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
36
Score
Governance
50
Score
Financial
10
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
Steady State

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2024 Hidden Hidden Unknown
2023 Hidden Hidden 10.3% 36 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2022 10.3% 42 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2021 9.7% 52 Fragile Recovery
2020 6.1% 48 Fragile Recovery
2019 9.6% 36 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2018 8.3% 48 Fragile Recovery
2017 9.7% 48 Fragile Gov Risk
2016 8.3% 50 Fragile Stable Watch
2015 7.4% 50 Fragile Recovery
2014 6.5% 46 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2013 6.9% 46 Financially Distressed Decline Risk
2012 5.6% 54 Fragile Recovery
2011 6.7% 46 Financially Distressed Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Thomas West Executive Director 2.4% of Rev
Gennadi Nedgivin Artistic Director 2.4% of Rev
Juliana Han Witt Chief Advancement Officer 1.5% of Rev
Pamela Whitacre Treasurer 1.5% of Rev
Sharon Story Dean Centre Dance Education 1.5% of Rev
Patricia Ekholm Chief Marketing Officer 1.0% of Rev
Nancy Field Board President
Barbara Joiner Board President
Kristen Manion Taylor Board President
LINDA MORRIS Treasurer
Jan Beaves Secretary
Elizabeth Adams Board Member
Emily C Baker Board Member
Ron Breakstone Board Member
Ginny Brewer Board Member
Chris Carlos Board Member
Meria Carstarphen Board Member
Lynn Cochran Board Member
Lynda B Courts Board Member
Cynthia Crain Board Member
Vanessa Delmer Board Member
Yelena Epova Board Member
Nigel Ferguson Board Member
Jacqueline Flake Board Member
Amy Gerome Board Member
Lindsay Hill Board Member
Joyce Houser Board Member
Tharon Johnson Board Member
Kathleen Knous Board Member
Araya Mesfin Board Member
Taylor Meyer Board Member
Allen Nelson Board Member
Katherine Scott Board Member
Pam Wakefield Board Member
MATTHEW HARTNETT Board Member
Juan Carlos Urdaneta Board Member

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Gennadi Nedgivin Artistic Director 2.0% of Rev
Pamela Whitacre Treasurer 1.6% of Rev
Arthur Jacobus Executive Director 1.4% of Rev
Sharon Story Dean Centre Dance Education 1.2% of Rev
Mary Grace Herrington Chief Advancement Officer 1.1% of Rev
Patricia Ekholm Chief Marketing Officer 1.0% of Rev
Thomas West Executive Director 0.8% of Rev
Nancy Field Board President
Barbara Joiner Board President
Kristen Manion Taylor Board President
Juan Carlos Urdaneta Treasurer
Jan Beaves Secretary
Elizabeth Adams Board President
Lynda B Courts Board President
Emily C Baker Board Member
Ron Breakstone Board Member
Ginny Brewer Board Member
Chris Carlos Board Member
Meria Carstarphen Board Member
Lynn Cochran Board Member
Cynthia Crain Board Member
Lavona Currie Board Member
Vanessa Delmer Board Member
Yelena Epova Board Member
Nigel Ferguson Board Member
Jacqueline Flake Board Member
Amy Gerome Board Member
Matthew Hartnett Board Member
Lindsay Hill Board Member
Joyce Houser Board Member
Tharon Johnson Board Member
Kathleen Knous Board Member
Araya Mesfin Board Member
Taylor Meyer Board Member
Linda Morris Board Member
Allen Nelson Board Member
Rachel Phipps Board Member
Katherine Scott Board Member
Pam Wakefield Board Member
Jon S Wright Board Member
Tom West Ex Officio

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Arthur Jacobus Executive Director 2.0% of Rev
Gennadi Nedgivin Artistic Director 1.7% of Rev
Pamela Whitacre Treasurer 1.3% of Rev
Sharon Story Dean Centre Dance Education 1.0% of Rev
Patricia Ekholm Chief Marketing Officer 0.9% of Rev
Mary Grace Herrington Chief Advancement Officer 0.8% of Rev
Steven Libman Chief Advancement Officer 0.2% of Rev
Elizabeth Adams Board President
Barbara Joiner Board President
Kristen Manion Taylor Board President
Juan Carlos Urdaneta Treasurer
Kathleen Knous Secretary
Allen Nelson Board Member
Emily C Baker Board Member
Jan Beaves Board Member
Ron Breakstone Board Member
Ginny Brewer Board Member
Kelly Cannon Board Member
Chris Carlos Board Member
Meria Carstarphen Board Member
Lynn Cochran Board Member
Lynda B Courts Board Member
Cynthia Crain Board Member
Lavona Currie Board Member
Vanessa Delmer Board Member
Yelena Epova Board Member
Nigel Ferguson Board Member
Nancy Field Board President
Jacqueline Flake Board Member
Amy Gerome Board Member
Lindsay Hill Board Member
Joyce Houser Board Member
Tharon Johnson Board Member
Edward Krugman Board Member
Taylor Meyer Board Member
Linda Morris Board Member
Stanley Rose Board Member
Katherine Scott Board Member
Pam Wakefield Board Member
Jon S Wright Board Member
Vonda Wright Board Member
Ceci Johnson Ex Officio
Joni Santos Ex Officio
Araya Mesfin Board Member

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Arturo Jacobus Executive Director 2.3% of Rev
Gennadi Nedgivin Artistic Director 1.9% of Rev
Steven Libman Chief Advancement Officer 1.8% of Rev
Pamela Whitacre Treasurer 1.4% of Rev
Sharon Story Dean Centre Dance Education 1.1% of Rev
Patricia Ekholm Chief Marketing Officer 1.0% of Rev
Cynthia Crain Board Member
Lavona S Currie Board Member
Vanessa Delmer Board Member
Yelena Epova CPA Board Member
Nigel Ferguson Board Member
Nancy Field Board President
Jacqueline Flake Board Member
Amy Gerome Board Member
Lindsay R Hill Board Member
Joyce Houser PhD Board Member
Barbara S Joiner Board President
Kathleen Knous Secretary
Edward B Krugman Board Member
Taylor Meyer Board Member
Linda Morris Board Member
Allen W Nelson Board Member
Stanley Rose III Board Member
Katherine Scott Board Member
Sharon Silvermintz Board President
Stephanie Thomas Stephens Board Member
Kristen Manion Taylor Board President
Juan Carlos Urdaneta Treasurer
Pam Wakefield Board Member
Jon S Wright Board Member
Dr Vonda Wright Board Member
Ceci Johnson Board President
Joni Santos Board President
Elizabeth Adams Board President
Emily C Baker Board Member
Jan Beaves Board Member
Ron Breakstone Board Member
Ginny Brewer Board Member
Kelly C Cannon Board Member
Chris Carlos Board Member
Dr Meria Carstarphen Board Member
Lynn Cochran-Schroder Board Member
Lynda B Courts Board Member
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
10 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
50 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
36 / 100
Priority Review

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

Peer comparison

Compared to 123 other orgs in GA with NTEE prefix A6.

Most-divergent component: program score sits 30 points above the peer median (60 vs. 30).

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.