Compensation Escalation Cycle
Compensation Escalation Cycle
Compensation Escalation Cycle Market Archetype Mechanical Natural
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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
40
Score
Governance
42
Score
Financial
25
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 30.1% 40 Critical Intervention Needed Gov Risk
2022 17.2% 45 Fragile Recovery
2021 24.9% 39 Financially Distressed Recovery
2020 29.5% 32 Critical Intervention Needed Gov Risk
2019 12.5% 48 Fragile Recovery
2018 24.2% 43 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2017 27.6% 42 Critical Intervention Needed Gov Risk
2016 11.0% 52 Fragile Recovery
2015 19.4% 41 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2014 19.6% 43 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2013 22.2% 43 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2012 14.5% 48 Fragile Recovery
2011 32.2% 36 Critical Intervention Needed Gov Risk

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2026

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
SIMON WOODS Executive Director 6.5% of Rev
HEATHER NOONAN Vice President 3.5% of Rev
MARLAH MCDUFFIE Vice President 3.4% of Rev
ANDREW CLARK Treasurer 2.7% of Rev
KAREN YAIR Vice President 2.7% of Rev
CAEN THOMASON-REDUS Vice President 2.7% of Rev
RACHEL ROSSOS GALLANT Board President 2.4% of Rev
ROBERT SANDLA EDITOR IN CHIEF SYMPHONY 2.0% of Rev
AUDREY ELLIOTT-RISBUD Board Member 1.9% of Rev
STEPHEN ALTER Board Member 1.6% of Rev
AARON FLAGG Board President
AFA S DWORKIN Board Member
ALAN MASON Board President
ALAN PIERSON Board Member
ALAN VALENTINE Board Member
BOB WAGNER Board Member
BURTON ALTER Board Member
CATHERINE C MOYE Board Member
CHARLES DICKERSON III Board Member
CHARLES SCHWEIZER Board Member
CHRIS DOERR Treasurer
DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN Board Member
DANIEL SONG Board Member
DAVID ALAN MILLER Board Member
DAVID ROTH Board Member
DOUGLAS M HAGERMAN Board Member
ELIZABETH BROWN-ELLIS Board Member
ELIZABETH WATSON Board Member
GARY GINSTLING Board Member
HELEN SHAFFER Board Member
HENRY PEYREBRUNE Board Member
ISAAC THOMPSON Board Member
JAMEI HASWELL Board Member
JAMES ROE Board Member
JANET CABOT Board Member
JENNIFER BARLAMENT Board Member
JENNIFER MONDIE Board Member
JIM HASLER Board Member
JOHN LODER Board Member
JOHN LOFTON Board Member
JUDY DINES Board Member
KATHY LEIBRAND Board Member
KJRISTINE LUND Board Member
LESLIE LASSITER Board Member
LINDSEY NOVA Board Member
MARISA EISMANN MD Board President
MARK D PEACOCK Board Member
MARK JUNG Board Member
MARY C PATTON Board Member
MARY LOUISE GORNO Board Member
MELANIE CLARKE Secretary
MIEKO HATANO Board Member
MITCH MENCHACA Board Member
PAMELA CARTER Board Member
PATRICIA A RICHARDS Board Member
PAUL HIGGINBOTHAM Board Member
PRATICHI SHAH Board Member
RICK PRINS Board Member
ROBERT NAPARSTEK Board Member
ROBERT W MCDONALD Board Member
RUSSEL JONES Board Member
SHARON HATCHETT Board Member
SHEILA WILLIAMS Board Member
TRINE SORENSEN Board Member
WILLIAM GETTYS Board Member

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
SIMON WOODS Executive Director 6.8% of Rev
HEATHER NOONAN Vice President 3.8% of Rev
MARLAH BONNER Vice President 3.4% of Rev
KAREN YAIR Vice President 2.7% of Rev
CAEN THOMASON-REDUS Vice President 2.6% of Rev
ANDREW CLARK Treasurer 2.6% of Rev
RACHEL ROSSOS GALLANT Board President 2.4% of Rev
ROBERT SANDLA EDITOR IN CHIEF SYMPHONY 2.0% of Rev
ELIZABETH ARNETT Vice President 1.9% of Rev
AUDREY ELLIOTT-RISBUD Board Member 1.9% of Rev
HELEN SHAFFER Board Member
HENRY PEYREBRUNE Board Member
HOWARD D PALEFSKY Treasurer
ISAAC THOMPSON Board Member
JAMEI HASWELL Board Member
JAMES ROE Board Member
JANET CABOT Board Member
JENNIFER BARLAMENT Board Member
JENNIFER MONDIE Board Member
JIM HASLER Board Member
JOHN LODER Board Member
JOHN LOFTON Board Member
JUDY DINES Board Member
KATHY LEIBRAND Board Member
KJRISTINE LUND Board Member
LAURIE SKJERSETH Board Member
LESLIE LASSITER Board Member
LINDSEY NOVA Board Member
MARISA EISMANN MD Board President
MARK D PEACOCK Board Member
MARK JUNG Board Member
MARY C PATTON Board Member
MARY LOUISE GORNO Board Member
MELANIE CLARKE Secretary
MICHAEL R MAYTON Board Member
MIEKO HATANO Board Member
MITCH MENCHACA Board Member
PAMELA CARTER Board Member
PATRICIA A RICHARDS Board Member
PAUL HIGGINBOTHAM Board Member
PRATICHI SHAH Board Member
RICK PRINS Board Member
ROBERT NAPARSTEK Board Member
ROBERT W MCDONALD Board Member
RUSSEL JONES Board Member
SHARON HATCHETT Board Member
SHEILA WILLIAMS Board Member
STEVE COLLINS Board Member
TRINE SORENSEN Board Member
WILLIAM GETTYS Board Member
AARON FLAGG Board President
AFA S DWORKIN Board Member
ALAN MASON Board President
ALAN PIERSON Board Member
ALAN VALENTINE Board Member
ALBERTA ARTHURS Board Member
BOB WAGNER Board Member
BURTON ALTER Board Member
CATHERINE C MOYE Board Member
CHARLES DICKERSON III Board Member
CHARLES SCHWEIZER Board Member
CHRIS DOERR Treasurer
DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN Board Member
DANIEL SONG Board Member
DAVID ALAN MILLER Board Member
DAVID ROTH Board Member
DOUGLAS M HAGERMAN Board Member
EDWARD YIM Board Member
ELIZABETH BROWN-ELLIS Board Member
ELIZABETH WATSON Board Member
GARY GINSTLING Board Member

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
SIMON WOODS Executive Director 6.4% of Rev
HEATHER NOONAN Vice President 3.2% of Rev
MARLAH MCDUFFIE Vice President 3.2% of Rev
CELESTE WROBLEWSKI Vice President 2.8% of Rev
KAREN YAIR Vice President 2.8% of Rev
JESSE ROSEN Executive Director 2.0% of Rev
RACHEL GALLANT EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM 2.0% of Rev
MARC MARTIN Treasurer 1.9% of Rev
ROBERT SANDLA EDITOR IN CHIEF SYMPHONY M 1.9% of Rev
AUDREY ELLIOTT-RISBUD Board Member 1.9% of Rev
AARON FLAGG Secretary
AFA S DWORKIN Board Member
ALAN MASON Board Member
ALAN PIERSON Board Member
ALAN VALENTINE Board Member
ALBERTA ARTHURS Board Member
ALFRED MOORE Board Member
ANDREA KALYN Board Member
BOB WAGNER Board Member
BURTON ALTER Board Member
CARMEN AMALIA CORRALES Board Member
CATHERINE C MOYE Board Member
CHARLES DICKERSON III Board Member
CHRIS DOERR Board Member
DAN HART Board Member
DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN Board Member
DANIEL SONG Board Member
DAVID ALAN MILLER Board Member
DAVID WHITEHILL Board Member
DOUGLAS M HAGERMAN Board President
EDWARD YIM Board Member
GARY GINSTLING Board Member
GLORIA DEPASQUALE Board Member
HELEN SHAFFER Board Member
HENRY PEYREBRUNE Board Member
HOWARD D PALEFSKY Treasurer
HUGH W LONG PHD Board Member
ISAAC THOMPSON Board Member
JEFF VOM SAAL Board Member
JENNIFER KOH Board Member
JENNIFER MONDIE Board Member
JIM HASLER Board Member
JULIE MEREDITH Board Member
KATHRYN BOUCHER Board Member
KJRISTINE LUND Board Member
LINA GONZALEZ-GRANADOS Board Member
LORENZO CANDELARIA Board Member
LOWELL J NOTEBOOM Board Member
MARIAN GODFREY Board Member
MARISA EISMANN MD Board Member
MARK JUNG Board Member
MARK PEACOCK Board Member
MARY LOUISE GORNO Board Member
MARY PATTON Board Member
MELANIE CLARKE Board President
MELIA TOURANGEAU Board Member
PATRICIA A RICHARDS Board Member
PRATICHI SHAH Board Member
RHONDA HUNSINGER Board Member
ROBERT J WAGNER Board Member
ROBERT NAPARSTEK Board Member
ROSINA CANNIZZARO Board Member
SHARON HATCHETT Board Member
SHEILA WILLIAMS Board Member
STEVE C PARRISH Board President
TRINE SORENSEN Board Member

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
JESSE ROSEN Executive Director 4.8% of Rev
JESSE ROSEN Executive Director 4.8% of Rev
HEATHER NOONAN Vice President 3.1% of Rev
HEATHER NOONAN Vice President 3.1% of Rev
SIMON WOODS Executive Director 2.9% of Rev
SIMON WOODS Executive Director 2.9% of Rev
CELESTE WROBLEWSKI Vice President 2.8% of Rev
CELESTE WROBLEWSKI Vice President 2.8% of Rev
KAREN YAIR Vice President 2.8% of Rev
KAREN YAIR Vice President 2.8% of Rev
MARC MARTIN Treasurer 1.9% of Rev
MARC MARTIN Treasurer 1.9% of Rev
ROBERT SANDLA EDITOR IN CHIEF SYMPHONY M 1.9% of Rev
ROBERT SANDLA EDITOR IN CHIEF SYMPHONY M 1.9% of Rev
AUDREY ELLIOTT-RISBUD Board Member 1.7% of Rev
AUDREY ELLIOTT-RISBUD Board Member 1.7% of Rev
MARLAH MCDUFFIE Vice President 1.4% of Rev
MARLAH MCDUFFIE Vice President 1.4% of Rev
AARON FLAGG Secretary
AFA S DWORKIN Board Member
ALAN MASON Board Member
ALAN PIERSON Board Member
ALAN VALENTINE Board Member
ALBERTA ARTHURS Board Member
AARON FLAGG Secretary
ALFRED MOORE Board Member
AFA S DWORKIN Board Member
ANDREA KALYN Board Member
ALAN MASON Board Member
ANTHONY MCGILL Board Member
ALAN PIERSON Board Member
BURTON ALTER Treasurer
ALAN VALENTINE Board Member
CARMEN AMALIA CORRALES Board Member
ALBERTA ARTHURS Board Member
CATHERINE C MOYE Board Member
ALFRED MOORE Board Member
CHARLES DICKERSON III Board Member
ANDREA KALYN Board Member
CHRIS DOERR Board Member
ANTHONY MCGILL Board Member
CINDY KIDWELL Board Member
BURTON ALTER Treasurer
DAN HART Board Member
CARMEN AMALIA CORRALES Board Member
DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN Board Member
CATHERINE C MOYE Board Member
DANIEL SONG Board Member
CHARLES DICKERSON III Board Member
DAVID ALAN MILLER Board Member
CHRIS DOERR Board Member
DAVID M ROTH Board Member
CINDY KIDWELL Board Member
DAVID WHITEHILL Board Member
DAN HART Board Member
DOUGLAS M HAGERMAN Board President
DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN Board Member
ED YIM Board Member
DANIEL SONG Board Member
GARY GINSTLING Board Member
DAVID ALAN MILLER Board Member
GLORIA DEPASQUALE Board Member
DAVID M ROTH Board Member
HEATHER CLARKE Board Member
DAVID WHITEHILL Board Member
HELEN SHAFFER Secretary
DOUGLAS M HAGERMAN Board President
HENRY PEYREBRUNE Board Member
ED YIM Board Member
HOWARD D PALEFSKY Board Member
GARY GINSTLING Board Member
HUGH W LONG PHD Board Member
GLORIA DEPASQUALE Board Member
ISAAC THOMPSON Board Member
HEATHER CLARKE Board Member
JEFF VOM SAAL Board Member
HELEN SHAFFER Secretary
JENNIFER KOH Board Member
HENRY PEYREBRUNE Board Member
JENNIFER MONDIE Board Member
HOWARD D PALEFSKY Board Member
JIM HASLER Board Member
HUGH W LONG PHD Board Member
JULIE MEREDITH Board Member
ISAAC THOMPSON Board Member
KATHRYN BOUCHER Board Member
JEFF VOM SAAL Board Member
KJRISTINE LUND Board Member
JENNIFER KOH Board Member
LINA GONZALEZ-GRANADOS Board Member
JENNIFER MONDIE Board Member
LORENZO CANDELARIA Board Member
JIM HASLER Board Member
LOWELL J NOTEBOOM Board Member
JULIE MEREDITH Board Member
MARIAN GODFREY Board Member
KATHRYN BOUCHER Board Member
MARISA EISMANN MD Board Member
KJRISTINE LUND Board Member
MARK JUNG Board Member
LINA GONZALEZ-GRANADOS Board Member
MARK PEACOCK Board Member
LORENZO CANDELARIA Board Member
MARY LOUISE GORNO Board Member
LOWELL J NOTEBOOM Board Member
MARY PATTON Board Member
MARIAN GODFREY Board Member
MEGEN BALAD Board Member
MARISA EISMANN MD Board Member
MELANIE CLARKE Board President
MARK JUNG Board Member
MELIA TOURANGEAU Board Member
MARK PEACOCK Board Member
PATRICIA A RICHARDS Board Member
MARY LOUISE GORNO Board Member
PENNY VAN HORN Board Member
MARY PATTON Board Member
PRATICHI SHAH Board Member
MEGEN BALAD Board Member
RHONDA HUNSINGER Board Member
MELANIE CLARKE Board President
ROBERT J WAGNER Board Member
MELIA TOURANGEAU Board Member
ROBERT NAPARSTEK Board Member
PATRICIA A RICHARDS Board Member
ROSINA CANNIZZARO Board Member
PENNY VAN HORN Board Member
SHARON HATCHETT Board Member
PRATICHI SHAH Board Member
SHEILA WILLIAMS Board Member
RHONDA HUNSINGER Board Member
STEVE C PARRISH Board President
ROBERT J WAGNER Board Member
TERRY ANN WHITE Board Member
ROBERT NAPARSTEK Board Member
TRINE SORENSEN Board Member
ROSINA CANNIZZARO Board Member
SHARON HATCHETT Board Member
SHEILA WILLIAMS Board Member
STEVE C PARRISH Board President
TERRY ANN WHITE Board Member
TRINE SORENSEN Board Member

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
JESSE ROSEN Executive Director 5.6% of Rev
SARAH KELLY Vice President 2.9% of Rev
HEATHER NOONAN Vice President 2.9% of Rev
CELESTE WROBLEWSKI Vice President 2.8% of Rev
KAREN YAIR Vice President 2.6% of Rev
ROBERT SANDLA EDITOR IN CHIEF SYMPHONY M 1.8% of Rev
MARC MARTIN Treasurer 1.7% of Rev
AARON FLAGG Board Member
ALAN MASON Board Member
ALAN MCINTYRE Board Member
ALAN PIERSON Board Member
ALAN VALENTINE Board Member
ALBERTA ARTHURS Board Member
ALFRED MOORE Board Member
ANTHONY MCGILL Board Member
BURTON ALTER Treasurer
CATHERINE C MOYE Board Member
CHARLES DICKERSON III Board Member
CINDY KIDWELL Board Member
DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN Board Member
DANIEL SONG Board Member
DAVID ALAN MILLER Board Member
DAVID M ROTH Board Member
DAVID WHITEHILL Board Member
DOUGLAS M HAGERMAN Board President
ED YIM Board Member
GARY GINSTLING Board Member
GLORIA DEPASQUALE Board Member
HEATHER CLARKE Board Member
HELEN SHAFFER Secretary
HENRY PEYREBRUNE Board Member
HOWARD D PALEFSKY Board Member
HUGH W LONG PHD Board Member
ISAAC THOMPSON Board Member
JENNIFER KOH Board Member
JENNIFER MONDIE Board Member
JERROLD EBERHARDT Board Member
JIM HASLER Board Member
KATHRYN BOUCHER Board Member
KJRISTINE LUND Board Member
LESTER ABBERGER Board Member
LORENZO CANDELARIA Board Member
LOWELL J NOTEBOOM Board Member
MARIAN GODFREY Board Member
MARISA EISMANN MD Board Member
MARK JUNG Board Member
MARK PEACOCK Board Member
MARY LOUISE GORNO Board Member
MARY PATTON Board Member
MATTHEW VANBESIEN Board Member
MEGEN BALDA Board Member
MELANIE CLARKE Board President
PATRICIA A RICHARDS Board Member
PENNY VAN HORN Board Member
PRATICHI SHAH Board Member
ROBERT J WAGNER Board Member
ROSINA CANNIZZARO Board Member
SHEILA WILLIAMS Board Member
STEVE C PARRISH Board President
TERRY ANN WHITE Board Member
TRINE SORENSEN Board Member
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
25 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
42 / 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 16 other orgs in NY with NTEE prefix A0.

Most-divergent component: program 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.

What's driving this score

What would change this score

The two changes that would most improve this score:

  1. Reduce top-officer compensation from 30.1% to under 22% of revenue — would move governance score by ~16 points.
  2. 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.