Governance Lag
What does this mean?
Revenue and Program Scale spike rapidly, but the Governance Score remains stagnant. The organization has outgrown its founding era but hasn't installed proper oversight.
The Path Forward
The Scaffold
Brings immediate structural maturity. It represents the necessity of outside, independent oversight to manage new scale, breaking the echo chamber of a founding 'friends and family' board.
Title
Representative Institutions
Institutional Epochs
Historical Performance
| Year | Revenue | Top Comp | Comp % Rev | Score | Phase Label | Outlook | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2023 | — | — | — | 55 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 54 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | 39 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 50 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | 47 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 51 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 43 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 51 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 39 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHANIE HESTON | Artistic Director | — | ||
| ALEXANDER SMIRNOV | Artistic Director | — | ||
| CATHY PARCARO | Board President | — | ||
| JENNIFER GOETZ | MARKETING | — | ||
| JASON THOMPSON | Board Member | — | ||
| ANGELA SMITH | Board President | — | ||
| MELISSA MCDONALD | Board Member | — | ||
| BILL TREGEMBA | Treasurer | — | ||
| DEDRA DURAN-GRAY | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHANIE HESTON | ASST ARTISTI | — | ||
| ALEX SMIRNOV | ASST ARTISTI | — | ||
| ROBIN WOLGAST | Board President | — | ||
| JENNIFER GOETZ | MARKETING | — | ||
| CATHERINE PARCARO | Board Member | — | ||
| ANGELA SMITH | Secretary | — | ||
| BILL TREGEMBA | Treasurer | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHANIE HESTON | Artistic Director | — | ||
| ALEX SMIRNOV | ASST ARTISTI | — | ||
| ROBIN WOLGAST | Board President | — | ||
| JENNIFER GOETZ | MARKETING | — | ||
| CATHERINE PARCARO | Board Member | — | ||
| ANGELA SMITH | Secretary | — | ||
| BILL TREGEMBA | Treasurer | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 59 other orgs in KS with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 32 points above the peer median (75 vs. 43).
5-year trend: Governance Lag
Revenue and Program Scale spike rapidly, but the Governance Score remains stagnant. The organization has outgrown its founding era but hasn't installed proper oversight.
What's driving this score
- Two consecutive years of deficit spending.
What would change this score
The two changes that would most improve this score:
- Stabilize program expenses or grow earned-income revenue to break the consecutive-deficit pattern (~8 points to financial score).
Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.