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
40
Score
Governance
55
Score
Financial
15
Score
Program
60
Score

Institutional Epochs

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Steady State

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2025 Hidden Hidden Unknown
2024 Hidden Hidden Unknown
2023 7.5% 40 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2022 8.3% 50 Fragile Decline Risk
2021 8.1% 54 Fragile Recovery
2020 8.0% 42 Fragile Recovery
2019 8.1% 36 Financially Distressed Stable Watch
2018 8.6% 36 Financially Distressed Recovery
2017 6.0% 34 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2016 3.9% 35 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2015 3.5% 37 Financially Distressed Recovery
2014 7.5% 34 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2013 7.5% 34 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2012 7.6% 34 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2011 15.4% 39 Fragile Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2026

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
SARAH STERN Artistic Director 3.6% of Rev
SUZANNE APPEL Board Member 1.9% of Rev
MICHAEL BROOKS MANAGING PRODUCER 0.5% of Rev
ANNETTE STOVER Board President
SUSAN MARKS Board President
MARK LERNER Board President
JOHN BARRIE Treasurer
KEN GREINER Board Member
CODY LASSEN Board Member
JOHN COLES Board Member
STEVE RALBOVSKY Board Member
CHRISTOPHER GOULD Board Member
NANCY HELLER Board Member
KATHYRN ERBE Board Member
JUDY KUHN Board Member
BRANDON VICTOR DIXON Board Member
JAIMIE MAYER Board Member
SALLY HORCHOW Board Member
JOE MORTON Board Member
BOBBY FREEMAN Board Member
DAVID SCHWARTZ Board Member
ROLONDA WATTS Board Member
DOUGHLAS AIBEL Board Member

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
SUZANNE APPEL Board Member 3.8% of Rev
SARAH STERN Artistic Director 3.7% of Rev
ANNETTE STOVER Board President
SUE MARKS Board President
MARK LERNER Board President
JOHN BARRIE Treasurer
KEN GREINER Board Member
CODY LASSEN Board Member
JOHN COLES Board Member
STEVE RALBOVSKY Board Member
CHRISTOPHER GOULD Board Member
NANCY HELLER Board Member
KATHYRN ERBE Board Member
JUDY KUHN Board Member
BRANDON VICTOR DIXON Board Member
JAIMIE MAYER Board Member
SALLY HORCHOW Board Member
JOE MORTON Board Member
BOBBY FREEMAN Board Member
DAVID SCHWARTZ Board Member
ROLONDA WATTS Board Member
DOUGHLAS AIBEL Board Member
ANNE CECILIE ENGELL-SPEYER Board Member
COLMAN DOMINGO Board Member

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Sarah Stern Artistic Director 3.4% of Rev
Suzanne Appel Executive Director 3.4% of Rev
Kathleen Chalfant Board President
Ken Greiner Board President
Annette Stover Board President
John Barrie Treasurer
Mark Lerner Vice President
Anne Cecilie Engell-Speyer Board Member
Cody Lassen Board Member
John Coles Board Member
Colman Domingo Board Member
Steve Ralbovsky Board Member
Christopher Gould Board Member
Carl Levin Board Member
Nancy Heller Board Member
Katie Erbe Board Member
Judy Kuhn Board Member
Brandon Victor Dixon Board Member
Sally Horchow Board Member
Joe Morton Board Member
Bobby Freeman Board Member
Sue Marks Board Member
David Schwartz Board Member
Douglas Aibel Artistic Director

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Suzanne Appel Executive Director 3.1% of Rev
Sarah Stern Artistic Director 3.1% of Rev
Kathleen Chalfant Board President
Ken Greiner Board President
Annette Stover Board President
John Barrie Treasurer
Mark Lerner Vice President
Anne Cecilie Engell-Speyer Board Member
Cody Lassen Board Member
John Coles Board Member
Colman Domingo Board Member
Steve Ralbovsky Board Member
Christopher Gould Board Member
Carl Levin Board Member
Nancy Heller Board Member
Katie Erbe Board Member
Judy Kuhn Board Member
Brandon Victor Dixon Board Member
Sally Horchow Board Member
Joe Morton Board Member
Bobby Freeman Board Member
Sue Marks Board Member
Jaimie Mayer Board Member
David Schwartz Board Member
Douglas Aibel Artistic Director

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Suzanne Appel Executive Director 3.3% of Rev
Sarah Stern Artistic Director 2.9% of Rev
Kathleen Chalfant Board President
Ken Greiner Board President
Annette Stover Board President
John Barrie Treasurer
Mark Lerner Vice President
Anne Cecilie Engell-Speyer Board Member
Cody Lassen Board Member
John Coles Board Member
Colman Domingo Board Member
Steve Ralbovsky Board Member
Christopher Gould Board Member
Carl Levin Board Member
Nancy Heller Board Member
Katie Erbe Board Member
Judy Kuhn Board Member
Brandon Victor Dixon Board Member
Sally Horchow Board Member
Joe Morton Board Member
Bobby Freeman Board Member
Sue Marks Board Member
David Schwartz Board Member
Douglas Aibel Artistic Director
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
15 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
55 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
40 / 100
Priority Review

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

Peer comparison

Compared to 699 other orgs in NY with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: program score sits 31 points above the peer median (60 vs. 29).

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

The two changes that would most improve this score:

  1. Build cash reserves to at least 3 months of operating expenses — moves financial resilience score meaningfully (~10 points).

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