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
50
Score
Financial
60
Score
Program
15
Score

Institutional Epochs

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
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 —
2024 — — — 48 Fragile Decline Risk
2023 — — — 45 Fragile Stable Watch
2022 — — — 48 Fragile Recovery
2021 — — — 43 Fragile Decline Risk
2020 — — — 48 Fragile Recovery
2019 — — — 53 Fragile Recovery
2018 — — — 39 Fragile Stable Watch
2017 — — — 39 Fragile Stable Watch
2016 — — — 41 Fragile Decline Risk
2015 — — — 52 Fragile Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
CELADA TISH Board Member —
BONNIE VERDOT PAST PRESIDE —
KEVIN BAKER CONDUCTOR, E —
KAREL LOWERY Board Member —
GARY SANDERS PIANO COMP E —
AIMEE VEILE JC SCHOOL LI —
ANDREA CHEUNG Treasurer —
CANDACE CHEUNG Board Member —
TJ HIGGINS VICE PRESIDE —
TOM HIGGINS Board President —
PATRICIA KOONCE Board Member —
JULIE MCDONALD-BURDGE Board Member —
JAMES MERCIEL BOARD SECRET —
CHRISTY POND Board Member —
GREG SPILLMAN Board Member —

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
ANDREA CHEUNG Treasurer —
CANDACE CHEUNG Board Member —
TJ HIGGINS VICE PRESIDE —
TOM HIGGINS Board President —
PATRICIA KOONCE Board Member —
JULIE MCDONALD-BURDGE Board Member —
JAMES MERCIEL BOARD SECRET —
CHRISTY POND Board Member —
GREG SPILLMAN Board Member —
CELADA TISH Board Member —
BONNIE VERDOT PAST PRESIDE —
KEVIN BAKER CONDUCTOR, E —
GARY SANDERS PIANO COMP E —
AIMEE VEILE JC SCHOOL LI —

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Tom Higgins Board President —
Karel Lowery Board President —
James Merciel Secretary —
Patricia Koonce Treasurer —
Bonnie Verdot Board Member —
Crystal Remmel Board Member —
Andrea Cheung Board Member —
Candace Cheung Board Member —
Greg Spillman Board Member —
Julie Carr Board Member —
TJ Higgins Board Member —
Gary Sanders Board Member —
Patrick Clark Board Member —
Aimee Veile Board Member —
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
60 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
50 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
15 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
48 / 100
Stable

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

Peer comparison

Compared to 161 other orgs in MO with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: program score sits 15 points below the peer median (15 vs. 30).

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

No specific high-impact levers identified — this org's score is balanced across components.

Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.