--- name: funding-concentration-risk-scorer description: "Analyzes a nonprofit's funding portfolio to calculate concentration ratios (top 1, top 3, top 5 funder dependency), flag high-risk revenue dependencies, benchmark against diversification thresholds, and deliver a scored risk report with a diversification action plan. Use when assessing revenue concentration, preparing for board finance reviews, evaluating grant renewal exposure, or building a funding diversification strategy." argument-hint: "[funding-sources] [total-revenue]" allowed-tools: ["Read"] --- # Funding Concentration Risk Scorer ## Purpose Turn a raw list of funding sources into a scored concentration-risk report — quantifying how dependent the organization is on its largest funders, flagging where a single loss would create a budget crisis, and benchmarking the portfolio against healthy diversification standards. Solves the problem of concentration risk being felt intuitively but rarely measured until a major funder walks. ## When to Use Invoke this skill when the user asks to: - Assess how dependent the organization is on its top funders - Prepare a funding risk analysis for a board or finance committee - Evaluate exposure ahead of a major grant renewal or expiration - Diagnose whether the revenue base is dangerously concentrated - Benchmark funding diversification against sector standards - Build a case or plan for diversifying revenue sources ## Inputs Required Before starting, collect: - **Funding sources and amounts**: A line-item list of each funder/source and its dollar amount for the period (grants, individual donors, government contracts, earned revenue, events, etc.) - **Total annual revenue/budget**: The full operating revenue figure for the period - **Funder type per source**: Foundation, government, individual/major donor, corporate, earned revenue, or event (used to assess volatility, not just size) - **Renewal status or term**: For the largest sources — multi-year committed, annual/renewable, one-time, or uncertain - **Restricted vs. unrestricted**: Whether each source is restricted or unrestricted, if known - **Organization size/stage**: Approximate budget size and whether early-stage, growth, or mature If funder type or renewal status is missing, score on amounts alone and note that volatility-adjusted risk could not be applied. ## Instructions ### Step 1: Normalize and Rank the Portfolio Convert the source list into a clean, sortable ledger: 1. Confirm the sum of all sources reconciles to total revenue; if there's a gap, treat the difference as an "unlisted/other" bucket and flag it. 2. Calculate each source as a percentage of total revenue. 3. Rank sources largest to smallest. 4. Note funder type and renewal status alongside each ranked source. ### Step 2: Calculate Concentration Ratios Compute the core metrics: - **Top 1 concentration**: Largest single source as % of total revenue - **Top 3 concentration**: Sum of the three largest sources as % of total - **Top 5 concentration**: Sum of the five largest sources as % of total - **Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI)**: Sum of the squared percentage shares of every source (a 0–10,000 scale where higher = more concentrated). Report the raw HHI and its interpretation band. - **Funder type mix**: % of revenue by funder type (foundation / government / individual / corporate / earned / event) ### Step 3: Apply Benchmark Thresholds Score each ratio against diversification standards: **Top 1 single-funder dependency** - Healthy: under 25% - Caution: 25–35% - High risk: 35–50% - Critical: over 50% **Top 3 concentration** - Healthy: under 50% - Caution: 50–65% - High risk: 65–80% - Critical: over 80% **Top 5 concentration** - Healthy: under 65% - Caution: 65–80% - High risk: over 80% **HHI interpretation** - Diversified: under 1,500 - Moderately concentrated: 1,500–2,500 - Highly concentrated: over 2,500 **Funder type mix**: Flag if any single funder type exceeds 60% of revenue — type concentration is a hidden risk even when individual funders look balanced (e.g., five foundations behaving as one correlated risk). ### Step 4: Flag High-Risk Dependencies Identify specific vulnerabilities beyond the raw ratios: - **Single points of failure**: Any source above 20% whose loss would force program cuts. State the dollar gap and rough % of budget it represents. - **Renewal cliffs**: Large sources that are one-time, expiring, or uncertain — weight these as higher risk than committed multi-year funding of the same size. - **Correlated risk**: Multiple sources that could fail together (same funder type, same economic driver, same government appropriation cycle). - **Restriction trap**: High concentration in restricted funds while unrestricted revenue is thin — flag if unrestricted revenue can't cover core operating costs. ### Step 5: Assign an Overall Risk Score Synthesize into a single grade: - **Low / Diversified** — all ratios in healthy bands, no single point of failure over 20% - **Moderate** — one or two ratios in caution, manageable dependencies - **Elevated** — one high-risk ratio or a single-funder dependency above 35% - **Severe** — critical band on top-1 or top-3, or a renewal cliff on a source above 30% State the primary driver of the score in one sentence. ### Step 6: Diversification Action Plan Deliver 4–6 prioritized, specific actions tied to the actual portfolio, such as: - Which dependency to reduce first and a target % to bring it under - Which underweight funder type to grow and a realistic 12–24 month target - Whether to prioritize unrestricted revenue growth given the restriction mix - What to do about any identified renewal cliff before it hits - A recommended cash reserve target given the concentration level (higher concentration warrants deeper reserves) ## Output Format - **Structure**: Ranked portfolio table → concentration ratios with benchmark scoring → high-risk flags → overall risk grade → action plan - **Length**: 700–1,000 words - **Format**: Ranked table for the portfolio and ratios; bulleted flags; numbered action plan - **Sections**: Portfolio Snapshot → Concentration Ratios & Benchmarks → High-Risk Dependencies → Overall Risk Score → Diversification Action Plan - **Tone**: Nonprofit CFO addressing a finance committee — precise, numbers-first, candid about risk without alarmism ## Quality Checklist Before delivering output, verify: - [ ] Top 1, Top 3, and Top 5 concentration percentages are all calculated and stated - [ ] HHI is computed and placed in an interpretation band - [ ] Every listed source sums to total revenue (or the gap is flagged) - [ ] Each ratio is scored against its specific benchmark band, not just reported - [ ] At least one named high-risk dependency includes its dollar gap and % of budget - [ ] An overall risk grade is assigned with a one-sentence driver - [ ] The action plan is specific to this portfolio — not generic diversification advice ## Notes - Two organizations with identical top-1 percentages can have very different real risk: a 30% multi-year committed government contract is safer than a 30% annual foundation grant up for renewal. Always weight by renewal status when the data allows. - Funder-type concentration is the most commonly missed risk — a portfolio of ten foundations can behave like a single correlated bet in a downturn. - Recommend re-running this analysis annually and before any budget above 25% concentration goes into a renewal year. --- ## How to use this skill This file is a Claude Code skill in [Anthropic's standard format](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/skills) — markdown with YAML frontmatter at the top. **Installing in Claude Code:** - `~/.claude/skills//SKILL.md` — auto-loads in every session anywhere on your machine (recommended for skills you'll use across multiple projects) - `/.claude/skills//SKILL.md` — auto-loads only when working in that project (recommended for project-specific skills) Restart Claude Code or open a new session to register. **Using in Claude.ai, ChatGPT, Gemini, or other AI tools:** 1. Drag this file into a new chat, or copy and paste its contents 2. 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