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 | — | — | — | 48 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 42 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | 11.5% | 35 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | 10.2% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | 8.4% | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | 8.2% | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2017 | — | — | 39.4% | 24 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2016 | — | — | 8.7% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2015 | — | — | 8.4% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2014 | — | — | 12.8% | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2013 | — | — | 9.0% | 30 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2012 | — | — | 8.3% | 30 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT VANN | GENERAL MANA | 8.1% of Rev | ||
| SHAUNA AUERBACH | Board Member | — | ||
| PRASHANT GOTETI | Board Member | — | ||
| ARSHIA ISLAM | VICE PRESIDE | — | ||
| MICHELLE KAPHAR | Board President | — | ||
| LOURDES MENDOZA | Board Member | — | ||
| HENGAMEH MOSLEHI | Board Member | — | ||
| RUDY RUPERT | Board Member | — | ||
| NIDA SPALDING | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT VANN | GENERAL MANAGER | 8.6% of Rev | ||
| MICHELLE KAPHAR | Board President | — | ||
| TANIA NUNEZ | Board President | — | ||
| LUCAS HUEZO | Secretary | — | ||
| NIDA SPALDING | Treasurer | — | ||
| LORENZO SMITH | Board President | — | ||
| HAROLD JOHNSON | Secretary | — | ||
| RAY CHAN | Board Member | — | ||
| MARILYN BEST | Board Member | — | ||
| KIMBERLY SOMMERHAUG | Board Member | — | ||
| LOURDES MENDOZA | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT VANN | GENERAL MANAGER | 8.0% of Rev | ||
| LORENZO SMITH | Board President | — | ||
| LIAN HOANG | Board President | — | ||
| HAROLD JOHNSON | Secretary | — | ||
| INGRID TUNG | Treasurer | — | ||
| MARILYN BEST | Board Member | — | ||
| LUISA MOYA | Board Member | — | ||
| RAY CHAN | Board Member | — | ||
| ARAVINDAN RANGARAJAN | Board Member | — | ||
| KIMBERLY SOMMERHAUG | Board Member | — | ||
| LOURDES MENDOZA | Board Member | — | ||
| NIDA SPALDING | Board Member | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 829 other orgs in CA with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: program score sits 29 points above the peer median (60 vs. 31).
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 → 48 over 5 years (improving by 16 points). A multi-year directional move of this magnitude is a signal worth investigating.
What's driving this score
- All-volunteer org with no paid officers — governance signal is neutral (default 50), not absent.
- Net assets declined for 6 consecutive years of deficit spending; cash runway narrowing.
What would change this score
The two changes that would most improve this score:
- Stabilize program expenses or grow earned-income revenue to break the consecutive-deficit pattern (~8 points to financial score).
Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.