Structural Deficit
Structural Deficit
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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.
The Truth-Teller
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Structural Deficit ↑
Overall
39
Score
Governance
58
Score
Financial
10
Score
Program
60
Score
Title
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Institutions
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Avg Revenue
-
Risk Profile
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Institutional Epochs
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Trajectory Era
Structural Deficit
Historical Performance
| Year | Revenue | Top Comp | Comp % Rev | Score | Phase Label | Outlook | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2024 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2023 | Hidden | Hidden | 4.5% | 39 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2022 | — | — | 8.1% | 48 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | 16.5% | 41 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | 7.1% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2019 | — | — | 7.6% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2018 | — | — | 8.2% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2017 | — | — | 6.3% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2016 | — | — | 7.0% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2015 | — | — | 8.5% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2014 | — | — | 4.9% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch | |
| 2013 | — | — | 5.7% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2012 | — | — | 6.4% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2011 | — | — | 6.8% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2026
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Newbrough | Executive Director | 4.5% of Rev | ||
| Lynn Holladay | Chief Operating Officer | 2.1% of Rev | ||
| Mario R Rede | Chief Financial Officer | 2.0% of Rev | ||
| Jeremy Van Hoy | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| Deb Mahan | Board President | — | ||
| Pamela Shockley-Zalabak | Board President | — | ||
| Erin Hannan | Board President | — | ||
| Wanda Anderson | Secretary | — | ||
| Ingrid Richter | Treasurer | — | ||
| Sarah Balian | Board Member | — | ||
| Frank Caris | Board Member | — | ||
| Anthony Carlson | Board Member | — | ||
| Frank DeLay | Board Member | — | ||
| Chris Jenkins | Board Member | — | ||
| Christina Martinez | Board Member | — | ||
| David Siegel | Board Member | — | ||
| Lynn Stone | Board Member | — | ||
| Ken Montera | Board Member | — | ||
| Al Buettner | Board Member | — | ||
| Bill Cosper | Board Member | — | ||
| Michael Hanson | Board Member | — | ||
| Cathy Holaday | Board Member | — | ||
| Lance Miller | Board Member | — | ||
| Sally Sharpe | Board Member | — | ||
| Herman Tiemens | Board Member | — | ||
| John Street | Board Member | — | ||
| Margaret Sabin | Board Member | — | ||
| Robin Goldberg | Board Member | — | ||
| Dolly Wong | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Newbrough | Executive Director | 4.2% of Rev | ||
| Jeremy Van Hoy | Musician Representative | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| Pamela Shockley-Zalabak | Board President | — | ||
| Ken Montera | Board President | — | ||
| John Street | Chairman Emeritus | — | ||
| Ron Brasch | Treasurer | — | ||
| Martha Barton | Secretary | — | ||
| Al Buettner | Board Member | — | ||
| Anthony Carlson | Board Member | — | ||
| Bill Cosper | Board Member | — | ||
| Cathy Holaday | Board Member | — | ||
| Chris Jenkins | Board Member | — | ||
| David Kunstle | Board Member | — | ||
| David Siegel | Board Member | — | ||
| Deb Mahan | Board Member | — | ||
| Dolly Wong | Board Member | — | ||
| Herman Tiemens | Board Member | — | ||
| Lance Miller | Board Member | — | ||
| Margaret Sabin | Board Member | — | ||
| Sally Sharpe | Board Member | — | ||
| Wanda Anderson | Board Member | — | ||
| Robin Goldberg | Board Member | — | ||
| Lynn Stone | Board Member | — | ||
| Michael Hanson | Concertmaster | — | ||
| Mike Edmonds | Board Member | — | ||
| Joseph Caballe-Domenech | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Newbrough | Executive Director | 4.1% of Rev | ||
| Josep Caballe-Domenech | Board Member | 2.8% of Rev | ||
| John M Hanson | Musician Representative | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| Paul Rule | Musician Representative | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| Pamela Shockley-Zalabak | Board President | — | ||
| Ken Montera | Board President | — | ||
| Martha Barton | Secretary | — | ||
| Ron Brasch | Treasurer | — | ||
| Al Buettner | Board Member | — | ||
| Anthony Carlson | Board Member | — | ||
| Bill Cosper | Board Member | — | ||
| Cathy Holaday | Board Member | — | ||
| Chris Jenkins | Board Member | — | ||
| David Kunstle | Board Member | — | ||
| David Siegel | Board Member | — | ||
| Deb Mahan | Board Member | — | ||
| Dolly Wong | Board Member | — | ||
| Herman Tiemens | Board Member | — | ||
| John Street | Chairman Emeritus | — | ||
| Lance Miller | Board Member | — | ||
| Margaret Sabin | Board Member | — | ||
| Mike Edmonds | Board Member | — | ||
| Robin Roberts | Board Member | — | ||
| Sally Sharpe | Board Member | — | ||
| Vicki Dimond | Board Member | — | ||
| David Donner | Board Member | — | ||
| Sergei Vassiliev | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATHAN NEWBROUGH | Executive Director | 3.9% of Rev | ||
| JOSEP CABALLE-DOMENECH | Board Member | 3.0% of Rev | ||
| PAUL RULE | MUSICIAN REPRESENTATIVE | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| SERGEI VASSILIEV | MUSICIAN REPRESENTATIVE | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| HERMAN TIEMENS | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| FRED VEITCH | Board Member | — | ||
| MARTHA BARTON | Secretary | — | ||
| MIKE EDMONDS | Board Member | — | ||
| JOEL YUHAS | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID DONNER | Board Member | — | ||
| SALLY SHARPE | Board Member | — | ||
| MARGARET SABIN | Board Member | — | ||
| CATHY HOLADAY | Board Member | — | ||
| RON BRASCH | Treasurer | — | ||
| PAMELA SHOCKLEY-ZALABAK | Board Member | — | ||
| BRIAN ERLING | Board Member | — | ||
| KEN MONTERA | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBIN ROBERTS | Board Member | — | ||
| VICKI DIMOND | Board Member | — | ||
| BILL COSPER | Board President | — | ||
| DAVID CULL | Board Member | — | ||
| LANCE MILLER | Board Member | — | ||
| FRAN PILCH | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATHAN NEWBROUGH | Executive Director | 4.1% of Rev | ||
| JOSEP CABALLE-DOMENECH | Board Member | 3.2% of Rev | ||
| SERGEI VASSILIEV | MUSICIAN REPRESENTATIVE | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| PAUL RULE | MUSICIAN REPRESENTATIVE | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| HERMAN TIEMENS | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| FRED VEITCH | Board Member | — | ||
| MARTHA BARTON | Secretary | — | ||
| MIKE EDMONDS | Board Member | — | ||
| JOEL YUHAS | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID DONNER | Board Member | — | ||
| SALLY SHARPE | Board Member | — | ||
| MARGARET SABIN | Board Member | — | ||
| CATHARINE HOLADAY | Board Member | — | ||
| RON BRASCH | Treasurer | — | ||
| PAMELA SHOCKLEY-ZALABAK | Board President | — | ||
| AL BUETTNER | Board Member | — | ||
| BRIAN ERLING | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID KUNSTLE | Board Member | — | ||
| DEB MAHAN | Board Member | — | ||
| KEN MONTERA | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBIN ROBERTS | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID SIEGEL | Board Member | — |
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Score breakdown
Score breakdown
Financial resilience
10 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
58 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
39 / 100
Priority Review
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 182 other orgs in CO with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: program score sits 28 points above the peer median (60 vs. 32).
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.
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 4.5% 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.