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Houston Parks Board

HOUSTON, TX EIN: 74-1860046 Website

The Houston Parks Board mission is to expand, improve, and protect parks and greenspace in the Houston region.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$97.5M

+44.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$5.8M

-6.5% YoY

Grant Count

2

-33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2.9M

+40.2% YoY

About Houston Parks Board

Based on IRS filings

Houston Parks Board is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in HOUSTON, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $97.5M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $5.8M. Net investment income was $2.7M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

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States

Cities

HoustonPasadena

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$14M$28M$42M$56M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$97,529,742$67,703,780$62,239,000
Revenue$51,351,344$28,353,873$18,357,527
Expenses$27,155,990$23,792,122$22,657,311
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$2,739,977$1,816,394$-67,028
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$5M$7M$10M3 grants20202 grants20213 grants20223 grants20232 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Houston Parks Board LGC …$5.7MCity of Houston$135K

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K2$250–500K1$500K–1M1$1–5M5$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Beth WhitePresident & CEO$353KMatt NielsonCOO (thru Jun 24)$205KJustin SchultzChief Program Officer$190KKira ElbertChief Adv Officer$188KMelanie MusgroveCFO$185KMatthew RondotConservation & Maintenance D…$180KRichard McNamaraDirector of Capital Projects$168KAdrin BiagasDirector of Land Acquisition$150KAmanda EdwardsGeneral Counsel$139KDaniel ZirilliSr Capital Projects Mgr$127KAmanda NunleySr GIS Manager$122KLisa GraiffSr Capital Projects Mgr$121K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Cullen Geiselman MuseChair3
Barron WallaceImmediate Past Chair3
Herman StudeVice Chair3
Kristin Garcia BlomquistSecretary3
Sis JohnsonAsst Secretary3
Tom FlahertyTreasurer3
Maire BaldwinAsst Treasurer3
Domingo BarriosDirector1
Deborah CannonDirector1
Alberto P Cardenas JrDirector1
Taylor ChapmanDirector1
Wendy Montoya CloonanDirector1
Michelle ColvardDirector1
Sheila CondonDirector1
George DeMontrondDirector1
Paula Gilmer DesRochesDirector1
Matt DobbinsDirector1
Caton FenzDirector1
Jonathan FombonneDirector1
Chris FosterDirector1
Lex FriedenDirector1
Chris GeorgeDirector1
Tara HemmerDirector1
Richard HinojosaDirector1
Morgan HollinsDirector1
Ryan JewettDirector1
Jacqueline S MartinDirector1
Ruthie MillerDirector1
Steve NewtonDirector1
Adrian PattersonDirector1
Jamie Farmer PattersonDirector1
Christopher D PorterDirector1
Leslie Elkins SasserDirector1
Laura SpanjianDirector1
Anthony ThomasDirector1
Nina O'Leary ZilkaDirector1
Beth WhitePresident & CEO35$352,712
Matt NielsonCOO (thru Jun 24)35$204,664
Kira ElbertChief Adv Officer35$187,650
Melanie MusgroveCFO35$185,110
Justin SchultzChief Program Officer35$189,943
Richard McNamaraDirector of Capital Projects35$168,421
Matthew RondotConservation & Maintenance Director40$180,281
Adrin BiagasDirector of Land Acquisition35$150,055
Amanda EdwardsGeneral Counsel35$139,169
Daniel ZirilliSr Capital Projects Mgr35$126,821
Amanda NunleySr GIS Manager35$122,040
Lisa GraiffSr Capital Projects Mgr35$121,090

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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