Programmatic Contraction
What does this mean?
Total revenue is stable, but the percentage of expenses spent on actual mission shrinks. Indicates administrative bloat and spending on the machinery of raising money rather than the art itself.
The Path Forward
The Rainmaker
Represents the forced release of hoarded resources back into the community. It acts as a pressure valve against administrative capture, ensuring the mission takes priority over the machine.
Title
Representative Institutions
Institutional Epochs
Historical Performance
| Year | Revenue | Top Comp | Comp % Rev | Score | Phase Label | Outlook | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | — | — | 28.6% | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Gov Risk | |
| 2018 | — | — | 17.4% | 44 | Fragile | Gov Risk | |
| 2017 | — | — | 25.4% | 27 | Critical Intervention Needed | Gov Risk | |
| 2016 | — | — | 36.9% | 25 | Critical Intervention Needed | Gov Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | 36.4% | 38 | Critical Intervention Needed | Gov Risk | |
| 2014 | — | — | 8.9% | 54 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
No IRS 990 Part VII compensation data available for this organization.
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 700 other orgs in NY with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 16 points below the peer median (15 vs. 31).
5-year trend: Programmatic Contraction
Total revenue is stable, but the percentage of expenses spent on actual mission shrinks. Indicates administrative bloat and spending on the machinery of raising money rather than the art itself.
Overall score has gone from 38 → 29 over 5 years (declining by 9 points).
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 28.6% is modestly above the sector's healthy band (18–22%) — worth monitoring.
- 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:
- Reduce top-officer compensation from 28.6% to under 22% of revenue — would move governance score by ~13 points.
- Separate signing authority from fundraising authority when both are held by one person — removes the concentration penalty (~12 points).
Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.