Memorial Park Conservancy INC
Restores, preserves, and enhances a large urban park for community enjoyment. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $22.0M in revenue, $12.3M in expenses, and $56.2M in net assets.Pt I
- Founded
- 2000
- Type
- Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Filings
- 6 on file (2020–2025)
More identity details & actions ⌄
This section is blank until Memorial Park Conservancy INC claims this page.
Know this organization? Claim it to add your story
Summary of the Filing
Where the work happens
Welcoming and Engaging Park Visitors
Memorial Park Conservancy ("MPC") regularly provides a diverse range of free and low-cost community events, spanning from cultural festivals to engaging educational activities. This year the Conservancy broadened its programming to emphasize health and wellness by offering free yoga classes, meditation, Pilates sessions and soccer…
Master Plan
In April 2025, Memorial Park Conservancy unveiled plans for Memorial Groves, and shortly after began preliminary site work and ecological restoration for the project. This new space will pay tribute to the Park's history while further enhancing its natural beauty and providing expanded opportunities for recreation, education, and…
Operating and Maintaining the Park
The Conservancy operates and maintains 1,100 acres of Memorial Park's 1,500 acres, aspiring to implement the principles of exceptional park management and stewardship. The Conservancy furthers its mission by enhancing park amenities, backing forestry management initiatives, planting native species, maintaining both natural and paved…
Run this program? Claim this org to tell your story
Identity & Classification
Governance & Policies
Officers, Directors & Key Employees
Shellye Arnold’s $495K as President & CEO (thru 10/24) is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 324 $10–100M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shellye Arnold | $494,833 | $444,743 | $408,461 | $353,718 | $302,273 | $247,109 |
| Randy Odinet | — | $205,696 | $303,538 | $275,731 | $242,500 | $183,077 |
| Cara Lambright | — | — | — | — | $289,631 | $171,297 |
| Chris Ballard | $244,787 | $59,101 | — | — | — | — |
| Holli Clements | $198,353 | $175,510 | $146,977 | $119,613 | — | — |
| Elizabeth Taylor | $157,789 | $112,765 | — | — | — | — |
| Corri Pfeiffenberger | — | — | $144,231 | — | — | — |
| Carolyn White | — | — | — | — | $134,000 | $113,552 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Memorial Park Conservancy INC executive salaries →Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role
Statement of Revenue
Statement of Functional Expenses
Balance Sheet
Financial Metrics
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
| Metric | This org | Peer median | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program ratio | 71% | — | — |
| Overhead ratio | 19% | — | — |
| Fundraising cost ratio | 7% | — | — |
| Revenue growth | 17% | — | — |
| Investment management fee ratio | 0.2% | — | — |
| Legal fee ratio | 0.3% | — | — |
| Accounting fee ratio | 0.2% | — | — |
| Fundraising fee ratio | 1% | — | — |
Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.
Grants
Similar Organizations
Compare
Filings & Schedule Manifest
Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org
Sources
Names, privacy, and removal requests More
The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.
Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.
We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.
Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.
If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.
Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.
If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.
If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context
Made it to the end? Claim this organization