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.
Institutional Epochs
Historical Performance
| Year | Revenue | Top Comp | Comp % Rev | Score | Phase Label | Outlook | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2023 | Hidden | Hidden | 2.4% | 53 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | 2.4% | 49 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2021 | — | — | 3.9% | 49 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2020 | — | — | 2.4% | 53 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2019 | — | — | 2.0% | 53 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2018 | — | — | 1.4% | 53 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2017 | — | — | 1.9% | 53 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2016 | — | — | 2.1% | 53 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | 1.8% | 55 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2014 | — | — | 1.9% | 55 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2013 | — | — | 2.1% | 53 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2012 | — | — | 2.4% | 49 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2011 | — | — | 1.9% | 53 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS DEBORAH F RUTTER | Board President | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| MS LESLIE J MILLER | Vice President | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| MS NURIT BAR-JOSEF | NSO CONCERTMASTER | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| MR TIMOTHY O'LEARY | Board Member | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS BARBARA A POLK | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS JEAN DAVIDSON | Executive Director | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS STACEY B JOHNSON | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS ASWATHI ZACHARIAH | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR RALPH BELLANDI | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS MONICA S HOLT | Artistic Director | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR YING FU | NSO ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR JEFFREY A FINN | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR MARK M COHEE | HEAD ELECTRICIAN, OPERA HOUSE | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS EILEEN T ANDREWS | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR ROSS RICHARDS | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR KEVIN F GIGLINTO | SVP, MKTG & SALES(THRU 7/2023) | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR GLENN A TURNER | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS JORDAN C LASALLE | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR CARL H LINDNER III | Board Member | — | ||
| MR DOUGLAS MANCHESTER | Board Member | — | ||
| REP KEVIN MCCARTHY | Board Member | — | ||
| REP MICHAEL MCCAUL | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN MITCH MCCONNELL | Board Member | — | ||
| MS PHEFELIA NEZ | Board Member | — | ||
| MS CATHERINE B REYNOLDS | Board Member | — | ||
| MS KELLY ROBERTS | Board Member | — | ||
| MS DARYL ROTH | Board Member | — | ||
| MS CARI B SACKS | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON CHARLES F SAMS III | Board Member | — | ||
| MS DENISE SAUL | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN CHUCK SCHUMER | Board Member | — | ||
| MS HILDA SOLIS | Board Member | — | ||
| MR MARC I STERN | Board Member | — | ||
| MS BILLIE TSIEN | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN CHRIS VAN HOLLEN | Board Member | — | ||
| MR JON VOIGHT | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN MARK WARNER | Board Member | — | ||
| MR KELCY WARREN | Board Member | — | ||
| MS HEATHER WASHBURNE | Board Member | — | ||
| MS PHYLLIS J WASHINGTON | Board Member | — | ||
| MR STEVEN WITKOFF | Board Member | — | ||
| MS ANDREA WYNN | Board Member | — | ||
| MR PAOLO ZAMPOLLI | Board Member | — | ||
| MR ANTHONY WELTERS | Board President | — | ||
| MS JACQUELINE BADGER MARS | Secretary | — | ||
| MS SHONDA RHIMES | Treasurer | — | ||
| MR DAVID M RUBENSTEIN | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| MS ADRIENNE ARSHT | Board Member | — | ||
| MR BRIAN D BALLARD | Board Member | — | ||
| REP JOYCE BEATTY | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON XAVIER BECERRA | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON ANTONY BLINKEN | Board Member | — | ||
| MR DAVID C BOHNETT | Board Member | — | ||
| MS PAMELA BONDI | Board Member | — | ||
| MS MARY HELEN BOWERS | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON MURIEL BOWSER | Board Member | — | ||
| MS HANNAH F BUCHAN | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON LONNIE BUNCH | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON MIGUEL CARDONA | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN TOM CARPER | Board Member | — | ||
| MR ROBERT CASTELLANI | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON ELAINE CHAO | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN SUSAN COLLINS | Board Member | — | ||
| MS TATIANA COPELAND | Board Member | — | ||
| MS PAMELLA ROLAND DEVOS | Board Member | — | ||
| MR LEWIS FEREBEE | Board Member | — | ||
| MS JENNIFER FISCHER | Board Member | — | ||
| MS LYNNETTE FRIESS | Board Member | — | ||
| REP SAMUEL GRAVES | Board Member | — | ||
| MR LEE GREENWOOD | Board Member | — | ||
| MS KATE ADAMSON HASELWOOD | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON CARLA HAYDEN | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON MICHAEL HUCKABEE | Board Member | — | ||
| REP HAKEEM JEFFRIES | Board Member | — | ||
| REP MIKE JOHNSON | Board Member | — | ||
| MS MICHELE KESSLER | Board Member | — | ||
| REP RICK LARSEN | Board Member | — | ||
| MS KAREN TUCKER LEFRAK | Board Member | — | ||
| MR ROBERT DRURY LENHARD | Board Member | — | ||
| REP JULIA LETLOW | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS DEBORAH F RUTTER | Board President | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| MS BARBARA A POLK | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR GARY GINSTLING | Executive Director | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS NURIT BAR-JOSEF | NSO CONCERTMASTER | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR TIMOTHY O'LEARY | Board Member | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR KEVIN F GIGLINTO | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS LYNNE H PRATT | Treasurer | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS LESLIE J MILLER | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR ROBERT VAN LEER | Artistic Director | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR ELLERY J BROWN | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR JEFFREY A FINN | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR YING FU | NSO ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR GLENN A TURNER | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS EILEEN T ANDREWS | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS ALICIA B ADAMS | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS JORDAN C LASALLE | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS TRACY HENKE | Secretary | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR DAVID M RUBENSTEIN | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| MS ADRIENNE ARSHT | Board Member | — | ||
| MR BRIAN D BALLARD | Board Member | — | ||
| REP JOYCE BEATTY | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON XAVIER BECERRA | Board Member | — | ||
| MR SHAWN BENGE | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON ANTONY BLINKEN | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN ROY BLUNT | Board Member | — | ||
| MS PAMELA BONDI | Board Member | — | ||
| MS MARY HELEN BOWERS | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON MURIEL BOWSER | Board Member | — | ||
| MS HANNAH F BUCHAN | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON LONNIE BUNCH | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON MIGUEL CARDONA | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN TOM CARPER | Board Member | — | ||
| MR ROBERT CASTELLANI | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON ELAINE CHAO | Board Member | — | ||
| REP PETER DEFAZIO | Board Member | — | ||
| MS PAMELLA ROLAND DEVOS | Board Member | — | ||
| REP ANNA G ESHOO | Board Member | — | ||
| MR FRED EYCHANER | Board Member | — | ||
| MR LEWIS FEREBEE | Board Member | — | ||
| MS JENNIFER FISCHER | Board Member | — | ||
| MS LYNNETTE FRIESS | Board Member | — | ||
| REP SAMUEL GRAVES | Board Member | — | ||
| MR LEE GREENWOOD | Board Member | — | ||
| MS KATE ADAMSON HASELWOOD | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON CARLA HAYDEN | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON MICHAEL HUCKABEE | Board Member | — | ||
| MS VALERIE JARRETT | Board Member | — | ||
| AMB VICTORIA REGGIE KENNEDY | Board Member | — | ||
| MS MICHELE KESSLER | Board Member | — | ||
| MS KAREN TUCKER LEFRAK | Board Member | — | ||
| MR CARL H LINDNER III | Board Member | — | ||
| MR DOUGLAS MANCHESTER | Board Member | — | ||
| REP KEVIN MCCARTHY | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN MITCH MCCONNELL | Board Member | — | ||
| AMB EDWARD MCMULLEN | Board Member | — | ||
| MR CHARLES B ORTNER | Board Member | — | ||
| REP NANCY PELOSI | Board Member | — | ||
| MS CATHERINE B REYNOLDS | Board Member | — | ||
| MS KELLY ROBERTS | Board Member | — | ||
| MS DARYL ROTH | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON CHARLES F SAMS III | Board Member | — | ||
| MS DENISE SAUL | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN CHUCK SCHUMER | Board Member | — | ||
| MS SUSAN S SHER | Board Member | — | ||
| REP JASON SMITH | Board Member | — | ||
| MS HILDA SOLIS | Board Member | — | ||
| MR MARC I STERN | Board Member | — | ||
| MS BILLIE TSIEN | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN CHRIS VAN HOLLEN | Board Member | — | ||
| MR JON VOIGHT | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN MARK WARNER | Board Member | — | ||
| MR KELCY WARREN | Board Member | — | ||
| MS HEATHER WASHBURNE | Board Member | — | ||
| MS PHYLLIS J WASHINGTON | Board Member | — | ||
| MR STEVEN WITKOFF | Board Member | — | ||
| MS ANDREA WYNN | Board Member | — | ||
| MR PAOLO ZAMPOLLI | Board Member | — | ||
| MR ANTHONY WELTERS | Board President | — | ||
| MS JACQUELINE BADGER MARS | Secretary | — | ||
| MS SHONDA RHIMES | Treasurer | — | ||
| MR MICHAEL F NEIDORFF | Treasurer | — | ||
| MS STACEY B JOHNSON | Treasurer | — | ||
| MS ASWATHI ZACHARIAH | GEN. COUNSEL (AS OF 04/2022) | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS DEBORAH F RUTTER | Board President | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| MR GARY GINSTLING | Executive Director | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR TIMOTHY O'LEARY | Board Member | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS LYNNE H PRATT | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS LESLIE J MILLER | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR ROBERT VAN LEER | Artistic Director | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR KEVIN F GIGLINTO | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS NURIT BAR-JOSEF | NSO CONCERTMASTER | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS BARBARA A POLK | CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR ELLERY J BROWN | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR JEFFREY A FINN | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR GLENN A TURNER | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS NICOLE J WEAVER | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS EILEEN T ANDREWS | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR YING FU | NSO ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS JORDAN C LASALLE | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS TRACY HENKE | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS DONNA S CUTRO | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR SHAWN BENGE | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON ANTONY BLINKEN | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN ROY BLUNT | Board Member | — | ||
| MS PAMELA BONDI | Board Member | — | ||
| MS MARY HELEN BOWERS | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON MURIEL BOWSER | Board Member | — | ||
| MS HANNAH F BUCHAN | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON LONNIE BUNCH | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON MIGUEL CARDONA | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN TOM CARPER | Board Member | — | ||
| MR ROBERT CASTELLANI | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON ELAINE CHAO | Board Member | — | ||
| MR NORRIS COCHRAN | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN JOHN CORNYN | Board Member | — | ||
| REP PETER DEFAZIO | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON BETSY DEVOS | Board Member | — | ||
| MS PAMELLA ROLAND DEVOS | Board Member | — | ||
| REP ANNA G ESHOO | Board Member | — | ||
| MS MARGARET EVERSON | Board Member | — | ||
| MR FRED EYCHANER | Board Member | — | ||
| MR LEWIS FEREBEE | Board Member | — | ||
| MS JENNIFER FISCHER | Board Member | — | ||
| MS SAKURAKO FISHER | Board Member | — | ||
| MS LYNNETTE FRIESS | Board Member | — | ||
| MR JOHN GOLDMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| REP SAMUEL GRAVES | Board Member | — | ||
| MR LEE GREENWOOD | Board Member | — | ||
| MS KATE ADAMSON HASELWOOD | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON CARLA HAYDEN | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON MICHAEL HUCKABEE | Board Member | — | ||
| MS VALERIE JARRETT | Board Member | — | ||
| REP JOSEPH P KENNEDY | Board Member | — | ||
| AMB VICTORIA REGGIE KENNEDY | Board Member | — | ||
| MS MICHELE KESSLER | Board Member | — | ||
| MS KAREN TUCKER LEFRAK | Board Member | — | ||
| MR CARL H LINDNER III | Board Member | — | ||
| MR ANDRES W LOPEZ | Board Member | — | ||
| MR BRYAN LOURD | Board Member | — | ||
| MS AMALIA PEREA MAHONEY | Board Member | — | ||
| MR DOUGLAS MANCHESTER | Board Member | — | ||
| MS BARBARA GOODMAN MANILOW | Board Member | — | ||
| MS ALYSSA MASTROMONACO | Board Member | — | ||
| REP KEVIN MCCARTHY | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN MITCH MCCONNELL | Board Member | — | ||
| MR EDWARD MCMULLEN | Board Member | — | ||
| MR W JAMES MCNERNEY JR | Board Member | — | ||
| MR CHARLES B ORTNER | Board Member | — | ||
| REP NANCY PELOSI | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON MICHAEL POMPEO | Board Member | — | ||
| MR EARL A POWELL III | Board Member | — | ||
| MS CATHERINE B REYNOLDS | Board Member | — | ||
| MS KELLY ROBERTS | Board Member | — | ||
| MR PHILIP H ROSENFELT | Board Member | — | ||
| MS DARYL ROTH | Board Member | — | ||
| MS DENISE SAUL | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN CHUCK SCHUMER | Board Member | — | ||
| MS SUSAN S SHER | Board Member | — | ||
| MR JUSTIN SHUBOW | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON DANIEL BENNETT SMITH | Board Member | — | ||
| REP JASON SMITH | Board Member | — | ||
| MR MARC I STERN | Board Member | — | ||
| DR BRYAN TRAUBERT | Board Member | — | ||
| MR RANVIR TREHAN | Board Member | — | ||
| MS BILLIE TSIEN | Board Member | — | ||
| MR WALTER F ULLOA | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN CHRIS VAN HOLLEN | Board Member | — | ||
| MR REGINALD VAN LEE | Board Member | — | ||
| MR JON VOIGHT | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN MARK WARNER | Board Member | — | ||
| MR KELCY WARREN | Board Member | — | ||
| MS HEATHER WASHBURNE | Board Member | — | ||
| MS PHYLLIS J WASHINGTON | Board Member | — | ||
| MS ANN MARIE WILKINS | Board Member | — | ||
| MR STEVEN WITKOFF | Board Member | — | ||
| MS ANDREA WYNN | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON DR MITCHELL M ZAIS | Board Member | — | ||
| MR PAOLO ZAMPOLLI | Board Member | — | ||
| MR ANTHONY WELTERS | Board President | — | ||
| MS JACQUELINE BADGER MARS | Secretary | — | ||
| MR MICHAEL F NEIDORFF | Treasurer | — | ||
| MR DAVID M RUBENSTEIN | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| MS ADRIENNE ARSHT | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON ALEX AZAR | Board Member | — | ||
| MR BRIAN D BALLARD | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN JOHN BARRASSO | Board Member | — | ||
| REP JOYCE BEATTY | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON XAVIER BECERRA | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS DEBORAH F RUTTER | Board President | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| MR GARY GINSTLING | Executive Director | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| MS NURIT BAR-JOSEF | NSO CONCERTMASTER | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR TIMOTHY O'LEARY | Board Member | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS LYNNE H PRATT | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR ROBERT VAN LEER | Artistic Director | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS LESLIE J MILLER | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR ELLERY J BROWN | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR KEVIN F GIGLINTO | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS NICOLE J WEAVER | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR MARIO R ROSSERO | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR YING FU | NSO ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS MARIA KERSTEN | GENERAL COUNSEL | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR MARK M COHEE | HEAD ELECTRICIAN, OPERA HOUSE | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR JEFFREY A FINN | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MR GLENN A TURNER | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS EILEEN T ANDREWS | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS BARBARA A POLK | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MS TRACY HENKE | Vice President | 0.0% of Rev | ||
| MS MICHELE KESSLER | Board Member | — | ||
| MS KAREN TUCKER LEFRAK | Board Member | — | ||
| MR CARL H LINDNER III | Board Member | — | ||
| MR MICHAEL LOMBARDO | Board Member | — | ||
| MR ANDRES W LOPEZ | Board Member | — | ||
| MR BRYAN LOURD | Board Member | — | ||
| MS AMALIA PEREA MAHONEY | Board Member | — | ||
| MS BARBARA GOODMAN MANILOW | Board Member | — | ||
| MS ALYSSA MASTROMONACO | Board Member | — | ||
| REP KEVIN MCCARTHY | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN MITCH MCCONNELL | Board Member | — | ||
| MR W JAMES MCNERNEY JR | Board Member | — | ||
| MR CHARLES B ORTNER | Board Member | — | ||
| REP NANCY PELOSI | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON MICHAEL POMPEO | Board Member | — | ||
| MR EARL A POWELL III | Board Member | — | ||
| MS LAURA RICKETTS | Board Member | — | ||
| MS KELLY ROBERTS | Board Member | — | ||
| MS DARYL ROTH | Board Member | — | ||
| MS MARGARET RUSSELL | Board Member | — | ||
| MS DENISE SAUL | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN CHUCK SCHUMER | Board Member | — | ||
| MS SUSAN S SHER | Board Member | — | ||
| REP JASON SMITH | Board Member | — | ||
| MR MARC I STERN | Board Member | — | ||
| DR BRYAN TRAUBERT | Board Member | — | ||
| MR RANVIR TREHAN | Board Member | — | ||
| MR WALTER F ULLOA | Board Member | — | ||
| MR REGINALD VAN LEE | Board Member | — | ||
| MR DAVID VELA | Board Member | — | ||
| MR JON VOIGHT | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN MARK WARNER | Board Member | — | ||
| MR KELCY WARREN | Board Member | — | ||
| MS HEATHER WASHBURNE | Board Member | — | ||
| MS PHYLLIS J WASHINGTON | Board Member | — | ||
| MS ANN MARIE WILKINS | Board Member | — | ||
| MR STEVEN WITKOFF | Board Member | — | ||
| MS ANDREA WYNN | Board Member | — | ||
| MS JACQUELINE BADGER MARS | Secretary | — | ||
| MR MICHAEL F NEIDORFF | Treasurer | — | ||
| MR DAVID M RUBENSTEIN | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| MS ADRIENNE ARSHT | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON ALEX AZAR | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN JOHN BARRASSO | Board Member | — | ||
| REP JOYCE BEATTY | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN ROY BLUNT | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON MURIEL BOWSER | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON LONNIE BUNCH | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN TOM CARPER | Board Member | — | ||
| SEN JOHN CORNYN | Board Member | — | ||
| REP PETER DEFAZIO | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON BETSY DEVOS | Board Member | — | ||
| MS MARGARET EVERSON | Board Member | — | ||
| MR FRED EYCHANER | Board Member | — | ||
| MR LEWIS FEREBEE | Board Member | — | ||
| MS JENNIFER FISCHER | Board Member | — | ||
| MS SAKURAKO FISHER | Board Member | — | ||
| MR JOHN GOLDMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| REP SAMUEL GRAVES | Board Member | — | ||
| MR LEE GREENWOOD | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON CARLA HAYDEN | Board Member | — | ||
| MS JANET HILL | Board Member | — | ||
| THE HON MICHAEL HUCKABEE | Board Member | — | ||
| MS VALERIE JARRETT | Board Member | — | ||
| REP JOSEPH P KENNEDY | Board Member | — | ||
| MS VICTORIA REGGIE KENNEDY | Board Member | — |
Score breakdown
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 55 other orgs in DC with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: financial score sits 20 points above the peer median (45 vs. 25).
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 2.4% 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.