The Founder's Trap
The Founder's Trap
Market
Archetype
Mechanical
Natural
Tier
Developing
Trajectory Thumbprint
The Founder's Trap
What does this mean?
10-year flat revenue, below-market executive comp, and a small board. The organization survives purely on the sweat equity of a founder, making it utterly un-transferable.
The Path Forward
The Dispersal
Forces succession planning and structural maturity. It requires raising capacity-building funds to decouple the organization's survival from the founder's personal sacrifice.
The Dispersal
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: The Founder's Trap ↑
Overall
55
Score
Governance
58
Score
Financial
50
Score
Program
60
Score
Title
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Institutions
-
Avg Revenue
-
Risk Profile
Representative Institutions
Institutional Epochs
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Financial Era
Governance Era
Trajectory Era
Founders Trap
Historical Performance
| Year | Revenue | Top Comp | Comp % Rev | Score | Phase Label | Outlook | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2024 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2023 | — | — | 2.2% | 55 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2022 | — | — | 2.1% | 59 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | 5.8% | 54 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2020 | — | — | 5.9% | 54 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2019 | — | — | 3.6% | 59 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | 2.9% | 55 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2017 | — | — | 3.8% | 55 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2016 | — | — | 3.5% | 51 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | 2.1% | 59 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2014 | — | — | 1.7% | 55 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2013 | — | — | 2.7% | 49 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2012 | — | — | 3.7% | 55 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2011 | — | — | 1.7% | 55 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2026
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM LEVINE | Executive Director | 0.8% of Rev | ||
| JENNIFER MCCARY | CHIEF CULTURE AND BRAND EX | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| GARY GONYA | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| PATRICIA O'TOOLE | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| ANDREA GARDNER | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| RHONDA SEWELL | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| DEB BALL | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| DIANE WRIGHT | Artistic Director | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| LAURIE FRENCH | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| MARK GOETZ | Treasurer | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| RANDY OOSTRA | Board Member | — | ||
| JOE NAPOLI | Board Member | — | ||
| SHARON SPEYER | VICE CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| THOMAS WINSTON | Secretary | — | ||
| ELIZABETH BRADY | Board Member | — | ||
| JUDITH HERB | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE HYLANT | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN PALMER | VICE CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| MIKE THAMAN | VICE CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| DAVID KROCK | Board Member | — | ||
| RITA MANSOUR | Board Member | — | ||
| PAT BOWE | Treasurer | — | ||
| RODNEY EASON | VICE CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| JAY SECOR | Board Member | — | ||
| SARA JANE DEHOFF | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| CYNTHIA THOMPSON | Board Member | — | ||
| LISA MCDUFFIE | Board Member | — | ||
| ROMULES DURANT | Board Member | — | ||
| BRIAN CHAMBERS | Board Member | — | ||
| SHANKH MITRA | Board Member | — | ||
| DR GREGORY POSTEL | Board Member | — | ||
| DR DIONE SOMERVILLE | Board Member | — | ||
| MARGY TRUMBULL | Board Member | — | ||
| JOAQUIN CINTRON-VEGA | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE BAUER | Board Member | — | ||
| MAJIDA MOURAD | Board Member | — | ||
| PRAKASH KARAMCHANDANI | Board Member | — | ||
| ANN MCCAULEY | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM LEVINE | Executive Director | 0.8% of Rev | ||
| JENNIFER MCCARY | CHIEF CULTURE AND BRAND EXPERIENCE OFFICER | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| PATRICIA O'TOOLE | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| GARY GONYA | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| ANDREA GARDNER | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| MICHAEL DEETSCH | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| RHONDA SEWELL | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| DIANE WRIGHT | Artistic Director | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| RANDY OOSTRA | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| STEPHEN D TAYLOR | VICE CHAIRMAN THRU 12-31-23 | — | ||
| JOE NAPOLI | VICE CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| SHARON SPEYER | Secretary | — | ||
| THOMAS WINSTON | Treasurer | — | ||
| ELIZABETH BRADY | Board Member | — | ||
| JUDITH HERB | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE HYLANT | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN PALMER | VICE CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| MIKE THAMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID K WELLES JR | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID KROCK | Board Member | — | ||
| RITA MANSOUR | Board Member | — | ||
| PAT BOWE | Board Member | — | ||
| RODNEY EASON | Board Member | — | ||
| JAY SECOR | Board Member | — | ||
| SARA JANE DEHOFF | VICE CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| CYNTHIA THOMPSON | Board Member | — | ||
| LISA MCDUFFIE | Board Member | — | ||
| ROMULES DURANT | Board Member | — | ||
| BRIAN CHAMBERS | Board Member | — | ||
| SHANKH MITRA | Board Member | — | ||
| DR GREGORY POSTEL | Board Member | — | ||
| DR DIONE SOMERVILLE | Board Member | — | ||
| MARGY TRUMBULL | Board Member | — | ||
| JOAQUIN CINTRON-VEGA | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE BAUER | Board Member | — | ||
| ANN STRICKLER | Board Member | — | ||
| CYNTHIA BEEKLEY | Board Member | — | ||
| MAJIDA MOURAD | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN DENNY | Board Member | — | ||
| ANNETTE DONAR | Board Member | — | ||
| PRAKASH KARAMCHANDANI | Board Member | — | ||
| ANN MCCAULEY | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM LEVINE | Executive Director | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| PATRICIA O'TOOLE | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| ANDREA GARDNER | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| DIANE WRIGHT | Artistic Director | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| MICHAEL DEETSCH | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| JENNY WENSINK | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| KRISTINA CRYSTAL | CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| RANDY OOSTRA | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| STEPHEN D TAYLOR | VICE CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| JOE NAPOLI | VICE CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| SHARON SPEYER | Secretary | — | ||
| THOMAS WINSTON | Treasurer | — | ||
| ALLAN BLOCK | Board Member | — | ||
| ELIZABETH BRADY | Board Member | — | ||
| JUDITH HERB | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE HYLANT | Board Member | — | ||
| HARLEY J KRIPKE | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN PALMER | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE THAMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID K WELLES JR | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID KROCK | Board Member | — | ||
| RITA MANSOUR | Board Member | — | ||
| PAT BOWE | Board Member | — | ||
| RODNEY EASON | Board Member | — | ||
| JAY SECOR | Board Member | — | ||
| SARA JANE DEHOFF | VICE CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| CYNTHIA THOMPSON | Board Member | — | ||
| LISA MCDUFFIE | Board Member | — | ||
| ROMULES DURANT | Board Member | — | ||
| BRIAN CHAMBERS | Board Member | — | ||
| COLLEEN BARRON | Board Member | — | ||
| SHANKH MITRA | Board Member | — | ||
| DR GREGORY POSTEL | Board Member | — | ||
| KIRAN RAI | Board Member | — | ||
| DR DIONE SOMERVILLE | Board Member | — | ||
| MARGY TRUMBULL | Board Member | — | ||
| JOAQUIN CINTRON-VEGA | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM LEVINE | Executive Director | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| KRISTINA CRYSTAL | CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| PATRICIA O'TOOLE | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| DIANE WRIGHT | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| JOHN STANLEY | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| TODD AHRENS | Board Member | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| LAWRENCE NICHOLS | Artistic Director | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MICHAEL DEETSCH | Board Member | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| RANDY OOSTRA | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| STEPHEN D TAYLOR | VICE CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| JOE NAPOLI | VICE CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| SHARON SPEYER | Secretary | — | ||
| THOMAS WINSTON | Treasurer | — | ||
| ALLAN BLOCK | Board Member | — | ||
| ELIZABETH BRADY | Board Member | — | ||
| JUDITH HERB | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMES A HOFFMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE HYLANT | Board Member | — | ||
| HARLEY J KRIPKE | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN PALMER | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE THAMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID K WELLES JR | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID KROCK | Board Member | — | ||
| RITA MANSOUR | Board Member | — | ||
| PAT BOWE | Board Member | — | ||
| RODNEY EASON | Board Member | — | ||
| JAY SECOR | Board Member | — | ||
| SARA JANE DEHOFF | VICE CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| CYNTHIA THOMPSON | Board Member | — | ||
| CYNTHIA SKAFF | Board Member | — | ||
| LISA MCDUFFIE | Board Member | — | ||
| MARY GALVIN | Board Member | — | ||
| ROMULES DURANT | Board Member | — | ||
| BRIAN CHAMBERS | Board Member | — | ||
| MARY ELLEN PISANELLI | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN KENNEDY | Executive Director | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| JOHN STANLEY | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| LYNN MILLER | Board Member | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| KRISTINA CRYSTAL | CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| PATRICIA O'TOOLE | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| TODD AHRENS | Board Member | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| RANDY OOSTRA | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| STEPHEN D TAYLOR | VICE CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| JOE NAPOLI | VICE CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| MARY ELLEN PISANELLI | Secretary | — | ||
| JOHN SZUCH | Treasurer | — | ||
| ALLAN BLOCK | Board Member | — | ||
| ELIZABETH BRADY | Board Member | — | ||
| JUDITH HERB | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMES A HOFFMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE HYLANT | Board Member | — | ||
| GEORGE M JONES III | Board Member | — | ||
| HARLEY J KRIPKE | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN PALMER | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE THAMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID K WELLES JR | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID KROCK | Board Member | — | ||
| RITA MANSOUR | Board Member | — | ||
| SHARON SPEYER | Board Member | — | ||
| THOMAS WINSTON | Board Member | — | ||
| PAT BOWE | Board Member | — | ||
| RODNEY EASON | Board Member | — | ||
| GRETCHEN ROHM | Board Member | — | ||
| JAY SECOR | Board Member | — | ||
| ELLEN WISE | Board Member | — | ||
| SARA JANE DEHOFF | VICE CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| SCOTT TRUMBULL | VICE CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| CYNTHIA THOMPSON | Board Member | — | ||
| ADAM LEVINE | Executive Director | — |
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Score breakdown
Score breakdown
Financial resilience
50 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
58 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
55 / 100
Developing
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 10 other orgs in OH with NTEE prefix A5.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 6 points above the peer median (50 vs. 44).
5-year trend: The Founder's Trap
10-year flat revenue, below-market executive comp, and a small board. The organization survives purely on the sweat equity of a founder, making it utterly un-transferable.
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 2.2% sits within the sector's healthy band (18–22%).
What would change this score
No specific high-impact levers identified — this org's score is balanced across components.
Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.