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
46
Score
Governance
42
Score
Financial
50
Score
Program
60
Score
Title
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Institutions
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Avg Revenue
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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 | Hidden | Hidden | 36.1% | 46 | Governance-Stressed | Gov Risk | |
| 2022 | — | — | 18.5% | 47 | Fragile | Gov Risk | |
| 2021 | — | — | 36.2% | 46 | Governance-Stressed | Gov Risk | |
| 2020 | — | — | 31.4% | 48 | Governance-Stressed | Gov Risk | |
| 2019 | — | — | 27.4% | 48 | Governance-Stressed | Gov Risk | |
| 2018 | — | — | 12.6% | 52 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2017 | — | — | 14.2% | 52 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2016 | — | — | 6.2% | 50 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | 8.6% | 54 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2014 | — | — | 9.4% | 54 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2013 | — | — | 8.5% | 54 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2012 | — | — | 16.7% | 51 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2011 | — | — | 17.1% | 51 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2026
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSIAH A SPAULDING JR | Executive Director | 7.6% of Rev | ||
| MICHAEL SZCZEPKOWSKI | Executive Director | 5.0% of Rev | ||
| JOHN F PERKINS | Executive Director | 4.9% of Rev | ||
| BRIAN GALE | Executive Director | 3.8% of Rev | ||
| SUE PEKOCK | Vice President | 3.7% of Rev | ||
| LISA MUISE | CONTROLLER | 2.8% of Rev | ||
| COREY EVANS | Vice President | 2.4% of Rev | ||
| ANNE TAYLOR | SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT | 2.2% of Rev | ||
| ERIC NEILL | Board Member | 2.2% of Rev | ||
| JOHN WORDEN | Treasurer | 2.1% of Rev | ||
| JOHN CASEY SOWARD | Executive Director | 1.7% of Rev | ||
| GREGORY WHITE | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHAEL CHRISTIAN | Board Member | — | ||
| STEPHEN GIULIETTI | Treasurer | — | ||
| BRIAN AWE | Secretary | — | ||
| BARBARA TRACHTENBERG | Secretary | — | ||
| SCOTT LEVY | Board Member | — | ||
| MARY-KATHLEEN O'CONNELL | Board Member | — | ||
| JULIA MIRAK KEW | Board Member | — | ||
| SPRING SIRKIN | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHAEL BAUMANN | Board Member | — | ||
| ERNIE BOCH JR | Board Member | — | ||
| JUSTIN SEGALINI | Board Member | — | ||
| JONATHAN GALLI | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN MACNEIL | Board Member | — | ||
| THOMAS DEVESTO | Board Member | — | ||
| JEREMIAH J NOONAN | Board Member | — | ||
| ARMAND CIRCHARO | Board Member | — | ||
| FORD O'NEIL | Board Member | — | ||
| STEPHEN DAVIS | Board Member | — | ||
| MARK WELD | Board Member | — | ||
| COURTNEY WANG | Board Member | — | ||
| GINA CONSYLMAN | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSIAH A SPAULDING JR | Executive Director | 8.9% of Rev | ||
| MICHAEL SZCZEPKOWSKI | Vice President | 4.2% of Rev | ||
| JOHN F PERKINS | Treasurer | 4.0% of Rev | ||
| BRIAN GALE | Executive Director | 3.7% of Rev | ||
| SUE PEKOCK | CAO, DEV & INSTITUTIONAL MKTG. | 3.7% of Rev | ||
| LISA MUISE | CONTROLLER | 2.7% of Rev | ||
| COREY EVANS | Vice President | 2.4% of Rev | ||
| ERIC NEILL | DIR. OF THEATRE OPERATIONS | 2.2% of Rev | ||
| ANNE TAYLOR | SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT | 2.2% of Rev | ||
| JOSEPH DONLAVEY | DIR. OF SALES & CORP. DEVELOPMENT | 2.1% of Rev | ||
| MARK WELD | Board Member | — | ||
| COURTNEY WANG | Board Member | — | ||
| GREGORY A WHITE | Board Member | — | ||
| GINA CONSYLMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| STEPHEN GIULIETTI | Treasurer | — | ||
| MARK MCHUGH | Treasurer | — | ||
| BRIAN AWE | Secretary | — | ||
| BARBARA TRACHTENBERG | Secretary | — | ||
| SCOTT LEVY | Board Member | — | ||
| MARY-KATHLEEN O'CONNELL | Board Member | — | ||
| JULIA MIRAK KEW | Board Member | — | ||
| SPRING SIRKIN | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHAEL BAUMANN | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHAEL CHRISTIAN | Board Member | — | ||
| ERNIE BOCH JR | Board Member | — | ||
| JUSTIN SEGALINI | Board Member | — | ||
| JONATHAN GALLI | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN C MACNEIL | Board Member | — | ||
| CARMEN MONKS | Board Member | — | ||
| THOMAS DEVESTO | Board Member | — | ||
| JEREMIAH J NOONAN | Board Member | — | ||
| NATHAN PUSEY | Board Member | — | ||
| ARMAND CIRCHARO | Board Member | — | ||
| FORD O'NEIL | Board Member | — | ||
| STEPHEN DAVIS | Board Member | — | ||
| ELIZABETH NICHOLS | Board Member | — | ||
| MEG FOFONOFF | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSIAH A SPAULDING JR | Executive Director | 8.9% of Rev | ||
| MICHAEL SZCZEPKOWSKI | Board President | 3.9% of Rev | ||
| JOHN F PERKINS | Treasurer | 3.7% of Rev | ||
| BRIAN GALE | Vice President | 3.6% of Rev | ||
| SUE PEKOCK | CAO, DEV. & INSTITUTIONAL MKTG. | 3.5% of Rev | ||
| LISA MUISE | CONTROLLER | 2.5% of Rev | ||
| COREY EVANS | Vice President | 2.1% of Rev | ||
| ERIC NEILL | Board Member | 2.1% of Rev | ||
| ANNE TAYLOR | SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT | 2.0% of Rev | ||
| JOSEPH DONLAVEY | Board Member | 1.9% of Rev | ||
| MARK WELD | Board Member | — | ||
| COURTNEY WANG | Board Member | — | ||
| GREGORY A WHITE | Board Member | — | ||
| GINA CONSYLMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| MARK MCHUGH | Treasurer | — | ||
| BRIAN AWE | Secretary | — | ||
| BARBARA TRACHTENBERG | Secretary | — | ||
| MARY-KATHLEEN O'CONNELL | Board Member | — | ||
| SPRING SIRKIN | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE CHRISTIAN | Board Member | — | ||
| ERNIE BOCH JR | Board Member | — | ||
| JONATHAN GALLI | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN C MACNEIL | Board Member | — | ||
| STEPHEN GIULIETTI | Board Member | — | ||
| CARMEN MONKS | Board Member | — | ||
| TOM DEVESTO | Board Member | — | ||
| ELIZABETH NICHOLS | Board Member | — | ||
| ARMAND CIRCHARO | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHAEL BAUMANN | Board Member | — | ||
| FORD O'NEIL | Board Member | — | ||
| SCOTT LEVY | Board Member | — | ||
| MEG FOFONOFF | Board Member | — | ||
| JULIA KEW | Board Member | — | ||
| JUSTIN SEGALINI | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSIAH A SPAULDING JR | Executive Director | 7.3% of Rev | ||
| MICHAEL SZCZEPKOWSKI | Board President | 3.3% of Rev | ||
| JOHN F PERKINS | Treasurer | 3.2% of Rev | ||
| SUSAN DAHLING SULLIVAN | CHIEF OF STAFF (THRU 6/2020) | 2.8% of Rev | ||
| BRIAN GALE | Vice President | 2.7% of Rev | ||
| SUE PEKOCK | CAO, DEV. & INSTITUTIONAL MKTG. | 2.5% of Rev | ||
| LISA MUISE | CONTROLLER | 2.2% of Rev | ||
| COREY EVANS | Vice President | 1.8% of Rev | ||
| ERIC NEILL | Board Member | 1.8% of Rev | ||
| MIKE CHRISTIAN | Board Member | — | ||
| ERNIE BOCH JR | Board Member | — | ||
| ALEXANDER CHOQUETTE | Board Member | — | ||
| GINA CONSYLMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| JONATHAN GALLI | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN C MACNEIL | Board Member | — | ||
| STEPHEN GIULIETTI | Board Member | — | ||
| CARMEN MONKS | Board Member | — | ||
| TOM DEVESTO | Board Member | — | ||
| ELIZABETH NICHOLS | Board Member | — | ||
| ARMAND CIRCHARO | Board Member | — | ||
| NATHAN PUSEY | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHAEL BAUMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| FORD O'NEIL | Board Member | — | ||
| MARK WELD | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID BALTER | Board Member | — | ||
| COURTNEY WANG | Board Member | — | ||
| GREGORY A WHITE | Board Member | — | ||
| MARK MCHUGH | Treasurer | — | ||
| BRIAN AWE | Secretary | — | ||
| BARBARA TRACHTENBERG | Secretary | — | ||
| LEE BELL | Board Member | — | ||
| MARY-KATHLEEN O'CONNELL | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE KING | Board Member | — | ||
| SPRING SIRKIN | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSIAH A SPAULDING JR | Executive Director | 8.3% of Rev | ||
| MICHAEL SZCZEPKOWSKI | Board President | 3.6% of Rev | ||
| JOHN F PERKINS | Treasurer | 3.5% of Rev | ||
| JULIE A MANNING TERM 13120 | Vice President | 2.5% of Rev | ||
| LISA MUISE | CONTROLLER | 2.3% of Rev | ||
| SUSAN DAHLING SULLIVAN | CHIEF OF STAFF | 2.0% of Rev | ||
| ERIC NEILL | Board Member | 2.0% of Rev | ||
| COREY EVANS | Vice President | 1.9% of Rev | ||
| ANNE TAYLOR | Executive Director | 1.8% of Rev | ||
| MARK WELD | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID BALTER | Board Member | — | ||
| COURTNEY WANG | Board Member | — | ||
| GREGORY A WHITE | Board Member | — | ||
| MARK MCHUGH | Treasurer | — | ||
| BRIAN AWE | Secretary | — | ||
| BARBARA TRACHTENBERG | Secretary | — | ||
| LEE BELL | Board Member | — | ||
| MARY-KATHLEEN O'CONNELL | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE KING | Board Member | — | ||
| SPRING SIRKIN | Board Member | — | ||
| SCOTT LEVY | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE CHRISTIAN | Board Member | — | ||
| ERNIE BOCH JR | Board Member | — | ||
| ALEXANDER CHOQUETTE | Board Member | — | ||
| GINA CONSYLMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| JONATHAN GALLI | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN C MACNEIL | Board Member | — | ||
| STEPHEN GIULIETTI | Board Member | — | ||
| CARMEN MONKS | Board Member | — | ||
| TOM DEVESTO | Board Member | — | ||
| ELIZABETH NICHOLS | Board Member | — | ||
| ARMAND CIRCHARO | Board Member | — | ||
| NATHAN PUSEY | Board Member | — | ||
| FORD O'NEIL | Board Member | — |
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Score breakdown
Score breakdown
Financial resilience
50 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
42 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
46 / 100
Developing
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 376 other orgs in MA with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: program score sits 31 points above the peer median (60 vs. 29).
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 36.1% is above the 90th percentile for orgs of this size (healthy band: 18–22%).
What would change this score
The two changes that would most improve this score:
- Reduce top-officer compensation from 36.1% to under 22% of revenue — would move governance score by ~28 points.
- 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.