Compensation Escalation Cycle
Compensation Escalation Cycle
Market
Archetype
Mechanical
Natural
Tier
Developing
Trajectory Thumbprint
Compensation Escalation Cycle
What does this mean?
Revenue grows modestly, but top officer compensation grows consistently for 5 years, breaching danger zones. The executive is negotiating aggressive raises against a compliant board.
The Path Forward
The Steward
Re-establishes board supremacy over executive extraction. It freezes compensation and mandates that all future financial rewards be tied strictly to verifiable mission expansion.
The Steward
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Compensation Escalation Cycle ↑
Overall
47
Score
Governance
45
Score
Financial
40
Score
Program
60
Score
Title
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Institutions
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Avg Revenue
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Risk Profile
Representative Institutions
Institutional Epochs
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Governance Era
Trajectory Era
Compensation Escalation
Historical Performance
| Year | Revenue | Top Comp | Comp % Rev | Score | Phase Label | Outlook | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2023 | — | — | 22.6% | 47 | Fragile | Gov Risk | |
| 2022 | — | — | 6.4% | 54 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2021 | — | — | 6.7% | 54 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | 11.5% | 41 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2019 | — | — | 11.0% | 41 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | 25.4% | 38 | Critical Intervention Needed | Gov Risk | |
| 2017 | — | — | 22.8% | 40 | Critical Intervention Needed | Gov Risk | |
| 2016 | — | — | 19.1% | 42 | Critical Intervention Needed | Gov Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | 17.8% | 44 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2014 | — | — | 4.9% | 55 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2013 | — | — | 17.0% | 44 | Critical Intervention Needed | Gov Risk | |
| 2012 | — | — | 10.0% | 54 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2011 | — | — | 10.9% | 52 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELLE MAPPLETHORPE | Executive Director | 22.6% of Rev | ||
| CRAIG INTINARELLI | Board President | — | ||
| RICHARD ZINMAN | Board President | — | ||
| VIDA FOUBISTER | Secretary | — | ||
| MIKE DAVIES | Treasurer | — | ||
| TARA CONIARIS | Board Member | — | ||
| ELLEN GRIMES | Board Member | — | ||
| ANDREA MILLER | Board Member | — | ||
| DENIZ OZGENC | Board Member | — | ||
| AMY PARSONS | Board Member | — | ||
| THOMAS ROM | Board Member | — | ||
| EMILY SAROKIN | Board Member | — | ||
| SALLY SLATER | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMES SNYDER | Board Member | — | ||
| MARC WEIDNER | Board Member | — | ||
| ALYSON WILLIAMS | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL GITLITZ | Executive Director | 11.6% of Rev | ||
| LESLIE G SCHULTZ | INTERIM ED | 4.7% of Rev | ||
| AMY PARSONS | Board Member | — | ||
| ANDREW MICHAEL DAVIES | Treasurer | — | ||
| CHRIS BURDICK | Board Member | — | ||
| CRAIG INTINARELLI | Board President | — | ||
| ELLEN ARCHER | Board Member | — | ||
| ELLEN CALVES | Board Member | — | ||
| ELLEN GRIMES | Board Member | — | ||
| GAIL BRYAN | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMES SNYDER | Board Member | — | ||
| JEANNE MARKEL | Secretary | — | ||
| JERRY PINKNEY | Board Member | — | ||
| JULIE ROSENBERG | Board Member | — | ||
| LA RUTH HACKNEY GRAY | Board Member | — | ||
| MARYANN CARR | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE DAVIES | Treasurer | — | ||
| NANCY SCHERL | Board Member | — | ||
| RICHARD ZINMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| SHARON CAVAGNOLO | Board Member | — | ||
| TARA CONIARIS | Board Member | — | ||
| THOMAS ROM | Board Member | — | ||
| VIDA FOUBISTER | Board President | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL GITLITZ | Executive Director | 16.5% of Rev | ||
| AMY PARSONS | Board Member | — | ||
| ANDREW MICHAEL DAVIES | Treasurer | — | ||
| CHRIS BURDICK | Board Member | — | ||
| CRAIG CULVER | Board Member | — | ||
| CRAIG INTINARELLI | Board President | — | ||
| DEBORAH MULLIN | Board President | — | ||
| ELLEN GRIMES | Board Member | — | ||
| GAIL BRYAN | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMES SNYDER | Board Member | — | ||
| JEANNE MARKEL | Secretary | — | ||
| JERRY PINKNEY | Board Member | — | ||
| LA RUTH HACKNEY GRAY | Board Member | — | ||
| MARILYN D GLASS | Board Member | — | ||
| MARYANN CARR | Board Member | — | ||
| NANCY SCHERL | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBIN SIMON | Board Member | — | ||
| SHARON CAVAGNOLO | Board Member | — | ||
| STANLEY KOGELMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| TARA CONIARIS | Board Member | — | ||
| THOMAS ROM | Board Member | — | ||
| VANESSA DIEBOLD | Board Member | — | ||
| VIDA FOUBISTER | Board President | — | ||
| WINTHROP CONRAD JR | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL GITLITZ | Executive Director | 16.1% of Rev | ||
| AMY PARSONS | Board Member | — | ||
| ANDREW MICHAEL DAVIES | Treasurer | — | ||
| CRAIG CULVER | Board Member | — | ||
| CRAIG INTINARELLI | Board Member | — | ||
| DEBORAH MULLIN | Board President | — | ||
| ELLEN GRIMES | Board President | — | ||
| JAMES SNYDER | Board Member | — | ||
| JEANNE MARKEL | Board Member | — | ||
| JERRY PINKNEY | Board Member | — | ||
| KATHY ABBOTT | Board Member | — | ||
| LA RUTH HACKNEY GRAY | Board Member | — | ||
| MARILYN D GLASS | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBIN SIMON | Board Member | — | ||
| SALLY KETCHUM | Board Member | — | ||
| STANLEY KOGELMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| TARA CONIARIS | Secretary | — | ||
| THOMAS ROM | Board Member | — | ||
| VANESSA DIEBOLD | Board Member | — | ||
| VIDA FOUBISTER | Board Member | — | ||
| WINTHROP CONRAD JR | Board Member | — | ||
| NAVY DJONOVIC | Treasurer | — |
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Score breakdown
Score breakdown
Financial resilience
40 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
45 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
47 / 100
Developing
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 38 other orgs in NY with NTEE prefix A5.
Most-divergent component: program score sits 16 points above the peer median (60 vs. 44).
5-year trend: Compensation Escalation Cycle
Revenue grows modestly, but top officer compensation grows consistently for 5 years, breaching danger zones. The executive is negotiating aggressive raises against a compliant board.
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 22.6% is modestly above the sector's healthy band (18–22%) — worth monitoring.
What would change this score
The two changes that would most improve this score:
- Separate signing authority from fundraising authority when both are held by one person — removes the concentration penalty (~12 points).
- Reduce top-officer compensation from 22.6% to under 22% of revenue — would move governance score by ~5 points.
Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.