Totals
- Total revenue
- $18,867,772
- Total expenses
- $13,745,709
- Contributions and grants received
- $16,616,023
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $979,804
- Investment income
- $944,926
- Other revenue
- $327,019
- Total assets, end of year
- $46,057,091
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $856,266
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $45,200,825
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $10,853,545
- Management and general expenses
- $1,393,096
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,499,068
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $10,853,545
Program services were 79.0% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$1,287,362
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1d · Related organizations
$14,000
-
1e · Government grants (contributions)
$2,088,131
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$13,226,530
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$2,121,611
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2a · Program service revenue: Parking revenue
total $652,353 · related or exempt $652,353
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2b · Program service revenue: Permits, other revenue
total $327,451 · related or exempt $327,451
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3 · Investment income
total $912,649 · excluded $912,649
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6a · Gross rents
real property $4,621
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
-
6c · Rental income or loss
real property $4,621
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $4,621 · excluded $4,621
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $6,864,603
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $6,832,326
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities $32,277
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $32,277 · excluded $32,277
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$109,310
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$1,287,362
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$286,912
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$177,602 · excluded -$177,602
-
11a · Other revenue: PGA Tournament revenue
total $500,000 · excluded $500,000
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$500,000
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $912,860 · program services $588,094 · management and general $155,719 · fundraising $169,047
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $3,326,186 · program services $2,142,835 · management and general $567,395 · fundraising $615,956
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $125,544 · program services $80,879 · management and general $21,416 · fundraising $23,249
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $531,392 · program services $342,339 · management and general $90,648 · fundraising $98,405
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $341,251 · program services $219,845 · management and general $58,212 · fundraising $63,194
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11b · Fees: legal
total $13,074 · management and general $13,074
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $28,900 · management and general $28,900
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $168,407 · fundraising $168,407
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11g · Fees: other
total $1,343,384 · program services $1,050,103 · management and general $177,628 · fundraising $115,653
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $2,725 · program services $879 · fundraising $1,846
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13 · Office expenses
total $553,888 · program services $321,231 · management and general $108,042 · fundraising $124,615
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14 · Information technology
total $251,147 · program services $112,796 · management and general $57,510 · fundraising $80,841
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17 · Travel
total $21,123 · program services $9,548 · management and general $11,243 · fundraising $332
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $30,929 · program services $13,378 · management and general $13,140 · fundraising $4,411
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $152,799 · program services $152,799
-
23 · Insurance
total $60,606 · management and general $60,606
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24a · Other expenses: Park improvements
total $5,358,956 · program services $5,358,956
-
24b · Other expenses: Repairs and maintenance
total $159,036 · program services $159,036
-
24c · Other expenses: Park supplies & tools
total $126,354 · program services $126,354
-
24d · Other expenses: Graphics, design
total $124,936 · program services $102,586 · management and general $95 · fundraising $22,255
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24e · All other expenses
total $112,212 · program services $71,887 · management and general $29,468 · fundraising $10,857
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $5,360,403 · end of year $4,813,110
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $14,587,619 · end of year $18,572,538
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $5,647 · end of year $16,267
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,597,399
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$969,911
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $377,639 · end of year $627,488
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $21,550,740 · end of year $22,027,688
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $2,723,441 · end of year $856,266
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $10,488,656 · end of year $21,729,304
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $28,669,951 · end of year $23,471,521
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
Memorial Park Conservancy is committed to preserving, restoring, & enhancing Memorial Park for the enjoyment of all Houstonians, today and tomorrow. This supports public use, recreation, & education in accordance with conditions of conveyance to the City of Houston.
Activities or mission (Part I)
The mission of the Memorial Park Conservancy (MPC) is to restore, preserve and enhance Memorial Park for the enjoyment of all Houstonians, today and tomorrow.
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Master Plan: - November 2023 marked the grand opening of the Memorial Park Running Complex, complete with the Roy H. Cullen Timing Track and Event Plaza. Memorial Park Conservancy welcomed more than 3,000 people to the grand opening event, including 60 enthusiastic children, who were the first to experience the new track. The Running Complex cafe opened to the public in April 2024. - At the same time, plans for Memorial Groves, the next major project of the Memorial Park Master Plan and subsequent Ten-Year Plan, continued to take shape. This new space will pay tribute to the Park's history while further enhancing its natural beauty and providing expanded opportunities for recreation, education, and relaxation.
Expenses $5,794,778
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Welcoming and Engaging Park Visitors: Memorial Park Conservancy regularly provides a diverse range of free and low-cost community events, spanning from cultural festivals to engaging educational activities. By prioritizing inclusivity and promoting environmental consciousness, the Park demonstrates its commitment to enriching visitors' lives while fostering a vibrant and sustainable community atmosphere.Continued on Schedule O.FY24 Highlights include:- Commemorated Memorial Park's Centennial Year with the 'Biggest Picnic in Texas: 100th Birthday Edition,' which attracted over 4,000 attendees despite the chilly weather. The event featured live music, entertainment, face painting, children's activities, and 5,000 complimentary cupcakes provided by H-E-B.- Organized the grand opening event for the Memorial Park Running Complex, welcoming more than 3,000 visitors from across Houston.- Conducted the Camp Logan 'Park Conversations' installation in collaboration with the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum, Commissioner Lesley Briones, Council Member Abbie Kamin, Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Mayor Sylvester Turner, the NAACP, South Texas College of Law Houston, and the Houston Parks and Recreation Department.- Celebrated cultural events such as Diwali and Lunar New Year.- Invited Houstonians to Clay Family Eastern Glades on Memorial Day to pay tribute to the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives in service to their country.
Expenses $3,540,421 · Revenue $979,804
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Operating and Maintaining the Park: The Conservancy operates and maintains 1,100 acres of Memorial Park's 1,500 acres, aspiring to implement the principles of exceptional park management and stewardship. The Conservancy furthers its mission by enhancing park amenities, backing forestry management initiatives, planting native tree species, maintaining both natural and paved trails, and tending to landscaped areas within the Park.Continued on Schedule O.FY24 Highlights include:- Installed outdoor security cameras to enhance safety for Park users.- Assisted in the resurfacing of Picnic Loop.- Planted over 150 trees and 4,000 grass and flowering plants across various park areas, including the Kinder Land Bridge, Cyvia & Melvyn Wolff Prairie, Picnic Loop, and Clay Family Eastern Glades.- Introduced 19,000 square feet of garden beds in the newly opened Running Complex.At Memorial Park Conservancy, volunteers play a crucial role in the restoration and maintenance of the Park.FY24 Volunteer Highlights include:- Volunteers dedicated a total of 3,606 hours, engaging in diverse projects throughout the Park.- Conservancy staff organized 90 corporate events and 177 group events, collaborating with schools, alumni associations, and clubs.- Volunteers assisted in removing 250 cubic yards of biomass and spreading 124 cubic yards of mulch.- These contributions supported the re-potting of 15,000 plants, the removal of dead pines equivalent to 120 cubic yards of wood chips, and the relocation of 11,200 plants in the lathouse.
Expenses $1,518,346
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Veronica Gorczynski
Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Lissa Gangjee
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John Briscoe
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
George Johnston
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Rogene G Calvert
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Kalinda Campbell
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5.5
-
Claire Caudill
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Philip Croker
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sarah Flournoy
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John Garibaldi
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Bobby Heugel
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Elizabeth Howley
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Kenneth Huewitt
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joshua Ibarra
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
-
Sabrina Kirwin
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Louie Layrisson
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Bob McDowell
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.75
-
Jorge Munoz
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Tanya Pal
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Anna L Peikert
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Townes G Pressler
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.3
-
Robert J Saltiel
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Dhiren Shethia
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.75
-
Shellye Arnold
President & CEO
- Total calculated
- $459,109
- From this org
- $444,743
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,366
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $387,743
- Bonus
- $57,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,074
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,292
- Filer's total
- $459,109
-
Randy Odinet
Executive Vice President (thru 6/23)
- Total calculated
- $214,333
- From this org
- $205,696
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,637
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $143,196
- Bonus
- $62,500
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,228
- Nontaxable benefits
- $409
- Filer's total
- $214,333
-
Holli Clements
Vice President of Engagement
- Total calculated
- $189,964
- From this org
- $175,510
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,454
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $160,010
- Bonus
- $15,500
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,046
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,408
- Filer's total
- $189,964
-
Chris Ballard
COO (from 10/23)
- Total calculated
- $60,807
- From this org
- $59,101
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $1,706
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Rocio Feusier
Controller
- Total calculated
- $132,117
- From this org
- $120,598
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,519
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Corri Pfeiffenberger thru 823
Sr. Director of Park Operations
- Total calculated
- $141,838
- From this org
- $133,548
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,290
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Elizabeth Taylor
Director of Human Resources
- Total calculated
- $126,516
- From this org
- $112,765
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,751
- 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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- Part I, Line 4a
- Corri Pfeiffenberger received a severance payment of $25,833.
- Part I, Line 7
- The Compensation Committee of the Memorial Park Board of Directors determines the compensation (base and bonus) for the President/CEO. The Compensation Committee also ratifies compensation (base and bonus) for all employees elected as officers of the organization. With guidance from a national, third-party compensation consulting firm, compensation determinations are based on individual performance and an annual benchmarking study which takes into consideration both national and local similarly situated organizations.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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Memorial Park Conservancy Endowment
501(c)(3) · Support Memorial Park Conservancy · TX · controlled entity
Directly controlled by Memorial Park Conservancy Inc
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 14 April 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202521049349301907
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