Structural Deficit
What does this mean?
Persistently low financial health over 5 years despite strong programmatic output. They are borrowing from their future (or bleeding an endowment) to pay for today's programs.
The Path Forward
The Truth-Teller
Forces necessary, painful cuts to preserve the core. It demands that the organization stop borrowing from its future and align its current programmatic output with actual sustainable revenue.
Institutional Epochs
Historical Performance
| Year | Revenue | Top Comp | Comp % Rev | Score | Phase Label | Outlook | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2023 | Hidden | Hidden | 6.4% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2022 | — | — | 2.8% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2021 | — | — | 2.4% | 39 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | 4.1% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2019 | — | — | 6.6% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2018 | — | — | 4.3% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch | |
| 2017 | — | — | 5.0% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2016 | — | — | 3.5% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Recovery | |
| 2015 | — | — | 5.2% | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Decline Risk | |
| 2014 | — | — | 4.8% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2013 | — | — | 3.6% | 34 | Critical Intervention Needed | Stable Watch | |
| 2012 | — | — | 2.2% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch | |
| 2011 | — | — | 1.9% | 35 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Everly | Pops Conductor | 1.3% of Rev | ||
| Kevin Lin | Concertmaster | 1.1% of Rev | ||
| James M Johnson | Executive Director | 1.0% of Rev | ||
| Stephanie Hays Hussoni | Vice President | 0.7% of Rev | ||
| Ed Parsons | Artistic Director | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| Jennifer Janik | Treasurer | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| Christopher Williams | Stage Manager | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| Patrick Feeney | Stagehand | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| Christina Bodurow PHD | Secretary | — | ||
| Eric Sutphin | Treasurer | — | ||
| Greg Loewen | Board President | — | ||
| Phil Kenney | Board President | — | ||
| Alexandra French | Board Member | — | ||
| Alice K Schloss | Board Member | — | ||
| Amy Kniffen | Board Member | — | ||
| Brian Smith | Board Member | — | ||
| Bruce McCaw | Board Member | — | ||
| C Daniel Yates | Board Member | — | ||
| Cheryl J Dick | Board Member | — | ||
| Christopher Slapak MD | Board Member | — | ||
| Craig Fenneman | Board Member | — | ||
| David Wilcox | Board Member | — | ||
| Eloise Paul | Board Member | — | ||
| Fred Winters | Board Member | — | ||
| J Albert Smith Jr | Board Member | — | ||
| Jackie Nytes | Board Member | — | ||
| James Zink | Board Member | — | ||
| Jan Pierce | Board Member | — | ||
| Justin Sufan | Board Member | — | ||
| Karen Ann P Lloyd | Board Member | — | ||
| Karen Mersereau | Board Member | — | ||
| Kiamesha Colom | Board Member | — | ||
| LaTonya Turner PhD | Board Member | — | ||
| Liz Kyzr | Board Member | — | ||
| Lucia J Mar | Board Member | — | ||
| Matthew Gutwein | Board Member | — | ||
| Michael Bercher | Board Member | — | ||
| Natalie Furney | Board Member | — | ||
| Nicholas Schellinger | Board Member | — | ||
| Peter A Morse Jr | Board Member | — | ||
| Peter W Howard PHD | Board Member | — | ||
| Samuel Rothstein | Board Member | — | ||
| Sean L Huddleston PhD | Board Member | — | ||
| Steven Rake | Board Member | — | ||
| Terry Snell | Board Member | — | ||
| Tori Weyers | Board Member | — | ||
| Yecenia Tostado | Board Member | — | ||
| Yvonne H Shaheen | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2023
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KRZYSZTOF URBANSKI | Board Member | 0.9% of Rev | ||
| JAMES M JOHNSON | Executive Director | 0.9% of Rev | ||
| JACK EVERLY | POPS CONDUCTOR | 0.7% of Rev | ||
| CASEY CHELL | Vice President | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| BETH OUTLAND | Vice President | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| YVONNE H SHAHEEN | Board President | — | ||
| MICHAEL BECHER | Board President | — | ||
| GREG LOEWEN | Treasurer | — | ||
| CHRISTINA BODUROW PHD | Secretary | — | ||
| AHMED YOUNG | Board Member | — | ||
| ALICE K SCHLOSS | Board Member | — | ||
| ANN HAMPTON HUNT | Board Member | — | ||
| BRUCE MCCAW | Board Member | — | ||
| BRYAN BRENNER | Board Member | — | ||
| C DANIEL YATES | Board Member | — | ||
| CHERYL J DICK | Board Member | — | ||
| CHRISTOPHER SLAPAK | Board Member | — | ||
| CRAIG FENNEMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID MORGAN | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID WILCOX | Board Member | — | ||
| ELOISE PAUL | Board Member | — | ||
| FRED WINTERS | Board Member | — | ||
| J ALBERT SMITH JR | Board Member | — | ||
| JACKIE NYTES | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMES C ZINK SR | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMIE ELLIS | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN A BRATT | Board Member | — | ||
| KAREN ANN P LLOYD | Board Member | — | ||
| KAREN H MERSEREAU | Board Member | — | ||
| KIAMESHA COLOM | Board Member | — | ||
| LATONYA TUNER PHD | Board Member | — | ||
| LIZ KYZR | Board Member | — | ||
| MARIANNE WILLIAMS TOBIAS | Board Member | — | ||
| MARY ELLEN WEITEKAMP | Board Member | — | ||
| MORRIE MAURER | Board Member | — | ||
| PETE WARD | Board Member | — | ||
| PETER A MORSE JR | Board Member | — | ||
| PETER W HOWARD PHD | Board Member | — | ||
| PHIL KENNEY | Board Member | — | ||
| RALPH V WILHELM | Board Member | — | ||
| SARAH STUDZINSKI | Board Member | — | ||
| STEVE RAKE | Board Member | — | ||
| TRENT COWLES | Board Member | — | ||
| WILLIAM H LANDSCHULZ | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| URBANSKI KRZYSZTOF | Board Member | 2.4% of Rev | ||
| EVERLY JACK | POPS CONDUCTOR | 1.3% of Rev | ||
| JOHNSON JAMES | Executive Director | 1.0% of Rev | ||
| SCHLABACH K BLAKE | ORCH PERSONNAL MGR/MUSICIAN | 0.8% of Rev | ||
| HOWLETT JENNIFER | MUSICIAN | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| WILLIAMS CHRISTOPHER | STAGE MANAGER | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| DANFORTH ROBERT | MUSICIAN | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| ALFORD ALAN | STAGEHAND | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| SHAHEEN YVONNE H | Board President | — | ||
| BECHER MICHAEL | Board President | — | ||
| LOEWEN GREG | Treasurer | — | ||
| BALOGH DEBORAH WARE | Secretary | — | ||
| BENTLEY BARRY J | Board Member | — | ||
| BODUROW PHD CHRISTINA | Board Member | — | ||
| BRATT JOHN A | Board Member | — | ||
| BRENNER BRYAN | Board Member | — | ||
| COLOM KIAMESHA | Board Member | — | ||
| COWLES TRENT | Board Member | — | ||
| DICK CHERYL | Board Member | — | ||
| ELLIS JAMIE | Board Member | — | ||
| FENNEMAN CRAIG | Board Member | — | ||
| HOWARD PHD PETER | Board Member | — | ||
| HULDIN LIZ | Board Member | — | ||
| HUNT ANN HAMPTON | Board Member | — | ||
| JESSEE PATRICK | Board Member | — | ||
| KENNEY PHIL | Board Member | — | ||
| KYZR LIZ | Board Member | — | ||
| LANDSCHULZ WILLIAM H | Board Member | — | ||
| LECHLEITER SARAH L | Board Member | — | ||
| LEWIS MABEL | Board Member | — | ||
| LLYOD KAREN ANN P | Board Member | — | ||
| MAHURIN EMILY | Board Member | — | ||
| MANGIA KAREN | Board Member | — | ||
| MAURER MORRIE | Board Member | — | ||
| MCCAW BRUCE | Board Member | — | ||
| MERSEREAU KAREN H | Board Member | — | ||
| MORGAN DAVID | Board Member | — | ||
| MORSE JR PETER A | Board Member | — | ||
| NYTES JACKIE | Board Member | — | ||
| O'NEIL MICHAEL P | Board Member | — | ||
| PAUL ELOISE | Board Member | — | ||
| PRESSLEY JENNIFER | Board Member | — | ||
| RAKE STEVE | Board Member | — | ||
| SCHLOSS ALICE K | Board Member | — | ||
| SLAPAK CHRISTOPHER | Board Member | — | ||
| SMITH JR J ALBERT | Board Member | — | ||
| SOLADA MARY | Board Member | — | ||
| TOBIAS MARIANNE WILLIAMS | Board Member | — | ||
| WARD PETE | Board Member | — | ||
| WILCOX DAVID | Board Member | — | ||
| WILHELM RALPH V | Board Member | — | ||
| YATES C DANIEL | Board Member | — | ||
| YOUNG AHMED | Board Member | — | ||
| ZINK SR JAMES C | Board Member | — |
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 40 points below the peer median (0 vs. 40).
5-year trend: Structural Deficit
Persistently low financial health over 5 years despite strong programmatic output. They are borrowing from their future (or bleeding an endowment) to pay for today's programs.
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 6.4% 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:
- 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.