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
31
Score
Governance
50
Score
Financial
15
Score
Program
30
Score

Institutional Epochs

2011
2012
2013
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 Hidden Hidden 14.6% 31 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2023 25 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2022 7.5% 29 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2021 27.0% 17 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2020 14.8% 21 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2019 12.6% 27 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2018 23 Critical Intervention Needed Decline Risk
2017 37 Financially Distressed Stable Watch
2016 37 Financially Distressed Stable Watch
2015 37 Financially Distressed Recovery
2014 33 Critical Intervention Needed Recovery
2013 27 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch
2012 27 Critical Intervention Needed Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
JESSICA SCHUMACHER Executive Director 12.3% of Rev
TYLER YORK Board Member 1.8% of Rev
MELISSA KNUTSON Board President 0.5% of Rev
CHRISTOPHER LOCKHART Board Member
EMILY WIRKUS Board Member
YVONNE GOMEZ Board Member
WILL SWEARSON Board Member
SUE JORDAHL Board Member
DONOVAN HANSON Secretary
JENNIFER HENRY Treasurer

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
KARI JO O'KEEFE Executive Director 5.8% of Rev
JOEL PUGH MUSICIAN REPRESENTATIVE 1.0% of Rev
MELISSA KNUTSON Board President 0.2% of Rev
CHRISTOPHER LOCKHART Board Member
JON O'KEEFE Board Member
DONAVAN HANSON Board Member
JENNIFER HENRY Board Member
EDWARD KOLODKA Board Member
ADRIANNE SALENTINY Treasurer
SHARON PUGH Secretary
JESSICA SCHUMACHER Executive Director

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
JANICE HOFFARTH Executive Director 8.4% of Rev
TAMARA BERTRAM Board President 8.2% of Rev
JOEL PUGH MUSICIAN REPRESENTATIVE 1.6% of Rev
CHRISTOPHER LOCKHART Board Member 0.2% of Rev
MELISSA KNUTSON Board President 0.2% of Rev
JON O'KEEFE Board Member
ADRIANNE SALENTINY Board Member
DONAVAN HANSON Board Member
SHARON PUGH Secretary
KARI JO O'KEEFE Treasurer

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
TAMARA BERTRAM Executive Director 11.5% of Rev
TAMARA BERTRAM Executive Director 9.6% of Rev
CHRISTOPHER LOCKHART Board Member
MELISSA KNUTSON Board President
JOEL PUGH Board President
DON FORSMAN Treasurer
SUE MOE Secretary
MELISSA KNUTSON Board President
JOEL PUGH Board President
JAN BOE Secretary
DON FORSMAN Treasurer
CHRISTOPHER LOCKHART Board Member
SUE MOE Board Member
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
15 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
50 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
30 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
31 / 100
Priority Review

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

Peer comparison

Compared to 19 other orgs in ND with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: financial score sits 26 points below the peer median (15 vs. 41).

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.