Steady State
Steady State
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Steady State

What does this mean?

No extreme longitudinal divergence detected. The organization is maintaining its current operational philosophy.

The Path Forward

The Stewardship

Focuses on long-term sustainability and gentle cultivation of existing resources rather than forced expansion. It honors the organization's established role as a reliable anchor.

The Stewardship
The Stewardship
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Steady State ↓
Overall
48
Score
Governance
55
Score
Financial
35
Score
Program
60
Score

Institutional Epochs

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Governance Era
Trajectory Era
Steady State

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2024 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2023 Hidden Hidden 7.9% 48 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2022 — — 4.0% 51 Fragile Recovery
2021 — — 11.6% 48 Fragile Decline Risk
2020 — — 4.2% 55 Fragile Recovery
2019 — — 5.9% 50 Fragile Decline Risk
2018 — — 4.0% 55 Fragile Recovery
2017 — — 4.5% 53 Fragile Stable Watch
2016 — — 3.9% 53 Fragile Decline Risk
2015 — — 4.0% 55 Fragile Stable Watch
2014 — — 1.9% 55 Fragile Stable Watch
2013 — — 2.2% 55 Fragile Recovery
2012 — — 3.6% 49 Fragile Recovery
2011 — — 6.7% 34 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Braden Abraham Artistic Director 3.9% of Rev
Kathryn M Lipuma Executive Director 3.9% of Rev
Jaime Freeman Board President —
Gillian Goodman Board President —
Judy Rauh Board President —
Elaine Tinberg Board President —
Linda Umans Board President —
Katie Florig Treasurer —
Savi Pai Secretary —
Sara Cohan Board Member —
Nicole Elipas Doherty Board Member —
Bruce Grieve Board Member —
Tom Hodges Board Member —
Christopher N Knight Board Member —
Russ Mayerfeld Board Member —
Lloyd Morgan Board Member —
Michael Petersen Board Member —
Christopher S Pfaff Board Member —
Danae Prousis Board Member —
Steven Scheyer Board Member —
Sonia Smith-Evans Board Member —
Stephanie Sick Board Member —
Mary Pat Studdert Board Member —
Donna Tropp Board Member —
Kendra Wallace Board Member —

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Kathryn M Lipuma Executive Director 4.3% of Rev
Michael Halberstam Artistic Director 4.0% of Rev
Mary Pat Studdert Board President —
Gillian Goodman Board President —
Beth L Kronfeld Board President —
Tom Hodges Board President —
Elaine Tinberg Board President —
Linda Umans Board President —
Jaime Freeman Treasurer —
Benjamin Cohen Secretary —
Savi Pai Secretary —
Sara Cohan Board Member —
Nicole Elipas Doherty Board Member —
Katie Florig Board Member —
Bruce Grieve Board Member —
Christopher N Knight Board Member —
Russ Mayerfeld Board Member —
Lloyd Morgan Board Member —
Michael Petersen Board Member —
Christopher S Pfaff Board Member —
Sonia Smith-Evans Board Member —
Stephanie Sick Board Member —
Kendra Wallace Board Member —

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Kathryn M Lipuma Executive Director 3.5% of Rev
Michael Halberstam Artistic Director 3.5% of Rev
Thomas Hodges Treasurer —
Benjamin Cohen Secretary —
Janice Beck Board Member —
Julie Bernstein Board Member —
Sara Cohan Board Member —
Jaime Freeman Board Member —
Christopher Gould Board Member —
David N Knapp Board Member —
Christopher N Knight Board Member —
Russ Mayerfeld Board Member —
Lloyd Morgan Board Member —
Roberta Olshansky Board Member —
Michael Petersen Board Member —
Christopher S Pfaff Board Member —
Lizzy Scheinfeld Board Member —
Stephanie Sick Board Member —
Seth Traxler Board Member —
Kendra Wallace Board Member —
Mary Pat Studdert Board President —
Gillian Goodman Board President —
Beth L Kronfeld Board President —
Jennifer Litowitz Board President —
Elaine Tinberg Board President —
Linda Umans Board President —

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Michael Halberstam Artistic Director 3.7% of Rev
Kathryn M Lipuma Executive Director 3.7% of Rev
Jennifer Litowitz Board President —
Elaine Tinberg Board President —
Linda Umans Board President —
Thomas Hodges Treasurer —
Richard M Lipton Secretary —
Michael Petersen Board Member —
Janice Beck Board Member —
Julie Bernstein Board Member —
Sara Cohan Board Member —
Benjamin Cohen Board Member —
Joseph G Dillon Board Member —
Christopher Gould Board Member —
David N Knapp Board Member —
Christopher N Knight Board Member —
Russ Mayerfeld Board Member —
Lloyd Morgan Board Member —
Roberta Olshansky Board Member —
Christopher S Pfaff Board Member —
Lizzy Scheinfeld Board Member —
Stephanie Sick Board Member —
Seth Traxler Board Member —
Kendra Wallace Board Member —
Mary Pat Studdert Board President —
Gillian Goodman Board President —
Beth L Kronfeld Board President —
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
35 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
55 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
48 / 100
Developing

The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →

Peer comparison

Compared to 376 other orgs in IL with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: program score sits 28 points above the peer median (60 vs. 32).

5-year trend: Steady State

No extreme longitudinal divergence detected. The organization is maintaining its current operational philosophy.

What's driving this score

What would change this score

The two changes that would most improve this score:

  1. 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.