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
54
Score
Governance
58
Score
Financial
50
Score
Program
60
Score
Title
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Institutions
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Avg Revenue
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Risk Profile
Representative Institutions
Institutional Epochs
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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 | Hidden | Hidden | 2.2% | 54 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2022 | — | — | 3.0% | 52 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2021 | — | — | 7.2% | 49 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 42 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | 44 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 39 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | 39 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | 52 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | 45 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | 49 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | 41 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | 41 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2011 | — | — | — | 45 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2026
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL IMHOF | Executive Director | 4.9% of Rev | ||
| JOSHUA CLOUD | Treasurer | 3.1% of Rev | ||
| CAMERON MORGAN | Executive Director | 2.2% of Rev | ||
| OWEN HUTCHINSON | Artistic Director | 1.8% of Rev | ||
| CHRIS JARNOT | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| ANDY ARNOLD | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN ARNOLD | Board Member | — | ||
| SAM BRONFMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| JEFFREY BYRNE | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN CAMPBELL | Board Member | — | ||
| WILL COOK | Board Member | — | ||
| STEVE COYER | Board Member | — | ||
| GREG DALY | Board Member | — | ||
| CARLOS GARDEA | Board Member | — | ||
| MARGIE GART | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHANNES FAESSLER | Board Member | — | ||
| NADIA GUERRIERO | Board Member | — | ||
| CARRIE BESNETTE HAUSER | Board Member | — | ||
| BETH HOWARD | Board Member | — | ||
| AL HUBBARD | Board Member | — | ||
| BJ HYBL | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID HYDE | Board Member | — | ||
| CHERYL JENSEN | Board Member | — | ||
| ALEXIA JURSCHAK | Board Member | — | ||
| ANNE-MARIE KEANE | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE KRUPKA | Board Member | — | ||
| DONNA LYNNE | Board Member | — | ||
| SARAH MALLOY MILLETT | Board Member | — | ||
| ALEJANDRA CORTS DE MILMO | Board Member | — | ||
| ELLEN MORITZ | Board Member | — | ||
| KAIA MORITZ | Board Member | — | ||
| BOBBY MURPHY | Board Member | — | ||
| DAN PENNINGTON | Board Member | — | ||
| JILL PLANCHER | Board Member | — | ||
| MOLLY KIPP | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID SALVIN | Board Member | — | ||
| KEN SCHANZER | Board Member | — | ||
| ANN SMEAD | Board Member | — | ||
| ADI SLIFER | Board Member | — | ||
| KRISTIN TANG | Board Member | — | ||
| FRED TRESCA | Board Member | — | ||
| WILL VERITY | Board Member | — | ||
| TINA VARDAMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| NICK WAUGH | Board Member | — | ||
| GARY WOODWORTH | Board Member | — | ||
| KRISTY WOOLFOLK | Board Member | — | ||
| TINA WILSON | Board Member | — | ||
| JEFF LUKER | Board Member | — | ||
| JIM CLANCY | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL IMHOF | Executive Director | 4.7% of Rev | ||
| JOSHUA CLOUD | Treasurer | 2.4% of Rev | ||
| OWEN HUTCHINSON-EXECUTIVE DIR | Artistic Director | 2.2% of Rev | ||
| CHRIS JARNOT | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| ANDY ARNOLD | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN ARNOLD | Board Member | — | ||
| SAM BRONFMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| JEFFREY BYRNE | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN CAMPBELL | Board Member | — | ||
| WILL COOK | Board Member | — | ||
| STEVE COYER | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHANNES FAESSLER | Board Member | — | ||
| CARLOS GARDEA | Board Member | — | ||
| MARGIE GART | Board Member | — | ||
| PAUL GORDON | Board Member | — | ||
| NADIA GUERRIERO | Board Member | — | ||
| CARRIE BESNETTE HAUSER | Board Member | — | ||
| BETH HOWARD | Board Member | — | ||
| AL HUBBARD | Board Member | — | ||
| BJ HYBL | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID HYDE | Board Member | — | ||
| CHERYL JENSEN | Board Member | — | ||
| ALEXIA JURSCHAK | Board Member | — | ||
| ANNE-MARIE KEANE | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE KRUPKA | Board Member | — | ||
| DONNA LYNNE | Board Member | — | ||
| SARAH MALLOY MILLETT | Board Member | — | ||
| ALEJANDRA CORTS DE MILMO | Board Member | — | ||
| ELLEN MORITZ | Board Member | — | ||
| KAIA MORITZ | Board Member | — | ||
| BOBBY MURPHY | Board Member | — | ||
| DAN PENNINGTON | Board Member | — | ||
| JILL PLANCHER | Board Member | — | ||
| CHRIS ROMER | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID SALVIN | Board Member | — | ||
| KEN SCHANZER | Board Member | — | ||
| ANN SMEAD | Board Member | — | ||
| HAP STEIN | Board Member | — | ||
| KRISTIN TANG | Board Member | — | ||
| FRED TRESCA | Board Member | — | ||
| MELINA VALSECIA | Board Member | — | ||
| TINA VARDAMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| NICK WAUGH | Board Member | — | ||
| GARY WOODWORTH | Board Member | — | ||
| KRISTY WOOLFOLK | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL IMHOF | Executive Director | 4.7% of Rev | ||
| ROBERT J FORD | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 3.1% of Rev | ||
| OWEN HUTCHINSON | Executive Director | 2.2% of Rev | ||
| ANN SMEAD | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| ANDY ARNOLD | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN ARNOLD | Board Member | — | ||
| CARRIE BESNETTE HAUSER | Board Member | — | ||
| SAM BRONFMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN CAMPBELL | Board Member | — | ||
| CHARLENE CHEN | Board Member | — | ||
| WILL COOK | Board Member | — | ||
| STEVE COYER | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHANNES FAESSLER | Board Member | — | ||
| TIM FINCHEM | Board Member | — | ||
| MARGIE GART | Board Member | — | ||
| SHEIKA GRAMSHAMMER | Board Member | — | ||
| BETH HOWARD | Board Member | — | ||
| AL HUBBARD | Board Member | — | ||
| BJ HYBL | Board Member | — | ||
| CHRISTOPHER JARNOT | Board Member | — | ||
| CHERYL JENSEN | Board Member | — | ||
| ALEXIA JURSCHAK | Board Member | — | ||
| ANNE-MARIE KEANE | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE KRUPKA | Board Member | — | ||
| SARAH MILLETT | Board Member | — | ||
| ELLEN MORITZ | Board Member | — | ||
| KAIA MORITZ | Board Member | — | ||
| DAN PENNINGTON | Board Member | — | ||
| JILL PLANCHER | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID SALVIN | Board Member | — | ||
| KEN SCHANZER | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE SHANNON | Board Member | — | ||
| ROD SLIFER | Board Member | — | ||
| HAP STEIN | Board Member | — | ||
| KRISTIN TANG | Board Member | — | ||
| FRED TRESCA | Board Member | — | ||
| GARY WOODWORTH | Board Member | — | ||
| KRISTY WOOLFOLK | Board Member | — | ||
| LINN BROOKS | Board Member | — | ||
| CARLOS GARDEA | Board Member | — | ||
| PAUL GORDON | Board Member | — | ||
| NADIA GUERRIERO | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID HYDE | Board Member | — | ||
| ALEJANDRA CORTES DE MILMO | Board Member | — | ||
| CHRIS ROMER | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSANNA JOHNSON SHANNON | Board Member | — | ||
| MELINA VALSECIA | Board Member | — | ||
| TINA VARDAMAN | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL IMHOF | Executive Director | 4.3% of Rev | ||
| MICHAEL IMHOF | Executive Director | 3.5% of Rev | ||
| ROBERT J FORD | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 2.9% of Rev | ||
| ROBERT J FORD | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 2.4% of Rev | ||
| ANN SMEAD | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| ANDY ARNOLD | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN ARNOLD | Board Member | — | ||
| HANS BERGLUND | Board Member | — | ||
| SAM BRONFMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN CAMPBELL | Board Member | — | ||
| CHARLENE CHEN | Board Member | — | ||
| STEVE COYER | Board Member | — | ||
| ANDY DALY | Board Member | — | ||
| RON DAVIS | Board Member | — | ||
| MATT DONOVAN | Board Member | — | ||
| BILL ESREY | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHANNES FAESSLER | Board Member | — | ||
| TIM FINCHEM | Board Member | — | ||
| STEVE FRIEDMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| MARGIE GART | Board Member | — | ||
| DONNA GIORDANO | Board Member | — | ||
| SHEIKA GRAMSHAMMER | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHAEL HERMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| BETH HOWARD | Board Member | — | ||
| AL HUBBARD | Board Member | — | ||
| BJ HYBL | Board Member | — | ||
| CHRISTOPHER JARNOT | Board Member | — | ||
| GEORGE JOHNSON | Board Member | — | ||
| ALEXIA JURSCHAK | Board Member | — | ||
| ANNE-MARIE KEANE | Board Member | — | ||
| SARAH MILLETT | Board Member | — | ||
| ELLEN MORITZ | Board Member | — | ||
| KAIA MORITZ | Board Member | — | ||
| DAN PENNINGTON | Board Member | — | ||
| JILL PLANCHER | Board Member | — | ||
| ANN SMEAD | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| MICHAEL PRICE | Board Member | — | ||
| ANDY ARNOLD | Board Member | — | ||
| KEN SCHANZER | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN ARNOLD | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE SHANNON | Board Member | — | ||
| CARRIE B HAUSER | Board Member | — | ||
| ROD SLIFER | Board Member | — | ||
| SAM BRONFMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| HAP STEIN | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN CAMPBELL | Board Member | — | ||
| KRISTIN TANG | Board Member | — | ||
| CHARLENE CHEN | Board Member | — | ||
| FRED TRESCA | Board Member | — | ||
| WILL COOK | Board Member | — | ||
| MARY WEBSTER | Board Member | — | ||
| STEVE COYER | Board Member | — | ||
| BETSY WIEGERS | Board Member | — | ||
| ANDY DALY | Board Member | — | ||
| GARY WOODWORTH | Board Member | — | ||
| MATT DONOVAN | Board Member | — | ||
| KRISTY WOOLFOLK | Board Member | — | ||
| BILL ESREY | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHANNES FAESSLER | Board Member | — | ||
| TIM FINCHEM | Board Member | — | ||
| STEVE FRIEDMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| MARGIE GART | Board Member | — | ||
| DONNA GIORDANO | Board Member | — | ||
| SHEIKA GRAMSHAMMER | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHAEL HERMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| BETH HOWARD | Board Member | — | ||
| AL HUBBARD | Board Member | — | ||
| BJ HYBL | Board Member | — | ||
| CHRISTOPHER JARNOT | Board Member | — | ||
| ALEXIA JURSCHAK | Board Member | — | ||
| ANNE-MARIE KEANE | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE KRUPKA | Board Member | — | ||
| SARAH MILLETT | Board Member | — | ||
| ELLEN MORITZ | Board Member | — | ||
| KAIA MORITZ | Board Member | — | ||
| DAN PENNINGTON | Board Member | — | ||
| JILL PLANCHER | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHAEL PRICE | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID SALVIN | Board Member | — | ||
| KEN SCHANZER | Board Member | — | ||
| MIKE SHANNON | Board Member | — | ||
| ROD SLIFER | Board Member | — | ||
| HAP STEIN | Board Member | — | ||
| KRISTIN TANG | Board Member | — | ||
| FRED TRESCA | Board Member | — | ||
| GARY WOODWORTH | Board Member | — | ||
| KRISTY WOOLFOLK | Board Member | — | ||
| CHERYL JENSEN | Board Member | — | ||
| JEN BROWN | Board Member | — | ||
| JEFF LUKER | Board Member | — |
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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
54 / 100
Developing
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 182 other orgs in CO with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: program score sits 28 points above the peer median (60 vs. 32).
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%).
- Net assets declined for 3 consecutive years of deficit spending; cash runway narrowing.
What would change this score
The two changes that would most improve this score:
- Stabilize program expenses or grow earned-income revenue to break the consecutive-deficit pattern (~8 points to financial score).
Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.