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
85
Score
Governance
85
Score
Financial
80
Score
Program
—
Score
Title
-
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 | — | |
| 2023 | Hidden | Hidden | 1.8% | 43 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2022 | — | — | 1.7% | 47 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2021 | — | — | 2.3% | 51 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | 2.5% | 43 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2019 | — | — | 2.4% | 47 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2018 | — | — | 1.5% | 49 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2017 | — | — | 1.8% | 53 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2016 | — | — | 2.0% | 47 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2015 | — | — | 1.9% | 43 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2014 | — | — | 1.7% | 49 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2013 | — | — | 1.4% | 47 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2012 | — | — | 1.6% | 41 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2011 | — | — | 1.5% | 43 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2026
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN HOFMANN | Executive Director | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| MELANIE BURZYNSKI | SVP, ADVANCEMENT | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| TOM STERN | SVP, ENROLLMENT MGMT/STUDENT AFFAIRS | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| KRISTINE BOWNE | Vice President | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| ANNE BURDICK | PROVOST | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| LISA SANCHEZ | Vice President | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| THERESA ZIX | Vice President | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| ROSS LAMANNA | Board President | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| MAGGIE HENDRIE | Board President | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| AARON BRUCE | Vice President | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| JIM POORE | SVP, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| ELSA LUNA | SVP, CHIEF FIN & ADMIN OFFICER | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| RICHARD HALUSCHAK | FORMER SVP, CF&AO (THRU 1/2024) | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| JEFFREY C BARBAKOW | Board Member | — | ||
| RONALD BENSION | Board Member | — | ||
| KEVIN G BETHUNE | Board Member | — | ||
| CHRISTOPHER J BIRCHBY | Board Member | — | ||
| CLARENCE A DANIELS JR | Board Member | — | ||
| DANTLEY DAVIS | Board Member | — | ||
| JANICE FELDMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| SARAH E GAVLAK | Board Member | — | ||
| TOM GILMORE | Treasurer | — | ||
| WILLIAM T GROSS | Board Member | — | ||
| BRUCE HEAVIN | Board Member | — | ||
| LINDA A HILL | Board President | — | ||
| STEVEN M HITTER | Secretary | — | ||
| TIMOTHY M KOBE | Board Member | — | ||
| MELISSA LORA | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID C MARTIN | Board Member | — | ||
| MERLE MULLIN | Board Member | — | ||
| PRAJNA MURDAYA | Board Member | — | ||
| CHARLES E NEARBURG | Board Member | — | ||
| MARIANA PRIETO | Board Member | — | ||
| PAUL RAINEY | Board Member | — | ||
| IVY ROSS | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHELE RUIZ | Board Member | — | ||
| PHILLIP SAROFIM | Board Member | — | ||
| ZACHARY E SNYDER | Board Member | — | ||
| JOE TSENG | Board Member | — | ||
| FRANZ VON HOLZHAUSEN | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHAEL M WARSAW | Board President | — |
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LORNE M BUCHMAN | Executive Director | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| EMILY LASKIN | SVP, DEVELOPMENT | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| RICHARD HALUSCHAK | SVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL & ADMIN OFFICER | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| KAREN HOFMANN | PROVOST | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| TOM STERN | SVP, ADMISSIONS & ENROLLMENT MGMT | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| DAVID MOCARSKI | Board President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| LISA SANCHEZ | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| ANDREW OGDEN | Board President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| ANN FIELD | Board President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| MARGARET HENDRIE | Board President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| AARON BRUCE | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| JERED GOLD | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| CATHERINE BARON | FORMER SVP, ADMISSION/ENROLLMENT | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| SU MATHEWS HALE | Board President | — | ||
| MICHAEL M WARSAW | Board President | — | ||
| LINDA A HILL | Board President | — | ||
| DAVID C MARTIN | Board Member | — | ||
| STEVEN M HITTER | Secretary | — | ||
| REINER M TRILTSCH | Treasurer | — | ||
| TOM GILMORE | Treasurer | — | ||
| JEFFREY C BARBAKOW | Board Member | — | ||
| RONALD BENSION | Board Member | — | ||
| KEVIN G BETHUNE | Board Member | — | ||
| CHRISTOPHER J BIRCHBY | Board Member | — | ||
| WESLEY A COLEMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| CLARENCE A DANIELS JR | Board Member | — | ||
| JANICE FELDMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| SARAH E GAVLAK | Board Member | — | ||
| WILLIAM T GROSS | Board Member | — | ||
| BRUCE HEAVIN | Board Member | — | ||
| TIMOTHY M KOBE | Board Member | — | ||
| MELISSA LORA | Board Member | — | ||
| SAMUEL J MANN | Board Member | — | ||
| MERLE MULLIN | Board Member | — | ||
| PETER W MULLIN | Board Member | — | ||
| PRAJNA MURDAYA | Board Member | — | ||
| CHARLES E NEARBURG | Board Member | — | ||
| IVY ROSS | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHELE RUIZ | Board Member | — | ||
| ZACHARY E SNYDER | Board Member | — | ||
| ALYCE DE ROULET WILLIAMSON | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LORNE M BUCHMAN | Executive Director | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| EMILY LASKIN | SVP, DEVELOPMENT | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| RICHARD HALUSCHAK | SVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL & ADMIN OFFICER | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| KAREN HOFMANN | PROVOST | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| TOM STERN | SVP, ADMISSIONS & ENROLLMENT MGMT | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| DIANE WITTENBERG | CONTROLLER THRU 6/2020 | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| DAVID MOCARSKI | Board President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| ROSS LAMANNA | Board President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| ANDREW OGDEN | Board President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| ROBERT HENNIGAR | Board Member | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| AARON BRUCE | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| JERED GOLD | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| CATHERINE BARON | SVP, ADMISSION/ENROLLMENT THRU 6/2020 | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| ROBERT C DAVIDSON JR | Board President | — | ||
| SU MATHEWS HALE | Board President | — | ||
| JEFFREY L GLASSMAN | Board President | — | ||
| LINDA A HILL | Board President | — | ||
| DAVID C MARTIN | Secretary | — | ||
| REINER M TRILTSCH | Treasurer | — | ||
| JEFFREY C BARBAKOW | Board Member | — | ||
| RONALD BENSION | Board Member | — | ||
| KEVIN G BETHUNE | Board Member | — | ||
| CHRISTOPHER J BIRCHBY | Board Member | — | ||
| WESLEY A COLEMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| CLARENCE A DANIELS JR | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHELLE GADSDEN-WILLIAMS | Board Member | — | ||
| SARAH E GAVLAK | Board Member | — | ||
| TOM GILMORE | Board Member | — | ||
| WILLIAM T GROSS | Board Member | — | ||
| BRUCE HEAVIN | Board Member | — | ||
| STEVEN M HITTER | Board Member | — | ||
| TIMOTHY M KOBE | Board Member | — | ||
| TERRI KOHL | Board Member | — | ||
| MELISSA LORA | Board Member | — | ||
| SAMUEL J MANN | Board Member | — | ||
| PETER W MULLIN | Board Member | — | ||
| CHARLES E NEARBURG | Board Member | — | ||
| IVY ROSS | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHELE RUIZ | Board Member | — | ||
| JEFFREY SALAZAR | Board Member | — | ||
| ZACHARY E SNYDER | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHAEL M WARSAW | Board Member | — | ||
| ALYCE DE ROULET WILLIAMSON | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LORNE M BUCHMAN | Executive Director | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| EMILY LASKIN | SVP, DEVELOPMENT | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| RICHARD HALUSCHAK | Treasurer | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| KAREN HOFMANN | PROVOST | 0.2% of Rev | ||
| GLORIA KONDROP | Executive Director | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| CATHERINE BARON | SVP, ADMISSIONS AND ENROLLMENT | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| DAVID MOCARSKI | Board President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| ANDREW OGDEN | Board President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| ROSS LAMANNA | Board President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| ANN FIELD | Board President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| AARON BRUCE | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| JERED GOLD | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| TOM STERN | Vice President | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| JEFFREY C BARBAKOW | Board Member | — | ||
| CARL BASS | Board Member | — | ||
| RONALD BENSION | Board Member | — | ||
| WESLEY A COLEMAN | Board Member | — | ||
| CLARENCE A DANIELS JR | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERT C DAVIDSON JR | CHAIRMAN | — | ||
| MICHELLE GADSDEN-WILLIAMS | Board Member | — | ||
| TOM GILMORE | Board Member | — | ||
| JEFFREY L GLASSMAN | Board President | — | ||
| WILLIAM T GROSS | Board Member | — | ||
| SU MATHEWS HALE | Board Member | — | ||
| BRUCE HEAVIN | Board Member | — | ||
| LINDA A HILL | Board Member | — | ||
| STEVEN M HITTER | Board Member | — | ||
| TIMOTHY M KOBE | Board Member | — | ||
| TERRI KOHL | Board Member | — | ||
| MELISSA LORA | Board Member | — | ||
| SAMUEL J MANN | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVID C MARTIN | Secretary | — | ||
| PETER W MULLIN | Board Member | — | ||
| CHARLES E NEARBURG | Board Member | — | ||
| IVY ROSS | Board Member | — | ||
| MICHELE RUIZ | Board Member | — | ||
| JEFFREY SALAZAR | Board Member | — | ||
| ZACHARY E SNYDER | Board Member | — | ||
| REINER M TRILTSCH | Treasurer | — | ||
| MICHAEL M WARSAW | Board Member | — | ||
| ALYCE DE ROULET WILLIAMSON | Board Member | — |
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Score breakdown
Score breakdown
Financial resilience
80 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
85 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
0 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
85 / 100
Stable
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 1,953 other orgs in US with NTEE prefix B4.
Most-divergent component: governance score sits 0 points above the peer median (85 vs. 85).
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 0.0% 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.