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
55
Score
Governance
58
Score
Financial
50
Score
Program
60
Score
Title
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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 | — | — | 2.6% | 55 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2022 | — | — | 4.8% | 55 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2021 | — | — | 4.6% | 55 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2020 | — | — | 4.9% | 55 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2019 | — | — | 5.1% | 50 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2018 | — | — | 4.6% | 55 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2017 | — | — | 5.2% | 54 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2016 | — | — | 4.0% | 55 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2015 | — | — | 5.0% | 55 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2014 | — | — | 2.1% | 55 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2013 | — | — | 2.3% | 55 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2012 | — | — | 3.4% | 55 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2011 | — | — | 2.0% | 55 | Fragile | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2026
Tax year 2023
Tax year 2022
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WELCH STANTON | Artistic Director | 1.1% of Rev | ||
| NELSON JAMES D | Executive Director | 0.8% of Rev | ||
| ZANE CHERYL LYNN | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| CHAPMAN PATRICIA | Executive Director | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| LANE ANGELA | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| FLORIO ERMANNO | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| NIELSEN ANDREW | Board Member | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| WALSH CONNOR | PRINCIPAL DANCER | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| BLACK MR KEVIN H | Board Member | — | ||
| BLAISDELL MR JOHN A | Board Member | — | ||
| BLANTON MRS LESLIE D | Board Member | — | ||
| BRADFIELD MR TONY | Board Member | — | ||
| BROWN MS LINDSEY | Board Member | — | ||
| BURKE MRS LENORE K | Board Member | — | ||
| BURLESON MR RICHARD | Board Member | — | ||
| CARTER MR TRIPP | Board Member | — | ||
| CHAO MRS ALBERT Y | Board Member | — | ||
| CHEVRAY MRS KAY | Board Member | — | ||
| CLOUD MRS AMY LEBLAN | Board Member | — | ||
| CROWNOVER MR JAMES W | Board Member | — | ||
| CROWNOVER MRS JAMES | Board Member | — | ||
| CRUZ MRS HEIDI | Board Member | — | ||
| CULHANE MRS LESLIE | Board Member | — | ||
| CULLEN MRS LILLY | Board Member | — | ||
| CULLEN MRS ROSEANETT | Board Member | — | ||
| DAVIS MS SASHA | Board Member | — | ||
| DE ZEEUW MR BASTIAAN | Board Member | — | ||
| EARTHMAN MRS PAMELA | Board Member | — | ||
| ERSKINE MRS DONALD | Board Member | — | ||
| FANT MRS RICHARD E | Board Member | — | ||
| FEIN DR KELLI COHEN | Board Member | — | ||
| FLIKERSKI MRS ALLISO | Board Member | — | ||
| FLOWERS MR RICHARD | Board Member | — | ||
| FOSTER HON CHARLES C | Board Member | — | ||
| FURR MRS JO | Board Member | — | ||
| GEORGE MR MITCH | Board Member | — | ||
| GILL MRS MIGNON | Board Member | — | ||
| GODFREY SANDRA S | Board Member | — | ||
| GRAUBART MRS DONALD | Board Member | — | ||
| GRAVENOR MRS JENNIFE | Board Member | — | ||
| HAFNER JR MR JOSEP | Board Member | — | ||
| HAMNER MR HERSCHEL | Board Member | — | ||
| HAYWOOD MRS THEODORE | Board Member | — | ||
| HUGHES MR BRIAN B | Board Member | — | ||
| JEFFREY MS MICHELLE | Board Member | — | ||
| JORDAN MR JAMES M | Board Member | — | ||
| JUNEAU MRS MELISSA H | Board Member | — | ||
| KERNAN MS EMILY | Board Member | — | ||
| KONICEK MR DALE G | Board Member | — | ||
| KROGER MRS ELIZABETH | Board Member | — | ||
| LAWSON MS MELANIE | Board Member | — | ||
| LEE DR BRIDGITTE SHE | Board Member | — | ||
| LEIGHTMAN MR E DANI | Board Member | — | ||
| LEYKUM MRS ELIZABETH | Board Member | — | ||
| LOVELAND MR MARK | Board Member | — | ||
| MACH MRS HARRY E | Board Member | — | ||
| MAY JR MRS HENRY S | Board Member | — | ||
| MCCONN III MRS J L | Board Member | — | ||
| MCCORD MRS JOSEPH D | Board Member | — | ||
| MCGEE MRS KRIS | Board Member | — | ||
| MCGEE MR RICHARD K | Board Member | — | ||
| MCMURREY MRS MARTHA | Board Member | — | ||
| MITHOFF MRS GINNI | Board Member | — | ||
| MONTEMAYOR MRS MARSH | Board Member | — | ||
| MOORE MS NANCY POWEL | Board Member | — | ||
| MORGAN MS LISA | Board Member | — | ||
| MUECKE MS BETH | Board Member | — | ||
| NGUYEN MRS DUYEN HUY | Board Member | — | ||
| NIX MR JOSHUA B | Board Member | — | ||
| OSHMAN MR GENE J | Board Member | — | ||
| OWSLEY MRS CABRINA | Board Member | — | ||
| PARFITT MR COLIN | Board Member | — | ||
| PARKER MR ROBERT F | Board Member | — | ||
| PARMET MR MICHAEL S | Board Member | — | ||
| PATEEL MS SHEEL | Board Member | — | ||
| PINCU MRS JORDAN ALE | Board Member | — | ||
| PYE MRS ELISA S | Board Member | — | ||
| REASONER MRS HARRY M | Board Member | — | ||
| ROBERTSON MRS LAURA | Board Member | — | ||
| SAITOH MRS AKEMI | Board Member | — | ||
| SAROFIM MS LOUISA ST | Board Member | — | ||
| SCHWARZE MS ELIZABET | Board Member | — | ||
| SMITH MRS HEIDI | Board Member | — | ||
| SMITH MRS ALICIA | Board Member | — | ||
| SOLTERO DR LILIANA | Board Member | — | ||
| STERN MR KARL S | Board Member | — | ||
| SWYKA MR NICHOLAS L | Board Member | — | ||
| TRAMMELL MS ANN | Board Member | — | ||
| UNDERWOOD MRS CHRIST | Board Member | — | ||
| VARNER DR KEVIN E | Board Member | — | ||
| WALTON HON ALISTAIR | Board Member | — | ||
| WEINZIERI MRS KELLI | Board Member | — | ||
| WRIGHT MD CRYSTAL C | Board Member | — | ||
| FELBER-ROBERTS KRISTI | Treasurer | — | ||
| THACKER MS ALLISON | CHAIRMAN - HB GUILD BOARD | — | ||
| STEPHENS MS S SHAWN | Board President | — | ||
| WILLIAMS MRS MARGARE | Secretary | — | ||
| ZDEBLICK MRS NICHOLA | Board President | — | ||
| SMITH MRS LEIGH M | Vice President | — | ||
| NICKLOS MR JAMES M | Treasurer | — | ||
| PARR MR JAMES J | Vice President | — | ||
| MCCLURE MR DANIEL M | Board President | — | ||
| MARTIN MR JERRY | Board President | — | ||
| THRASH MRS BECCA CAS | Board President | — | ||
| BRADSHAW MRS KRISTY | Vice President | — | ||
| BEAUCHAMP MR GARY V | Board Member | — | ||
| BURKS MRS WENDY WILK | Board Member | — | ||
| HOBSON MRS GILLIAN A | Board Member | — | ||
| JONES II MR JESSE H | Board Member | — | ||
| JOSEPH MRS RUSSELL C | Board Member | — | ||
| LIBERTUS CHAD | Board Member | — | ||
| LOYA MS LETICIA | Board Member | — | ||
| LUBANKO MRS KELLEY S | Board Member | — | ||
| RAY MRS CARROLL ROBE | Board Member | — | ||
| TSURU MRS STEPHANIE | Board Member | — | ||
| TUDOR MRS PHOEBE | Board Member | — | ||
| VANDERHIDER HALLIE | Board Member | — | ||
| WATTS MR MARCUS A | Board Member | — | ||
| WYATT JR MRS LYNN | Board Member | — | ||
| ALGUIRE MR CAMERON | Board Member | — | ||
| ALVIS MRS HOLLY | Board Member | — | ||
| ANDRIENI DR JULIA D | Board Member | — | ||
| ARNIM III MR CECIL | Board Member | — | ||
| BAHR MR PHILIP A | Board Member | — | ||
| BARR MRS FT | Board Member | — | ||
| BAZAN MS BRENDA | Board Member | — | ||
| BAZELIDES MRS DIANE | Board Member | — | ||
| BEAN MS ANN | Board Member | — | ||
| BHATIA MS GINA | 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 483 other orgs in TX 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 2.6% 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.