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 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: 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.