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
42
Score
Financial
50
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
2025 Hidden Hidden Unknown
2023 34.6% 48 Governance-Stressed Gov Risk
2022 35.4% 44 Governance-Stressed Gov Risk
2021 32.2% 44 Governance-Stressed Recovery
2020 37.0% 40 Governance-Stressed Recovery
2019 33.2% 36 Critical Intervention Needed Gov Risk
2018 33.3% 40 Governance-Stressed Recovery
2017 21.0% 37 Financially Distressed Recovery
2016 29.2% 40 Governance-Stressed Recovery
2015 22.1% 35 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2014 27.8% 36 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2013 20.7% 37 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2012 27.1% 42 Governance-Stressed Recovery
2011 22.5% 43 Fragile Gov Risk

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2026

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
KAI SIMONE Board Member 13.3% of Rev
RICHARD HYNSON Board Member 9.3% of Rev
JONATHAN LAABS Artistic Director 8.1% of Rev
THEODORE PERLICK MOLINARI Executive Director
MARCIA SCHWAGER Secretary
THAYER FISHER Treasurer
STEPHEN RAGATZ CHORUS REPRESENTATIVE
ZACH WILLENBRINK Board Member
SARAH PAUL Board Member
ELLEN FULTON Board Member
ANTONINA JOHNSTON Board Member
JACOB WOLTER Board Member
MICHELLE KLOTZ Board Member
MEREDITH MARINE Board Member
TOM THIELE Board Member

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
RICHARD HYNSON Board Member 13.5% of Rev
KATE SCHMITT Board Member 12.0% of Rev
KATIE KAMINSKY Board President
SALLY HOYT Board President
MARLA POYTINGER Board President
MARCIA SCHWAGER Secretary
JIM HYLAND Treasurer
STEPHEN RAGATZ CHORUS REPRESENTATIVE
ERIN STAMPFL Board Member
SARAH SCHWAB Board Member
MARQ TRUSCOTT Board Member
ZACH WILLENBRINK Board Member
THEODORE PERLICK MOLINARI Board Member
SIBYL MCCARLEY Board Member

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
RICHARD HYNSON Board Member 13.0% of Rev
KATE SCHMITT Board Member 11.6% of Rev
SALLY HOYT Board President
JIM HYLAND Treasurer
MARCIA SCHWAGER Secretary
JAN BECKER CHORUS REPRESENTATIVE
SIBYL MCCARLEY Board Member
ERIN STAMPFL Board Member
KATIE KAMINSKY Board Member
SARAH SCHWAB Board Member
MARQ TRUSCOTT Board Member
ZACH WILLENBRINK Board Member
MARLA POYTINGER Board Member
STEPHEN RAGATZ Board Member

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
RICHARD HYNSON Board Member 12.4% of Rev
KATE SCHMITT Board Member 11.0% of Rev
SALLY HOYT Board President
JIM HYLAND Treasurer
BILL GARDNER Secretary
JAN BECKER CHORUS REPRESENTATIVE
MARCIA SCHWAGER Board Member
ERIN STAMPFL Board Member
KATIE KAMINSKY Board Member
ZACH WILLENBRINK Board Member
MARLA POYTINGER Board Member
STEPHEN RAGATZ Board Member
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
50 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
42 / 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 104 other orgs in WI with NTEE prefix A6.

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

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. Reduce top-officer compensation from 34.6% to under 22% of revenue — would move governance score by ~25 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.