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Mark Folkes

President/CEO · The Hobby Center Foundation

President/CEO at The Hobby Center Foundation. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 6 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
6
Roles reported
6
Reported compensation
$643K
Others who share this name
2

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Reported as President/CEO of The Hobby Center Foundation, based in Houston, TX.
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Received $643K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Chief Advancement Officer of Greater Houston Community Foundation — $206K.
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Also listed as Treasurer of Houston Downtown Improvement INC DBA Houston Theater District, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
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Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

The Hobby Center Foundation President/CEO · $46.2M revenue · Houston, TXThe Hobby Center for the Performing Arts deepens understanding of our shared humanity. We serve as a connector, convenor and incubator for all…pay $127K → $437KFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$437Kreported comp
Houston Downtown Improvement INC DBA Houston Theater District Treasurer · $488K revenue · Houston, TXThrough partnership, advocacy, and strategy, the members of Houston Theater District work collectively to ensure that the Theater District is an…Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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Hcpa Services Company President/CEO · $2.2M revenue · Houston, TXTo operate and maintain the parking garage facilities for The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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Hcpa Operating Company President/CEO · Houston, TXHCPA Operating Company provides non-Broadway programming in The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts for the benefit of the Houston community.Filed FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Greater Houston Community Foundation Chief Advancement Officer · $234.2M revenue · Houston, TXTHE MISSION OF THE GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS EXPANDING PHILANTHROPIC IMPACT BY CONNECTING DONORS TO THE CAUSES THEY CARE ABOUT,…pay $138K → $206KFiled FY2022, FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$206Kreported comp
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Bill and Sara Morgan Real Estate Foundation Treasurer/Director · $258K revenue · Houston, TXPROVIDE SUPPORT FOR 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONSFiled FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Mark Folkes

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Mark Folkes 1 organization · Houston, TXStages
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Mark Folkes 1 organization · The Woodlands, TXWoodlands Center for the Performing Arts

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Serves alongside

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President & CEO · FY2023
$710K
M
Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer · FY2023
$358K
R
Sr. Vice President & Chief Philanthropy Officer · FY2020
$280K
D
VP Operations · FY2024
$253K
P
General Counsel · FY2023
$251K
L
VP Finance & Administration · FY2024
$247K
R
Director of Strategic Philanthropy · FY2023
$238K
R
Managing Director of Strategic Philanthropy · FY2022
$234K
J
Personal & Family Philanthropy · FY2023
$229K
D
VP of Community Philanthropy · FY2023
$222K
S
Broadway Gen Manager · FY2024
$218K
J
VP of Personal & Family Philanthropy · FY2022
$217K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org