The Founder's Trap
The Founder's Trap
Market
Archetype
Mechanical
Natural
Tier
Stable
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
69
Score
Governance
53
Score
Financial
70
Score
Program
90
Score
Title
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Institutions
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Avg Revenue
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Risk Profile
Representative Institutions
Institutional Epochs
2010
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hidden | Hidden | — | — | Unknown | — | |
| 2023 | Hidden | Hidden | 0.5% | 69 | Fragile | Gov Risk | |
| 2022 | Hidden | Hidden | 2.2% | 72 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2021 | Hidden | Hidden | 0.7% | 69 | Fragile | Gov Risk | |
| 2020 | Hidden | Hidden | 1.2% | 72 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2019 | Hidden | Hidden | 2.5% | 67 | Fragile | Gov Risk | |
| 2018 | Hidden | Hidden | 2.0% | 72 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2017 | Hidden | Hidden | 2.3% | 68 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2016 | Hidden | Hidden | 5.4% | 63 | Fragile | Gov Risk | |
| 2015 | Hidden | Hidden | 4.1% | 72 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2014 | Hidden | Hidden | 4.2% | 68 | Fragile | Gov Risk | |
| 2013 | Hidden | Hidden | 2.1% | 72 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2012 | Hidden | Hidden | 3.1% | 62 | Governance-Stressed | Gov Risk | |
| 2011 | Hidden | Hidden | 3.0% | 72 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2010 | Hidden | Hidden | 3.5% | 68 | Fragile | Gov Risk |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2025
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT MEYA | Board Member | 1.5% of Rev | ||
| HARRY BICKET | Board Member | 0.8% of Rev | ||
| HEATHER KEMP | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| DAVID LOMELI | Artistic Director | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| CHRISTOPHER HUFNAGEL | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| ELIZABETH KELLOGG | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| MICHAEL GARY | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| ALLISON H SWENSON | DIR. OF DEVELOPMENT (THRU 2/10/2023) | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| SUSAN G MARINEAU | Board President | — | ||
| FREDERICK R HAAS | Board President | — | ||
| BRUCE CHEMEL | Secretary | — | ||
| JOHN M HAUPERT | Treasurer | — | ||
| ROBERT J VLADEM | Board President | — | ||
| SARAH BILLINGHURST SOLOMON | Board President | — | ||
| EUGENE E STARK JR | Board President | — | ||
| LYNN LOACKER | Board President | — | ||
| MEG BOULWARE | Board Member | — | ||
| JOSEPH M BRYAN JR | Board Member | — | ||
| J BRUCE BUGG JR | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN ESCO CHANDLER | Board Member | — | ||
| RICHARD H DAVIS | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID B DILLARD | Board Member | — | ||
| EIVIND K DJUPEDAL | Board Member | — | ||
| REBECCA J DUNCAN | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID F ERTEL | Board Member | — | ||
| A CHARLES FORTE | Board Member | — | ||
| PETER B FRANK | Board Member | — | ||
| EDWARD T GARCIA | Board Member | — | ||
| CHESTER A GOUGIS | Board Member | — | ||
| GUY L GRONQUIST | Board Member | — | ||
| DONNA HANKINSON | Board Member | — | ||
| KAREN HENDERSON | Board Member | — | ||
| MARITA HINDS | Board Member | — | ||
| MARIANNE KAH | Board Member | — | ||
| WALTER L KIRCHNER | Board Member | — | ||
| MIRANDA Y LIND | Board Member | — | ||
| LIDDIE MARTINEZ | Board Member | — | ||
| CYNTHIA A MCCREARY | Board Member | — | ||
| STEVE MENZIES | Board Member | — | ||
| LILLIAN MONTOYA | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN F MORRIS | Board Member | — | ||
| GLENN A OSTERGAARD | Board Member | — | ||
| DOMINIC PASCHEL | Board Member | — | ||
| ESTEVAN RAEL-GALVEZ | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERTA COOPER RAMO | Board Member | — | ||
| CAREY R RAMOS | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHAEL ROBBINS | Board Member | — | ||
| BRUCE ROSS | Board Member | — | ||
| HARRIS SMITH | Board Member | — | ||
| IRWIN J SUGARMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT L TURNER | Board Member | — | ||
| CHERYL L WILLMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| T PETER TOWNSEND | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT MEYA | Board Member | 1.5% of Rev | ||
| HARRY BICKET | Board Member | 0.8% of Rev | ||
| HEATHER KEMP | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| ALLISON SWENSON | Board Member | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| MICHAEL GARY | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| DAVID LOMELI | Artistic Director | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| CHRISTOPHER HUFNAGEL | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| ELIZABETH KELLOGG | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| SUSAN G MARINEAU | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| FREDERICK R HAAS | VICE CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| LYNN J LOACKER | Treasurer | — | ||
| ROBERT VLADEM | Board President | — | ||
| SARAH BILLINGHURST SOLOMON | Board President | — | ||
| EUGENE STARK JR | Board President | — | ||
| DANNEHL TWOMEY | Board President | — | ||
| JOHN M HAUPERT | Treasurer | — | ||
| DAVID HENRY JACOBS | Board President | — | ||
| BRUCE CHEMEL | Secretary | — | ||
| MEG BOULWARE | Board Member | — | ||
| JOSEPH M BRYAN JR | Board Member | — | ||
| J BRUCE BUGG JR | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN ESCO CHANDLER | Board Member | — | ||
| RICHARD H DAVIS | Board Member | — | ||
| EIVIND DJUPEDAL | Board Member | — | ||
| NANCIE DOMINIC | Board Member | — | ||
| REBECCA J DUNCAN | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID F ERTEL | Board Member | — | ||
| KRISTINA J FLANAGAN | Board Member | — | ||
| A CHARLES FORTE | Board Member | — | ||
| PETER B FRANK | Board Member | — | ||
| EDWARD T GARCIA | Board Member | — | ||
| CHESTER A GOUGIS | Board Member | — | ||
| GUY L GRONQUIST | Board Member | — | ||
| ANN SHILLING HARRISON | Board Member | — | ||
| MARITA HINDS | Board Member | — | ||
| DR WALTER L KIRCHNER | Board Member | — | ||
| MIRANDA Y LIND | Board Member | — | ||
| LIDDIE MARTINEZ | Board Member | — | ||
| CYNTHIA MCCREARY | Board Member | — | ||
| STEVE MENZIES | Board Member | — | ||
| CHARLES MOORE | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN MORRIS | Board Member | — | ||
| GLENN OSTERGAARD | Board Member | — | ||
| ESTEVAN RAEL-GALVEZ | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERTA COOPER RAMO | Board Member | — | ||
| CAREY RAMOS | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN RIZZO | Board Member | — | ||
| BRUCE ROSS | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMES SEITZ JR | Board Member | — | ||
| HARRIS SMITH | Board Member | — | ||
| IRWIN SUGARMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| T PETER TOWNSEND | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT TURNER | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT MEYA | Board Member | 1.4% of Rev | ||
| BRADLEY WOOLBRIGHT DIR OF | Artistic Director | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| HEATHER KEMP | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| HARRY BICKET | Board Member | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| ALLISON SWENSON | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| ALEXANDER NEEF | Artistic Director | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| MICHAEL GARY | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| CHRISTOPHER HUFNAGEL | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| LIZ KELLOGG | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| SUSAN G MARINEAU | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| FREDERICK R HAAS | VICE CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| DAVID HENRY JACOBS | Board President | — | ||
| ROBERT VLADEM | Board President | — | ||
| SARAH BILLINGHURST SOLOMON | Board President | — | ||
| DANNEHL TWOMEY | Board President | — | ||
| EUGENE STARK JR | Board President | — | ||
| LYNN J LOACKER | Treasurer | — | ||
| BRUCE CHEMEL | Secretary | — | ||
| MEG BOULWARE | Board Member | — | ||
| DR JENNE K BRITELL | DRIECTOR (THROUGH NOVEMBER 2020) | — | ||
| JOSEPH M BRYAN JR | Board Member | — | ||
| J BRUCE BUGG JR | Board Member | — | ||
| ERIN BUNKLEY | DRIECTOR (THROUGH NOVEMBER 2020) | — | ||
| SUSAN ESCO CHANDLER | Board Member | — | ||
| RICHARD H DAVIS | Board Member | — | ||
| EIVIND DJUPEDAL | Board Member | — | ||
| NANCIE DOMINIC | Board Member | — | ||
| REBECCA J DUNCAN | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID F ERTEL | Board Member | — | ||
| KRISTINA J FLANAGAN | Board Member | — | ||
| A CHARLES FORTE | Board Member | — | ||
| PETER B FRANK | Board Member | — | ||
| EDWARD T GARCIA | Board Member | — | ||
| CHESTER A GOUGIS | Board Member | — | ||
| GUY L GRONQUIST | Board Member | — | ||
| ANN SHILLING HARRISON | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN M HAUPERT | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID K INGALLS | Board Member | — | ||
| DR WALTER L KIRCHNER | Board Member | — | ||
| MIRANDA Y LIND | Board Member | — | ||
| DR JAMES L LOWRY | Board Member | — | ||
| LIDDIE MARTINEZ | Board Member | — | ||
| CYNTHIA MCCREARY | Board Member | — | ||
| STEVE MENZIES | Board Member | — | ||
| CHARLES MOORE | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN MORRIS | Board Member | — | ||
| GLENN OSTERGAARD | Board Member | — | ||
| ESTEVAN RAEL-GALVEZ | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERTA COOPER RAMO | Board Member | — | ||
| CAREY RAMOS | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN RIZZO | Board Member | — | ||
| BRUCE ROSS | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMES SEITZ JR | Board Member | — | ||
| HARRIS SMITH | Board Member | — | ||
| IRWIN SUGARMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| T PETER TOWNSEND | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT TURNER | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT MEYA | Board Member | 1.2% of Rev | ||
| HARRY BICKET | Board Member | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| PAUL HORPEDAHL | Board Member | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| BRADLEY WOOLBRIGHT | Artistic Director | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| HEATHER KEMP | Treasurer | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| ALEXANDER NEEF | Artistic Director | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| CHARLES MACKAY | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| ALLISON SWENSON | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| MICHAEL GARY | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| LIZ KELLOGG | Board Member | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| BRUCE ROSS | Board Member | — | ||
| JAMES R SEITZ JR | Board Member | — | ||
| IRWIN J SUGARMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| T PETER TOWNSEND | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT L TURNER | Board Member | — | ||
| VERONICA WATSON | Board Member | — | ||
| DR ROBERT M ZONE | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN G MARINEAU | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| FREDERICK R HAAS | VICE CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| DAVID HENRY JACOBS | Board President | — | ||
| ROBERT J VLADEM | Board President | — | ||
| SARAH BILLINGHURST SOLOMON | Board President | — | ||
| DANEHL TWOMEY | Board President | — | ||
| DR EUGENE E STARK JR | Board President | — | ||
| LYNN J LOACKER | Treasurer | — | ||
| BRUCE T CHEMEL | Secretary | — | ||
| DR JENNE K BRITELL | Board Member | — | ||
| JOSEPH M BRYAN JR | Board Member | — | ||
| J BRUCE BUGG JR | Board Member | — | ||
| ERIN BUNKLEY | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN ESCO CHANDLER | Board Member | — | ||
| RICHARD H DAVIS | Board Member | — | ||
| EIVIND K DJUPEDAL | Board Member | — | ||
| NANCIE DOMINIC | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID F ERTEL | Board Member | — | ||
| KRISTINA J FLANAGAN | Board Member | — | ||
| A CHARLES FORTE | Board Member | — | ||
| PETER B FRANK | Board Member | — | ||
| EDWARD T GARCIA | Board Member | — | ||
| AMB DAVID F GIRARD DICARLO | Board Member | — | ||
| CHESTER A GOUGIS | Board Member | — | ||
| ANN SHILLING HARRISON | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN M HAUPERT | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID K INGALLS | Board Member | — | ||
| PHILLIP M JELLEY | Board Member | — | ||
| DONNA L KENDALL | Board Member | — | ||
| DR WALTER L KIRCHNER | Board Member | — | ||
| MIRANDA Y LIND | Board Member | — | ||
| DR JAMES L LOWRY | Board Member | — | ||
| CYNTHIA A MCCREARY | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID ELLIS MCNEEL | Board Member | — | ||
| BETH MOISE | Board Member | — | ||
| CHARLES F MOORE | Board Member | — | ||
| SUSAN F MORRIS | Board Member | — | ||
| DR ESTEVAN RAEL-GALVEZ | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERTA COOPER RAMO | Board Member | — | ||
| CAREY R RAMOS | Board Member | — | ||
| JOHN F RIZZO | Board Member | — |
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Score breakdown
Score breakdown
Financial resilience
70 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
53 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
90 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
69 / 100
Stable
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 84 other orgs in NM with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: program score sits 58 points above the peer median (90 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 0.5% sits within the sector's healthy band (18–22%).
- ROBERT MEYA holds 4 distinct authority roles, which creates concentration risk.
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.