Emancipation Park Conservancy
Emancipation Park Conservancy's mission is to enhance Emancipation Park by preserving its integrity and enriching its heritage as a local, state, national, and international landmark.
Emancipation Park Conservancy at a glance
In short: Emancipation Park Conservancy reported $4K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $4,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $3,307,393
- +148.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $2,940,843
- +134.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $912,998
- -15.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Emancipation Park Conservancy funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Emancipation Park Conservancy gives
- Giving grew 400% from 2020 to 2023. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2025) to $51K (2022). In 2025 it reported $4K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Third Ward Community Cloth Houston, TX | Juneteenth programming | $20,000 |
| Texas Southern University Foundation Houston, TX | Juneteenth programming | $20,000 |
| Freedman's Town Conservancy Houston, TX | Juneteenth programming | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,307,393 | $2,940,843 | $912,998 | $4,000 | Total only |
| 2024 | $1,333,009 | $1,253,434 | $1,079,635 | $5,000 | Total only |
| 2023 | $1,146,040 | $785,192 | $1,957,404 | $50,000 | 3 |
| 2022 | $2,439,536 | $2,922,994 | $2,708,979 | $50,605 | 5 |
| 2021 | $2,113,385 | $2,099,658 | $856,193 | $9,600 | Total only |
| 2020 | $868,333 | $197,699 | $726,160 | $10,000 | 1 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Emancipation Park Conservancy
Based on IRS filings
Emancipation Park Conservancy is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.3M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $4K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Emancipation Park Conservancy is led by Jennifer Spriggs, Executive Director since 2024 (on filings since 2023); 1 of 15 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jennifer Spriggs
Executive Director
Adm Finance Director & Executive Director From → Executive Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$110K (2023) → $132K (2025)
Ramon Manning
Chair
Chairman → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alvia Wardlaw
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gertrude Stone
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jared Crane
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jay Zeidman
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Phillip J Sarofim
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Valerie Williams
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Doris Ellis
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chad Wilson
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacquelyn McElroy
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lenard Polk
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacqueline W Bostic
Vice Chair
Vice Chair → Vice Chairman, 2024
Vice Chairman → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yvette E Mitchell
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Valerie Coleman
Secretary
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Lucy Bremond (2020–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Muhammad Rashid PhD (2022–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Whitney Threadcraft PhD (2023) — Programs Director
- Former: Jay Manning (2021) — Director
- Former: Dorris Ellis Robinson (2020) — Director
- Former: Drucie R Chase (2020) — Director
- Former: Rick Lowe (2020) — Director
- Former: Valerie Coleman-Ferguson (2020) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $132K, to Jennifer Spriggs (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Emancipation Park Conservancy
How much does Emancipation Park Conservancy give each year?
Emancipation Park Conservancy reported $4K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $5K in grants paid.
How large is Emancipation Park Conservancy?
Emancipation Park Conservancy reported $3.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.9M.
What is Emancipation Park Conservancy?
Emancipation Park Conservancy is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Houston, TX. It holds $3.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Emancipation Park Conservancy operate?
Emancipation Park Conservancy has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Emancipation Park Conservancy's EIN?
Emancipation Park Conservancy's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2199904. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 19, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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