← WILLOW WATERHOLE GREENSPACE CONSERVANCY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by WILLOW WATERHOLE GREENSPACE CONSERVANCY INC.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2024 , filed 11 August 2026. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue: $1,603,461 changed to $1,608,024
Total expenses: $4,613,324 changed to $4,737,710
Contributions and grants received: $1,416,493 changed to $1,421,056
Grants paid: $0 changed to $17,000
Total assets, end of year: $3,596,696 changed to $3,610,179
Total liabilities, end of year: $1,217 changed to $134,523
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $3,595,479 changed to $3,475,656
Program services expenses: $4,508,106 changed to $4,628,693
Management and general expenses: $43,239 changed to $75,917
Fundraising expenses: $61,979 changed to $33,100
Program service expenses (Part III): $4,508,106 changed to $4,628,693

Totals

Total revenue: $1,603,461
Total expenses: $4,613,324
Contributions and grants received: $1,416,493
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $0
Investment income: $186,968
Other revenue: $0
Total assets, end of year: $3,596,696
Total liabilities, end of year: $1,217
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $3,595,479
Program services expenses (Part IX): $4,508,106
Management and general expenses: $43,239
Fundraising expenses: $61,979
Program service expenses (Part III): $4,508,106

Program services were 97.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

1b · Membership dues

$8,050
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$1,000,000
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$408,443
3 · Investment income

total $186,968 · excluded $186,968

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $42,692 · program services $17,077 · management and general $4,269 · fundraising $21,346
10 · Payroll taxes

total $3,266 · program services $1,306 · management and general $327 · fundraising $1,633
11c · Fees: accounting

total $8,975 · management and general $8,975
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

total $39,000 · fundraising $39,000
11g · Fees: other

total $502 · program services $100 · management and general $402
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $1,222 · program services $932 · management and general $290
13 · Office expenses

total $29,678 · program services $23,901 · management and general $5,777
14 · Information technology

total $3,571 · program services $1,962 · management and general $1,609
16 · Occupancy

total $25,797 · program services $17,662 · management and general $8,135
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $6,438 · management and general $6,438
23 · Insurance

total $12,025 · program services $9,191 · management and general $2,834
24a · Other expenses: Capital improvements

total $4,096,098 · program services $4,096,098
24b · Other expenses: Signs

total $188,016 · program services $185,302 · management and general $2,714
24c · Other expenses: Park improvements

total $150,030 · program services $150,030
24d · Other expenses: Artwork

total $3,865 · program services $2,715 · management and general $1,150
24e · All other expenses

total $2,149 · program services $1,830 · management and general $319

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $763,253 · end of year $483,066
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $5,842,089 · end of year $3,029,054
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

end of year $1,300
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$89,714
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$6,438
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $0 · end of year $83,276
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

end of year $1,217
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $404,786 · end of year $671,170
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $6,200,556 · end of year $2,924,309

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

The Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy ("Willow Waterhole") serves as the leading advocate for public greenspace improvements and nature preservation at the 291-acre Willow Waterhole Greenway. (See Schedule O)Willow Waterhole partners with community residents, governmental entities, and environmental organizations to develop amenities for hiking, biking, picnicking, bird watching, fishing, and canoeing/kayaking and to preserve native prairies, forests, and wetlands.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Protect and restore Willow Waterhole to reduce flooding and connect people with nature.

Conservation and Maintenance: Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy encompasses six interconnected lakes surrounded by trails, gardens, and wildlife habitats. With over eight miles of accessible walking paths, clear wayfinding, and numerous amenities, it offers a one-of-a-kind outdoor experience in Houston. Designed to manage stormwater while sustaining native ecosystems, the Greenway blends conservation, recreation, and discovery. The detention basin's six lakes capture and temporarily store excess water from Willow Waterhole Bayou, reducing flooding in the Brays Bayou watershed before gradually releasing the water back once levels recede.

Expenses $410,702
Capital Improvements: Capital improvements for the Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy include projects that enhance both conservation and public access across the park's six lakes and surrounding habitats. These efforts encompass the construction of new paved walking and biking trails that connect key areas of the greenway, along with the addition of amenities such as parking lots, picnic areas, fishing piers, way-finding signage, benches, and trailheads to support visitor use and enjoyment. They also include land acquisition and expansion of the greenway to protect natural habitats, increase flood control capacity, and preserve native prairie reserves. These infrastructure improvements restore and sustain the ecological health of environment while providing meaningful public access to nature.

Expenses $4,097,404

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Bill Burhans

President

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

40
Bill King

Vice President

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

8
Valerie Runge

Treasurer

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

20
Barbara Richards

Secretary

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

6
Richard Ball

Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1.5
Tina Bryan

Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Brett Byers

Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

20
Becky Edmondson

Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
Danny Haskins

Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Trudy Holmes

Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
David Naff

Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

20
Luanne Novak

Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Alejandro Ramirez

Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Howard Sacks

Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Kimberly Strobel

Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Katherine Newton

Executive Director

Total calculated

$42,692

From this org

$42,692

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2024
Filed: 15 November 2025
IRS schema version: 2024v5.2
Source object: 202533199349302948

Check it against the return as filed: the GivingTuesday Data Lake hosts a public copy of the original XML.

The source document this was parsed from is served over the API, which is where bulk and document access live.