2020-04-14T10:07:07-07:00 2019-05-31 760269860 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990 2018-06-01 760655841 Memorial Park Conservancy Inc MEMO 7138638403 7575 North Picnic Lane Houston TX 77007 Shellye Arnold President & CEO 2020-04-14 true Barbara Murphy P01386215 7134395739 2018 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Shellye Arnold 7575 North Picnic Lane Houston TX 77007 19318855 false false X www.memorialparkconservancy.org X 2000 TX The mission of the Memorial Park Conservancy is to restore, preserve and enhance Memorial Park for the enjoyment of all Houstonians, today and tomorrow. 28 28 39 1570 0 22106741 8488902 72539 132666 95866 356262 -17321 -6437 22257825 8971393 0 0 1867230 2457900 224060 0 757671 3047523 7910629 5138813 10368529 17119012 -1397136 43704627 44298742 526348 2474787 43178279 41823955 Memorial Park Conservancy (MPC) is dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of Memorial Park for today and for future generations; to public use, enjoyment and education in accordance with conditions of the conveyance to the City of Houston. false false 6280110 Master Plan: - Opened Eastern Glades Phase 1- Initiated construction and ecological restoration of Eastern Glades Phase 2- Advanced design of Land Bridge and Prairie Restoration- Began design of Sports Complex Phase 1 and Park way-finding system 1402917 132666 Park Programming & Operations: - Assumed operations of the Cullen Running Trail Center, creating a visitor services hub for Park Users- Grew staff to over 30 full-time employees and expanded equipment fleet needed to maintain park- Engaged over 1,500 volunteers through various opportunities on-site- Launched new programming for park users (food trucks, Yoga in the Park, Dog Adoption, Memorial Park 101, History Tours, Movie Nights, & Mental Health Awareness)- Resurfaced quarter-mile training track- Installed pollinator beds at the tennis center and Hogg Bird Sanctuary- Removed multiple hazard trees near trails and public spaces to be used in the BioCycle for composting- Refurbished, repaired, and cleaned the Vale-Asche Playground - Provided daily care including sanitation, janitorial services, turf care, horticultural care, public outreach, and ongoing programming 1203285 Ecological Restoration: - Advanced acre-by-acre landscape conversion as guided by the Master Plan. - Provided day-to-day care including invasive removal, hazard tree removal, tree inventory, bioassessment, and arboriculture to 1,100 acres. - Planted over 1,000 trees in January's Arbor Day in partnership with Trees for Houston. - BioCycle operation composted tree material from throughout the park, yielding 1,500 cubic yards of enriched soil for use in parkwide projects. - Native Plant Grow-Out Program staff and volunteers cultivated 60,000 difficult-to-source native species to be planted in project areas parkwide. 8886312 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false true false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false true 4 0 true 39 true false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 28 28 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X X Shellye Arnold 7138638403 7575 North Picnic Lane Houston TX 77007 Steve Jenkins Chairman 6.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Casey Doherty Vice Chair 1.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Adam Newar Secretary 6.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Margaret Pierce Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 David Berry Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Myron Blalock Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Briscoe Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Chuck Carlberg Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Claire Caudill Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Garibaldi Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kate Gibson Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Randall Grace Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Grasley Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Richard Hightower Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kenneth Huewitt Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dennis Johnson Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sabrina Kirwin Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Paukune Director 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carrie Pepi Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Porter Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dena Prasher Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Philip Schneider Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ashley Small Director 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Anita Smith Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Terri Thomas Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Catherine Wilde Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Charles Wilson Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Russell Windham Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Shellye Arnold President & CEO 40.00 0.00 X 212950 0 17481 Cara Lambright COO 40.00 0.00 X 180682 0 15760 Randy Odinet Project Director 40.00 0.00 X 167327 0 15245 Carolyn White Dir Conservation 40.00 0.00 X 106910 0 11488 Shannon Jack Fin Bus Mgr 40.00 0.00 X 100649 0 8859 768518 68833 5 false true false Nelson Byrd Woltz 310 East Market St Charlottesville VA 22902 Design Services 991636 Bracewell LLP 1251 Ave of the Americas 49th Fl New York NY 10020 Legal Services 188277 Memco 4555 Dacoma St 100 Houston TX 77092 Contract Services 158456 3 13508 369345 900000 7206049 6564 8488902 Permits and rentals 900099 132666 132666 132666 355828 355828 0 0 0 10206673 10206239 434 434 434 134786 369345 141223 -6437 -6437 0 0 0 8971393 132666 349825 0 0 0 0 634232 376044 117726 140462 0 1431805 904938 189560 337307 22615 22615 225235 142003 30317 52915 144013 89379 20410 34224 0 258552 226031 32521 17450 17450 0 0 0 165247 48047 59029 58171 43754 1600 42154 151893 46495 67951 37447 182078 53147 105452 23479 0 0 23879 21635 1734 510 0 38071 21009 9326 7736 0 0 258238 240805 17433 42474 11228 31246 Park improvements 5968316 5968316 Park supplies & tools 399824 399824 Repairs and maintenance 340437 337411 176 2850 Event expenses 20416 20416 0 10368529 8886312 724546 757671 818302 312976 9988352 13719474 21168152 22937793 0 0 0 0 0 27102 5413 722472 487759 340646 234713 11362073 7088373 0 0 0 0 43704627 44298742 526348 2474787 526348 2474787 X 1559442 1974104 41318837 39549306 300000 300545 43178279 41823955 43704627 44298742 -1397136 42812 X false true X true false X 1521810 20798415 8852453 22106741 8488902 61768321 0 15642 41382 32414 20887 11148 121473 1537452 20839797 8884867 22127628 8500050 61889794 28333495 33556299 2116 5829 35910 68173 355828 467856 0 0 62357650 853343 0.53810 0.54160 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 588874 545 18673 608092 265118 300600 23156 588874 238989 1100 25029 265118 234817 600 3572 238989 158942 63823 12052 234817 0.04140 0.75260 0.20600 false true true 722472 487759 234713 234713 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. The endowment funds are dedicated to future maintenance of the Park. false Gala 407520 300720 106800 9750 80016 2000 24188 Fun Run 74387 51777 22610 11044 4235 1 22224 16848 5376 6340 3650 504131 369345 134786 11044 9750 86356 2000 32073 141223 -6437 X X X X X X false false false false false false false true false false Cara Lambright COO 160682 20000 7292 8468 196442 Randy Odinet Project Director 157327 10000 6777 8468 182572 Shellye Arnold President & CEO 187950 25000 9013 8468 230431 Part I, Line 7: Non-Fixed payments not listed above The Executive Committee evaluated the Executive Director's performance to determine whether a discretionary bonus is warranted. The COO and Project Director's bonuses were determined by the Executive Director and Board Chair in consultation with an HR consultant. Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a: Explanation of Delegated Broad Authority to Committee The Executive Committee consists of the Chairman of the Board, Vice Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary, the Chairman of each of the other five standing committees, and up to three at-large members who are Directors recommended by the Chairman and approved by the Board. The immediate past Chairman of MPC also serves on the Executive Committee. The Chairman of the Board serves as the Chairman of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee has and may exercise, when the Board of Directors is not in session, the power to perform all duties of every kind and character, not required by law or the charter of MPC, to be performed solely by the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee has authority to make rules for the holding and conduct of its meetings, and it keeps written records of its meetings and actions taken without a meeting and reports such actions to the Board of Directors not later than at the meeting of the Board of the Directors following any such action. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The CEO, COO, Finance Manager, and Finance Committee review Form 990 and provide a copy to the Board of Directors prior to filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The conflict of interest policy is sent annually via email and/or mail to all board members. Forms are returned to MPC office personnel and board leadership for review and filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management Compensation for the CEO is determined as follows: performance evaluation, review of compensation for comparable positions, and discussion and approval by Executive Committee in consultation with Board Members and HR consultant. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees See above. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available MPC posts Form 990 and the conflict of interest policy on GuideStar.org and DonorEdge through Greater Houston Community Foundation. Memorial Pk Conservancy Endowment 7575 North Picnic Lane Houston TX 77007 800541645 Support Memorial Park Conservancy TX 501(c)(3) 12a Memorial Park Conservancy Inc true false false false false false false false false false false false true false true true false false false false