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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2023 | Hidden | Hidden | 8.0% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | 13.7% | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2021 | — | — | 12.5% | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | 16.4% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | 37 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 25 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH LONG | Executive Director | 9.4% of Rev | ||
| ROSE-MARIE KLIPSTEIN | Board President | — | ||
| MARION ROBINSON | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT SHAPIRO | Board Member | — | ||
| KAREN TINSMON | Board Member | — | ||
| BLISS OWEN | Treasurer | — | ||
| MARGARET SANCHEZ | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMES WALKER | Board Member | — | ||
| DANIELLE ABRAMSON | Board Member | — | ||
| HELEN ZAMBONI | Secretary | — | ||
| CHRIS DAHL | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH LONG | Executive Director | 7.8% of Rev | ||
| PATRICIA CAREY | Treasurer | — | ||
| CHRISTOPHER DAHL | Board Member | — | ||
| GERARD FLORIANO | EX-OFFICIO | — | ||
| SUZANNE GOUVERNET | Board President | — | ||
| ROSE-MARIE KLIPSTEIN | Board President | — | ||
| MARION ROBINSON | Board Member | — | ||
| MARGARET SANCHEZ | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMES WALKER | Board Member | — | ||
| BARBARA WALKER | Board Member | — | ||
| NANCY WILLIAMS | Board Member | — | ||
| HELEN ZAMBONI | Secretary | — | ||
| ROBERT SHAPIRO | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH LONG | Executive Director | 7.8% of Rev | ||
| ROSE-MARIE KLIPSTEIN | Board President | — | ||
| SUZANNE GOUVERNET | Board President | — | ||
| PATRICIA CAREY | Treasurer | — | ||
| HELEN ZAMBONI | Secretary | — | ||
| CHRISTOPHER DAHL | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN COTRONEO | Board Member | — | ||
| BARBARA WALKER | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMES WALKER | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT SHAPIRO | Board Member | — | ||
| MARGARET SANCHEZ | Board Member | — | ||
| NANCY WILLIAMS | Board Member | — | ||
| MARION ROBINSON | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH LONG | Executive Director | 4.5% of Rev | ||
| ROSE-MARIE KLIPSTEIN | Board President | — | ||
| SUZANNE GOUVERNET | Board President | — | ||
| PATRICIA CAREY | Treasurer | — | ||
| HELEN ZAMBONI | Secretary | — | ||
| CHRISTOPHER DAHL | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHANNA LESTER | Board Member | — | ||
| BARBARA WALKER | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMES WALKER | Board Member | — | ||
| DEBORAH ONSLOW | Board Member | — | ||
| MARGARET SANCHEZ | Board Member | — | ||
| NANCY WILLIAMS | Board Member | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 699 other orgs in NY with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 31 points below the peer median (0 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.
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 8.0% 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.