Acute Resource Divergence
Acute Resource Divergence
Acute Resource Divergence Market Archetype Mechanical Natural
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Acute Resource Divergence

What does this mean?

Revenue is contracting significantly, but executive compensation percentage is rising. The organization is refusing to adjust its administrative overhead to match its new economic reality.

The Path Forward

The Realignment

Forces immediate balancing of administrative bloat against actual programmatic output. It demands that every dollar extracted for overhead be justified by community impact.

The Realignment
The Realignment
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: Acute Resource Divergence ↓
Overall
43
Score
Governance
45
Score
Financial
30
Score
Program
60
Score

Institutional Epochs

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Financial Era
Governance Era
Trajectory Era
Resource Divergence

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2025 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2024 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2023 Hidden Hidden 19.3% 43 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2022 — — 2.5% 47 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2021 — — 9.1% 54 Fragile Recovery
2020 — — 6.6% 50 Fragile Decline Risk
2019 — — 6.5% 54 Fragile Stable Watch
2018 — — 4.6% 55 Fragile Stable Watch
2017 — — 3.8% 55 Fragile Stable Watch
2016 — — 3.6% 55 Fragile Stable Watch
2015 — — 4.8% 55 Fragile Recovery
2014 — — — 44 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2013 — — — 52 Fragile Recovery
2012 — — 28.4% 46 Fragile Gov Risk
2011 — — 19.9% 47 Fragile Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2026

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Miriam Owens Executive Director 6.5% of Rev
Natalie Butler Chief Program Officer 6.3% of Rev
Marc Wilson Chief Of Strategy And Part 4.9% of Rev
Kasia Johnson Chief Financial Officer 4.2% of Rev
Jennifer Riskind Board Member 3.9% of Rev
Michael Buck Board President —
Steven Shaw Board President —
Peter Sheren Treasurer —
Julie Lopez Secretary —
Uma Chandrasekaran Board Member —
Kevin Dolan Secretary —
Ellen Feldman Board Member —
Gary Hart Board Member —
Kia Javanmardian Board Member —
Carolyn Jaw Board Member —
Nalini Kotamraju Board Member —
Adam Lucas Board Member —
Stephanie Macakanja Board Member —
Laura Sutphen Board Member —
Cecy VanGetson Board Member —
Cici Zheng Board Member —
Juanna Blackwell Board Member —
Christie Crouch Board Member —
EJ Hunter Board Member —
Joe Idaszak Board Member —
Nancy Power Board Member —
Anthony Salazar Board Member —
Rob Whiteman Board Member —

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Miriam Owens Executive Director 6.5% of Rev
Natalie Butler Chief Program Officer 4.5% of Rev
Marc Wilson Chief Of Strategy And Partnership 4.4% of Rev
Kasia Johnson Chief Financial Officer 3.9% of Rev
Michael Buck Board President —
Steven Shaw Board President —
Peter Sheren Treasurer —
Julie Lopez Secretary —
Uma Chandrasekaran Board Member —
Kevin Dolan Board Member —
Ellen Feldman Board Member —
Gary Hart Board Member —
Kia Javanmardian Board Member —
Carolyn Jaw Board Member —
Nalini Kotamraju Board Member —
Adam Lucas Board Member —
Stephanie Macakanja Board Member —
Laura Sutphen Board Member —
Cecy VanGetson Board Member —
Cici Zheng Board Member —

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
JENNIFER KIM Artistic Director 4.8% of Rev
NATALIE BUTLER DEAN OF LEARNING AND TEACHING 3.6% of Rev
MIRIAM GOLDBERG OWENS COO 2.3% of Rev
MICHAEL BUCK Board President —
STEVEN SHAW Board President —
JULIE LOPEZ Secretary —
PETER SHEREN Treasurer —
ELLEN FELDMAN Board Member —
JONATHAN KLETZEL Board Member —
NALINI KOTAMRAJU Board Member —
UMA CHANDRASEKARAN Board Member —
STEPHANIE MACAKANJA Board Member —
KEVIN DOLAN Board Member —
GARY HART Board Member —
KIA JAVANMARDIAN Board Member —
CAROLYN JAW Board Member —
ADAM LUCAS Board Member —
LAURA SUTPHEN Board Member —
CECILIA VANGETSON Board Member —
CICI ZHENG Board Member —

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
JENNIFER KIM Artistic Director 4.4% of Rev
MICHAEL BUCK Board President —
STEVEN SHAW Board President —
JULIE LOPEZ Secretary —
PETER SHEREN Treasurer —
ANDREW GLUCK Board Member —
ELLEN FELDMAN Board Member —
NOAM FRANKEL Board Member —
MARLO GAAL Board Member —
ANDY BANKERT Board Member —
JASON KLEIN Board Member —
JONATHAN KLETZEL Board Member —
CLARENCE CARSON Board Member —
REGENA CARSON Board Member —
JAMIE CLEGHORN Board Member —
NALINI KOTAMRAJU Board Member —
UMA CHANDRASEKARAN Board Member —
STEPHANIE MACAKANJA Board Member —
TRACY SEFL Board Member —

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
ALLISON HENRY Executive Director 3.6% of Rev
JENNIFER KIM Artistic Director 3.1% of Rev
MICHAEL BUCK Board President —
JAMIE CLEGHORN Board President —
TRACY SEFL Secretary —
PENNE SILVERMAN Treasurer —
ANDREW GLUCK Board Member —
ELLEN FELDMAN Board Member —
NOAM FRANKEL Board Member —
MARLO GAAL Board Member —
ANDY BANKERT Board Member —
JASON KLEIN Board Member —
JONATHAN KLETZEL Board Member —
CLARENCE CARSON Board Member —
REGENA CARSON Board Member —
PETER SHEREN Board Member —
SONYA CHOE MILLER Board Member —
UMA CHANDRASEKARAN Board Member —
ASHTON CLARK Board Member —
STEVEN SHAW Board Member —
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
30 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
45 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
43 / 100
Priority Review

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

Peer comparison

Compared to 376 other orgs in IL with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: program score sits 28 points above the peer median (60 vs. 32).

5-year trend: Acute Resource Divergence

Revenue is contracting significantly, but executive compensation percentage is rising. The organization is refusing to adjust its administrative overhead to match its new economic reality.

What's driving this score

What would change this score

The two changes that would most improve this score:

  1. Separate signing authority from fundraising authority when both are held by one person — removes the concentration penalty (~12 points).
  2. 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.