Compensation Escalation Cycle
Compensation Escalation Cycle
Market
Archetype
Mechanical
Natural
Tier
Developing
Trajectory Thumbprint
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
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Compensation Escalation Cycle ↑
Overall
47
Score
Governance
45
Score
Financial
40
Score
Program
60
Score
Title
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Institutions
-
Avg Revenue
-
Risk Profile
Representative Institutions
Institutional Epochs
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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 | — | — | 19.0% | 47 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2022 | — | — | 12.2% | 52 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2021 | — | — | 6.3% | 54 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2020 | — | — | 8.3% | 54 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | 11.4% | 48 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | 23.3% | 37 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2017 | — | — | 11.7% | 52 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2016 | — | — | 37.6% | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Gov Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | 24.6% | 47 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2014 | — | — | 31.1% | 36 | Fragile | Gov Risk | |
| 2013 | — | — | 31.0% | 36 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2012 | — | — | 44.8% | 32 | Critical Intervention Needed | Gov Risk |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2026
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dipankar Mukherjee | Artistic Director | 8.7% of Rev | ||
| Meena Natarajan | Executive Dir. | 8.4% of Rev | ||
| Sharon Day | Board Member | — | ||
| Soyini Guyton | Board Member | — | ||
| Raj V Rajan | Board Member | — | ||
| L Kelley Lindquist | Board Member | — | ||
| Ramona Advani | Board Member | — | ||
| Afshan Anjum | Board Member | — | ||
| Judi H Obeid | Board Member | — | ||
| Ramla Bile | Board Member | — | ||
| Mona Antilla Carloni | Board President | — | ||
| Olga Herrera | Secretary | — | ||
| Rajan Menon | Board President | — | ||
| Bert Wilson | Treasurer | — |
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meena Natarajan | Executive Dir. | 9.5% of Rev | ||
| Dipankar Mukherjee | Artistic Director | 9.4% of Rev | ||
| Sharon Day | Board Member | — | ||
| Soyini Guyton | Board Member | — | ||
| Raj V Rajan | Board Member | — | ||
| L Kelley Lindquist | Board Member | — | ||
| Ramona Advani | Board Member | — | ||
| Afshan Anjum | Board Member | — | ||
| Judi H Obeid | Board Member | — | ||
| Ramla Bile | Board Member | — | ||
| Mona Antilla Carloni | Board President | — | ||
| Olga Herrera | Secretary | — | ||
| Rajan Menon | Board President | — | ||
| Bert Wilson | Treasurer | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIPANKAR MUKHERJEE | Artistic Director | 6.8% of Rev | ||
| MEENA NATARAJAN | EXECUTIVE DIR. | 6.7% of Rev | ||
| AFSHAN ANJUM | Board Member | — | ||
| RAMONA ADVANI | Board Member | — | ||
| BERT WILSON | Treasurer | — | ||
| FREIDA MARTIN | Board Member | — | ||
| JUDI H OBEID | Board Member | — | ||
| KELLEY LINDQUIST | Board Member | — | ||
| MONA ANTILLA CARLONI | Board President | — | ||
| OLGA HERRERA | Secretary | — | ||
| RAJ V RAJAN | Board Member | — | ||
| RAJAN MENON | Board President | — | ||
| SHARON DAY | Board Member | — | ||
| SOYINI GUYTON | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIPANKAR MUKHERJEE | Artistic Director | 7.2% of Rev | ||
| MEENA NATARAJAN | EXECUTIVE DIR. | 7.0% of Rev | ||
| DIPANKAR MUKHERJEE | Artistic Director | 6.8% of Rev | ||
| MEENA NATARAJAN | EXECUTIVE DIR. | 6.7% of Rev | ||
| AFSHAN ANJUM | Board Member | — | ||
| RAMONA ADVANI | Board Member | — | ||
| BERT WILSON | Treasurer | — | ||
| FREIDA MARTIN | Board Member | — | ||
| JUDI H OBEID | Board Member | — | ||
| KELLEY LINDQUIST | Board Member | — | ||
| MONA ANTILLA CARLONI | Board President | — | ||
| OLGA HERRERA | Secretary | — | ||
| RAJ V RAJAN | Board Member | — | ||
| RAJAN MENON | Board President | — | ||
| SHARON DAY | Board Member | — | ||
| SOYINI GUYTON | Board Member | — | ||
| AFSHAN ANJUM | Board Member | — | ||
| ANH THU T PHAM | Board Member | — | ||
| BERT WILSON | Treasurer | — | ||
| FREIDA MARTIN | Board Member | — | ||
| JUDI H OBEID | Board Member | — | ||
| KELLEY LINDQUIST | Board Member | — | ||
| MONA ANTILLA CARLONI | Board President | — | ||
| OLGA HERRERA | Secretary | — | ||
| RAJ V RAJAN | Board Member | — | ||
| RAJAN MENON | Board President | — | ||
| SHARON DAY | Board Member | — | ||
| SOYINI GUYTON | Board Member | — |
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Score breakdown
Score breakdown
Financial resilience
40 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
45 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
47 / 100
Developing
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 174 other orgs in MN with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: program score sits 29 points above the peer median (60 vs. 31).
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
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 19.0% sits within the sector's healthy band (18–22%).
What would change this score
The two changes that would most improve this score:
- 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.