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
51
Score
Governance
45
Score
Financial
50
Score
Program
60
Score

Institutional Epochs

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Trajectory Era
Steady State

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2025 Hidden Hidden Unknown
2023 15.8% 51 Fragile Stable Watch
2022 14.3% 52 Fragile Recovery
2021 20.3% 51 Fragile Recovery
2020 23.9% 47 Fragile Gov Risk
2019 15.4% 47 Fragile Decline Risk
2018 11.9% 52 Fragile Recovery
2017 20.0% 43 Critical Intervention Needed Gov Risk
2016 21.0% 45 Fragile Gov Risk
2015 17.1% 47 Fragile Decline Risk
2014 52 Fragile Recovery
2013 15.9% 51 Fragile Recovery
2012 18.7% 47 Fragile Decline Risk
2011 15.4% 51 Fragile Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2026

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
HERBERT WASHINGTON Artistic Director 8.8% of Rev
CHERYL KLOCK MCNEILL Board Member 6.1% of Rev
DR STEPHEN NEAL Board Member
BRANDI REYNOLDS Board Member
FREDDIE DOBBINS JR Board Member
RYAN STEVENS Board Member
STEPHEN HETHERINGTON Board Member
ALDEN JENSEN Board Member
DIANE PETERSEN Board Member
HAYDON TUSSEY Board Member
NOHEMI MEDINA-VELASCO Board Member
SCOT TAGGART Board Member
MARC RIVAS Board Member
DARREN HERRING Board Member
MARK DEATHERAGE Board President
JIM LEE Board President
DAVID EISEL Treasurer
REIMAR MIRANDA Secretary
DR EDWARD PERRIN Secretary
KERA WACKER Board President

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
HERBERT WASHINGTON Artistic Director 8.1% of Rev
MITRA KHAZAI Executive Director 6.8% of Rev
DAVID EISEL Board Member
STEPHEN HETHERINGTON Board Member
ANDREW BRIDGE Board Member
AMY OAKES Board Member
ALDEN JENSEN Board Member
STEPHANIE SCHWARTZ Board Member
HAYDON TUSSEY Board Member
DIANE PETERSEN Board Member
REIMAR MIRANDA Board Member
DR EDWARD PERRIN Board Member
MARK DEATHERAGE Board Member
BRANDI REYNOLDS Board Member
DR STEPHEN NEAL Board Member
ROBERT MCIVER Board Member
KATE ARTHUR Board Member
FREDDIE DOBBINS JR Board Member
JIM LEE Board Member
KIM MERTENS Board Member
RYAN STEVENS Board President
KATE MEROLO Board President
ALEX WALSH Treasurer
CHERYL KLOCK MCNEILL Board President
KAREN PETERSON Secretary

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
HERBERT WASHINGTON Artistic Director 7.5% of Rev
MITRA KHAZAI Executive Director 6.2% of Rev
ANDREW BRIDGE Board Member
AMY OAKES Board Member
RYAN STEVENS Board Member
FREDDIE DOBBINS JR Board Member
JIM LEE Board Member
KIM MERTENS Board Member
ROBERT J BROWN Board Member
KATE ARTHUR Board Member
ROBERT MCIVER Board Member
JAE CHRISTENSEN Board Member
BRETT CARLSON Board Member
KAREN PETERSON Board Member
MARK DEATHERAGE Board Member
DR STEPHEN NEAL Board Member
GABRIELE DREWRY Secretary
KATHY KOLDEN Treasurer
CHERYL KLOCK MCNEILL Board President
BRANDI REYNOLDS Board President
POLLY MANN Board President
ALEX WALSH Treasurer
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
50 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
45 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
51 / 100
Developing

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

Peer comparison

Compared to 118 other orgs in AZ with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: program score sits 28 points above the peer median (60 vs. 32).

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

The two changes that would most improve this score:

  1. Separate signing authority from fundraising authority when both are held by one person — removes the concentration penalty (~12 points).

Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.