2019-09-20T08:49:29-07:00 2018-12-31 760269860 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990 2018-01-01 760183954 Buffalo Bayou Partnership Inc BUFF 7137520314 1019 Commerce Street Suite 200 Houston TX 77002 Anne M Olson President 2019-09-20 true Barbara Murphy P01386215 7134395739 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z Anne M Olson 1019 Commerce Street Suite 200 Houston TX 77002 6240721 false false X www.buffalobayou.org X 1986 TX Buffalo Bayou Partnership ("BBP") is transforming and revitalizing Buffalo Bayou, Houston's most significant natural resource. BBPs geographic focus is the 10-square mile stretch of Buffalo Bayou from Shepherd Drive to the Port of Houston Turning Basin. 39 39 54 3500 0 7084087 1910242 3583021 3856156 29365 85440 180324 214930 10876797 6066768 647456 95821 0 2219824 2246519 0 269535 2499431 3914035 5366711 6256375 5510086 -189607 27419183 25673715 4531332 4061064 22887851 21612651 X Buffalo Bayou Partnership is the non-profit organization revitalizing and transforming Buffalo Bayou, Houston's most significant natural resource. BBP coordinates the integration of major amenities into the bayou greenbelt and seeks ways to increase community involvement through pedestrian, boating and biking amenities, permanent and temporary art installations, and other natural and built attractions. false false 3170877 93821 3401450 Buffalo Bayou Park (formerly known as Shepherd to Sabine) - A strong public-private partnership including the Kinder Foundation, Buffalo Bayou Partnership ("BBP"), the City of Houston, and Harris County Flood Control District carried out an ambitious $58 million restoration project for the stretch of bayou from Shepherd Drive to Sabine Street. The project involved flood management, eco-restoration, new hike and bike trails and an array of park amenities. The park improvements were substantially completed for the Buffalo Bayou Park project in 2015, and BBP transferred ownership to the City. BBP maintains and operates the 160-acre Buffalo Bayou Park and is also responsible for maintaining the hike and bike trails and green spaces along the waterway from Sabine to Fannin streets. To assist with ongoing maintenance and conservation efforts, BBP relies on thousands of volunteers and community service workers each year that remove weeds and invasive species, plant wildflowers, pick up trash and remove silt from the trails after heavy rains. 923590 Buffalo Bayou East Sector Master Plan - The organization is developing a comprehensive master plan for its east sector - the area from McKee Street east to the Port of Houston Turning Basin. 377105 393090 Skimmer Boat Program (combined with Clean & Green Program) - Removing trash and debris is central to BBP's mission of helping to restore Buffalo Bayou to an ecologically functional system and providing an enhanced amenity for the mental and physical benefit of Houstonians and visitors. The program, funded by the Harris County Flood Control District and Port of Houston, removes floatables from the water and along the banks of the bayou. 1249225 2000 382331 5720797 true true false false false false true false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 40 0 true 54 true false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 39 39 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X X X Anne M Olson 7137520314 1019 Commerce Street Suite 200 Houston TX 77002 Thomas O Fish Chair 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jonathan H Brinsden Vice Chair 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Bas Solleveld Vice Chair 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Paul A Cannings Treasurer 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Nory Angel Secretary 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Ralph Abendshein Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Murad Ajani Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Richard Blades Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 C Ronald Blankenship Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Shawn W Cloonan Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carolyn W Dorros Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gaynell Floyd Drexler Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael D Fertitta Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bolivar Fraga Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Cristina Garcia Gamboa Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Stacey Gillman Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Guy Hagstette Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kellie R Jenks Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Samir Khushalani Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lisa Marshall Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ginni Mithoff Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Christina Morales Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sara-Ashley Moreno Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Judy Nyquist Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Ott Jr Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alison Porter Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Winifred Riser Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Shannon B Sasser Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carson Trapnell Seeligson Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Christof Spieler Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Karl S Stern Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Judy Tate Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeff Taylor Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Claire Cormier Thielke Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Saul Valentin Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Anne Whitlock Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Renee Wizig-Barrios Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert P Wright Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ellyn Wulfe Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Anne M Olson President 40.00 0.00 X 169283 0 17458 Libby S Sims Controller 32.00 0.00 X 84237 0 12840 Leigh McBurnett Dir of Development 40.00 0.00 X 100870 0 13838 Trudi Smith Dir of PR & Events 40.00 0.00 X 100870 0 13838 455260 57974 3 false true false Millis Dev & Construct 931 Pheasant Valley Missouri City TX 77489 Construction service 1079369 Michael VValkenburgh Assoc 231 Concord Ave Cambridge MA 02138 Design services 532075 US Security Associates PO Box 931703 Atlanta GA 31193 Security services 294390 Junction Landscape PO Box 787 Brookshire TX 77423 Landscape maint. 284254 SWA Group PO Box 5904 Sausalito CA 94966 Design services 282979 7 585067 1325175 25115 1910242 Boat tours 900099 61616 61616 Maintenance agreement 900099 2923249 2923249 Park permits and fees 900099 478201 478201 Skimmer boat agreement 900099 393090 393090 3856156 59340 59340 0 0 250675 250675 250675 250675 26100 26100 26100 26100 126885 585067 172757 -45872 -45872 0 11323 1196 10127 10127 0 6066768 3866283 290243 X 93821 93821 2000 2000 0 0 283818 237143 19859 26816 0 1554186 1291448 111792 150946 0 266355 228325 16181 21849 142160 120155 9363 12642 0 4200 4000 200 38167 38167 0 0 0 1963414 1941419 20545 1450 16278 5403 9189 1686 172664 136483 15171 21010 26829 19182 1613 6034 0 96632 91879 2839 1914 25532 25328 53 151 0 26913 23769 1431 1713 35731 31981 1875 1875 0 178015 172495 2760 2760 232366 220834 5766 5766 Park maintenance 878731 878731 Park equipment & supplies 150315 150315 Printing & graphics 55896 40405 4228 11263 Other 12352 5681 5211 1460 0 6256375 5720797 266043 269535 535714 8341828 4544690 2344676 1014076 170194 56763 0 0 0 32773 31577 152951 141968 19396362 549310 16376761 18847052 501875 0 0 0 0 27419183 25673715 734929 512610 480636 480136 603239 3068318 2712528 4531332 4061064 X 18314360 20530372 4573491 1082279 22887851 21612651 27419183 25673715 X -189607 2191 -1087784 X true X true X true false X 4036106 4780601 3312830 7084087 1910242 21123866 0 0 4036106 4780601 3312830 7084087 1910242 21123866 6851232 14272634 70621 54254 237657 267835 310015 940382 0 0 22064248 15039228 0.64690 0.41280 X X X X X 8 8 1 true 1 false 10761200 10761200 7531013 53843 7477170 1104149 495467 608682 18847052 6177709 2191 108750 110941 6066768 6066768 6365125 108750 108750 6256375 6256375 Part II, Line 5: Summarized Policy According to BBP's policy, the easements are monitored annually. Part II, Line 9: Organization Reporting of conservation easements. BBP has eight right-of-way easements totaling 8.4 acres along Buffalo Bayou's east sector. These easements were granted to BBP to allow completion of hike and bike trails for public use. These easements were not recorded as revenue when received, nor were they recorded as assets. false Bayou Gala 592903 504903 88000 23483 67136 40868 Regatta 94307 69307 25000 3116 1634 30135 1 24742 10857 13885 6385 711952 585067 126885 23483 70252 1634 77388 172757 -45872 true City of Houston 901 Bagby Houston TX 77002 746001164 170(c)(1) 0 93821 Book value Park improvements Park development 1 0 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used - In 2011, Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) entered into an agreement with the Harris County Flood Control District and the City of Houston to delegate responsibilities of the redevelopment of the Bayou from Shepherd Drive to Sabine Street (also known as Buffalo Bayou Park) to BBP. The park improvements were substantially completed in December 2015, and BBP transferred ownership to the City at that time. An additional $93,821 in park improvements were transferred to the City in 2018. BBP operates and maintains Buffalo Bayou Park and it is monitored by the Standards Committee and the Maintenance Committee. X X X false false false false false false false false false false Anne M Olson President 167283 2000 9642 7816 186741 X Capital improvements 1 18730 FMV X Auction items 54 6385 FMV false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Buffalo Bayou East Sector Master Plan - The organization is developing a comprehensive master plan for its east sector - the area from McKee Street east to the Port of Houston Turning Basin. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern BBP restored and repurposed this underground city water reservoir and opened it to the public in 2016. In addition to tours highlighting the history and architecture of this unique industrial site, BBP presents periodic art installations in the space. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Land Acquisition - BBP has an ongoing land acquisition program for trails and facilities along both sides of Buffalo Bayou from Shepherd Drive to the Port of Houston Turning Basin. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Hike and Bike Trails - A top priority of Buffalo Bayou Partnership is to build a continuous system of trails on the north and south banks of Buffalo Bayou from Shepherd Drive to the Turning Basin. This will give Houstonians and visitors 20 miles of trails to run, walk and bike along our waterway. To accommodate residents and visitors who want to enjoy a walk or jog along the Shepherd Drive to Sabine Street stretch of the bayou, BBP added asphalt footpaths closer to the waterway. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: The Currents (formerly Bayou Buddies) - Buffalo Bayou Partnership's The Currents, formerly Bayou Buddies, is a membership and events group made up of young professionals dedicated to BBP's mission to transform and revitalize Buffalo Bayou, Houston's greatest natural resource. Buffalo Bayou in Bloom is The Currents' annual fundraiser featuring music, lawn games, and a silent auction. Proceeds support Buffalo Bayou Partnership activities. Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a: Explanation of Delegated Broad Authority to Committee According to the BBP corporate documents, "There shall be an Executive Committee which shall consist of the officers and such others as the Board may designate. This committee shall have and may exercise all of the authority of the Board in the management of the Corporation, except where action of the Board is specified by statute." Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The staff and Executive Committee review the 990 and provide a copy of the form to the Board of Directors prior to filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts All board members receive a copy of the Buffalo Bayou Partnership Conflict of Interest Policy and complete the Conflict of Interest Questionnaire each year to disclose if there is a conflict. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management Compensation is compared with other similar organizations. The Board Chair, in cooperation with the Executive Committee, reviews the President's compensation annually. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Documents are available upon request. Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases Clean-up and repair expenses resulting from Hurricane Harvey = -$1160878 Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases Insurance proceeds related to Hurricane Harvey losses = $73094