The Founder's Trap
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
The Dispersal
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: The Founder's Trap ↑
Overall
55
Score
Governance
58
Score
Financial
50
Score
Program
60
Score

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 —
2024 Hidden Hidden — — Unknown —
2023 Hidden Hidden 1.7% 55 Fragile Stable Watch
2022 — — 1.6% 55 Fragile Stable Watch
2021 — — 1.9% 55 Fragile Recovery
2020 — — 2.2% 51 Fragile Decline Risk
2019 — — 2.0% 55 Fragile Stable Watch
2018 — — 1.9% 55 Fragile Stable Watch
2017 — — 1.6% 55 Fragile Recovery
2016 — — 2.7% 49 Fragile Decline Risk
2015 — — 1.8% 55 Fragile Stable Watch
2014 — — 1.1% 55 Fragile Stable Watch
2013 — — 1.1% 55 Fragile Stable Watch
2012 — — 1.6% 55 Fragile Stable Watch
2011 — — 1.5% 55 Fragile Stable Watch

Officer compensation history

Tax year 2026

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Max Hollein Executive Director 0.2% of Rev
Lauren A Meserve SVP & CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER 0.2% of Rev
Kenly Voght SENIOR INVESTMENT OFFICER 0.1% of Rev
Lawrence Choi SENIOR INVESTMENT OFFICER 0.1% of Rev
Jameson Kelleher Treasurer 0.1% of Rev
Whitney Donhauser DEP DIR & CHF ADVANCEMENT OFF 0.1% of Rev
Sharon H Cott SVP,SECRTRY&GEN.CNSL To 4/1/25 0.1% of Rev
Daniel H Weiss Executive Director 0.1% of Rev
Kenneth Weine SVP & CHF COMM OFF TO 12/31/23 0.1% of Rev
Stephen Martin Mannello Head Of Retail & Global Licens 0.1% of Rev
Quincy Houghton DEP DIR FOR EXH & INT'L INITIA 0.1% of Rev
David Breslin Artistic Director 0.1% of Rev
Andrea Bayer DEPUTY DIR, COLLECTIONS/ADMIN 0.1% of Rev
Inka Drogemuller DEP DIR FOR AUDIENCE ENGAGEMEN 0.1% of Rev
Kerry Mullins CHIEF HR OFFICER 0.0% of Rev
Jhaelen Hernandez Eli Vice President 0.0% of Rev
Steven R Ryan CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER 0.0% of Rev
Rishi Agnani Deputy Chief Human Resources 0.0% of Rev
H Sujin Kim DEP GEN CNSL & ASST SECRECTARY 0.0% of Rev
Candace K Beinecke Board President —
Hamilton E James Board President —
Richard L Chilton Jr Board President —
Debra Black Board Member —
Samantha Boardman Board Member —
James Breyer Board Member —
Daniel Brodsky From 7124 Board Member —
Ursula Burns Board Member —
Gerrard P Bushell Board Member —
Jordan Casteel Board Member —
Wellington Z Chen Board Member —
N Anthony Coles Board Member —
Stephen M Cutler Board Member —
Robert Denning Board Member —
Blair Effron Board Member —
Mark Fisch Board Member —
Marina Kellen French Board Member —
Amy Griffin Board Member —
Kenneth Hao Board Member —
Jeff Himmelman Board Member —
Yan Huo Board Member —
Michael ByungJu Kim Board Member —
Julia Koch Board Member —
Sacha Lainovic Board Member —
Aerin Lauder Board Member —
Janice Y K Lee Board Member —
Pablo G Legorreta Board Member —
Wesley M LePatner Board Member —
Amanda Davis Lister Board Member —
Philip F Maritz Board Member —
Howard Marks Board Member —
Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Board Member —
Dasha Niarchos Board Member —
Edward N Pick Board Member —
John Pritzker Board Member —
Sir Paul Ruddock Board Member —
Alejandro Santo Domingo Board Member —
Andrew M Saul Board Member —
Karen Patton Seymour Board Member —
Andrew Solomon Board Member —
Jamie Singer Soros Board Member —
Beatrice Stern Board Member —
Steve Stoute Board Member —
Gaby Sulzberger Board Member —
Oscar L Tang Board Member —
Ann G Tenenbaum Board Member —
Merryl H Tisch Board Member —
Mathew M Wambua Board Member —
David S Winter Board Member —
Dame Anna Wintour Board Member —
Eric Adams Board Member —
Adrienne Adams Board Member —
Brad Lander Board Member —
Susan Donoghue Board Member —
Iris Rodriguez-Rosa Board Member —
Laurie Cumbo Board Member —
Paul Pineau From 31025 Secretary —

Tax year 2025

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Daniel H Weiss Executive Director 0.4% of Rev
Max Hollein Executive Director 0.2% of Rev
Lauren A Meserve SVP & CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER 0.2% of Rev
Lawrence Choi Senior Investment Officer 0.1% of Rev
Jameson Kelleher Treasurer 0.1% of Rev
Whitney Donhauser Dep Dir & Chf Advancement Off 0.1% of Rev
Sharon H Cott Secretary 0.1% of Rev
Stephen Martin Mannello Head Of Retail & Global Licens 0.1% of Rev
Quincy Houghton Dep Dir For Exh & Int'l Initia 0.1% of Rev
Kenneth Weine SVP & CHIEF COMMS OFF TO 12/31 0.1% of Rev
David Breslin Artistic Director 0.1% of Rev
Andrea Bayer Deputy Dir, COLLECTIONS/ADMIN 0.0% of Rev
Inka Drogemuller Dep Dir For Audience Engagemen 0.0% of Rev
Jhaelen Hernandez Eli Vice President 0.0% of Rev
Steven R Ryan Chief Technology Officer 0.0% of Rev
Rishi Agnani Interim CHRO To 9/4/23 0.0% of Rev
H Sujin Kim Secretary 0.0% of Rev
Kerry Mullins Chief HR Officer From 9/5/23 0.0% of Rev
Richard L Chilton Jr Board President —
Debra Black Board Member —
Samantha Boardman Board Member —
James Breyer Board Member —
Ursula Burns Board Member —
Gerrard P Bushell Board Member —
Jordan Casteel Board Member —
Wellington Z Chen Board Member —
N Anthony Coles Board Member —
Stephen M Cutler Board Member —
Robert Denning Board Member —
Blair Effron Board Member —
Mark Fisch Board Member —
Colvin W Grannum Board Member —
Jeffrey W Greenberg Board Member —
Amy Griffin Board Member —
Caroline Diamond Harrison Board Member —
J Tomilson Hill Board Member —
Jeff Himmelman Board Member —
Yan Huo Board Member —
Michael ByungJu Kim Board Member —
Julia Koch Board Member —
Sacha Lainovic Board Member —
Aerin Lauder Board Member —
Janice YK Lee Board Member —
Pablo G Legorreta Board Member —
Amanda Davis Lister Board Member —
Philip F Maritz Board Member —
Catie Marron Board Member —
Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Board Member —
Dasha Niarchos Board Member —
Gina Peterson Board Member —
Edward N Pick Board Member —
John Pritzker Board Member —
Sir Paul Ruddock Board Member —
Alejandro Santo Domingo Board Member —
Karen Patton Seymour Board Member —
Andrew Solomon Board Member —
Jamie Singer Soros Board Member —
Beatrice Stern Board Member —
Steve Stoute Board Member —
Gaby Sulzberger Board Member —
Ann G Tenenbaum Board Member —
Merryl H Tisch Board Member —
Mathew M Wambua Board Member —
David S Winter Board Member —
Dame Anna Wintour Board Member —
Eric Adams Board Member —
Adrienne Adams Board Member —
Brad Lander Board Member —
Susan Donoghue Board Member —
Laurie Cumbo Board Member —
Candace K Beinecke Board President —
Hamilton E James Board President —

Tax year 2023

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Lauren A Meserve SVP & Chief Investment Officer 0.2% of Rev
Daniel H Weiss Executive Director 0.2% of Rev
Max Hollein Board Member 0.2% of Rev
Clyde B Jones III SVP, Institutional Advancement 0.1% of Rev
Keith R Christiansen Chairman,Euro Painting To 7/21 0.1% of Rev
Jameson Kelleher Treasurer 0.1% of Rev
Sharon H Cott Secretary 0.1% of Rev
Quincy Houghton Deputy Dir For Exhibitions 0.1% of Rev
Kenneth Weine Vice President 0.0% of Rev
Stephen Martin Mannello GMM & Head Of Retail 0.0% of Rev
Jhaelen Hernandez Eli Head Of Construction 0.0% of Rev
Andrea Bayer Deputy Dir, Collections/Admin 0.0% of Rev
Inka Drogemuller Dep Dir Digital/Edu/Pub/Lbrary 0.0% of Rev
Stephen A Manzi Chief Dev Off, Indiv Giving 0.0% of Rev
Douglas C Hegley Chief Digital Officer 0.0% of Rev
Steven R Ryan Chief Technology Officer 0.0% of Rev
Allison Rutledge-Parisi Vice President 0.0% of Rev
Jeanette Brizel Chief HR Officer 0.0% of Rev
Laurel Britton SVP, Revenue & Ops. To 2/21 0.0% of Rev
Candace K Beinecke Board President —
Hamilton E James Board President —
Richard L Chilton Jr Board President —
Charles N Atkins Board Member —
Debra Black Board Member —
Samantha Boardman Board Member —
James Breyer Board Member —
Daniel Brodsky Board Member —
Ursula Burns Board Member —
Wellington Z Chen Board Member —
N Anthony Coles Board Member —
Stephen M Cutler Board Member —
Blair Effron Board Member —
Mark Fisch Board Member —
Colvin W Grannum Board Member —
Jeffrey W Greenberg Board Member —
Amy Griffin Board Member —
Caroline Diamond Harrison Board Member —
J Tomilson Hill Board Member —
Jeff Himmelman Board Member —
Ming Chu Hsu Board Member —
Michael ByungJu Kim Board Member —
Sacha Lainovic Board Member —
Philip F Maritz Board Member —
Howard Marks Board Member —
Catie Marron Board Member —
Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Board Member —
Dasha Zhukova Niarchos Board Member —
Jeffrey M Peek Board Member —
Gina Peterson Board Member —
Edward N Pick Board Member —
John Pritzker Board Member —
Sir Paul Ruddock Board Member —
Alejandro Santo Domingo Board Member —
Andrew M Saul Board Member —
Karen Patton Seymour Board Member —
Andrew Solomon Board Member —
Beatrice Stern Board Member —
Gaby Sulzberger Board Member —
Ann G Tenenbaum Board Member —
Merryl H Tisch Board Member —
Mathew M Wambua Board Member —
David S Winter Board Member —
Dame Anna Wintour Board Member —
Bill de Blasio Board Member —
Corey Johnson Board Member —
Gonzalo Casals Board Member —
Scott Stringer Board Member —
Mitchell J Silver Board Member —
Margaret Nelson Board Member —
Gabrielle Fialkoff Ex-Officio Trustee9/21 - 12/21 —
Susan Donoghue Board Member —
Eric Adams Board Member —
Adrienne Adams Board Member —
Laurie Cumbo Board Member —
Brad Lander Board Member —

Tax year 2022

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Lauren A Meserve SVP & Chief Investment Officer 0.2% of Rev
Daniel H Weiss Executive Director 0.2% of Rev
Max Hollein Board Member 0.1% of Rev
Clyde B Jones III SVP, Institutional Advancement 0.1% of Rev
Laurel Britton SVP, Revenue & Ops. To 2/21 0.1% of Rev
Jameson Kelleher Treasurer 0.1% of Rev
Sharon H Cott Secretary 0.1% of Rev
Tom Javits Vice President 0.1% of Rev
Allison Rutledge-Parisi Vice President 0.0% of Rev
Quincy Houghton Deputy Dir For Exhibitions 0.0% of Rev
Kenneth Weine Vice President 0.0% of Rev
Keith R Christiansen Chairman, European Paintings 0.0% of Rev
Stephen A Manzi Chief Dev Off, Indiv Giving 0.0% of Rev
Stephen Martin Mannello GMM & Head Of Retail 0.0% of Rev
Michael B Gallagher Conservation Chairman 0.0% of Rev
Andrea Bayer Deputy Dir, Collections/Admin 0.0% of Rev
Keith Prewitt Chief Security Officer 0.0% of Rev
Inka Drogemuller Dep Dir Digital/Edu/Pub/Lbrary 0.0% of Rev
Daniel Brodsky Board President —
Candace K Beinecke Board President —
Hamilton E James Board President —
Richard L Chilton Jr Board President —
Lulu C Wang Board President —
Charles N Atkins Board Member —
Debra Black Board Member —
Samantha Boardman Board Member —
James Breyer Board Member —
Wellington Z Chen Board Member —
Ursula Burns Board Member —
N Anthony Coles Board Member —
Stephen M Cutler Board Member —
Blair Effron Board Member —
Mark Fisch Board Member —
Colvin W Grannum Board Member —
Jeffrey W Greenberg Board Member —
Amy Griffin Board Member —
Caroline Diamond Harrison Board Member —
J Tomilson Hill Board Member —
Bonnie B Himmelman Board Member —
Jeff Himmelman Board Member —
Ming Chu Hsu Board Member —
Michael ByungJu Kim Board Member —
Sacha Lainovic Board Member —
Philip F Maritz Board Member —
Howard Marks Board Member —
Catie Marron Board Member —
Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Board Member —
Dasha Zhukova Niarchos Board Member —
Jeffrey M Peek Board Member —
Gina Peterson Board Member —
Edward N Pick Board Member —
John Pritzker Board Member —
Sir Paul Ruddock Board Member —
Alejandro Santo Domingo Board Member —
Karen Patton Seymour Board Member —
Andrew Solomon Board Member —
Beatrice Stern Board Member —
Gaby Sulzberger Board Member —
Ann G Tenenbaum Board Member —
Merryl H Tisch Board Member —
Mathew M Wambua Board Member —
David S Winter Board Member —
Dame Anna Wintour Board Member —
Bill de Blasio Board Member —
Corey Johnson Board Member —
Mitchell J Silver Board Member —
Gonzalo Casals Board Member —
Scott Stringer Board Member —

Tax year 2021

Name Title Phone Email Compensation
Lauren A Meserve SVP, Chief Investment Officer 0.2% of Rev
Daniel H Weiss Executive Director 0.2% of Rev
Max Hollein Board Member 0.2% of Rev
Clyde B Jones III SVP Institutional Advancement 0.1% of Rev
Justin V Reed Investment Officer To 8/20 0.1% of Rev
Rich Pedott Vice President 0.1% of Rev
Sharon H Cott Secretary 0.1% of Rev
Jameson Kelleher Treasurer 0.1% of Rev
Laurel Britton SVP Revenue & Ops 0.1% of Rev
Allison Rutledge-Paris Vice President 0.1% of Rev
Tom A Javits Vice President 0.1% of Rev
Quincy Houghton Deputy Dir Of Exhibitions 0.0% of Rev
Kenneth N Weine Vice President 0.0% of Rev
Andrea Bayer Deputy Dir Of Collections 0.0% of Rev
Keith R Christiansen Chairman, European Paintings 0.0% of Rev
Stephen A Manzi Chief Dev. Officer Indiv 0.0% of Rev
Michael B Gallagher Chairman, Paintings Conserv. 0.0% of Rev
Keith Prewitt Chief Security Officer 0.0% of Rev
Jeffrey Spar Vice President 0.0% of Rev
Inka Drogemuller Dep Dir Digital/Edu/Library 0.0% of Rev
Debra Black Board Member —
Samantha Boardman Board Member —
James Breyer Board Member —
Wellington Z Chen Board Member —
N Anthony Coles Board Member —
Stephen M Cutler Board Member —
Blair Effron Board Member —
Mark Fisch Board Member —
Colvin W Grannum Board Member —
Jeffrey W Greenberg Board Member —
Caroline Diamond Harri Board Member —
J Tomilson Hill Board Member —
Bonnie B Himmelman Board Member —
Ming Chu Hsu Board Member —
Hamilton E James Board Member —
Michael ByungJu Kim Board Member —
Sacha Lainovic Board Member —
Philip F Maritz Board Member —
Howard Marks Board Member —
Catherine C Marron Board Member —
Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Board Member —
Jeffrey M Peek Board Member —
Gina Peterson Board Member —
Edward N Pick Board Member —
John Pritzker Board Member —
Sir Paul Ruddock Board Member —
Alvaro Saieh Board Member —
Alejandro Santo Doming Board Member —
Andrew M Saul Board Member —
Andrew Solomon Board Member —
Beatrice Stern Board Member —
Gaby Sulzberger Board Member —
Ann G Tenenbaum Board Member —
Merryl H Tisch Board Member —
Mathew M Wambua Board Member —
Dame Anna Wintour Board Member —
Dasha Zhukova Board Member —
Bill de Blasio Board Member —
Corey Johnson Board Member —
Mitchell J Silver Board Member —
Tom Finkelpearl Board Member —
Gonzalo Casals Board Member —
Scott Stringer Board Member —
Daniel Brodsky Board Member —
Richard L Chilton Jr Board President —
Lulu C Wang Board President —
Charles N Atkins Board Member —
Candace K Beinecke 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
55 / 100
Developing

The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →

Peer comparison

Compared to 281 other orgs in NY with NTEE prefix A5.

Most-divergent component: financial score sits 24 points below the peer median (50 vs. 74).

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

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.