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 | — | — | 16.3% | 26 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2022 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2021 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | 3.5% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | 35 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POONACHA MACHAIAH | Executive Director | 2.6% of Rev | ||
| DEEPAK CHOPRA MD | Board Member | — | ||
| AJAY K GUPTA | Board President | — | ||
| PAUL JOHNSON | Treasurer | — | ||
| FRANCOIS FERRE PHD | Board Member | — | ||
| RAYMOND G CHAMBERS | Board Member | — | ||
| MATT HARRIS | Board Member | — | ||
| FRED MATSER | Board Member | — | ||
| ALICE WALTON | Board Member | — | ||
| DEEPAK CHOPRA MD | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, FOU | — | ||
| AJAY K GUPTA | Board President | — | ||
| PAUL JOHNSON | Treasurer | — | ||
| RAYMOND G CHAMBERS | Board Member | — | ||
| FRANCOIS FERRE PHD | Board Member | — | ||
| MATTHEW HARRIS | Board Member | — | ||
| FRED MATSER | Board Member | — | ||
| ALICE L WALTON | Board Member | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 1,050 other orgs in US with NTEE prefix E8.
Most-divergent component: governance score sits 0 points above the peer median (85 vs. 85).
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 35 → 26 over 5 years (declining by 9 points).
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 0.0% sits within the sector's healthy band (18–22%).
What would change this score
No specific high-impact levers identified — this org's score is balanced across components.
Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.