Houston Parks Board
The Houston Parks Board mission is to expand, improve, and protect parks and greenspace in the Houston region.
Houston Parks Board at a glance
In short: Houston Parks Board gave $3.0M across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $994K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,981,168
- -69.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $993,723
- -69.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $90,486
- Total assets
- $106,563,635
- +9.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Houston Parks Board funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Houston Parks Board LGC Inc ($2.9M). Together the top 3 received $3.0M.
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 4 grants of 15 (27%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Houston Parks Board gives
- Giving fell 65% from 2022 to 2025. 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3.0M (2025) to $14.1M (2020). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $3.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Parks Board LGC Inc Houston, TX | Land, design, and construction project | $2,863,182 |
| City of Houston Houston, TX | Grant and Land conveyance | $90,486 |
| City Parks Alliance Washington, DC | Program support | $27,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $106,563,635 | $35,830,129 | $22,617,853 | $2,981,168 | 3 | $4,833,198 |
| 2024 | $97,529,742 | $51,351,344 | $27,155,990 | $9,889,844 | 3 | $2,739,977 |
| 2023 | $67,703,780 | $28,353,873 | $23,792,122 | $7,404,761 | 3 | $1,816,394 |
| 2022 | $62,239,000 | $18,357,527 | $22,657,311 | $8,622,247 | 3 | $-67,028 |
| 2021 | $68,683,738 | $18,624,236 | $25,224,524 | $12,249,829 | 3 | $730,910 |
| 2020 | $74,626,469 | $23,287,644 | $27,624,527 | $14,078,900 | 5 | $968,063 |
| 2019 | $82,730,037 | $28,573,691 | $20,574,828 | $10,192,923 | 3 | $868,061 |
About Houston Parks Board
Based on IRS filings
Houston Parks Board is a public charity, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $106.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $3.0M. Net investment income was $4.8M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Houston Parks Board is led by Beth White, President & CEO on filings since 2019; 12 of 48 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Beth White
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$264K (2019) → $342K (2025)
Cullen Geiselman Muse
Chair
Secretary → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adrin P Biagas
Director of Land Acquisition
Land Acq Director → Land Acquisition Director, 2022
Land Acquisition Director → Director of Land Acquisition, 2024
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$112K (2019) → $158K (2025)
Matthew Rondot
Conservation & Maintenance Director
Conservation & Maintenance Director → Conservation & Maintenance, 2023
Conservation & Maintenance → Conservation & Maintenance Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$134K (2019) → $193K (2025)
Richard W McNamara
Director of Capital Projects
Capital Program Managing Director → Capital Program Managing D, 2023
Capital Program Managing D → Director of Capital Projects, 2024
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$116K (2019) → $180K (2025)
Melinda Guthrie
Senior Director of Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$123K (2025)
Barron F Wallace
Director
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2024
Immediate Past Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beto P Cardenas
Director
Board Member → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Porter
Director
Board Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Spanjian
Director
Board Member → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Elkins Sasser
Director
Board Member → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nina O'Leary Zilka
Director
Board Member → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ruthie Miller
Director
Board Member → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jacqueline S Martin
Director
Board Member → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Caton Fenz
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris George
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Cannon
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jamie Farmer Patterson
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lex Frieden
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George DeMontrond
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Dobbins
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Colvard
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paula Gilmer DesRoches
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Newton
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adrian Patterson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Thomas
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Foster
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Domingo Barrios
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Fombonne
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Morgan Hollins
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Hinojosa
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Jewett
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sheila Condon
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tara Hemmer
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Taylor Chapman
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Montoya Cloonan
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Zirilli
Senior Capital Projects Manager
Construction Manager → Senior Capital Projects Manager, 2022
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
$111K (2020) → $132K (2025)
Amanda Nunley
Senior Gis Manager
Gis Supervisor → Senior Gis Manager, 2022
On filings since 2021
35 hrs/week
$104K (2021) → $130K (2025)
Lisa Graiff
Senior Capital Projects Manager
Btb Program → Senior Capital Projects Manager, 2022
On filings since 2021
35 hrs/week
$104K (2021) → $127K (2025)
Justin Schultz
Chief Program Officer
Chief Planning & Strategy Officer → Chief Program Officer, 2024
On filings since 2023
35 hrs/week
$84K (2023) → $211K (2025)
Kira Elbert
Chief Adv Officer
CDO → Chief Adv Officer, 2024
On filings since 2023
35 hrs/week
$188K (2024) → $219K (2025)
Melanie Musgrove
CFO & COO
CFO → CFO & COO, 2025
On filings since 2023
35 hrs/week
$185K (2024) → $259K (2025)
Amanda Edwards
General Counsel
On filings since 2024
35 hrs/week
$139K (2024) → $172K (2025)
Herman L Stude
Vice Chair
Board Member → Director, 2021
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Flaherty
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sis Johnson
Assistant Secretary
Director → Assistant Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristin Garcia Blomquist
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maire A Baldwin
Assistant Treasurer
Director → Assistant Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (41)
- Former: Christopher D Porter (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Matt Nielson (2021–2024) — COO · Filing note: From oct 2020
- Former: Alberto P Cardenas Jr. (2024) — Director
- Former: Andrew P Price (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Ann Lents (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Denise Garcia (2019–2023) — Acc & Finance Director
- Former: Jackie Martin (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Michael Skelly (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Mindy Hildebrand (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Phoebe Tudor (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Roxanne Almaraz (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Joseph C Dilg (2020–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Thomas W Flaherty (2020–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: John Brandt (2023) — Senior Capital Projects Manager
- Former: Margaret Warren Jones (2023) — Director
- Former: Cullen Geiselman (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: David Kinder (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Don Stephen Aron (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jill Jewett (2019–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Margaret Warren Brown (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Charles H Place (2019–2021) — Capital Program Mg Director · Filing note: Thru jun 2020
- Former: David D Fitch (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Dina Alsowayel (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Don M Woo (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jeri Nordbrock (2019–2021) — CFO · Filing note: Thru nov 2020
- Former: Jim Green (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Marie A Baldwin (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Precious W Owodunni (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Elizabeth White (2020–2021) — President & CEO
- Former: Richard McNamara fr Sep (2021) — Intrim Cap Program Mg
- Former: Tom Bacon (2021) — Chair Emeritus
- Former: Andrew Newman (2019–2020) — Activation & Op Director
- Former: Diana Espitia (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Juan Sanchez Munoz (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Steven J Gibson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Thomas Bacon (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Christopher Knapp (2020) — Director
- Former: Chris Knapp (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Doug Overman (2019) — Chief Adv Offc to
- Former: Joe Dilg (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Karen Garcia (2019) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 $342K, to Beth White (President and CEO). 12 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Houston Parks Board
How much does Houston Parks Board give each year?
Houston Parks Board gave $3.0M across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $9.9M across 3 grants.
What is Houston Parks Board's typical grant size?
Houston Parks Board's median grant in 2025 was $90,486, and its average grant was $993,723, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Houston Parks Board give grants?
Houston Parks Board gives mostly in Texas: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Houston, TX (2 grants).
Does Houston Parks Board give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Houston Parks Board's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Houston Parks Board?
Houston Parks Board reported $106.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $35.8M.
What is Houston Parks Board's EIN?
Houston Parks Board's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-1860046. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 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 2024 (received by the IRS February 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 22, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 14, 2024)
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