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
50
Score
Financial
60
Score
Program
15
Score

Institutional Epochs

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Financial Era
Governance Era
Trajectory Era
Steady State

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2025 Hidden Hidden Unknown
2024 48 Fragile Decline Risk
2023 45 Fragile Stable Watch
2022 48 Fragile Recovery
2021 43 Fragile Decline Risk
2020 48 Fragile Recovery
2019 53 Fragile Recovery
2018 39 Fragile Stable Watch
2017 39 Fragile Stable Watch
2016 41 Fragile Decline Risk
2015 52 Fragile Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
CELADA TISH Board Member
BONNIE VERDOT PAST PRESIDE
KEVIN BAKER CONDUCTOR, E
KAREL LOWERY Board Member
GARY SANDERS PIANO COMP E
AIMEE VEILE JC SCHOOL LI
ANDREA CHEUNG Treasurer
CANDACE CHEUNG Board Member
TJ HIGGINS VICE PRESIDE
TOM HIGGINS Board President
PATRICIA KOONCE Board Member
JULIE MCDONALD-BURDGE Board Member
JAMES MERCIEL BOARD SECRET
CHRISTY POND Board Member
GREG SPILLMAN Board Member

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
ANDREA CHEUNG Treasurer
CANDACE CHEUNG Board Member
TJ HIGGINS VICE PRESIDE
TOM HIGGINS Board President
PATRICIA KOONCE Board Member
JULIE MCDONALD-BURDGE Board Member
JAMES MERCIEL BOARD SECRET
CHRISTY POND Board Member
GREG SPILLMAN Board Member
CELADA TISH Board Member
BONNIE VERDOT PAST PRESIDE
KEVIN BAKER CONDUCTOR, E
GARY SANDERS PIANO COMP E
AIMEE VEILE JC SCHOOL LI

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Tom Higgins Board President
Karel Lowery Board President
James Merciel Secretary
Patricia Koonce Treasurer
Bonnie Verdot Board Member
Crystal Remmel Board Member
Andrea Cheung Board Member
Candace Cheung Board Member
Greg Spillman Board Member
Julie Carr Board Member
TJ Higgins Board Member
Gary Sanders Board Member
Patrick Clark Board Member
Aimee Veile Board Member
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
60 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
50 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
15 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
48 / 100
Stable

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

Peer comparison

Compared to 105 other orgs in MO with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: financial score sits 22 points above the peer median (60 vs. 38).

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.