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 | — | — | 19.7% | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2021 | — | — | 21.3% | 42 | Governance-Stressed | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | 13.0% | 39 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | 15.4% | 37 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2016 | — | — | 13.7% | 37 | Fragile | Gov Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | 14.8% | 37 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2014 | — | — | 13.2% | 31 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2013 | — | — | 14.2% | 25 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2012 | — | — | 13.8% | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2011 | — | — | 10.5% | 29 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANA STONE | EXECUTIVE DI | 11.8% of Rev | ||
| DARLA SALLEE | EXECUTIVE DI | 0.7% of Rev | ||
| MARILYN AULT | Board Member | — | ||
| PAULA BIVENS | Board Member | — | ||
| ANGELA EDEN | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID HAPPE | Board Member | — | ||
| LEILA KELLEY | Board Member | — | ||
| KATHI MEYER | Board Member | — | ||
| HOLLY MILLER | Board Member | — | ||
| NANCY RICKER | Board Member | — | ||
| LAURA SANDLIN | Board Member | — | ||
| SYDNEY SCHIEVE | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID SHADE | Board Member | — | ||
| SHELLY SPARKS | Board Member | — | ||
| KENDALL ZINSER | Board Member | — | ||
| ANGELA BARBOSA | Board President | — | ||
| JESSICA CARSON-BANNON | VICE PRESIDE | — | ||
| MICHELE HOCKWALT | Board President | — | ||
| CINDY LANANE | PAST PRESIDE | — | ||
| DR E DARLENE MILLER | PAST PRESIDE | — | ||
| BRETT SPANGLER | Treasurer | — | ||
| JULIE STIERS | Secretary | — | ||
| RICK VALE | PAST PRESIDE | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANA STONE | EXECUTIVE DI | 17.2% of Rev | ||
| MARILYN AULT | Board Member | — | ||
| ANGELA BARBOSA | Board Member | — | ||
| STEPHEN BOURKE | Board Member | — | ||
| JESSICA CARSON-BANNON | Board Member | — | ||
| ANGELA EDEN | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID HAPPE | Board Member | — | ||
| LAURA SANDLIN | Board Member | — | ||
| SYDNEY SCHIEVE | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID SHADE | Board Member | — | ||
| JULIE STIERS | Board Member | — | ||
| KENDALL ZINSER | Board Member | — | ||
| PAULA BIVENS | Secretary | — | ||
| CINDY LANANE | Board President | — | ||
| DR E DARLENE MILLER | PAST PRESIDE | — | ||
| BRETT SPANGLER | Treasurer | — | ||
| RICK VALE | VICE PRESIDE | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 120 other orgs in IN with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 25 points below the peer median (15 vs. 40).
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 37 → 31 over 5 years (declining by 6 points).
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 19.7% sits within the sector's healthy band (18–22%).
- Financial resilience score in the bottom quartile — reserves and liabilities ratios warrant review.
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).
- 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.