Steady State
Steady State
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Steady State

What does this mean?

No extreme longitudinal divergence detected. The organization is maintaining its current operational philosophy.

The Path Forward

The Stewardship

Focuses on long-term sustainability and gentle cultivation of existing resources rather than forced expansion. It honors the organization's established role as a reliable anchor.

The Stewardship
The Stewardship
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Steady State ↑
Overall
51
Score
Governance
55
Score
Financial
50
Score
Program
60
Score

Institutional Epochs

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Financial Era
Governance Era
Trajectory Era
Steady State

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2024 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2023 — — 8.0% 51 Fragile Recovery
2022 — — 6.0% 50 Fragile Decline Risk
2021 — — 2.9% 55 Fragile Recovery
2020 — — — 52 Fragile Stable Watch
2019 — — — 49 Fragile Stable Watch
2018 — — — 45 Fragile Decline Risk
2017 — — — 65 Stable Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Sara Edwards Executive Director Hidden
Greg Decent Treasurer —
Nan Anderson Board Member —
Amy Tait Board President —
Gena Buhler Board Member —
John Nelson Board Member —
Nell Lindquist Secretary —
Aaron Roth Treasurer —
Whitney Gilbert-Clarkson Board Member —
Erin Leosz Secretary —
Celesta Cairns Board Member —

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Sara Edwards Board President —
Carl Schaefer Board President —
Greg Decent Treasurer —
John Edward Nelson Board Member —
Natalie Lord Board Member —
Ziska Childs Board Member —
Aaron Roth Board Member —
Nell Lindquist Secretary —
Teresa Blair Board Member —
Jennifer Buddenborg Board Member —
Amy Tait Secretary —

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Carl Schaefer Board Member —
Natalie Lord Board Member —
Ziska Childs Board Member —
John Edward Nelson Board Member —
Amy Tait Secretary —
Teresa Blair Secretary —
Jennifer Buddenborg Board President —
Sara Edwards Board President —
Greg Decent Treasurer —

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
JENNIFER BUDDENBORG Board President —
GREG DECENT Treasurer —
SARA EDWARDS VICE PRESIDE —
JANE GOWING Board Member —
MARY ANN GRAHAM-BEST Board Member —
NATALIE LORD Board Member —
JOHN EDWARD NELSON Secretary —
CARL SCHAEFER Board Member —
STEPHANIE SPONG Board Member —
JENNIFER BUDDENBORG Board President —
SARA EDWARDS VICE PRESIDE —
GREG DECENT Treasurer —
TERESA BLAIR Secretary —
AMY TAIT ASSISTANT SE —
NATALIE LORD Board Member —
CARL SCHAEFER Board Member —
JOHN EDWARD NELSON Board Member —
ZISKA CHILDS Board Member —
MARY ANN GRAHAM-BEST Board Member —
JANE GOWING Board Member —
STEPHANIE SPONG Board Member —
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
50 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
55 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
51 / 100
Developing

The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →

Peer comparison

Compared to 58 other orgs in CO with NTEE prefix A8.

Most-divergent component: governance score sits 29 points below the peer median (55 vs. 84).

5-year trend: Steady State

No extreme longitudinal divergence detected. The organization is maintaining its current operational philosophy.

What's driving this score

What would change this score

No specific high-impact levers identified — this org's score is balanced across components.

Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.