NonprofitsHouston Arboretum & Nature Center

Environment

Houston Arboretum & Nature Center

HOUSTON, TX

Total revenue

$3.8M

Total expenses

$3.3M

Net assets

$6.8M

Grants received

$5.1M

167 grants

EIN

741587880

Tax year

2023

Mission

The mission of the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center is to provide education about the natural environment to people of all ages and to protect and enhance the Arboretum as a haven and sanctuary for native plants and animals.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$1.6M
Program service revenue$811K
Investment income$492K
Other revenue$880K
Total revenue$3.8M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$2.2M
Fundraising$199K
Other expenses$1.1M
Total expenses$3.3M
Total assets$7.3M
Net assets$6.8M

People

35 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Debbie Markey

Executive Dir.

Board

$151K

40 hrs/wk

Sam Pyne

President

Board

1 hrs/wk

Cullen Geiselman Muse

Vice President

Board

1 hrs/wk

Andrew Abendshein

Vice President

Board

1 hrs/wk

Ruth Flournoy

Vice President

Board

1 hrs/wk

Daniel David Hu

Secretary

Board

1 hrs/wk

Andrew Hull

Vice President

Board

1 hrs/wk

Steve Newton

Vice President

Board

1 hrs/wk

Ernest Pekmezaris

Treasurer

Board

1 hrs/wk

Allen Rustay

Vice President

Board

1 hrs/wk

Janna Charlton Webber

Vice President

Board

1 hrs/wk

Amy Woolf

Vice President

Board

1 hrs/wk

David Andrew

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Tensie Axton

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Jason Beauvais

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Jason Burt

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Nigel Curlet

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Catherine Elkins

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Leslie Griffin

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Frank Hauser

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Reese Henningsen

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Ethel Hutcheson

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Michael Jhin

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Jason Kinzel

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Harry Kirk

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Greg Meece

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

James Melchers

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Tim Neuhaus

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Chris Odell

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Mosby Perrow

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Elisa Pye

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Sandy Shurin

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Louis Weisberg

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Andrea White

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Debbie Yee

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 167 of 167

FromAmountPurposeYear
$100K
Operating Support
2024
$90K
CHARITABLE
2024
$50K
TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION PROGRAM & DISASTER RECOVERY
2024
$40K
Annual Giving Grant
2024
$30K
General Support
2024
$30K
Educational Programs
2024
$30K
General support
2024
$25K
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION.
2024
$25K
Science education program
2024
$25K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$24K
FOR DONEE'S GENERAL PURPOSE
2024
$13K
ENVIRONMENTAL
2024
$10K
SUPPORT THE ACORN ACADEMY
2024
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$8K
SUPPORT OF A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE NATURE EDUCATION TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE ARBORETUM AS A HAVEN AND SANCTUARY FOR NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS.
2024
$5K
General support
2024
$1K
Contribution
2024
$500
Toward general operations
2024
$55K
CHARITABLE
2023
$50K
Operating Support
2023
$40K
Annual Giving Grant
2023
$30K
Educational Programs
2023
$29K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$25K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$25K
Science education program
2023
$25K
General support
2023
$25K
General Support
2023
$20K
Master Plan
2023
$18K
GENERAL DONATION
2023
$15K
Operating Support
2023
$12K
Toward environmental education programs for underserved students
2023
$12K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2023
$10K
General Operating Support
2023
$10K
TOWARDS SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS.
2023
$10K
Operating Support
2023
$10K
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION.
2023
$10K
SUPPORT ADOPT-A-SCHOOL SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM.
2023
$8K
ENVIRONMENTAL
2023
$8K
SUPPORT OF A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE NATURE EDUCATION TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE ARBORETUM AS A HAVEN AND SANCTUARY FOR NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS.
2023
$8K
Matching gift-operating support
2023
$5K
TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2023
$3K
GENERAL FUND
2023
$3K
General support
2023
$2K
SUPPORT THE ARBORETUM
2023
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$500
Toward general operations
2023
$350
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$1.1M
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
2022
$100K
Conservation: Educational programming and initiatives for children and youth
2022
$100K
General Operating Support
2022
$55K
CHARITABLE
2022
$50K
Operating Support
2022
$40K
Annual Giving Grant
2022
$30K
Educational Programs
2022
$28K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$25K
General Support
2022
$25K
Guided Field Experience program
2022
$20K
Master Plan
2022
$20K
Operating Support
2022
$15K
General support
2022
$14K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2022
$11K
General Purpose
2022
$10K
Operating Support
2022
$10K
SUPPORT ADOPT-A-SCHOOL SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM.
2022
$10K
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION.
2022
$10K
TOWARDS SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS.
2022
$10K
Operating Support
2022
$10K
General Operating Support
2022
$10K
Toward environmental education programs
2022
$8K
ENVIRONMENTAL
2022
$8K
Matching gift-operating support
2022
$6K
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
2022
$5K
UNRESTRICTED OPERATING FUNDS
2022
$5K
General Support
2022
$5K
TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2022
$5K
OUTDOOR RECREATION AND EDUCATION
2022
$5K
Outreach Science Education - House of Treasures
2022
$5K
UNRESTRICTED OPERATING FUNDS
2022
$5K
GENERAL DONATION
2022
$4K
ARBORETUM MISSION OF NATURE EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION
2022
$3K
General support
2022
$1K
Matching gift-unrestricted
2022
$500
Toward general operations
2022
$100
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$40K
CHARITABLE
2021
$30K
Conservation - Youth education programming
2021
$22K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2021
$20K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2021
$14K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$14K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$10K
Charitable Contribution
2021
$10K
ADOPT-A-SCHOOL SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM
2021
$10K
Funds to produce "Field Notes Workbook"
2021
$10K
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
2021
$8K
Program support
2021
$5K
Adopt-A-School Hands-On Outdoor Science Education
2021
$5K
GENERAL FUND
2021
$5K
UNRESTRICTED OPERATING FUNDS
2021
$5K
TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS
2021
$600K
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
2020
$100K
Toward sustaining operations during master plan implementation
2020
$100K
Toward sustaining operations during master plan implementation
2020
$70K
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION.
2020
$20K
CHARITABLE
2020
$20K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$19K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$15K
TOWARDS SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS.
2020
$10K
ADOPT-A-SCHOOL SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM
2020
$8K
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
2020
$5K
TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2020
$5K
Spring 2020 Gala support (cancelled)
2020
$5K
Table at the 2020 Gala, the donor advisor will be attending
2020
$5K
Adopt-A-School Science Education Program
2020
$5K
CONTRIBUTION TO THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND TO ENABLE THEM TO FULFILL THEIR CHARITABLE PURPOSE.
2020
$5K
General Operating Support
2020
$5K
UNRESTRICTED OPERATING FUNDS
2020
$2K
GENERAL FUND
2020
$1K
Alfresco Gala, the donor advisor will not be attending
2020
$1K
2020 Alfresco Gala 'Starlight and Sycamores' in April, the donor advisor will not be attending
2020
$1K
In honor of Winifred Riser
2020
$500
HONOR AND REWARD HOUSTON AND SURROUNDING AREA TEACHERS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING WORK.
2020
$300
Matching Gift for General Operating Support
2020
$300
Matching Gift for General Operating Support
2020
$250
In memory of Robert Easton
2020
$50
Matching Gifts Program
2020
$397K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$125K
SUPPORT OF THE FINAL PHASE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MASTER PLAN
2019
$29K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2019
$11K
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
2019
$1K
Donation
2019
$21K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$15K
Charitable Event
2018
$10K
CHARITABLE
2018
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$8K
Adopt-A-School Science Education Program
2018
$2K
GENERAL FUND
2018
$2K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$37K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$10K
Master plan
2017
$7K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2017

Funded by

$5.1M from 55 funders · 167 grants · 2017–2024

Dan L Duncan Foundation

$1.7M · 2 grants · 2020–2022

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$560K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

The Brown Foundation Inc

$341K · 15 grants · 2022–2024

Houston Endowment Inc

$301K · 5 grants · 2020–2022

Four Lee Foundation

$270K · 6 grants · 2018–2024

Greater Houston Community Foundation

$172K · 15 grants · 2018–2024

The Powell Foundation

$130K · 2 grants · 2021–2022

Anne and Don Fizer Foundation

$127K · 1 grant · 2018

Details

EIN741587880
NTEE codeC410
Subsection03
Ruling date1967-09
Formed1967
Employees30
Volunteers250
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