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
45
Score
Governance
45
Score
Financial
40
Score
Program
60
Score

Institutional Epochs

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Governance Era
Trajectory Era
Steady State

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2023 — — 17.8% 45 Fragile Gov Risk
2022 — — — 43 Fragile Gov Risk
2021 — — 14.1% 51 Fragile Recovery
2020 — — 25.2% 40 Governance-Stressed Gov Risk
2019 — — 19.7% 47 Fragile Decline Risk
2018 — — 8.9% 54 Fragile Stable Watch
2017 — — 9.6% 54 Fragile Stable Watch
2016 — — 5.5% 54 Fragile Recovery
2015 — — 14.1% 42 Fragile Decline Risk
2014 — — 12.3% 46 Fragile Gov Risk
2013 — — 15.2% 40 Fragile Decline Risk
2012 — — 4.0% 55 Fragile Recovery
2011 — — 12.4% 47 Fragile Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
JESSIE SIEFERT Board Member 9.7% of Rev
JESSIE SIEFERT Board Member 9.5% of Rev
ABBY HAYHURST Artistic Director 8.0% of Rev
ABBY HAYHURST Artistic Director 7.9% of Rev
ROBERT NEWELL Board President —
MARK LEWIS Board Member —
JUSTIN PAPANIA Board Member —
KELLEY CARTWRIGHT Secretary —
VANCE HEWITT EMERITUS —
RACHEL POLING Board Member —
DIANE HECKERT Board Member —
MYLA KREINIK Board Member —
ROGER LOCKHART Board Member —
LYNN MCCORMICK Board Member —
JERRY SHAW Board Member —
AMY STROBL Board Member —
DONNA SMITH Treasurer —
KASEY SNYDER Board President —
TRACY WHARTON Secretary —
FRED JESSER Board Member —
DIANA WILSON Board Member —
CHRIS BENNON EMERITUS —
ROBERT NEWELL Board President —
CHRIS BENNON Board Member —
CAROL BIDSTRUP Board Member —
KELLEY CARTWRIGHT Secretary —
BOB STEPHENS EMERITUS —
LYNN MCCORMICK Board Member —
DAVID CREEL Board Member —
DIANE HECKERT Board Member —
MYLA KREINIK Board Member —
ROGER LOCKHART Board Member —
MELISSA ROSS Board Member —
JERRY SHAW Board Member —
AMY STROBL Board Member —
KAREN CALTRIDER Treasurer —
KASEY SNYDER Board President —
TRACY WHARTON Secretary —
VANCE HEWITT Board Member —
DIANA WILSON Board Member —

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
JESSIE SIEFERT Board Member 9.7% of Rev
ABBY HAYHURST Artistic Director 7.9% of Rev
ROBERT NEWELL Board President —
CHRIS BENNON Board Member —
CAROL BIDSTRUP Board Member —
KELLEY CARTWRIGHT Secretary —
BOB STEPHENS EMERITUS —
LYNN MCCORMICK Board Member —
DAVID CREEL Board Member —
DIANE HECKERT Board Member —
MYLA KREINIK Board Member —
ROGER LOCKHART Board Member —
MELISSA ROSS Board Member —
JERRY SHAW Board Member —
AMY STROBL Board Member —
KAREN CALTRIDER Treasurer —
KASEY SNYDER Board President —
TRACY WHARTON Secretary —
VANCE HEWITT Board Member —
DIANA WILSON Board Member —

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
ROBERT NEWELL Board President —
CHRIS BENNON Board Member —
CAROL BIDSTRUP Board Member —
KELLEY CARTWRIGHT Board Member —
BOB STEPHENS Board President —
LYNN MCCORMICK Board President —
DAVID CREEL Board Member —
DIANE HECKERT Board Member —
MYLA KREINIK Board Member —
ROGER LOCKHART Board Member —
MELISSA ROSS Board Member —
JERRY SHAW Board Member —
AMY STROBL Board Member —
KAREN CALTRIDER Treasurer —
KASEY SNYDER Board Member —
JESSIE SIEFERT Board Member —
TRACY WHARTON Board Member —
ABBY HAYHURST Artistic Director —
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
40 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
45 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
45 / 100
Developing

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

Peer comparison

Fewer than 3 peers found in WV for this NTEE subcategory; peer comparison would not be statistically meaningful.

5-year trend: Steady State

No extreme longitudinal divergence detected. The organization is maintaining its current operational philosophy.

Overall score has gone from 47 → 45 over 5 years (declining by 2 points).

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).

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