Compensation Escalation Cycle
"Glorifies God through music via a 100-voice community choir, 50-voice children's choir, and 30-voice youth chorale, performing multiple concerts and offering scholarships for musical education."
— Statement of Program Service Accomplishments
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.
Demonstrated Impact
- Three groups perform four concerts
- reach several hundred individuals throughout the year
- awards one scholarship
Title
Representative Institutions
Institutional Epochs
Historical Performance
| Year | Revenue | Top Comp | Comp % Rev | Score | Phase Label | Outlook | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2024 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2023 | Hidden | Hidden | 29.5% | 41 | Governance-Stressed | Gov Risk | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 47 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | 43 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | 17.1% | 42 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2019 | — | — | 23.6% | 50 | Fragile | Gov Risk | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 51 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 51 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 49 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 51 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | 49 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | 49 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | 51 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2011 | — | — | — | 51 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2026
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES SNYDER | Board Member | 21.7% of Rev | ||
| KELLY FLORIAN | Secretary | — | ||
| JAN MYERS | Board President | — | ||
| KELLY KENDALL | Treasurer | — | ||
| JOSH CHANEY | VICE-PRESIDE | — |
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES SNYDER | Board Member | 21.7% of Rev | ||
| HEATHER STEWART | Secretary | 7.8% of Rev | ||
| JAN MYERS | VICE-PRESIDE | — | ||
| KELLY KENDALL | Treasurer | — | ||
| GORDON KENDALL | Board President | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES SNYDER | Board Member | 15.5% of Rev | ||
| KIM HAYES | BUSINESS MGR | 6.1% of Rev | ||
| TAMI HARDESTY-JAYNES | Secretary | — | ||
| STEVE BARKER | Board President | — | ||
| KELLY KENDALL | Treasurer | — | ||
| GORDON KENDALL | VICE PRESIDE | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES SNYDER | Board Member | 15.5% of Rev | ||
| KIM HAYES | BUSINESS MGR | 6.4% of Rev | ||
| TAMI HARDESTY-JAYNES | Secretary | — | ||
| STEVE BARKER | Board President | — | ||
| KELLY KENDALL | Treasurer | — | ||
| GORDON KENDALL | VICE PRESIDE | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 213 other orgs in OH with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 24 points above the peer median (65 vs. 41).
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 29.5% 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:
- Reduce top-officer compensation from 29.5% to under 22% of revenue — would move governance score by ~15 points.
- 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.