Steady State
Steady State
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Steady State

"Sustains a world-class orchestra for Detroit and the global community, serving as Detroit's musical epicenter with dedicated jazz programming, extensive education and community engagement, and free digital access to musical experiences."

— Statement of Program Service Accomplishments

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

Demonstrated Impact

  • Completed in 2003
  • 15,000-square-foot Pincus Music Education Center
  • hundreds of artists
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Steady State ↑
Overall
50
Score
Governance
55
Score
Financial
40
Score
Program
60
Score

Institutional Epochs

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Financial Era
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 5.9% 50 Fragile Decline Risk
2022 — — 6.5% 54 Fragile Stable Watch
2021 — — 6.1% 54 Fragile Recovery
2020 — — 6.5% 50 Fragile Decline Risk
2019 — — 4.2% 55 Fragile Recovery
2018 — — 6.5% 50 Fragile Decline Risk
2017 — — 2.8% 53 Fragile Stable Watch
2016 — — 4.2% 53 Fragile Stable Watch
2015 — — 4.0% 53 Fragile Stable Watch
2014 — — 3.0% 53 Fragile Recovery
2013 — — 6.6% 46 Financially Distressed Recovery
2012 — — 4.6% 45 Financially Distressed Recovery
2011 — — 5.9% 34 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
ERIK RONMARK Executive Director 1.1% of Rev
JILL ELDER Vice President 0.7% of Rev
LINDA LUTZ Vice President 0.7% of Rev
ROBYN BOLLINGER MUSICIAN 0.6% of Rev
RALPH SKIANO JR MUSICIAN 0.4% of Rev
WEI YU MUSICIAN 0.4% of Rev
HUNTER EBERLY MUSICIAN 0.4% of Rev
ALEXANDER KAPORDELIS Board Member 0.4% of Rev
KENNETH THOMKINS ORCHESTRA REPRESENTATIVE (PART YEAR) 0.4% of Rev
DAVID EVERSON ORCHESTRA REPRESENTATIVE (PART YEAR) 0.3% of Rev
AMANDA BLAIKIE ORCHESTRA REPRESENTATIVE (PART YEAR) 0.3% of Rev
PETER MCCAFFREY ORCHESTRA REPRESENTATIVE (PART YEAR) 0.3% of Rev
DAVID PROVOST Board Member —
LAURA J TRUDEAU Treasurer —
JAMES VELLA Secretary —
RICHARD HUTTENLOCHER Board Member —
SHIRLEY STANCATO Board President —
DAVID M WU MD Board Member —
MICHAEL BICKERS Board Member —
ELENA CENTEIO Board Member —
AARON FRANKEL Board Member —
HERMAN B GRAY MD Board Member —
LAURA HERNANDEZ-ROMINE Board Member —
NICHOLAS HOOD III Board Member —
RENATO JAMETT Board Member —
DANIEL J KAUFMAN Board Member —
H KEITH MOBLEY Board Member —
XAVIER MOSQUET Board Member —
DAVID NICHOLSON Board Member —
ARTHUR T OREILLY Board Member —
STEPHEN POLK Board Member —
BERNARD I ROBERTSON Board Member —
ELLEN HILL ZERINGUE Board Member —
FAYE ALEXANDER NELSON Board Member —
RALPH J GERSON Board Member —
GLENDA D PRICE PHD Board Member —
DAVID ASSEMANY Board Member —
MICHAEL J KEEGAN Board Member —
NANCY TELLEM Board Member —

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
ANNE PARSONS Executive Director 0.8% of Rev
ERIK RONMARK Executive Director 0.6% of Rev
JILL ELDER Board President 0.5% of Rev
LINDA LUTZ Board President 0.5% of Rev
KIMBERLY KENNEDY MUSICIAN 0.4% of Rev
RALPH SKIANO JR MUSICIAN 0.4% of Rev
WEI YU MUSICIAN 0.4% of Rev
HUNTER EBERLY MUSICIAN 0.3% of Rev
ROTTELL DENNIS STAGE MANAGER 0.3% of Rev
SCOTT STRONG Board Member 0.3% of Rev
JOHANNA YARBROUGH Board Member 0.2% of Rev
MARK A DAVIDOFF Board Member —
DAVID T PROVOST Board President —
HON KURTIS T WILDER Secretary —
FAYE ALEXANDER NELSON Treasurer —
RALPH J GERSON Board Member —
SHIRLEY STANCATO Board Member —
JAMES G VELLA Board Member —
GLENDA D PRICE PH D Board Member —
PAMELA APPLEBAUM Board Member —
ARTHUR T OREILLY Board Member —
DAVID ASSEMANY Board Member —
ELENA CENTEIO Board Member —
AARON FRANKEL Board Member —
HERMAN B GRAY MD MBA Board Member —
REV NICHOLAS HOOD III Board Member —
RICHARD HUTTENLOCHER Board Member —
RENATO JAMETT Board Member —
DANIEL J KAUFMAN Board Member —
MICHAEL J KEEGAN Board Member —
ARTHUR C LIEBLER Board Member —
XAVIER MOSQUET Board Member —
STEPHEN R POLK Board Member —
BERNARD I ROBERTSON Board Member —
NANCY TELLEM Board Member —
DR M ROY WILSON Board Member —
LAURA HERNANDEZ-RAMINE Board Member —
LAURA TRUDEAU Board Member —
DAVID M WU MD Board Member —

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
ANNE PARSONS Executive Director 0.9% of Rev
LINDA LUTZ Board President 0.5% of Rev
ERIK RONMARK Board President 0.4% of Rev
JILL ELDER Board President 0.4% of Rev
KIMBERLY KENNEDY MUSICIAN 0.4% of Rev
RALPH SKIANO JR MUSICIAN 0.3% of Rev
WEI YU MUSICIAN 0.3% of Rev
HUNTER EBERLY MUSICIAN 0.3% of Rev
JEREMY EPP MUSICIAN 0.3% of Rev
JADER BIGNAMINI Board Member 0.3% of Rev
SHARON SPARROW Board Member 0.3% of Rev
JOHANNA YARBROUGH Board Member 0.2% of Rev
JAY RITCHIE Board Member 0.2% of Rev
AARON FRANKEL Board Member —
ARN TELLEM Board Member —
ARTHUR C LIEBLER Board Member —
ARTHUR T OREILLY Board Member —
BERNARD I ROBERTSON Board Member —
CAMILO SERNA Board Member —
DANIEL J KAUFMAN Board Member —
DAVID ASSEMANY Board Member —
DAVID M WU MD Board Member —
DAVID T PROVOST Treasurer —
DR M ROY WILSON Board Member —
ELENA CENTEIO Board Member —
FAYE ALEXANDER NELSON Board Member —
GLENDA D PRICE PH D Board Member —
HERMAN B GRAY MD MBA Board Member —
HON KURTIS T WILDER RET Secretary —
JAMES G VELLA Board Member —
JANICE UHLIG Board Member —
MARCO BRUZZANO Board Member —
MARK A DAVIDOFF Board Member —
MICHAEL J KEEGAN Board Member —
NANCY SCHLICHTING Board Member —
NANCY TELLEM Board Member —
PAMELA APPLEBAUM Board Member —
RALPH J GERSON Board Member —
RENATO JAMETT Board Member —
REV NICHOLAS HOOD III Board Member —
RICHARD HUTTENLOCHER Board Member —
RICHARD L DEVORE Board Member —
SAMUEL FOGLEMAN Board Member —
SHIRLEY STANCATO Board Member —
STEPHEN R POLK Board Member —
XAVIER MOSQUET Board Member —
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
40 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
55 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
50 / 100
Developing

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

Peer comparison

Compared to 280 other orgs in MI with NTEE prefix A6.

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

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

No specific high-impact levers identified — this org's score is balanced across components.

Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.