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
48
Score
Governance
55
Score
Financial
35
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
Steady State

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2024 Hidden Hidden Unknown
2023 Hidden Hidden 7.9% 48 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2022 4.0% 51 Fragile Recovery
2021 11.6% 48 Fragile Decline Risk
2020 4.2% 55 Fragile Recovery
2019 5.9% 50 Fragile Decline Risk
2018 4.0% 55 Fragile Recovery
2017 4.5% 53 Fragile Stable Watch
2016 3.9% 53 Fragile Decline Risk
2015 4.0% 55 Fragile Stable Watch
2014 1.9% 55 Fragile Stable Watch
2013 2.2% 55 Fragile Recovery
2012 3.6% 49 Fragile Recovery
2011 6.7% 34 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Braden Abraham Artistic Director 3.9% of Rev
Kathryn M Lipuma Executive Director 3.9% of Rev
Jaime Freeman Board President
Gillian Goodman Board President
Judy Rauh Board President
Elaine Tinberg Board President
Linda Umans Board President
Katie Florig Treasurer
Savi Pai Secretary
Sara Cohan Board Member
Nicole Elipas Doherty Board Member
Bruce Grieve Board Member
Tom Hodges Board Member
Christopher N Knight Board Member
Russ Mayerfeld Board Member
Lloyd Morgan Board Member
Michael Petersen Board Member
Christopher S Pfaff Board Member
Danae Prousis Board Member
Steven Scheyer Board Member
Sonia Smith-Evans Board Member
Stephanie Sick Board Member
Mary Pat Studdert Board Member
Donna Tropp Board Member
Kendra Wallace Board Member

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Kathryn M Lipuma Executive Director 4.3% of Rev
Michael Halberstam Artistic Director 4.0% of Rev
Mary Pat Studdert Board President
Gillian Goodman Board President
Beth L Kronfeld Board President
Tom Hodges Board President
Elaine Tinberg Board President
Linda Umans Board President
Jaime Freeman Treasurer
Benjamin Cohen Secretary
Savi Pai Secretary
Sara Cohan Board Member
Nicole Elipas Doherty Board Member
Katie Florig Board Member
Bruce Grieve Board Member
Christopher N Knight Board Member
Russ Mayerfeld Board Member
Lloyd Morgan Board Member
Michael Petersen Board Member
Christopher S Pfaff Board Member
Sonia Smith-Evans Board Member
Stephanie Sick Board Member
Kendra Wallace Board Member

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Kathryn M Lipuma Executive Director 3.5% of Rev
Michael Halberstam Artistic Director 3.5% of Rev
Thomas Hodges Treasurer
Benjamin Cohen Secretary
Janice Beck Board Member
Julie Bernstein Board Member
Sara Cohan Board Member
Jaime Freeman Board Member
Christopher Gould Board Member
David N Knapp Board Member
Christopher N Knight Board Member
Russ Mayerfeld Board Member
Lloyd Morgan Board Member
Roberta Olshansky Board Member
Michael Petersen Board Member
Christopher S Pfaff Board Member
Lizzy Scheinfeld Board Member
Stephanie Sick Board Member
Seth Traxler Board Member
Kendra Wallace Board Member
Mary Pat Studdert Board President
Gillian Goodman Board President
Beth L Kronfeld Board President
Jennifer Litowitz Board President
Elaine Tinberg Board President
Linda Umans Board President

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Michael Halberstam Artistic Director 3.7% of Rev
Kathryn M Lipuma Executive Director 3.7% of Rev
Jennifer Litowitz Board President
Elaine Tinberg Board President
Linda Umans Board President
Thomas Hodges Treasurer
Richard M Lipton Secretary
Michael Petersen Board Member
Janice Beck Board Member
Julie Bernstein Board Member
Sara Cohan Board Member
Benjamin Cohen Board Member
Joseph G Dillon Board Member
Christopher Gould Board Member
David N Knapp Board Member
Christopher N Knight Board Member
Russ Mayerfeld Board Member
Lloyd Morgan Board Member
Roberta Olshansky Board Member
Christopher S Pfaff Board Member
Lizzy Scheinfeld Board Member
Stephanie Sick Board Member
Seth Traxler Board Member
Kendra Wallace Board Member
Mary Pat Studdert Board President
Gillian Goodman Board President
Beth L Kronfeld Board President
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
35 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
55 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
48 / 100
Developing

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

Peer comparison

Compared to 195 other orgs in IL with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: program score sits 28 points above the peer median (60 vs. 32).

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. 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.