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.

The Crown
The Crown
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
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
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 45 other orgs in TN with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: program score sits 25 points above the peer median (60 vs. 35).

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.