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 | — | — | 10.2% | 35 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | 10.4% | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2021 | — | — | 10.8% | 35 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | 5.6% | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | 2.6% | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2018 | — | — | 3.0% | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2017 | — | — | 4.8% | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2016 | — | — | 3.6% | 28 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2015 | — | — | 17.4% | 26 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT BARBEAU | Board President | 7.1% of Rev | ||
| RICHARD A JOHNSON | Board President | — | ||
| JEFF BREADEN | Treasurer | — | ||
| JOE DELUCA | Secretary | — | ||
| VALERIE MAZE | Board Member | — | ||
| LISA RUBLE MURPHY | Board Member | — | ||
| CLAIRE OLSON | Board Member | — | ||
| JEFF RADTKE | Board Member | — | ||
| LISA HOWARD | Board Member | — | ||
| ENRIQUE LOPEZ | Board Member | — | ||
| ROB HON | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE LOHNES | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT BARBEAU | Board President | 4.6% of Rev | ||
| RICHARD A JOHNSON | Board President | — | ||
| JOE DELUCA | Secretary | — | ||
| JEFF BREADEN | Treasurer | — | ||
| ANNE WORTEL | Board Member | — | ||
| ENRIQUE LOPEZ | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE LOHNES | Board Member | — | ||
| LISA RUBLE MURPHY | Board Member | — | ||
| ROB HON | Board Member | — | ||
| JEFF RADTKE | Board Member | — | ||
| VALERIE MAZE | Board Member | — | ||
| O'DELL MITCHELL | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT BARBEAU | Board President | 1.7% of Rev | ||
| RICHARD A JOHNSON | Board President | — | ||
| MIKE LOHNES | Secretary | — | ||
| JEFF BREADEN | Treasurer | — | ||
| ANNE WORTEL | Board Member | — | ||
| ENRIQUE LOPEZ | Board Member | — | ||
| JOE DELUCA | Board Member | — | ||
| LISA RUBLE MURPHY | Board Member | — | ||
| ROB HON | Board Member | — | ||
| JEFF RADTKE | Board Member | — | ||
| VALERIE MAZE | Board Member | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 10 other orgs in IL with NTEE prefix A9.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 31 points below the peer median (15 vs. 46).
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 32 → 35 over 5 years (improving by 3 points).
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 10.2% sits within the sector's healthy band (18–22%).
- 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:
- 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.