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 | — | — | 4.7% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | 4.5% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2021 | — | — | 8.9% | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2020 | — | — | 6.7% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2019 | — | — | 4.2% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch | |
| 2018 | — | — | 2.8% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch | |
| 2017 | — | — | 3.6% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch | |
| 2016 | — | — | 4.0% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | 0.6% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch | |
| 2014 | — | — | 0.7% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch | |
| 2013 | — | — | 0.7% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2012 | — | — | 2.0% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch | |
| 2011 | — | — | 3.2% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS CAMPBELL | Board Member | 1.7% of Rev | ||
| JASON SEIFER | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| SUSAN MCCONKEY | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| MEGAN A BOURNE | Secretary | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| AMANDA RILEY | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| LINDA BUTLER | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| KRISTA BRUGNARA | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| TIMOTHY BURGARD | Artistic Director | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| PATRICIA LACSON | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| CHRISTINE MOSS | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| STUART HATA | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| PAUL PETERSON | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| JASON MOMENT | Board President | — | ||
| DIANE B WILSEY | Board President | — | ||
| JACK CALHOUN | Board President | — | ||
| CARL PASCARELLA | Board President | — | ||
| DAVID FRAZE | Treasurer | — | ||
| BAKARI AYINDE ADAMS | Board Member | — | ||
| AIDA M ALVAREZ | Board Member | — | ||
| ALEXANDRIA J ASHDOWN | Board Member | — | ||
| JANET BARNES | Board Member | — | ||
| SHARON BELL | Board Member | — | ||
| ZACHARY S BOGUE | Board Member | — | ||
| CAROL N BONNIE | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID CHUNG | Board Member | — | ||
| KATHERINE HARBIN CLAMMER | Board Member | — | ||
| JULIET DE BAUBIGNY | Board Member | — | ||
| STANLESS GATTI | Board Member | — | ||
| FRANKIE JACOBS GILLETTE | Board Member | — | ||
| MAX GLYNN | Board Member | — | ||
| WHEELER S GRIFFITH | Board Member | — | ||
| CYNTHIA FRY GUNN | Board Member | — | ||
| LAUREN HALL | Board Member | — | ||
| LUCY YOUNG HAMILTON | Board Member | — | ||
| HOLLY JOHNSON HARRIS | Board Member | — | ||
| WILLIAM R HEARST | Board Member | — | ||
| GEORGE HECKSHER | Board Member | — | ||
| REBECCA REEVE HENDERSON | Board Member | — | ||
| DEBBIE JORGENSEN | Board Member | — | ||
| CARL KAWAJA | Board Member | — | ||
| GRETCHEN B KIMBALL | Board Member | — | ||
| YASUNOBU KYOGOKU | Board Member | — | ||
| KATHRYN LASATER | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHAEL LINN | Board Member | — | ||
| LESHELLE MAY | Board Member | — | ||
| BRYAN MEEHAN | Board Member | — | ||
| LORNA F MEYER | Board Member | — | ||
| VALERIE COLEMAN MORRIS | Board Member | — | ||
| LYNN ANDERSON POOLE | Board Member | — | ||
| HEATHER PRESTON | Board Member | — | ||
| LISA SARDEGNA | Board Member | — | ||
| RICHARD SCHELLER | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID SHIMMON | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID SOWARD | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID SPENCER | Board Member | — | ||
| JEANA TONEY | Board Member | — | ||
| MARVIN TSEU | Board Member | — | ||
| PAUL A VIOLICH | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID WADHWANI | Board Member | — | ||
| MARIANA GANTUS WALL | Board Member | — | ||
| LISA ZANZE | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS CAMPBELL | Board Member | 1.7% of Rev | ||
| JASON SEIFER | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| MEGAN A BOURNE | CHIEF OF STAFF | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| AMANDA RILEY | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| LINDA BUTLER | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| KRISTA BRUGNARA | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| TIMOTHY BURGARD | Artistic Director | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| SUSAN MCCONKEY | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| PATRICIA LACSON | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| SHARON YENCHARIS | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| STUART HATA | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| LAUREN HALL | Board Member | — | ||
| LUCY YOUNG HAMILTON | Board Member | — | ||
| HOLLY JOHNSON HARRIS | Board Member | — | ||
| WILLIAM R HEARST | Board Member | — | ||
| GEORGE HECKSHER | Board Member | — | ||
| DEBBIE JORGENSEN | Board Member | — | ||
| CARL KAWAJA | Board Member | — | ||
| GRETCHEN B KIMBALL | Board Member | — | ||
| YASUNOBU KYOGOKU | Board Member | — | ||
| KATHRYN LASATER | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHAEL LINN | Board Member | — | ||
| LESHELLE MAY | Board Member | — | ||
| AMY MCKNIGHT | Board Member | — | ||
| BRYAN MEEHAN | Board Member | — | ||
| LORNA F MEYER | Board Member | — | ||
| VALERIE COLEMAN MORRIS | Board Member | — | ||
| LYNN ANDERSON POOLE | Board Member | — | ||
| HEATHER PRESTON | Board Member | — | ||
| LISA SARDEGNA | Board Member | — | ||
| RICHARD SCHELLER | Board Member | — | ||
| GARY SHANSBY | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID SHIMMON | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID SOWARD | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID SPENCER | Board Member | — | ||
| JEANA TONEY | Board Member | — | ||
| MARVIN TSEU | Board Member | — | ||
| PAUL A VIOLICH | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID WADHWANI | Board Member | — | ||
| MARIANA GANTUS WALL | Board Member | — | ||
| LISA ZANZE | Board Member | — | ||
| JASON MOMENT | Board President | — | ||
| DIANE B WILSEY | Board President | — | ||
| JACK CALHOUN | Board President | — | ||
| CARL PASCARELLA | Board President | — | ||
| DAVID FRAZE | Treasurer | — | ||
| ALEXANDRIA J ASHDOWN | Board Member | — | ||
| JANET BARNES | Board Member | — | ||
| SHARON BELL | Board Member | — | ||
| ZACHARY S BOGUE | Board Member | — | ||
| CAROL N BONNIE | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID CHUNG | Board Member | — | ||
| KATHERINE HARBIN CLAMMER | Board Member | — | ||
| BELVA DAVIS | Board Member | — | ||
| JULIET DE BAUBIGNY | Board Member | — | ||
| DENISE FITCH | Board Member | — | ||
| FRANKIE JACOBS GILLETTE | Board Member | — | ||
| MAX GLYNN | Board Member | — | ||
| WHEELER S GRIFFITH | Board Member | — | ||
| CYNTHIA FRY GUNN | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS CAMPBELL | Board Member | 1.8% of Rev | ||
| ED PROHASKA | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (THRU 9/19) | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| AMANDA RILEY | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| LINDA BUTLER | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| MEGAN A BOURNE | CHIEF OF STAFF | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| JASON SEIFER | Treasurer | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| SHARON YENCHARIS | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| PATRICIA LACSON | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| KRISTA BRUGNARA | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| TIMOTHY BURGARD | Artistic Director | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| STUART HATA | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| JASON MOMENT | Board President | — | ||
| DIANE B WILSEY | Board President | — | ||
| JACK CALHOUN | Board President | — | ||
| CARL PASCARELLA | Board President | — | ||
| DAVID FRAZE | Treasurer | — | ||
| ALEXANDRIA J ASHDOWN | Board Member | — | ||
| SHARON BELL | Board Member | — | ||
| JANET BARNES | Board Member | — | ||
| ZACHARY S BOGUE | Board Member | — | ||
| CAROL N BONNIE | Board Member | — | ||
| TRACY BURRIS | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID CHUNG | Board Member | — | ||
| KATHERINE HARBIN CLAMMER | Board Member | — | ||
| CHARLES CROCKER | Board Member | — | ||
| MARC P CRUCIGER | Board Member | — | ||
| BELVA DAVIS | Board Member | — | ||
| JULIET DE BAUBIGNY | Board Member | — | ||
| DENISE FITCH | Board Member | — | ||
| FRANKIE JACOBS GILLETTE | Board Member | — | ||
| MAX GLYNN | Board Member | — | ||
| WHEELER S GRIFFITH | Board Member | — | ||
| CYNTHIA FRY GUNN | Board Member | — | ||
| LAUREN HALL | Board Member | — | ||
| LUCY YOUNG HAMILTON | Board Member | — | ||
| HOLLY JOHNSON HARRIS | Board Member | — | ||
| WILLIAM HEARST | Board Member | — | ||
| GEORGE HECKSHER | Board Member | — | ||
| DEBBIE JORGENSEN | Board Member | — | ||
| CARL KAWAJA | Board Member | — | ||
| GRETCHEN B KIMBALL | Board Member | — | ||
| YASUNOBU KYOGOKU | Board Member | — | ||
| KATHRYN LASATER | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHAEL LINN | Board Member | — | ||
| AMY MCKNIGHT | Board Member | — | ||
| BRYAN MEEHAN | Board Member | — | ||
| LORNA F MEYER | Board Member | — | ||
| VALERIE COLEMAN MORRIS | Board Member | — | ||
| LYNN ANDERSON POOLE | Board Member | — | ||
| HEATHER PRESTON | Board Member | — | ||
| LISA SARDEGNA | Board Member | — | ||
| RICHARD SCHELLER | Board Member | — | ||
| GARY SHANSBY | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID SHIMMON | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID SOWARD | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID SPENCER | Board Member | — | ||
| JEANA TONEY | Board Member | — | ||
| MARVIN TSUE | Board Member | — | ||
| PAUL A VIOLICH | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID WADHWANI | Board Member | — | ||
| MARIANA WALL | Board Member | — | ||
| LISA ZANZE | Board Member | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 12 other orgs in CA with NTEE prefix A0.
Most-divergent component: program score sits 35 points above the peer median (60 vs. 25).
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 35 → 35 over 5 years (stable by 0 points).
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 4.7% sits within the sector's healthy band (18–22%).
- Two consecutive years of deficit spending.
- 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).
- 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.