Compensation Escalation Cycle
Compensation Escalation Cycle
Compensation Escalation Cycle Market Archetype Mechanical Natural
Tier
Developing
Trajectory Thumbprint

Compensation Escalation Cycle

What does this mean?

Revenue grows modestly, but top officer compensation grows consistently for 5 years, breaching danger zones. The executive is negotiating aggressive raises against a compliant board.

The Path Forward

The Steward

Re-establishes board supremacy over executive extraction. It freezes compensation and mandates that all future financial rewards be tied strictly to verifiable mission expansion.

The Steward
The Steward
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Compensation Escalation Cycle
Overall
45
Score
Governance
45
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
Compensation Escalation

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2025 Hidden Hidden Unknown
2024 Hidden Hidden Unknown
2023 19.3% 45 Fragile Gov Risk
2022 8.7% 52 Fragile Recovery
2021 22.7% 49 Governance-Stressed Recovery
2020 14.5% 47 Fragile Gov Risk
2019 6.4% 54 Fragile Stable Watch
2018 7.8% 54 Fragile Stable Watch
2017 7.4% 54 Fragile Stable Watch
2016 5.5% 54 Fragile Recovery
2015 7.9% 52 Fragile Gov Risk
2014 7.1% 48 Fragile Decline Risk
2013 7.1% 48 Fragile Decline Risk
2012 4.6% 55 Fragile Recovery
2011 6.0% 50 Fragile Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2026

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
ANDRE S BISHOP TO 63025 Artistic Director 4.0% of Rev
ADAM SIEGEL Board Member 2.1% of Rev
NAOMI GRABEL EXEC. DIR. DEVEL. & PLANNI 1.8% of Rev
BARTLETT SHER EXECUTIVE PRODUCER 1.4% of Rev
DANIEL SWEE Board Member 1.2% of Rev
KYLE BARRINEAU STAGE TECHNICIAN 1.0% of Rev
PAUL SMITHYMAN PRODUCTION MANAGER 1.0% of Rev
LINDA MASON ROSS Board Member 1.0% of Rev
BRUCE A RUBIN STAGE TECHNICIAN 1.0% of Rev
WILLIAM NAGLE STAGE TECHNICIAN 0.9% of Rev
JOSHUA N RICH STAGE TECHNICIAN 0.9% of Rev
IRA WEITZMAN MUSICAL THTR. ASSOC. PROD. 0.8% of Rev
VANESSA KUBACH Treasurer 0.7% of Rev
JESSICA NIEBANCK GENERAL MANAGER 0.7% of Rev
KEWSONG LEE CHAIRMAN OF BOARD
DAVID F SOLOMON Board President
JAMES-KEITH BROWN Board President
JONATHAN Z COHEN VICE CHAIRMAN
JANE LISMAN KATZ VICE CHAIRMAN
ROBERT POHLY TO 6525 VICE CHAIRMAN
JOHN W ROWE VICE CHAIRMAN
DAVID WARREN VICE CHAIRMAN
MARLENE HESS Treasurer
BROOKE GARBER NEIDICH Secretary
ANNETTE TAPERT ALLEN Board Member
ALLISON M BLINKEN Board Member
JUDITH BYRD Board Member
H RODGIN COHEN Board Member
IDA COLE Board Member
IDE DANGOOR Board Member
SHARI EBERTS Board Member
CURTLAND E FIELDS Board Member
CHRIS GALLEA Board Member
HENRY LOUIS GATES JR Board Member
CATHY B GRAHAM Board Member
DAVID J GREENWALD Board Member
ANUJ GUPTA Board Member
J TOMILSON HILL TO 6525 Board Member
JUDITH HILTZ Board Member
SANDRA HOFFEN Board Member
LINDA LEROY JANKLOW Board Member
RAYMOND JOABAR Board Member
MITCHELL R JULIS Board Member
ERIC KUHN TO 6525 Board Member
BETSY KENNY LACK TO 6525 Board Member
PHYLLIS MAILMAN TO 121124 Board Member
ELLEN R MARRAM Board Member
SCOTT M MILLS Board Member
ERIC M MINDICH Board Member
JOHN MORNING Board Member
ELYSE NEWHOUSE Board Member
JACK O'KELLEY III Board Member
ANDREW J PECK Board Member
MICHAEL ROBERTS Board Member
BRUCE ROSENBLUM Board Member
STEPHANIE SHUMAN Board Member
LAURA SPEYER Board Member
TONY SPRING DIECTOR
ALEXA DAVIDSON SUSKIN Board Member
MARIA TASH Board Member
ELECTRA TOUB Board Member
LEONARD TOW Board Member
TRACEY TRAVIS Board Member
JULIE TURJA Board Member
KARA UTERBERG Board Member
STELLENE VOLANDES Board Member
JOHANNA WOLFE Board Member
WILLIAM D ZABEL Board Member

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
ANDRE S BISHOP Artistic Director 3.9% of Rev
ADAM SIEGEL Board Member 2.0% of Rev
NAOMI GRABEL EXEC. DIR. DEVEL. & PLANNING 1.6% of Rev
BARTLETT SHER Board Member 1.4% of Rev
DAVID S BROWN TO DEC 2023 Treasurer 1.2% of Rev
DANIEL SWEE Board Member 1.2% of Rev
KYLE BARRINEAU STAGE TECHNICIAN 1.0% of Rev
PAUL SMITHYMAN PRODUCTION MANAGER 1.0% of Rev
LINDA MASON ROSS Board Member 1.0% of Rev
BRUCE A RUBIN STAGE TECHNICIAN 0.9% of Rev
EVAN CABNET Artistic Director 0.9% of Rev
LILEANA BLAIN-CRUZ Board Member 0.9% of Rev
JOSHUA N RICH STAGE TECHNICIAN 0.9% of Rev
IRA WEITZMAN MUSICAL THTR. ASSOC. PROD. 0.8% of Rev
JESSICA NIEBANCK GENERAL MANAGER 0.8% of Rev
KEWSONG LEE CHAIRMAN OF BOARD
DAVID F SOLOMON Board President
JAMES-KEITH BROWN Board President
JONATHAN Z COHEN VICE CHAIRMAN
JANE LISMAN KATZ VICE CHAIRMAN
ROBERT POHLY VICE CHAIRMAN
JOHN W ROWE VICE CHAIRMAN
DAVID WARREN VICE CHAIRMAN
MARLENE HESS Treasurer
BROOKE GARBER NEIDICH Secretary
ANNETTE TAPERT ALLEN Board Member
ALLISON M BLINKEN Board Member
JUDITH BYRD Board Member
H RODGIN COHEN Board Member
IDA COLE Board Member
IDE DANGOOR Board Member
SHARI EBERTS Board Member
CURTLAND E FIELDS Board Member
CHRIS GALLEA Board Member
HENRY LOUIS GATES JR Board Member
CATHY B GRAHAM Board Member
DAVID J GREENWALD Board Member
ANUJ GUPTA Board Member
J TOMILSON HILL Board Member
JUDITH HILTZ Board Member
SANDRA HOFFEN Board Member
LINDA LEROY JANKLOW Board Member
RAYMOND JOABAR Board Member
MITCHELL R JULIS Board Member
ERIC KUHN Board Member
BETSY KENNY LACK Board Member
NINAH LYNNE RESIGNED NOV 2023 Board Member
PHYLLIS MAILMAN Board Member
ELLEN R MARRAM Board Member
SCOTT M MILLS Board Member
ERIC M MINDICH Board Member
JOHN MORNING Board Member
ELYSE NEWHOUSE Board Member
JACK O'KELLEY III Board Member
ANDREW J PECK Board Member
MICHAEL ROBERTS Board Member
KATHARINE RAYNER Board Member
BRUCE ROSENBLUM Board Member
STEPHANIE SHUMAN Board Member
LAURA SPEYER Board Member
MARIA TASH Board Member
ELECTRA TOUB Board Member
LEONARD TOW Board Member
TRACEY TRAVIS Board Member
KARA UTERBERG Board Member
STELLENE VOLANDES Board Member
WILLIAM D ZABEL Board Member
VANESSA KUBACH AS OF APR 2024 Treasurer

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
ANDRE BISHOP Artistic Director 3.0% of Rev
HATTIE JUTAGIR EXEC. DIR. DEVEL. & PLANNING 2.8% of Rev
ADAM SIEGEL Board Member 1.6% of Rev
BARTLETT SHER Board Member 1.2% of Rev
DAVID S BROWN Treasurer 1.0% of Rev
DANIEL SWEE Board Member 1.0% of Rev
PAUL SMITHYMAN PRODUCTION MANAGER 0.8% of Rev
LINDA MASON ROSS Board Member 0.8% of Rev
EVAN CABNET Artistic Director 0.8% of Rev
LILEANA BLAIN-CRUZ Board Member 0.8% of Rev
ANNE CATTANEO SANTORE DRAMATURG 0.8% of Rev
KARIN L SCHALL DEVEL. SPECIAL EVENTS MGR. 0.7% of Rev
JESSICA NIEBANCK GENERAL MANAGER 0.7% of Rev
IRA WEITZMAN MUSICAL THTR. ASSOC. PROD. 0.7% of Rev
ENRIQUE MUSTELIER FACILITIES MANAGER 0.7% of Rev
JULIA F JUDGE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 0.6% of Rev
STACY M VALENTINE IT SYSTEMS MANAGER 0.6% of Rev
MALA MOSHER CONTROLLER 0.6% of Rev
KEWSONG LEE CHAIRMAN OF BOARD
DAVID F SOLOMON Board President
JAMES-KEITH BROWN Board President
JONATHAN Z COHEN VICE CHAIRMAN
JANE LISMAN KATZ VICE CHAIRMAN
ROBERT POHLY VICE CHAIRMAN
JOHN W ROWE VICE CHAIRMAN
MARLENE HESS Treasurer
BROOKE GARBER NEIDICH Secretary
ANNETTE TAPERT ALLEN Board Member
ALLISON M BLINKEN Board Member
JUDITH BYRD Board Member
H RODGIN COHEN Board Member
IDA COLE Board Member
JUDY GORDON COX Board Member
IDE DANGOOR Board Member
DAVID DIDOMENICO Board Member
SHARI EBERTS Board Member
CURTLAND E FIELDS Board Member
HENRY LOUIS GATES JR Board Member
CATHY BARANCIK GRAHAM Board Member
DAVID J GREENWALD Board Member
J TOMILSON HILL Board Member
SANDRA HOFFEN Board Member
JUDITH HILTZ Board Member
LINDA LEROY JANKLOW CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
RAYMOND JOABAR Board Member
MICHAEL KRIAK Board Member
ERIC KUHN Board Member
BETSY KENNY LACK Board Member
MEMRIE M LEWIS Board Member
NINAH LYNNE Board Member
PHYLLIS MAILMAN Board Member
ELLEN R MARRAM Board Member
SCOTT M MILLS Board Member
ERIC M MINDICH CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
JOHN MORNING Board Member
ELYSE NEWHOUSE Board Member
JACK O'KELLEY III Board Member
ANDREW J PECK Board Member
KATHARINE J RAYNER Board Member
STEPHANIE SHUMAN Board Member
LAURA SPEYER Board Member
LEONARD TOW Board Member
TRACEY TRAVIS Board Member
DAVID WARREN Board Member
KAILY SMITH WESTBROOK Board Member
WILLIAM D ZABEL Board Member
CARYN ZUCKER Board Member

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
ANDRE BISHOP Artistic Director 2.8% of Rev
HATTIE JUTAGIR EXEC. DIR. DEVEL. & PLANNING 1.7% of Rev
ADAM SIEGEL Board Member 1.5% of Rev
BARTLETT SHER Board Member 1.2% of Rev
DAVID S BROWN Treasurer 1.0% of Rev
DANIEL SWEE Board Member 1.0% of Rev
PAUL SMITHYMAN PRODUCTION MANAGER 0.8% of Rev
LINDA MASON ROSS Board Member 0.8% of Rev
EVAN CABNET Artistic Director 0.8% of Rev
ANNE CATTANEO SANTORE DRAMATURG 0.8% of Rev
KARIN L SCHALL DEVEL. SPECIAL EVENTS MGR. 0.7% of Rev
JESSICA NIEBANCK GENERAL MANAGER 0.7% of Rev
IRA WEITZMAN MUSICAL THTR. ASSOC. PROD. 0.7% of Rev
ENRIQUE MUSTELIER FACILITIES MANAGER 0.6% of Rev
JULIA F JUDGE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 0.6% of Rev
STACY M VALENTINE IT SYSTEMS MANAGER 0.6% of Rev
MALA MOSHER CONTROLLER 0.6% of Rev
PHYLLIS MAILMAN Board Member
ELLEN R MARRAM Board Member
SCOTT M MILLS Board Member
JOHN MORNING Board Member
BROOKE GARBER NEIDICH Board Member
ELYSE NEWHOUSE Board Member
JACK O'KELLEY III Board Member
ANDREW J PECK Board Member
ROBERT POHLY Board Member
KATHARINE J RAYNER Board Member
RICHARD RUBEN Board Member
STEPHANIE SHUMAN Board Member
DAVID F SOLOMON Board Member
LAURA SPEYER Board Member
TRACEY TRAVIS Board Member
MILA ATMOS TUTTLE Board Member
DAVID WARREN Board Member
KAILY SMITH WESTBROOK Board Member
CARYN ZUCKER Board Member
ERIC M MINDICH CHAIRMAN OF BOARD
KEWSONG LEE Board President
MARLENE HESS VICE CHAIRMAN
LEONARD TOW VICE CHAIRMAN
WILLIAM D ZABEL VICE CHAIRMAN
JONATHAN Z COHEN CHAIRMAN EXEC. COMMITTEE
JANE LISMAN KATZ Treasurer
JOHN W ROWE Secretary
ANNETTE TAPERT ALLEN Board Member
ALLISON M BLINKEN Board Member
JAMES-KEITH BROWN Board Member
JUDITH BYRD Board Member
H RODGIN COHEN Board Member
IDA COLE Board Member
JUDY GORDON COX Board Member
IDE DANGOOR Board Member
DAVID DIDOMENICO Board Member
SHARI EBERTS Board Member
CURTLAND E FIELDS Board Member
HENRY LOUIS GATES JR Board Member
CATHY BARANCIK GRAHAM Board Member
DAVID J GREENWALD Board Member
J TOMILSON HILL Board Member
SANDRA HOFFEN Board Member
JUDITH HILTZ Board Member
LINDA LEROY JANKLOW CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
RAYMOND JOABAR Board Member
MICHAEL KRIAK Board Member
ERIC KUHN Board Member
BETSY KENNY LACK Board Member
MEMRIE M LEWIS Board Member
NINAH LYNNE Board Member

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
ANDRE BISHOP Artistic Director 3.4% of Rev
HATTIE JUTAGIR EXEC. DIR. DEVEL./PLANNING 1.8% of Rev
ADAM SIEGEL Board Member 1.6% of Rev
BARTLETT SHER Board Member 1.3% of Rev
DAVID S BROWN Treasurer 1.1% of Rev
JOHN PATRICK MERRYMAN STAGE TECHNICIAN 1.1% of Rev
KARL RAUSENBERGER STAGE TECHNICIAN 1.1% of Rev
DANIEL SWEE Board Member 1.0% of Rev
WILLIAM NAGLE STAGE TECHNICIAN 0.9% of Rev
PAUL SMITHYMAN PRODUCTION MANAGER 0.9% of Rev
LINDA MASON ROSS Board Member 0.8% of Rev
EVAN CABNET Artistic Director 0.8% of Rev
JOHN M WEINGART STAGE TECHNICIAN 0.8% of Rev
BRUCE A RUBIN STAGE TECHNICIAN 0.8% of Rev
ANNE CATTANEO SANTORE DRAMATURG 0.8% of Rev
IRA WEITZMAN MUSICAL THTR. ASSOC. PROD. 0.7% of Rev
JESSICA NIEBANCK GENERAL MANAGER 0.7% of Rev
ERIC M MINDICH CHAIRMAN OF BOARD
KEWSONG LEE Board President
MARLENE HESS VICE CHAIRMAN
LEONARD TOW VICE CHAIRMAN
WILLIAM D ZABEL VICE CHAIRMAN
JONATHAN Z COHEN CHAIRMAN EXEC. COMMITTEE
JANE LISMAN KATZ Treasurer
JOHN W ROWE Secretary
ANNETTE TAPERT ALLEN Board Member
ALLISON M BLINKEN Board Member
JAMES-KEITH BROWN Board Member
H RODGIN COHEN Board Member
IDA COLE Board Member
JUDY GORDON COX Board Member
IDE DANGOOR Board Member
DAVID DIDOMENICO Board Member
SHARI EBERTS Board Member
CURTLAND E FIELDS Board Member
HENRY LOUIS GATES JR Board Member
CATHY BARANCIK GRAHAM Board Member
DAVID J GREENWALD Board Member
J TOMILSON HILL Board Member
SANDRA HOFFEN Board Member
JUDITH HILTZ Board Member
LINDA LEROY JANKLOW CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
RAYMOND JOABAR Board Member
MICHAEL KRIAK Board Member
ERIC KUHN Board Member
BETSY KENNY LACK Board Member
MEMRIE M LEWIS Board Member
NINAH LYNNE Board Member
PHYLLIS MAILMAN Board Member
ELLEN R MARRAM Board Member
JOHN MORNING Board Member
BROOKE GARBER NEIDICH Board Member
ELYSE NEWHOUSE Board Member
JACK O'KELLEY III Board Member
ANDREW JPECK Board Member
ROBERT POHLY Board Member
KATHARINE J RAYNER Board Member
RICHARD RUBEN Board Member
STEPHANIE SHUMAN Board Member
DAVID F SOLOMON Board Member
LAURA SPEYER Board Member
TRACEY TRAVIS Board Member
MILA ATMOS TUTTLE Board Member
DAVID WARREN Board Member
KAILY SMITH WESTBROOK Board Member
KENNETH L WYSE Board Member
CARYN ZUCKER Board Member
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

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

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

Peer comparison

Compared to 699 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: Compensation Escalation Cycle

Revenue grows modestly, but top officer compensation grows consistently for 5 years, breaching danger zones. The executive is negotiating aggressive raises against a compliant board.

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.