Compensation Escalation Cycle
Compensation Escalation Cycle
Market
Archetype
Mechanical
Natural
Tier
Priority Review
Trajectory Thumbprint
Compensation Escalation Cycle
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.
The Steward
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Compensation Escalation Cycle ↓
Overall
44
Score
Governance
50
Score
Financial
30
Score
Program
60
Score
Title
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Institutions
-
Avg Revenue
-
Risk Profile
Representative Institutions
Institutional Epochs
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Trajectory Era
Compensation Escalation
Historical Performance
| Year | Revenue | Top Comp | Comp % Rev | Score | Phase Label | Outlook | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2023 | Hidden | Hidden | 12.4% | 44 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2022 | — | — | 3.4% | 51 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | 9.6% | 44 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2020 | — | — | 6.7% | 44 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2019 | — | — | 3.9% | 49 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2018 | — | — | 2.3% | 53 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2017 | — | — | 4.7% | 51 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2016 | — | — | 4.5% | 51 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2015 | — | — | 5.5% | 50 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2014 | — | — | 4.8% | 51 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2013 | — | — | 4.7% | 51 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2012 | — | — | 6.8% | 42 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2011 | — | — | 5.1% | 46 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH BROOKE FLANAGAN | Executive Director | 2.6% of Rev | ||
| AUDREY FRANCIS | Artistic Director | 2.1% of Rev | ||
| GLENN DAVIS | Artistic Director | 2.0% of Rev | ||
| ERIC EVENSKAAS | Board Member | 1.3% of Rev | ||
| THOMAS PEARL | Board Member | 1.0% of Rev | ||
| PENNYMARIA JACKSON | Board Member | 1.0% of Rev | ||
| MARIA NONDORF | Treasurer | 1.0% of Rev | ||
| JENNIFER HOYT | Board Member | 0.9% of Rev | ||
| KAREN RODRIGUEZ | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| SANDRA MARQUEZ | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| YASEN PEYANKOV | Board Member | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| VERETT MIMS | Board Member | 0.0% of Rev | ||
| RONALD J MALLICOAT JR | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN O BERGHOEF | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN STONE | Board Member | — | ||
| TARELL ALVIN MCCRANEY | Board Member | — | ||
| KEATING CROWN | Board President | — | ||
| CHRISTOPHER M MURPHY | Secretary | — | ||
| CAROLE L BROWN | Treasurer | — | ||
| STEPHANIE B SMITH | Board President | — | ||
| AIMEE GRAHAM | Board Member | — | ||
| AMY BLUHM | Board Member | — | ||
| AMY ESHLEMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| ANNE M PHILLIPS | Board Member | — | ||
| ASHEESH GOEL | Board Member | — | ||
| BETH BOOSALIS DAVIS | Board Member | — | ||
| BRENDA ROBINSON | Board Member | — | ||
| BRUCE SAGAN | Board Member | — | ||
| BRYCE COOPER | Board Member | — | ||
| BRYAN TRAUBERT | Board Member | — | ||
| CARI B SACKS | Board Member | — | ||
| CHANEL W CONEY | Board Member | — | ||
| CHRIS KEOGH | Board Member | — | ||
| COLETTE CACHEY SMITHBURG | Board Member | — | ||
| D CAMERON FINDLAY | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID BLOWERS JR | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID E MENDELSOHN | Board Member | — | ||
| DEBORAH QUAZZO | Board Member | — | ||
| DENNIS CHOOKASZIAN | Board Member | — | ||
| DENNIS D HOWARTER | Board Member | — | ||
| DOUGLAS R BROWN | Board Member | — | ||
| ELIZABETH INGRAM | Board Member | — | ||
| ELLIOT A STULTZ | Board Member | — | ||
| HELEN ZELL | Board Member | — | ||
| JEFF JOZWIAK | Board Member | — | ||
| JON MICHAEL HILL | Board Member | — | ||
| L HEATHER MITCHELL | Board Member | — | ||
| LIZ KRAMER LEFKOFSKY | Board Member | — | ||
| LYNN LOCKWOOD MURPHY | Board Member | — | ||
| MATTHEW SHAPIRO | Board Member | — | ||
| MEREDITH BLUHM-WOLF | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHAEL BRENNAN | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHAEL W BENDER | Board Member | — | ||
| NORA DALEY | Board Member | — | ||
| PAUL GOODRICH | Board Member | — | ||
| RACQUEL HARRIS | Board Member | — | ||
| REBECCA L JOHNSTON | Board Member | — | ||
| RICH FEITLER | Board Member | — | ||
| RITU DHINGRA | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT J GREENBAUM JR | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT S RIVKIN | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH BROOKE FLANAGAN | Executive Director | 2.3% of Rev | ||
| ANNA D SHAPIRO | Artistic Director | 1.3% of Rev | ||
| AUDREY FRANCIS | Artistic Director | 0.9% of Rev | ||
| MERCEDES ROHLFS | Board Member | 0.9% of Rev | ||
| GLENN DAVIS | Artistic Director | 0.9% of Rev | ||
| LESLIE MASTROIANNI | Board Member | 0.9% of Rev | ||
| ERIC EVENSKAAS | Board Member | 0.8% of Rev | ||
| KAREN RODRIGUEZ | Board Member | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| YASEN PEYANKOV | Board Member | 0.0% of Rev | ||
| SANDRA MARQUEZ | Board Member | 0.0% of Rev | ||
| JON MICHAEL HILL | Board Member | 0.0% of Rev | ||
| KEATING CROWN | Board President | — | ||
| STEPHANIE B SMITH | Board President | — | ||
| CHRISTOPHER M MURPHY | Secretary | — | ||
| CAROLE L BROWN | Treasurer | — | ||
| AIMEE GRAHAM | Board Member | — | ||
| AMY BLUHM | Board Member | — | ||
| AMY ESHLEMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| ANNE M PHILLIPS | Board Member | — | ||
| ASHEESH GOEL | Board Member | — | ||
| BETH BOOSALIS DAVIS | Board Member | — | ||
| BRENDA ROBINSON | Board Member | — | ||
| BRUCE SAGAN | Board Member | — | ||
| BRYAN TRAUBERT | Board Member | — | ||
| CARI B SACKS | Board Member | — | ||
| CHANEL W CONEY | Board Member | — | ||
| COLETTE CACHEY SMITHBURG | Board Member | — | ||
| D CAMERON FINDLAY | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID E MENDELSOHN | Board Member | — | ||
| DEBORAH QUAZZO | Board Member | — | ||
| DENNIS CHOOKASZIAN | Board Member | — | ||
| DENNIS D HOWARTER | Board Member | — | ||
| DOUGLAS R BROWN | Board Member | — | ||
| EBS BURNOUGH | Board Member | — | ||
| ELIZABETH INGRAM | Board Member | — | ||
| ELLIOT A STULTZ | Board Member | — | ||
| HELEN ZELL | Board Member | — | ||
| LIZ KRAMER LEFKOFSKY | Board Member | — | ||
| LYNN LOCKWOOD MURPHY | Board Member | — | ||
| MARLENE BRESLOW-BLITSTEIN | Board Member | — | ||
| MATTHEW SHAPIRO | Board Member | — | ||
| MEREDITH BLUHM-WOLF | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHAEL W BENDER | Board Member | — | ||
| NORA DALEY | Board Member | — | ||
| RACQUEL HARRIS | Board Member | — | ||
| REBECCA JOHNSTON | Board Member | — | ||
| RICH FEITLER | Board Member | — | ||
| RITU DHINGRA | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT J GREENEBAUM JR | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT S RIVKIN | Board Member | — | ||
| RONALD J MALLICOAT JR | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN O BERGHOEF | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN STONE | Board Member | — | ||
| TARELL ALVIN MCCRANEY | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANNA D SHAPIRO | Artistic Director | 2.6% of Rev | ||
| DAVID SCHMITZ | Executive Director | 1.6% of Rev | ||
| LESLIE MASTROIANNI | Board Member | 1.4% of Rev | ||
| BROOKE FLANAGAN | Executive Director | 1.0% of Rev | ||
| MERCEDES ROHLFS | Board Member | 1.0% of Rev | ||
| KAREN RODRIGUEZ | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| YASEN PEYANKOV | Board Member | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| GLENN DAVIS | Board Member | 0.0% of Rev | ||
| ERIC LEFKOFSKY | Board President | — | ||
| KEATING CROWN | Board President | — | ||
| STEPHANIE B SMITH | Board President | — | ||
| DEBORAH H QUAZZO | Secretary | — | ||
| PAUL W GOODRICH | Treasurer | — | ||
| MICHAEL W BENDER | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN O BERGHOEF | Board Member | — | ||
| MEREDITH BLUHM-WOLF | Board Member | — | ||
| AMY BLUHM | Board Member | — | ||
| BETH BOOSALIS DAVIS | Board Member | — | ||
| MARLENE BRESLOW-BLITSTEIN | Board Member | — | ||
| CAROLE L BROWN | Board Member | — | ||
| DOUGLAS R BROWN | Board Member | — | ||
| EBS BURNOUGH | Board Member | — | ||
| DENNIS CHOOKASZIAN | Board Member | — | ||
| NORA DALEY | Board Member | — | ||
| AMY ESHLEMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| RICH FEITLER | Board Member | — | ||
| D CAMERON FINDLAY | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT J GREENEBAUM JR | Board Member | — | ||
| JON MICHAEL HILL | Board Member | — | ||
| DENNIS D HOWARTER | Board Member | — | ||
| REBECCA JOHNSTON | Board Member | — | ||
| LYNN LOCKWOOD MURPHY | Board Member | — | ||
| RONALD J MALLICOAT JR | Board Member | — | ||
| TARELL ALVIN MCCRANEY | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID E MENDELSOHN | Board Member | — | ||
| CHRISTOPHER M MURPHY | Board Member | — | ||
| ANNE M PHILLIPS | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT S RIVKIN | Board Member | — | ||
| CARI B SACKS | Board Member | — | ||
| BRUCE SAGAN | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT SANBORN | Board Member | — | ||
| MATTHEW SHAPIRO | Board Member | — | ||
| COLETTE CACHEY SMITHBURG | Board Member | — | ||
| ELLIOT A STULTZ | Board Member | — | ||
| BRYAN TRAUBERT | Board Member | — | ||
| HELEN ZELL | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID SCHMITZ | Executive Director | 2.6% of Rev | ||
| ANNA D SHAPIRO | Artistic Director | 2.5% of Rev | ||
| LESLIE MASTROIANNI | Board Member | 1.4% of Rev | ||
| MERCEDES ROHLFS | Board Member | 1.0% of Rev | ||
| THOMAS PEARL | Board Member | 0.8% of Rev | ||
| YASEN PEYANKOV | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| TARELL ALVIN MCCRANEY | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| JON MICHAEL HILL | Board Member | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| KAREN RODRIGUEZ | Board Member | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| GLENN DAVIS | Board Member | 0.0% of Rev | ||
| BROOKE FLANAGAN | Executive Director | — | ||
| ERIC LEFKOFSKY | Board President | — | ||
| KEATING CROWN | Board President | — | ||
| STEPHANIE B SMITH | Board President | — | ||
| DEBORAH H QUAZZO | Secretary | — | ||
| PAUL W GOODRICH | Treasurer | — | ||
| MICHAEL W BENDER | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN O BERGHOEF | Board Member | — | ||
| AMY BLUHM | Board Member | — | ||
| MEREDITH BLUHM-WOLF | Board Member | — | ||
| BETH BOOSALIS DAVIS | Board Member | — | ||
| MARLENE BRESLOW-BLITSTEIN | Board Member | — | ||
| CAROLE L BROWN | Board Member | — | ||
| DOUGLAS R BROWN | Board Member | — | ||
| EBS BURNOUGH | Board Member | — | ||
| DENNIS CHOOKASZIAN | Board Member | — | ||
| NORA DALEY | Board Member | — | ||
| AMY ESHLEMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| RICH FEITLER | Board Member | — | ||
| D CAMERON FINDLAY | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT J GREENEBAUM JR | Board Member | — | ||
| DENNIS D HOWARTER | Board Member | — | ||
| REBECCA JOHNSTON | Board Member | — | ||
| LYNN LOCKWOOD MURPHY | Board Member | — | ||
| JULIA LUSCOMBE | Board Member | — | ||
| RONALD J MALLICOAT JR | Board Member | — | ||
| HOLLY MALONEY | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID E MENDELSOHN | Board Member | — | ||
| CHRISTOPHER M MURPHY | Board Member | — | ||
| ANNE M PHILLIPS | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT S RIVKIN | Board Member | — | ||
| CARI B SACKS | Board Member | — | ||
| BRUCE SAGAN | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT SANBORN | Board Member | — | ||
| MATTHEW SHAPIRO | Board Member | — | ||
| COLETTE CACHEY SMITHBURG | Board Member | — | ||
| ELLIOT A STULTZ | Board Member | — | ||
| BRYAN TRAUBERT | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN R WALTER | Board Member | — | ||
| HELEN ZELL | Board Member | — |
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Score breakdown
Score breakdown
Financial resilience
30 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
50 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
44 / 100
Priority Review
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 195 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: 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 12.4% 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.