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 | 9.8% | 50 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | 3.1% | 45 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | 19.3% | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2020 | — | — | 9.3% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | 17.4% | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | 17.3% | 27 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2017 | — | — | 16.7% | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2016 | — | — | 27.2% | 30 | Critical Intervention Needed | Gov Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | 16.9% | 33 | Critical Intervention Needed | Gov Risk | |
| 2014 | — | — | 16.4% | 33 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2013 | — | — | 8.5% | 36 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2012 | — | — | 7.9% | 44 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2011 | — | — | 7.8% | 44 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATHERINE HADER | Board Member | 7.2% of Rev | ||
| NANCY REHKOPF | Executive Director | 2.6% of Rev | ||
| MONA STEINBERG | Board President | — | ||
| ANN ELIAS | Secretary | — | ||
| BAHAR OZGUR | Treasurer | — | ||
| STEPHANIE HENERLAU | Board Member | — | ||
| RICH JENSEN | Board President | — | ||
| JENNIFER HENERLAU | Board Member | — | ||
| ASHISH SHARMA | Board Member | — | ||
| JOE ALLANSON | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYNTHIA LUCAS | Artistic Director | 9.7% of Rev | ||
| EMAN ISADIAR | Executive Director | 5.1% of Rev | ||
| NANCY REHKOPF | Board Member | — | ||
| LOUISE LO | Board Member | — | ||
| MARIA NEWMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| KATHRYN HANSEN | Treasurer | — | ||
| IRINA VAKOS | Board Member | — | ||
| HALEY TONE | Board President | — | ||
| JENNIFER HENERLAU | Board Member | — | ||
| ANGIE HISANAGA | Board Member | — | ||
| MONA STEINBERG | Board Member | — | ||
| SABRINA WERBY | Board President | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F LAWRENCE EWING | Executive Director | 9.9% of Rev | ||
| ANGIE HISANAGA | Board President | — | ||
| LOUISE LO | Board Member | — | ||
| SANDRA DAYCO-CORAY | Board Member | — | ||
| KATHRYN HANSEN | Treasurer | — | ||
| IRINA DRAZIEN | Secretary | — | ||
| HALEY TONE | Board President | — | ||
| JENNIFER HENERLAU | Board Member | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 46 other orgs in CA with NTEE prefix A1.
Most-divergent component: program score sits 31 points above the peer median (60 vs. 29).
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 9.8% sits within the sector's healthy band (18–22%).
- Two consecutive years of deficit spending.
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.