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.
Institutional Epochs
Historical Performance
| Year | Revenue | Top Comp | Comp % Rev | Score | Phase Label | Outlook | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Hidden | Hidden | 6.2% | 36 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | 11.8% | 36 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2021 | — | — | 9.8% | 40 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | 10.8% | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2019 | — | — | 10.3% | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2018 | — | — | 9.5% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2017 | — | — | 10.3% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2016 | — | — | 12.3% | 33 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2015 | — | — | 12.1% | 33 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2014 | — | — | 14.3% | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2013 | — | — | 13.1% | 33 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2012 | — | — | 9.4% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2011 | — | — | 8.0% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANWAR NASIR | Executive Director | 1.8% of Rev | ||
| CARLOS MIGUEL PRIETO | Board Member | 1.0% of Rev | ||
| BEN HART | Secretary | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| HANNAH YIM | Board President | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| JOSIAH BULLACH | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| JIM ATWOOD | Board President | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| EVAN CONROY | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| ELIZABETH OVERWEG | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| MICHAEL MATUSHEK | Treasurer | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| JEANNE JAUBERT | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| SARAH SCHETTLER | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| WILLIAM SCHETTLER | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| BERNIE JAFFE | Board President | — | ||
| CHARLOTTE LEWIS | Board President | — | ||
| JOE TOUPS | Treasurer | — | ||
| ADELAIDE BENJAMIN | Board Member | — | ||
| VALERIE BESTHOFF | Board Member | — | ||
| JULIE F BREITMEYER | Board Member | — | ||
| ANA GERSHANIK | Board Member | — | ||
| STEPHEN HALES | Board Member | — | ||
| WILLIAM HESS | Board Member | — | ||
| ANGELA HILL | Board Member | — | ||
| EDWARD F MARTIN | Board Member | — | ||
| JONATHAN MCCALL | Board Member | — | ||
| DWIGHT MCGHEE | Board Member | — | ||
| RANNEY MIZE | Board Member | — | ||
| QUINN PEEPER | Board Member | — | ||
| COURTNEY-ANNE SARPY | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN TALLEY | Board Member | — | ||
| CATHERINE TREMAINE | Board Member | — | ||
| BARBARA SANDS | Board President | — | ||
| CHRIS BEARY | Board Member | — | ||
| MR TIMOTHY KELLY | Board Member | — | ||
| BRITTANY MAJOR | Board Member | — | ||
| CYRIL SAULNY | Board Member | — | ||
| JOSETTE SEIFERT | Board Member | — | ||
| STEPHEN SMITH | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT HARRISON | Executive Director | 1.2% of Rev | ||
| ANWAR NASIR | Executive Director | 0.8% of Rev | ||
| EVAN CONROY | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| JIM ATWOOD | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| KEVIN WINTER | Board President | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| HANNAH YIM | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| MARK TROTTER | Board President | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| ELIZABETH OVERWEG | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| PAUL MACRES | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| BRUCE OWEN | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| MICHAEL MATUSHEK | Treasurer | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| BEN HART | Secretary | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| SARAH SCHETTLER | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| BERNIE JAFFE | Board President | — | ||
| CHARLOTTE LEWIS | Board President | — | ||
| JOE TOUPS | Treasurer | — | ||
| ADELAIDE BENJAMIN | Board Member | — | ||
| VALERIE BESTHOFF | Board Member | — | ||
| JULIE F BREITMEYER | Board Member | — | ||
| ANA GERSHANIK | Board Member | — | ||
| STEPHEN HALES | Board Member | — | ||
| WILLIAM HESS | Board Member | — | ||
| ANGELA HILL | Board Member | — | ||
| DOTTY JACOBS | Board Member | — | ||
| TIM KELLY | Board Member | — | ||
| PAUL LEAMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| EDWARD F MARTIN | Board Member | — | ||
| JONATHAN MCCALL | Board Member | — | ||
| DWIGHT MCGHEE | Board Member | — | ||
| RANNEY MIZE | Board Member | — | ||
| QUINN PEEPER | Board Member | — | ||
| COURTNEY-ANNE SARPY | Board Member | — | ||
| JOSETTE SEIFERT | Board Member | — | ||
| BRUCE SOLTIS | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN TALLEY | Board Member | — | ||
| CATHERINE TREMAINE | Board Member | — | ||
| BARBARA SANDS | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARLOS MIGUEL PRIETO | Board Member | 0.8% of Rev | ||
| MIMI KRUGER | ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECT | 0.7% of Rev | ||
| SCOTT HARRISON | Executive Director | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| HANNAH YIM | Board President | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| JIM ATWOOD | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| KEVIN WINTER | Board President | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| ELIZABETH OVERWEG | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| STEPHEN OREJUDOS | Board President | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| BENJAMIN HART | Secretary | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| BRUCE OWEN | Artistic Director | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| PAUL MACRES | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| TYLER SIEH | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| MICHAEL MATUSHEK | Treasurer | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| SARAH SCHETTLER | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| JAMES BOYD | Executive Director | 0.0% of Rev | ||
| DWIGHT MCGHEE | Board President | — | ||
| BRUCE SOLTIS | Board President | — | ||
| HUGH LONG | Treasurer | — | ||
| ADELAIDE BENJAMIN | Board Member | — | ||
| VALERIE BESTHOFF | Board Member | — | ||
| JULIE F BREITMEYER | Board Member | — | ||
| ANNE GAUTHIER | Board Member | — | ||
| ANA GERSHANIK | Board Member | — | ||
| STEPHEN HALES | Board Member | — | ||
| WILLIAM HESS | Board Member | — | ||
| ANGELA HILL | Board Member | — | ||
| DOTTY JACOBS | Board Member | — | ||
| BERNARD JAFFE | Board Member | — | ||
| TIMOTHY E KELLY | Board Member | — | ||
| PAUL LEAMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| CHARLOTTE LEWIS | Board Member | — | ||
| EDWARD F MARTIN | Board Member | — | ||
| JONATHAN MCCALL | Board Member | — | ||
| RANNEY MIZE | Board Member | — | ||
| COURTNEY-ANNE SARPY | Board Member | — | ||
| JOSETTE SEIFERT | Board Member | — | ||
| RICHARD STRUB | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN TALLEY | Board Member | — | ||
| CATHERINE TREMAINE | Board Member | — | ||
| CHRIS HINES | Board President | — | ||
| BETTY SPEYRER | LPO VOLUNTEERS | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES BOYD | Executive Director | 1.2% of Rev | ||
| CARLOS MIGUEL PRIETO | Board Member | 0.8% of Rev | ||
| MIMI KRUGER | Executive Director | 0.8% of Rev | ||
| BENJAMIN HART | Secretary | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| HANNAH YIM | Board President | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| JIM ATWOOD | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| ELIZABETH OVERWEG | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| STEPHEN OREJUDOS | Board President | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| KEVIN WINTER | Board President | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| TYLER SIEH | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| BRUCE OWEN | Artistic Director | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| EVAN CONROY | Board President | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| SARAH SCHETTLER | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| MICHAEL MATUSHEK | Treasurer | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| CHARLOTTE LEWIS | Board Member | — | ||
| RANNEY MIZE | Board Member | — | ||
| BRUCE SOLTIS | Board President | — | ||
| TIMOTHY E KELLY | Board Member | — | ||
| ADELAIDE BENJAMIN | Board Member | — | ||
| VALERIE BESTHOFF | Board Member | — | ||
| JULIE F BREITMEYER | Board Member | — | ||
| SCOTT CHOTIN JR | Board Member | — | ||
| ANNE GAUTHIER | Board Member | — | ||
| ANA GERSHANIK | Board Member | — | ||
| STEPHEN HALES | Board Member | — | ||
| WILLIAM HESS | Board Member | — | ||
| ANGELA HILL | Board Member | — | ||
| DOTTY JACOBS | Board Member | — | ||
| BERNARD JAFFE | Board Member | — | ||
| JONATHAN MCCALL | Board Member | — | ||
| PAUL LEAMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| HUGH LONG | Treasurer | — | ||
| EDWARD F MARTIN | Board Member | — | ||
| CAMMIE MAYER | Board Member | — | ||
| DWIGHT MCGHEE | Board President | — | ||
| ANN OWENS | Board Member | — | ||
| COURTNEY-ANNE SARPY | Board Member | — | ||
| JOSETTE SEIFERT | Board Member | — | ||
| RICHARD STRUB | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN TALLEY | Board Member | — | ||
| CATHERINE TREMAINE | Board Member | — | ||
| JEANETTE DAVIS-LOEB | Board Member | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 49 other orgs in LA with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 31 points below the peer median (5 vs. 36).
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 → 36 over 5 years (improving by 4 points).
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 6.2% 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.