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

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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 183 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.