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
45
Score
Governance
50
Score
Financial
40
Score
Program
45
Score

Institutional Epochs

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

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2025 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2023 — — — 45 Fragile Decline Risk
2022 Hidden Hidden — 44 Fragile Recovery
2021 — — — 41 Fragile Decline Risk
2020 — — — 52 Fragile Recovery
2019 — — — 49 Fragile Stable Watch
2018 — — — 49 Fragile Stable Watch
2017 — — — 49 Fragile Stable Watch
2016 — — — 49 Fragile Stable Watch
2015 — — — 49 Fragile Stable Watch
2014 — — — 49 Fragile Stable Watch
2013 — — — 49 Fragile Recovery
2012 — — — 45 Fragile Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2026

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
KARL SIEWERTSEN Board President 5.9% of Rev
MIKE LA SORSA Board President —
BEN PESENTI Vice President —
VICORIA BYRNE V.P.-DIVISION 3 —
KYLE SMALL V.P.-DIVISION 2 —
PETER O'MALLEY V.P.-DIVISION 1 EAST —
ALICIA BROWN V.P.-DIV.1 WEST —
DAN DELLA MONICA V.P.-JAZZ —
MARY E MC NAMEE Board President —
AIMEE LILLIENSTEIN Secretary —
KATHLEEN ALVAREZ Secretary —
CHRISTINA PESENTI V.P.-CLASSROOM-MUSIC —
CHRIS TOOMEY PUBLIC RELATIONS —
ELLIS HOLMES PERCUSION ADVISOR —
SHARON ABRAMOVITZ Board President —
MOLLY TITTLER-INGOGLIA PUBLICATIONS —
JOS OWENS GOVT. RELATIONS —
PAUL CAPUTO EVENT COORDINATOR —
ELIZABETH OWENS MUSIC COORDINATOR —
SUSAN WEBER HISTORIAN —
TJ ADAMS LIBRARIAN —
MICHAEL LEE NYSSMA ZONE REP —
SAMANTHA SCHICK Vice President —
ANTHONY POMPONIO Vice President —
KAILYN SMALL SOCIAL MEDIA —
JOSEPH OWENS NYSCAME —

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
KARL SIEWERTSEN Board President —
MIKE LA SORSA Board President —
JESSICA SHENKER Board President —
NICOLE RODE V.P.-DIVISION 3 —
JEFF BIENER V.P.-DIVISION 2 —
AIMEE LILLIENSTEIN V.P.-DIVISION 1 EAST —
ALICIA BROWN V.P.-DIV.1 WEST —
DAN DELLA MONICA V.P.-JAZZ —
MARY E MC NAMEE Treasurer —
AMY ROSTHOLDER Secretary —
SHANNON ABRAMOVITZ Secretary —
CHRISTINA PESENTI V.P.-CLASSROOM-MUSIC —
CHRIS TOOMEY PUBLIC RELATIONS —
ELLIS HOLMES PERCUSION ADVISOR —
GINA PELLETTIERE Board President —
ALYSSA WHITE DIR. PUBLICATIONS —
JOS OWENS GOVT. RELATIONS —
PAUL CAPUTO EVENT COORD. —
BETH OWENS MUSIC COORD. —
SUSAN WEBER HISTORIAN —
TJ ADAMS LIBRARIAN —
RUTH BREIDENBACH NYSSMA ZONE REP —
SAMANTHA SCHICK Vice President —
ANTHONY POMPONIO Vice President —
PETER O'MALLEY Vice President —
MELODY MERCIECA SOCIAL MEDIA —
KEVIN SCULLY Board President —

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
JESSICA SHENKER Board President —
GREGORY KRAJCI V.P.-DIVISION 5 —
CAITLIN HALE V.P.-DIVISION 4 —
AIMEE LILLIENSTEIN V.P.-DIVISION 3 —
KARA BOULAY V.P.-DIVISION 2 —
JEFFREY BIENER V.P.-DIVISION 1 EAST —
MARY EILEEN MCNAMEE V.P.-DIV.1 WEST —
JONATHAN HOLFORD V.P.-JAZZ —
CHRISTOPHER HALE Treasurer —
MICHAEL LASORA Secretary —
ADAM ERDOS Secretary —
SHANNON ABRAMOVITZ V.P.-CLASSROOM —
RUTH BREIDENBACH Board President —
ELLIS HOLMES PERCUSION ADVISOR —
GINA PELLETTIERE Board President —
PETER DESCHLER DIR. PUBLICATIONS —
MICHAEL RODGERS WEB EDITOR —
PAUL CAPUTO EVENT COORD. —
ALAN KUNNIS MUSIC COORD. —
SUSAN WEBER HISTORIAN —
TJ ADAMS LIBRARIAN —
EDMUND CHIARELLO NYSSMA ZONE 13 REP —
KENNETH POLLITT GOVT. RELATIONS —
KELLY JONES PUBLIC RELATIONS —
KARL SIEWERTSEN Board President —
NATHANIEL GARFINKEL RETIRED —
JOSEPH OWENS Board President —
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
40 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
50 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
45 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
45 / 100
Priority Review

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

Peer comparison

Compared to 1,227 other orgs in NY with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: program score sits 16 points above the peer median (45 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. Stabilize program expenses or grow earned-income revenue to break the consecutive-deficit pattern (~8 points to financial score).

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