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
55
Score
Governance
58
Score
Financial
50
Score
Program
60
Score

Institutional Epochs

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
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 — — 2.4% 55 Fragile Stable Watch
2023 — — 2.5% 55 Fragile Stable Watch
2022 — — 3.2% 55 Fragile Stable Watch
2021 — — 8.0% 54 Fragile Recovery
2020 — — 9.1% 50 Fragile Decline Risk
2019 — — 6.2% 54 Fragile Stable Watch
2018 — — 2.1% 55 Fragile Recovery
2017 — — 8.7% 50 Fragile Recovery
2016 — — 7.7% 44 Fragile Stable Watch
2015 — — 7.2% 44 Fragile Recovery
2014 — — 10.9% 42 Fragile Stable Watch
2013 — — 8.9% 40 Fragile Recovery
2012 — — 11.3% 35 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2026

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
GWENDOLYN WHITESIDE Artistic Director 2.4% of Rev
Editha Rosario-Moore Board President —
KIMBERLEE HEROLD Board President —
MICHAEL LEVINSON Treasurer —
Editha Rosario-Moore Secretary —
MANNY BUCKLEY Board Member —
RAMA RANGANATHAN Board Member —
ERIC BERG Board Member —
CHRISTOPHER MOTOGAWA Board Member —

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
GWENDOLYN WHITESIDE Artistic Director 2.2% of Rev
KEITH A KARLSON Board President —
KIMBERLEE HEROLD Board President —
MICHAEL LEVINSON Treasurer —
DAVID COFFIN Secretary —
MANNY BUCKLEY Board Member —
JEREMY Zednick Board Member —
RAMA RANGANATHAN Board Member —
Editha Rosario-Moore Board President —

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
GWENDOLYN WHITESIDE Artistic Director 2.2% of Rev
KEITH A KARLSON Board President —
KIMBERLEE HEROLD Board President —
MICHAEL LEVINSON Treasurer —
DAVID COFFIN Secretary —
MANNY BUCKLEY Board Member —
PHIL CALIAN Board Member —
RAMA RANGANATHAN Board Member —
EDITHA ROSARIO Board Member —

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
GWENDOLYN WHITESIDE Artistic Director 2.1% of Rev
KEITH A KARLSON ESQ Board President —
PHIL CALIAN Board President —
MICHAEL LEVINSON Treasurer —
KIMBERLEE HEROLD Secretary —
MANNY BUCKLEY Board Member —
DAVID COFFIN Board Member —
RAMA RANGANATHAN Board Member —
EDITHA ROSARIO Board Member —
KATHY SMITH Board Member —
Michael Weatherspoon Board Member —
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
50 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
58 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
55 / 100
Developing

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

Peer comparison

Compared to 376 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: 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.