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

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Financial Era
Governance Era
Trajectory Era
Steady State

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2025 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2024 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2023 — — 15.7% 51 Fragile Stable Watch
2022 — — 10.3% 51 Fragile Recovery
2021 — — 24.2% 45 Fragile Gov Risk
2020 — — 16.6% 49 Fragile Gov Risk
2019 — — 17.5% 49 Fragile Recovery
2018 — — 13.4% 47 Fragile Recovery
2017 — — 29.0% 38 Critical Intervention Needed Gov Risk
2016 — — 8.3% 54 Fragile Recovery
2015 — — 13.4% 48 Fragile Stable Watch
2014 — — 14.4% 48 Fragile Decline Risk
2013 — — 9.5% 54 Fragile Recovery
2012 — — 14.8% 44 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2011 — — 11.4% 52 Fragile Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2026

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
MELISSA NGAN Executive Director 10.5% of Rev
JONATHAN HOLLAND Board Member 0.3% of Rev
MELINDA WAGNER Board Member 0.1% of Rev
SAMEERA TROESCH Board President —
MICHAEL FEHRMAN Treasurer —
LISA WASHBURN Secretary —
ATIF BHANJEE Board Member —
DEREK BERMEL Board Member —
THOMAS BRENER Board Member —
JANE CAVALIER Board Member —
TOYIN SPELLMAN-DIAZ Board Member —
SCOTT DUNN Board Member —
MELIN TAN-GELLER Board Member —
PHILIP GLASS Board Member —
MARILYN GO Board Member —
AUGUSTA GROSS Board Member —
BENJAMIN HILDNER Board Member —
ILYA KARAULOV Board Member —
CHRIS LANDO Board Member —
TESS MATEO Board Member —
ANNETTE MCEVOY Board Member —
GEOFFROY VAN RAEMDONCK Board Member —
DEBORAH SHERMAN Board Member —
KAREN SLACK Board Member —
JESS TING Board Member —
ANDRE WASHINGTON Board Member —
BRIAN WATERS Board Member —
FREDERICK WERTHEIM Board Member —
SHINIAN YE Board Member —

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
MELISSA NGAN Executive Director 9.9% of Rev
LYNDSAY WERKING-YIP Board Member 5.5% of Rev
MELINDA WAGNER Board Member 0.2% of Rev
TOYIN SPELLMAN-DIAZ Board Member 0.0% of Rev
SAMEERA TROESCH Board President —
MICHAEL FEHRMAN Treasurer —
LISA WASHBURN Secretary —
ATIF BHANJEE Board Member —
DEREK BERMEL Board Member —
THOMAS BRENER Board Member —
JANE CAVALIER Board Member —
SCOTT DUNN Board Member —
PHILIP GLASS Board Member —
MARILYN GO Board Member —
AUGUSTA GROSS Board Member —
BENJAMIN HILDNER Board Member —
JONATHAN HOLLAND Board Member —
CHRIS LANDO Board Member —
TESS MATEO Board Member —
ANNETTE MCEVOY Board Member —
SAMIR NIKOCEVIC CONDUCTOR LAUREATE —
GEOFFROY VAN RAEMDONCK Board Member —
MICHAEL RUSSELL Board Member —
DEBORAH SHERMAN Board Member —
KAREN SLACK Board Member —
ANDRE WASHINGTON Board Member —
FREDERICK WERTHEIM Board Member —

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
MELISSA NGAN Executive Director 8.1% of Rev
DEREK BERMEL Artistic Director 3.0% of Rev
KAREN SLACK Board Member 0.1% of Rev
JONATHAN HOLLAND Board Member 0.0% of Rev
SAMEERA TROESCH Board President —
MICHAEL FEHRMAN Treasurer —
MARILYN GO Secretary —
ASTRID R BAUMGARDNER Board Member —
JANE CAVALIER Board Member —
TOYIN SPELLMAN DIAZ Board Member —
PHILIP GLASS Board Member —
AUGUSTA GROSS Board Member —
BENJAMIN HILDNER Board Member —
CHRIS LANDO Board Member —
TESS MATEO Board Member —
ANNETTE MCEVOY Board Member —
SAMIR NIKOCEVIC CONDUCTOR LAUREATE —
GEOFFROY VAN RAEMDONCK Board Member —
MICHAEL RUSSELL Board Member —
DEBORAH SHERMAN Board Member —
MELINDA WAGNER Board Member —
FREDERICK WERTHEIM Board Member —

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
EDWARD YIM Executive Director 8.7% of Rev
DEREK BERMEL Board Member 3.1% of Rev
JESS ROSEN Executive Director 0.2% of Rev
MELINDA WAGNER Board Member 0.1% of Rev
SAMEERA TROESCH Board President —
MELISSA NGAN Executive Director —
MICHAEL FEHRMAN Treasurer —
MARILYN GO Secretary —
ASTRID R BAUMGARDNER Board President —
JANE CAVALIER Board Member —
TOYIN SPELLMAN DIAZ Board Member —
PHILIP GLASS Board Member —
AUGUSTA GROSS Board Member —
BENJAMIN HILDNER Board Member —
JONATHAN HOLLAND Board Member —
TESS MATEO Board Member —
ANNETTE MCEVOY Board Member —
SAMIR NIKOCEVIC CONDUCTOR LAUREATE —
GEOFFROY VAN RAEMDONCK Board Member —
MICHAEL RUSSELL Board Member —
KAREN SLACK Board Member —
ROBERT TAISEY Board Member —
FREDERICK WERTHEIM Board Member —

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
EDWARD YIM Executive Director 12.9% of Rev
DEREK BERMEL Artistic Director 2.0% of Rev
ROBERT BEASER Artistic Director 0.1% of Rev
FREDERICK WERTHEIM Board President —
ANTHONY B CREAMER III Treasurer —
ROBERT D TAISEY Secretary —
ASTRID R BAUMGARDNER Board President —
JANE CAVALIER Board Member —
DENNIS RUSSELL DAVIES CONDUCTOR LAUREATE —
MICHAEL FEHRMAN Board Member —
MICHAEL GEHRET Board Member —
PHILIP GLASS Board Member —
MARILYN GO Board Member —
AUGUSTA GROSS Board Member —
RICHARD KESSLER Board Member —
TESS MATEO Board Member —
ANNETTE MCEVOY Board President —
DICK NEU Board Member —
GEOFFROY VAN RAEMDONCK Board Member —
JESSE ROSEN Board Member —
MICHAEL RUSSELL Board Member —
ALVIN SINGLETON Board Member —
SAMEERA TROESCH Board Member —
PAUL UNDERWOOD Board Member —
MELINDA WAGNER Board Member —
ALBERT K WEBSTER Board Member —
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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 1,226 other orgs in NY with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: program score sits 31 points above the peer median (60 vs. 29).

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.