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.
Title
Representative Institutions
Institutional Epochs
Historical Performance
| Year | Revenue | Top Comp | Comp % Rev | Score | Phase Label | Outlook | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | — | — | 26.4% | 39 | Governance-Stressed | Gov Risk | |
| 2017 | — | — | 39.2% | 39 | Governance-Stressed | Gov Risk | |
| 2016 | — | — | 21.5% | 40 | Governance-Stressed | Gov Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | 30.9% | 35 | Governance-Stressed | Gov Risk | |
| 2014 | — | — | 17.3% | 42 | Governance-Stressed | Gov Risk | |
| 2013 | — | — | 6.8% | 58 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2012 | — | — | 7.2% | 58 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2011 | — | — | 10.7% | 53 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
No IRS 990 Part VII compensation data available for this organization.
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 296 other orgs in PA with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 22 points above the peer median (60 vs. 38).
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.
Overall score has gone from 42 → 39 over 5 years (declining by 3 points).
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 26.4% is modestly above the sector's healthy band (18–22%) — worth monitoring.
What would change this score
The two changes that would most improve this score:
- Separate signing authority from fundraising authority when both are held by one person — removes the concentration penalty (~12 points).
- Reduce top-officer compensation from 26.4% to under 22% of revenue — would move governance score by ~9 points.
Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.