Institutional Maturation
Institutional Maturation
Institutional Maturation Market Archetype Mechanical Natural
Tier
Developing
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Institutional Maturation

What does this mean?

The gold standard. 10-year slow, steady, concurrent growth across Financial Health, Governance, and Program. Leadership is scaling their oversight and impact in lockstep.

The Path Forward

The Crown

A mandate to lead the sector. It encourages the organization to mentor emerging nonprofits and embark on generational capital projects, leveraging their profound stability.

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Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Institutional Maturation ↑
Overall
50
Score
Governance
55
Score
Financial
40
Score
Program
60
Score

Institutional Epochs

2010
2011
2012
2013
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2015
2016
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2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Financial Era
Governance Era
Trajectory Era
Institutional Maturation

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2025 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2024 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2023 Hidden Hidden 9.2% 50 Fragile Recovery
2022 — — 8.7% 48 Fragile Recovery
2021 — — 27.1% 52 Governance-Stressed Recovery
2020 — — 16.7% 47 Fragile Recovery
2019 — — 9.5% 44 Fragile Stable Watch
2018 — — 9.2% 44 Fragile Stable Watch
2017 — — 8.4% 44 Fragile Stable Watch
2016 — — 8.1% 44 Fragile Recovery
2015 — — 8.0% 40 Financially Distressed Recovery
2014 — — 8.7% 38 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2013 — — 9.2% 40 Financially Distressed Recovery
2012 — — 8.6% 38 Financially Distressed Recovery
2011 — — 11.5% 38 Financially Distressed Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2026

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
JASON HARDY Board Member 6.5% of Rev
ALLISON EASTERDAY ALEXANDER Board President —
EMILY ANDERSON Board Member —
STEPHEN BACKIEL Board Member —
JERROLD BECKER Board Member —
BEDROS BOZDOGAN Board Member —
HOLDEN CAPERTON Treasurer —
KATY DAVIS Board Member —
FAITH FERGUSON Board Member —
MARK HILL Board Member —
CHARLES JAMES Secretary —
SHERYL LINCK Board Member —
SHEENA MCCALL Board Member —
KIMBERLY GRANDE MD Board Member —
JEANIE MELTON Board Member —
MELISSA MIDYETT Board Member —
CATHY DODGE MILLER Board Member —
JULIA MULLANEY Board Member —
JEFF PAPPAS Board Member —
FRANK ROSAMOND PAST CHAIRPE —
ZANE SCARLETT Board Member —
JAN SIMPSON Board Member —
KIM TRENT Board Member —
MARY WALKER Board Member —

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
JASON HARDY Board Member 8.0% of Rev
EMILY ANDERSON Board Member 0.6% of Rev
JEANIE MELTON Board Member 0.6% of Rev
ALLISON EASTERDAY ALEXANDER Board President —
STEPHEN BACKIEL Board Member —
JERROLD BECKER Board Member —
BEDROS BOZDOGAN BOARD MEMBET —
HOLDEN CAPERTON Treasurer —
KATIE DAVIS Board Member —
FAITH FERGUSON Board Member —
MARK HILL Board President —
CHARLES JAMES Secretary —
SHERYL LINCK Board Member —
SHEENA MCCALL Board Member —
KIMBERLY KLEVELAND GRANDE MD Board Member —
MELISSA GABOR MIDYETT Board Member —
CATHY DODGE MILLER Board Member —
JULIA MULLANEY Board Member —
JEFF PAPPAS Board Member —
FRANK ROSAMOND PAST CHAIRPE —
ZANE SCARLETT Board Member —
JAN SIMPSON Board Member —
KIM TRENT Board Member —
MARY WALKER Board Member —

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
BRIAN SALESKY Artistic Director 10.2% of Rev
JASON HARDY Executive Director 5.4% of Rev
EMILY ANDERSON Board Member —
STEPHEN BACKIEL Board Member —
WHITFIELD BAILEY Board Member —
ROBERT BAIRD Treasurer —
KIM BALLARD Board Member —
EDEN MCNABB BISHOP Board President —
DR KURT F BRANDT Board Member —
KEVIN BURDETTE Board Member —
KIM BYRD Board President —
HALEIGH CHASTAIN Board Member —
BRIAN COLE Board Member —
DR JENNIFER D'AGOSTINO Board Member —
NATALIE DOWLING Board President —
ALLISON EASTERDAY Board President —
ROBERTO FERNANDEZ-ROMERO MD Board Member —
KIMBERLY KLEVELAND GRANDE MD Board Member —
MADELINE MCADAMS GRIFFEY Board Member —
JACQUE HAWKS Board Member —
MARK HILL Artistic Director —
ANNA FOX HINDS Board Member —
KEN KNIGHT Board Member —
MICHAEL KULL Board President —
ROBERT MARQUIS ESQ Board Member —
ANGELA MASINI PHD Board Member —
SHEENA MCCALL Board Member —
JEANIE TURNER MELTON Board President —
WALTER MENCER Board President —
MELISSA GABOR MIDYETT Board Member —
JULIA MULLANEY Secretary —
FRANK ROSAMOND Board President —
DR STEEDMAN A SARBAH Board Member —
ZANE SCARLETT Board Member —
DR EVELYN SEVILLA Board Member —
MARGARET SOOD Board Member —
DR JACK TALMADGE Board Member —
BECKYE JUSTICE THOMAS Board Member —
KIM TRENT Board Member —
MARY S WALKER Board Member —

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
BRIAN SALESKY Executive Director 11.7% of Rev
EMILY ANDERSON Board Member —
STEPHEN BACKIEL Board Member —
WHITFIELD BAILEY Board Member —
ROBERT BAIRD Treasurer —
KIM BALLARD Board Member —
EDEN MCNABB BISHOP Board President —
DR KURT F BRANDT Board Member —
KEVIN BURDETTE Board Member —
KIM BYRD Board President —
HALEIGH CHASTAIN Board Member —
BRIAN COLE Board Member —
DR JENNIFER D'AGOSTINO Board Member —
NATALIE DOWLING Board President —
ALLISON EASTERDAY Board President —
ROBERTO FERNANDEZ-ROMERO MD Board Member —
KIMBERLY KLEVELAND GRANDE MD Board Member —
MADELINE MCADAMS GRIFFEY Board Member —
JACQUE HAWKS Board Member —
MARK HILL Artistic Director —
ANNA FOX HINDS Board Member —
KEN KNIGHT Board Member —
MICHAEL KULL GUILD PRESSIDENT —
ROBERT MARQUIS ESQ Board Member —
ANGELA MASINI PHD Board Member —
SHEENA MCCALL Board Member —
JEANIE TURNER MELTON Board President —
WALTER MENCER Board President —
MELISSA GABOR MIDYETT Board Member —
JULIA MULLANEY Secretary —
FRANK ROSAMOND Board President —
DR STEEDMAN A SARBAH Board Member —
ZANE SCARLETT Board Member —
DR EVELYN SEVILLA Board Member —
MARGARET SOOD Board Member —
DR JACK TALMADGE Board Member —
BECKYE JUSTICE THOMAS Board Member —
KIM TRENT Board Member —
MARY S WALKER Board Member —

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
BRIAN SALESKY Executive Director 8.7% of Rev
JEANIE TURNER MELTON Board Member 0.1% of Rev
STEPHEN BACKIEL Board Member —
WHITFIELD BAILEY Board Member —
ROBERT BAIRD Board Member —
KIM BALLARD Board Member —
EDEN MCNABB BISHOP Board President —
DR KURT F BRANDT Board Member —
TREY COLEMAN Board President —
EMILY ANDERSON Board Member —
NATALIE DOWLING Board Member —
PHYLLIS DRIVER Board Member —
ALLISON EASTERDAY Board Member —
ROBERTO FERNANDEZ-ROMERO MD Board Member —
DR JAMES GORNEY Board Member —
MADELINE MCADAMS GRIFFEY Board Member —
KIM BYRD Board Member —
JACQUE HAWKS Board Member —
ANNA FOX HINDS Board Member —
BRIAN COLE Board Member —
KEN KNIGHT Board Member —
ROBERT MARQUIS ESQ Board Member —
HEATHER L MARTIN Treasurer —
WALTER MENCER Board Member —
KAREN NIDIFFER Secretary —
FRANK ROSAMOND Board Member —
DR STEEDMAN A SARBAH Board Member —
ZANE SCARLETT Board Member —
DR EVELYN SEVILLA Board Member —
MARGARET SOOD Board Member —
DR JACK TALMADGE Board Member —
BECKYE JUSTICE THOMAS Board Member —
CHARLIE WAGNER Board Member —
KIMBERLY KLEVELAND GRANDE MD Board Member —
MARK HILL Board Member —
THERESE ANNE MATTHEWS Board Member —
SHEENA MCCALL Board Member —
MELISSA GABOR MIDYETT Board Member —
JULIA MULLANEY Board Member —
MARY S WALKER Board Member —
JULIA CLAIBORNE WHIPPLE 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 129 other orgs in TN with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: financial score sits 25 points below the peer median (40 vs. 65).

5-year trend: Institutional Maturation

The gold standard. 10-year slow, steady, concurrent growth across Financial Health, Governance, and Program. Leadership is scaling their oversight and impact in lockstep.

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.