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
51
Score
Governance
45
Score
Financial
50
Score
Program
60
Score

Institutional Epochs

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Trajectory Era
Steady State

Historical Performance

Year Revenue Top Comp Comp % Rev Score Phase Label Outlook Details
2025 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2023 — — 15.8% 51 Fragile Stable Watch
2022 — — 14.3% 52 Fragile Recovery
2021 — — 20.3% 51 Fragile Recovery
2020 — — 23.9% 47 Fragile Gov Risk
2019 — — 15.4% 47 Fragile Decline Risk
2018 — — 11.9% 52 Fragile Recovery
2017 — — 20.0% 43 Critical Intervention Needed Gov Risk
2016 — — 21.0% 45 Fragile Gov Risk
2015 — — 17.1% 47 Fragile Decline Risk
2014 — — — 52 Fragile Recovery
2013 — — 15.9% 51 Fragile Recovery
2012 — — 18.7% 47 Fragile Decline Risk
2011 — — 15.4% 51 Fragile Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2026

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
HERBERT WASHINGTON Artistic Director 8.8% of Rev
CHERYL KLOCK MCNEILL Board Member 6.1% of Rev
DR STEPHEN NEAL Board Member —
BRANDI REYNOLDS Board Member —
FREDDIE DOBBINS JR Board Member —
RYAN STEVENS Board Member —
STEPHEN HETHERINGTON Board Member —
ALDEN JENSEN Board Member —
DIANE PETERSEN Board Member —
HAYDON TUSSEY Board Member —
NOHEMI MEDINA-VELASCO Board Member —
SCOT TAGGART Board Member —
MARC RIVAS Board Member —
DARREN HERRING Board Member —
MARK DEATHERAGE Board President —
JIM LEE Board President —
DAVID EISEL Treasurer —
REIMAR MIRANDA Secretary —
DR EDWARD PERRIN Secretary —
KERA WACKER Board President —

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
HERBERT WASHINGTON Artistic Director 8.1% of Rev
MITRA KHAZAI Executive Director 6.8% of Rev
DAVID EISEL Board Member —
STEPHEN HETHERINGTON Board Member —
ANDREW BRIDGE Board Member —
AMY OAKES Board Member —
ALDEN JENSEN Board Member —
STEPHANIE SCHWARTZ Board Member —
HAYDON TUSSEY Board Member —
DIANE PETERSEN Board Member —
REIMAR MIRANDA Board Member —
DR EDWARD PERRIN Board Member —
MARK DEATHERAGE Board Member —
BRANDI REYNOLDS Board Member —
DR STEPHEN NEAL Board Member —
ROBERT MCIVER Board Member —
KATE ARTHUR Board Member —
FREDDIE DOBBINS JR Board Member —
JIM LEE Board Member —
KIM MERTENS Board Member —
RYAN STEVENS Board President —
KATE MEROLO Board President —
ALEX WALSH Treasurer —
CHERYL KLOCK MCNEILL Board President —
KAREN PETERSON Secretary —

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
HERBERT WASHINGTON Artistic Director 7.5% of Rev
MITRA KHAZAI Executive Director 6.2% of Rev
ANDREW BRIDGE Board Member —
AMY OAKES Board Member —
RYAN STEVENS Board Member —
FREDDIE DOBBINS JR Board Member —
JIM LEE Board Member —
KIM MERTENS Board Member —
ROBERT J BROWN Board Member —
KATE ARTHUR Board Member —
ROBERT MCIVER Board Member —
JAE CHRISTENSEN Board Member —
BRETT CARLSON Board Member —
KAREN PETERSON Board Member —
MARK DEATHERAGE Board Member —
DR STEPHEN NEAL Board Member —
GABRIELE DREWRY Secretary —
KATHY KOLDEN Treasurer —
CHERYL KLOCK MCNEILL Board President —
BRANDI REYNOLDS Board President —
POLLY MANN Board President —
ALEX WALSH Treasurer —
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Score breakdown

Score breakdown

Financial resilience
50 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
45 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
51 / 100
Developing

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

Peer comparison

Compared to 147 other orgs in AZ with NTEE prefix A6.

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

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. 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.