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WATERLOO GREENWAY CONSERVANCY

EIN 27-3225405 AUSTIN, TX

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Revenue 2024
$7,383,845
Expenses 2024
$7,579,509

Program services were 67.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
S20
Classification
2000
Street
PO BOX 12363

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

WATERLOO GREENWAY CONSERVANCY IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT WHOSE MISSION IS TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN A CHAIN OF EXTRAORDINARY URBAN PARKS AROUND A RESTORED WALLER CREEK, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN, FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WATERLOO GREENWAY CONSERVANCY CREATES AND MAINTAINS AN EXTRAORDINARY URBAN PARK SYSTEM AND A RESTORED WALLER CREEK, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN, FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL. THE CONSERVANCY RENEWS THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, PROMOTES PLAY, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, ECONOMIC VITALITY AND MOBILITY, AND ENGAGES THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUTREACH, EDUCATION, CULTURAL EVENTS, AND THE ARTS.

  • WATERLOO GREENWAY CONSERVANCY OPENED THE REVITALIZED WATERLOO PARK TO THE COMMUNITY IN 2021. THE ORGANIZATION ACTIVATES WATERLOO PARK AND MOODY AMPHITHEATER WITH A VARIETY OF ARTS AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES, INCLUDING: PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY ART EXHIBITIONS; LIVE MUSIC CONCERTS; DANCE AND PERFORMANCE ART; LARGE-SCALE CULTURAL FESTIVALS; AND ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AT WEEKLY PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $2,198,308 · Revenue $1,853,134

  • ONCE COMPLETE, WATERLOO GREENWAY WILL BE A 35 ACRE, 1.5-MILE PARK SYSTEM OF CONNECTED GREEN SPACE THAT WILL BE HOME TO A WILD ARRAY OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL DESTINATIONS. A SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND WATERLOO GREENWAY CONSERVANCY, THIS PARK IS BEING PLANNED, DESIGNED, AND BUILT IN A SERIES OF GEOGRAPHIC MILESTONES. SYMPHONY SQUARE, WATERLOO PARK, AND MOODY AMPHITHEATER ARE NOW OPEN. CONSTRUCTION OF THE CONFLUENCE BEGAN IN 2023.

    Expenses $1,534,868

  • WATERLOO GREENWAY CONSERVANCY'S PARK OPERATIONS PROGRAM MAINTAINS AND OPERATES WATERLOO PARK IN DOWNTOWN AUSTIN. THE PARK OPERATIONS TEAM MAINTAINS 1.5 MILES OF TRAILS, 500 TREES, 90,000+ PLANTS, A BEAUTIFUL TREE DECK, AN OPEN PLAZA, AND A 5,000 PERSON CAPACITY OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER.

    Expenses $1,124,560

  • WATERLOO GREENWAY'S NON-ARTS PROGRAMMING INCLUDES PARTNERSHIP-BASED HEALTHY LIVING/FITNESS CLASSES AND A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM. FITNESS CLASSES ARE OFFERED AT THE PARK THROUGHOUT THE SPRING AND SUMMER. THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM OPERATES YEAR-ROUND TO RAISE CITYWIDE AWARENESS AND ENSURE THAT RESIDENTS IN ALL 10 COUNCIL DISTRICTS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH AND BENEFIT FROM THE PROJECT.

    Expenses $237,738

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Tim Lafrey

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Cotter Cunningham

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Martha Smiley

    CHAIR-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Xavier Pena

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Anne Smalling

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Hayden Brooks

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jaime Chandlee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Laura Dixon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Steve Goldsmith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Miguel Garza

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Caroline Haley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Julie Jumonville

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alyssa James

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ali Khataw

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lauren Moorman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Katie Naranjo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Agatha Precourt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Geronimo Rodriguez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Steven Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jim Susman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John Teinert

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • William Wyatt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jesus Aguirre

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (THRU 5/2024)

    Total calculated
    $144,326
    From this org
    $142,719
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,607
    Hours/week
    40
  • Michelle Cline

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Marissa Tarleton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $7,383,845
    Expenses
    $7,579,509
    Contributions
    $5,313,872
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $8,071,181
    Expenses
    $9,430,975
    Contributions
    $5,878,829
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $13,457,471
    Expenses
    $10,186,208
    Contributions
    $9,965,206
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $19,654,960
    Expenses
    $15,990,458
    Assets (EOY)
    $14,294,713
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $35,446,895
    Expenses
    $46,967,164
    Assets (EOY)
    $21,982,246
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $19,358,218
    Expenses
    $31,631,602
    Assets (EOY)
    $23,967,887
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,131,129
    Expenses
    $9,437,210
    Assets (EOY)
    $14,821,142
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,836,339
    Expenses
    $4,008,239
    Assets (EOY)
    $14,960,983
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $11,353,828
    Expenses
    $2,974,497
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,998,782
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,422,144
    Expenses
    $1,908,335
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,910,032
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,068,272
    Expenses
    $502,440
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,167,622
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $881,283
    Assets (EOY)
    $576,966

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2010

Tax period
1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010
Principal officer
Melba Whatley
Mailing address
PO Box 12363Austin TX 78711
Website
www.wallercreek.org

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 2 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.