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.
Title
Representative Institutions
Institutional Epochs
Historical Performance
| Year | Revenue | Top Comp | Comp % Rev | Score | Phase Label | Outlook | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Hidden | Hidden | 18.3% | 47 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2022 | — | — | 11.0% | 52 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2020 | — | — | 12.2% | 52 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2019 | — | — | 13.8% | 52 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2018 | — | — | 10.6% | 52 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2017 | — | — | 19.0% | 43 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 52 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 56 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | 49 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | 52 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | 49 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2011 | — | — | 22.6% | 47 | Fragile | Gov Risk |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARE VANDEN BLINK | TRUSTE | — | ||
| JACQUELYN BECKER CHOTKOWSKI | Board Member | — | ||
| CHARLIE HUNTER | Board Member | — | ||
| CHRISTINE CHALK MEIER | Board Member | — | ||
| DR MILA MEIR | Board Member | — | ||
| ELIZABETH POTTER-KNAPP | Board Member | — | ||
| CINDY PUGH-WILLIAMS | Board Member | — | ||
| EILEEN H REMEC | Board Member | — | ||
| BLAIR ROSKOV | Board Member | — | ||
| JACK WALSH | Board Member | — | ||
| MARIA WINSTON | Secretary | — | ||
| CHARLOTTE WIRTH | Board Member | — | ||
| TODD YOGAY | Board Member | — | ||
| MARC HAMPLE | PAST-PRESIDE | — | ||
| PATRICIA PINKSTON | Board President | — | ||
| DORI RIGGS | Treasurer | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARE VANDEN BLINK | Board Member | — | ||
| JACQUELYN BECKER CHOTKOWSKI | Board Member | — | ||
| MILA MEIR | Board Member | — | ||
| ELIZABETH POTTER | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT STANTON | Board Member | — | ||
| JACK WALSH | Board Member | — | ||
| MARIA WINSTON | Secretary | — | ||
| CHARLOTTE WIRTH | Board Member | — | ||
| MARC HAMPLE | PAST-PRESIDE | — | ||
| PATRICIA PINKSTON | Board President | — | ||
| DORI RIGGS | Treasurer | — |
Score breakdown
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: financial score sits 14 points above the peer median (50 vs. 36).
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.
Overall score has gone from 52 → 47 over 5 years (declining by 5 points).
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 18.3% sits within the sector's healthy band (18–22%).
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).
Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.