Steady State
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
41
Score
Governance
45
Score
Financial
40
Score
Program
45
Score

Institutional Epochs

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Steady State

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2023 — — 19.1% 41 Fragile Gov Risk
2022 — — 26.9% 40 Governance-Stressed Gov Risk
2021 — — 22.9% 45 Governance-Stressed Gov Risk
2020 — — 27.4% 44 Governance-Stressed Recovery
2019 — — 23.2% 41 Fragile Gov Risk
2018 — — 9.6% 54 Fragile Recovery
2017 — — 20.2% 35 Fragile Gov Risk
2016 — — 16.8% 37 Fragile Recovery
2015 — — 14.3% 35 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2014 — — 14.7% 33 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2013 — — 15.4% 27 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2012 — — — 31 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2011 — — — 37 Financially Distressed Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Robert Whipple Executive Director 7.5% of Rev
Peter Espenshade Executive Director 6.1% of Rev
Jody Woos Executive Director 4.9% of Rev
Soovin Kim Artistic Director 3.7% of Rev
Gloria Chien Artistic Director 3.5% of Rev
Lynne Bond Board President —
Drew Kervick Board President —
Jan Stickle Treasurer —
Sandra Rendall Secretary —
John Canning Controller —
Simona Chubb Board Member —
Jane Kittredge Board Member —
Claude Schwesig Board Member —
Arnie Malina Board Member —
Barbara York Board Member —
Marc Law Board Member —
Emily Taubl Board Member —

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Jody Woos Executive Director 16.3% of Rev
Gloria Chien Artistic Director 3.2% of Rev
Soovin Kim Artistic Director 3.0% of Rev
Arnie Malina Board President —
Valerie Graham Board President —
David Adair Secretary —
Marc Law Treasurer —
John Canning Controller —
Lynne Bond Board Member —
Joseph Cleary Board Member —
Stan Emery Board Member —
Lisa Meyer Board Member —
Sandy Rendall Board Member —
Claude Schwesig Board Member —
Emily Taubl Board Member —
Katherine Banks Board Member —
Simona Chubb Board Member —
Jane Kittredge Board Member —
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
40 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
45 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
45 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
41 / 100
Priority Review

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

Peer comparison

Compared to 61 other orgs in VT with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: governance score sits 21 points below the peer median (45 vs. 66).

5-year trend: Steady State

No extreme longitudinal divergence detected. The organization is maintaining its current operational philosophy.

Overall score has gone from 41 → 41 over 5 years (stable by 0 points).

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.