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
51
Score
Governance
58
Score
Financial
40
Score
Program
60
Score
Title
-
Institutions
-
Avg Revenue
-
Risk Profile
Representative Institutions
Institutional Epochs
2010
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2018
2019
2020
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2022
2023
2024
Financial Era
Governance Era
Trajectory Era
Founders Trap
Historical Performance
| Year | Revenue | Top Comp | Comp % Rev | Score | Phase Label | Outlook | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | — | 1.7% | 51 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2022 | — | — | 6.9% | 50 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2021 | — | — | 6.4% | 54 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2020 | — | — | 7.9% | 54 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2019 | — | — | 1.0% | 55 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2018 | — | — | 4.9% | 55 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 52 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2016 | — | — | 6.0% | 50 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | 6.2% | 50 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2014 | — | — | 5.5% | 54 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2013 | — | — | 5.5% | 50 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | 48 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2011 | — | — | — | 52 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONATHAN PARRISH | Executive Director | 5.6% of Rev | ||
| ASHLEY ARMSTRONG | Board Member | — | ||
| JANE ANDERSON | Board Member | — | ||
| TERESA BARR | Board Member | — | ||
| PIETER BICKFORD | Board Member | — | ||
| DEBRA BOCKRATH | Board Member | — | ||
| CINDY GARLAND | Board Member | — | ||
| MARJORIE HOBBS | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHELLE LEVEQUE ESQ | Board Member | — | ||
| MELINDA MARSDEN | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVE MCKINNEY | Board Member | — | ||
| DR CANDICE MOWBRAY | Board Member | — | ||
| DR STEPHEN W MILES | Board Member | — | ||
| TEREANCE MOORE | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMES G PIERNE | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN ROCCO | Board Member | — | ||
| NICHOLAS MOHAR-SCHURZ | Board Member | — | ||
| ANDREW SUSSMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| HUGH J TALTON MD | Board Member | — | ||
| REGGIE TURNER | Board Member | — | ||
| KIMBERLY BOWEN | Board President | — | ||
| JAKE CALDWELL | Treasurer | — | ||
| JASON CALL | Board President | — | ||
| DOUGLAS SPOTTS MD | Secretary | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONATHAN L PARRISH | EXEC DIRECTO | 6.5% of Rev | ||
| JONATHAN L PARRISH | EXEC DIRECTO | 6.5% of Rev | ||
| JANE ANDERSON | Board Member | — | ||
| ASHLEY ARMSTRONG | Board Member | — | ||
| TERESA BARR | Board Member | — | ||
| PIETER BICKFORD | Board Member | — | ||
| DEBORAH BOCKRATH | Board Member | — | ||
| KIMBERLY BOWEN | VICE PRESIDE | — | ||
| REVEREND JAKE CALDWELL | Board Member | — | ||
| JASON CALL | Treasurer | — | ||
| JOAN CANFIELD | Board Member | — | ||
| CONNELL CUFFIE | Board Member | — | ||
| CINDY GARLAND | Board Member | — | ||
| LINDA HOOD | Secretary | — | ||
| MICHELLE LEVEQUE | Board Member | — | ||
| DR IRA LOURIE | Board Member | — | ||
| MELINDA MARSDEN | Board President | — | ||
| DAVE MCKINNEY | Board Member | — | ||
| DR STEPHEN MILES | Board Member | — | ||
| TERRANCE MOORE | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMES PIERNE | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN ROCCO | Board Member | — | ||
| DOUGLAS SPOTTS | Board Member | — | ||
| ANDREW SUSSMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| DR HUGH TALTON | Board Member | — | ||
| REGGIE TURNER | Board Member | — | ||
| BRITTANY WHITESIDE | Board Member | — | ||
| JANE ANDERSON | Board Member | — | ||
| ASHLEY ARMSTRONG | Board Member | — | ||
| TERESA BARR | Board Member | — | ||
| PIETER BICKFORD | Board Member | — | ||
| DEBORAH BOCKRATH | Board Member | — | ||
| KIMBERLY BOWEN | VICE PRESIDE | — | ||
| REVEREND JAKE CALDWELL | Board Member | — | ||
| JASON CALL | Treasurer | — | ||
| JOAN CANFIELD | Board Member | — | ||
| CONNELL CUFFIE | Board Member | — | ||
| CINDY GARLAND | Board Member | — | ||
| LINDA HOOD | Secretary | — | ||
| MICHELLE LEVEQUE | Board Member | — | ||
| DR IRA LOURIE | Board Member | — | ||
| MELINDA MARSDEN | Board President | — | ||
| DAVE MCKINNEY | Board Member | — | ||
| DR STEPHEN MILES | Board Member | — | ||
| TERRANCE MOORE | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMES PIERNE | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN ROCCO | Board Member | — | ||
| DOUGLAS SPOTTS | Board Member | — | ||
| ANDREW SUSSMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| DR HUGH TALTON | Board Member | — | ||
| REGGIE TURNER | Board Member | — | ||
| BRITTANY WHITESIDE | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONATHAN L PARRISH | EXEC DIRECTO | 0.7% of Rev | ||
| STEPHEN MARC BEAUDOIN | EXEC DIRECTO | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| JANE ANDERSON | Board Member | — | ||
| PIETER BICKFORD | Board Member | — | ||
| DEBORAH BOCKRATH | Board Member | — | ||
| KIM BOWEN | VICE PRESIDE | — | ||
| REVEREND JAKE CALDWELL | Board Member | — | ||
| JASON CALL | Treasurer | — | ||
| CONNELL CUFFIE | Board Member | — | ||
| DR BRENDAN FITZSIMMONS | Board Member | — | ||
| RYAN FLURIE | Board Member | — | ||
| CINDY GARLAND | Board Member | — | ||
| LINDA HOOD | Secretary | — | ||
| MICHELLE LEVEQUE | Board Member | — | ||
| IRA LOURIE | Board Member | — | ||
| MINDY MARSDEN | Board President | — | ||
| WILLIAM MCGOVERN | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVE MCKINNEY | Board Member | — | ||
| DR STEPHEN MILES | Board Member | — | ||
| TEREANCE MOORE | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMES PIERNE | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN ROCCO | Board Member | — | ||
| ANDREW SUSSMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| DR HUGH TALTON | Board Member | — | ||
| REGGIE TURNER | ASSISTANT TR | — | ||
| BRITTANY WHITESIDE | Board Member | — |
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Score breakdown
Score breakdown
Financial resilience
40 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
58 / 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 76 other orgs in MD with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: program score sits 33 points above the peer median (60 vs. 27).
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.
Overall score has gone from 55 → 51 over 5 years (declining by 4 points).
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 1.7% 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.