Mission Drift
Mission Drift
Mission Drift Market Archetype Mechanical Natural
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Mission Drift

What does this mean?

Highly volatile revenue swings year over year paired with fluctuating Program Scores. The organization is constantly pivoting to chase restricted grant funding rather than building a sustainable core.

The Path Forward

The Lodestar

A radical recommitment to the core mission. It requires the organization to gain the strength to say 'no' to restricted funding that pulls them away from their true purpose.

The Lodestar
The Lodestar
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Mission Drift
Overall
37
Score
Governance
45
Score
Financial
15
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
Mission Drift

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2024 Hidden Hidden Unknown
2023 Hidden Hidden 19.0% 37 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2022 12.9% 38 Financially Distressed Recovery
2021 16.2% 47 Fragile Recovery
2020 18.5% 29 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2019 14.8% 44 Financially Distressed Recovery
2018 16.1% 39 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2017 16.3% 41 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2016 16.1% 41 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2015 15.3% 49 Fragile Gov Risk
2014 14.9% 49 Fragile Recovery
2013 14.9% 47 Fragile Recovery
2012 17.7% 39 Financially Distressed Stable Watch
2011 7.7% 42 Financially Distressed Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
BRIDGET BETTKE Executive Director 9.9% of Rev
CHARLOTTE MOUQUIN EXECUTIVE DI 8.7% of Rev
SUSAN NATHENSON Board Member 0.4% of Rev
EMLYN TAVERAS Board Member 0.1% of Rev
MICHELLE ACOSTA Secretary
JAY ANDERSON Board Member
ALICIA CARMONA Board Member
ESTEE CROSS Board Member
SONA DAVIDIAN Board Member
CHRIS EDDY Treasurer
CHARLES FAZZINO Board Member
BRENDA HARMS Board Member
NANDINI ANANDU MD Board Member
ROSEMARY MAGGIORE Board President
NANCY MAZZEI Vice President
JULIA FULLER NAKAYAMA BOARD PRESID
JENNIFER ROHR BOARD MEM/TR
EMILY SHARROCK Vice President
REBECCA SILVER Board Member
JACK SMITH Board Member
MICHELE WESTRICK Board Member
KD WILSON Board Member
PAULA WOOD Vice President

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
CHARLOTTE MOUQUIN Executive Director 11.7% of Rev
CHARLOTTE MOUQUIN Executive Director 11.7% of Rev
JAY ANDERSON Treasurer
NANDINI ANANDU MD Board Member
JENNIFER BLAND Board President
ALICIA CARMONA Board Member
JULIE CEPLER Board Member
SONA DAVIDIAN Board Member
DANA DIERSEN BUEHRER Board Member
ALLISON DOUGLASS Board Member
DIANE ESSIG Board Member
CHARLES FAZZINO Board Member
LAURA GOLDBERG Board Member
BRENDA HARMS Board Member
BOB HEMM Board Member
KATE KERRIGAN Board Member
LISA KOONCE Board President
ANDREW LAVALLEE Board Member
BARRY MASON Board Member
BRIAN MCFARLAND Board Member
PAULA MCKEEVER Board President
AMY TODD MIDDLETON Board Member
SUSAN NATHENSON Board Member
KATE PRINGLE Secretary
GRETCHEN PURSEL Board Member
CHRISTOPHER TAHBAZ Board Member
KD WILSON Board Member
JAY ANDERSON Treasurer
JENNIFER BLAND Board Member
JULIE CEPLER Board Member
SONA DAVIDIAN Board Member
DANA DIERSEN BUEHRER Board Member
DIANE ESSIG Board Member
CHARLES FAZZINO Board Member
LAURA GOLDBERG Board Member
BOB HEMM Board Member
KATE KERRIGAN Board Member
LISA KOONCE Board President
ANDREW LAVELLE Board Member
BARRY MASON Board Member
BRIAN MCFARLAND Board Member
PAULA MCKEEVER Board President
AMY TODD MIDDLETON Board Member
SUSAN NATHANSON Board Member
KATE PRINGLE Secretary
CHRISTOPHER TAHBAZ Board Member
KD WILSON 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 146 other orgs in NY with NTEE prefix A2.

Most-divergent component: program score sits 29 points above the peer median (60 vs. 31).

5-year trend: Mission Drift

Highly volatile revenue swings year over year paired with fluctuating Program Scores. The organization is constantly pivoting to chase restricted grant funding rather than building a sustainable core.

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.