Institutional Maturation
Institutional Maturation
Institutional Maturation Market Archetype Mechanical Natural
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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.

The Crown
The Crown
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Institutional Maturation ↑
Overall
40
Score
Governance
58
Score
Financial
15
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
Institutional Maturation

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2025 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2024 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2023 Hidden Hidden 5.0% 40 Fragile Stable Watch
2022 — — 7.5% 40 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2021 — — 6.3% 50 Fragile Stable Watch
2020 — — 5.9% 50 Fragile Recovery
2019 — — 4.0% 49 Fragile Recovery
2018 — — — 42 Fragile Recovery
2017 — — — 36 Financially Distressed Stable Watch
2016 — — 7.3% 38 Financially Distressed Recovery
2015 — — 7.4% 36 Financially Distressed Recovery
2014 — — 13.8% 29 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2013 — — 12.1% 29 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2012 — — 8.7% 44 Fragile Recovery
2011 — — 17.3% 27 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2026

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
DEBORAH BLOCK Artistic Director 5.2% of Rev
MICHAEL G DONAHUE Board Member —
JEFFREY SORKIN Board Member —
REUBEN WADE Board Member —
BRETT MAPP Board Member —
BRYNA SILVER SCOTT Board Member —
ROBERT DEVER Board Member —
PATRICIA FORCINA Board Member —
J PAUL NICHOLAS Board Member —
TIFFANY NAIMAN Board Member —
DESIREE SALERA CHAIRMAN —
FRAN MURPHY Treasurer —
ALISON EZELL Secretary —
STERLING H JOHNSON Board President —

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
DEBORAH BLOCK Artistic Director 5.0% of Rev
MICHAEL G DONAHUE Board Member —
JEFFREY SORKIN Board Member —
REUBEN WADE Board Member —
BRETT MAPP Board Member —
BRYNA SCOTT Board Member —
ROBERT DEVER Board Member —
PATRICIA FORCINA Board Member —
PAUL NICHOLAS Board Member —
TIFFANY NAIMAN Board Member —
DESIREE SALERA CHAIRMAN —
FRAN MURPHY Treasurer —
ALISON EZELL Secretary —
STERLING H JOHNSON Board President —

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
DEBORAH BLOCK Artistic Director 4.9% of Rev
MICHAEL G DONAHUE Board Member —
JEFFREY SORKIN Board Member —
REUBEN WADE Board Member —
BRETT MAPP Board Member —
BRYNA SCOTT Board Member —
ROBERT DEVER Board Member —
PATRICIA FORCINA Board Member —
PAUL NICHOLAS Board Member —
DESIREE SALERA CHAIRMAN —
FRAN MURPHY Treasurer —
ALISON EZELL Secretary —
STERLING H JOHNSON Board President —

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
DEBORAH BLOCK Artistic Director 4.9% of Rev
JEFFREY SORKIN Board Member —
REUBEN WADE Board Member —
BRETT MAPP Board Member —
BRYNA SCOTT Board Member —
DESIREE SALERA CHAIRMAN —
FRAN MURPHY Treasurer —
ALISON EZELL Secretary —
STERLING H JOHNSON Board President —
MICHAEL G DONAHUE Board Member —

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
DEBORAH BLOCK Artistic Director 4.5% of Rev
JEFFREY SORKIN Board Member —
REUBEN WADE Board Member —
BRETT MAPP Board Member —
BETSY OLIPHANT Board Member —
BRYNA SCOTT Board Member —
DESIREE SALERA CHAIRMAN —
FRAN MURPHY Treasurer —
ALISON EZELL Secretary —
STERLING H JOHNSON Board President —
MICHAEL G DONAHUE Board Member —
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
15 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
58 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
40 / 100
Priority Review

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

Peer comparison

Compared to 461 other orgs in PA with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: financial score sits 38 points below the peer median (15 vs. 53).

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

The two changes that would most improve this score:

  1. Build cash reserves to at least 3 months of operating expenses — moves financial resilience score meaningfully (~10 points).

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