Marca Board Member
Mr Michael McStraw Board Member
Ms Sarah Solotaroff Mirkin Board Member
Ms Alexandra C Nichols Board Member
Mr Kenneth R Norgan Board Member
Mr Gregory J O'Leary Board Member
Ms Abby McCormick O'Neil Board Member
Mr Scott Rafferty Board Member
Ms Nancy Santi Board Member
Mr Jai Shekhawat Board Member
Mr John Q Smith Board Member
Mr David Snyder Board Member
Ms Marilyn Fatt Vitale Board Member
Ms Kathryn Williams Board Member
Ms Maria Zec Board Member
Susan Lape Secretary

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Ms Lori Dimun Executive Director 2.4% of Rev
Ms Laura Hanssel Treasurer 2.3% of Rev
Ms Elizabeth Halajian Secretary 1.3% of Rev
Ms Caryn Harris Board President
Ms Merrillyn J Kosier Treasurer
Ms Claire O'Grady Secretary
Mr David Snyder Chairman
Mr Peter M Ellis Board Member
Ms Sara Albrecht Board Member
Ms Pamela Baker Board Member
Mr John L Brennan Board Member
Ms Louise B Frank Board Member
Mr Robert J Gauch Jr Board Member
Ms Sandra P Guthman Board Member
Ms Joan W Harris Board Member
Ms Christine N Evans Kelly Board Member
Ms Deborah A Korompilas Board Member
Mr Michael McStraw Board Member
Mr Zarin Mehta Board Member
Ms Sarah Solotaroff Mirkin Board Member
Ms Alexandra C Nichols Board Member
Mr Kenneth R Norgan Board Member
Mr Gregory J O'Leary Board Member
Ms Abby McCormick O'Neil Board Member
Mr Dan Plehal Board Member
Mr Scott Rafferty Board Member
Ms Nancy Santi Board Member
Ms Shannon L Schuyler Board Member
Mr Jai Shekhawat Board Member
Mr John Q Smith Board Member
Ms Sue Stark Board Member
Ms Sunitha Thomas Board Member
Ms Marilyn Fatt Vitale Board Member
Ms Dori Wilson Board Member
Ms Maria Zec Board Member
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
15 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
50 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
38 / 100
Priority Review

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

Peer comparison

Compared to 195 other orgs in IL with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: program score sits 28 points above the peer median (60 vs. 32).

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.