Our Values Our Work PROTECTING THE WATERWAY
CREATING A WELCOMING NETWORK OF PARKS AND TRAILS
CONNECTING COMMUNITIES
PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OFFERING ENGAGING PUBLIC PROGRAMS
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Dear Friends Whether it’s leading the development of major parks and trails, coordinating conservation activities, or offering public programs and events, Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s (BBP) values guide our work and provide strategic direction. Equity has been at the heart of all we do for decades and, in recent years, has taken on greater importance so that all Houston residents enjoy and have their voices reflected in BBP’s projects and initiatives. This past year, a historic catalyst gift from the Kinder Foundation leveraged City of Houston and Harris County support for our Buffalo Bayou East Master Plan, ensuring that bayou parks and trails can be experienced by people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities. BBP recognizes that our city’s most significant natural waterway needs to be protected. That is why we are stewarding substantial funds for the maintenance of the bayou’s landscape and cleanup of the waterway. We also believe Buffalo Bayou’s parks and green spaces should be activated with recreational offerings, unique relevant programming, and inspiring public art. Our accomplishments have transformed Buffalo Bayou into a valuable natural resource and community asset. Predicated on a set of principles, the organization’s award-winning plans and projects and extraordinary support from the community have been key to our success and make us a local and national leader in enhancing the public realm. As we look to the future, we are committed more than ever to expanding our revitalization efforts to new and exciting destinations and culturally rich and diverse neighborhoods. Our mission and values that guide us ensure we leave no one behind. Please join us as we move forward with this important and vital work. Sincerely,
Shawn W. Cloonan 2022 Board Chair
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Anne Olson President
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We believe public spaces are essential to the vitality and resiliency of cities.
For more than three decades, Buffalo Bayou Partnership has been committed to creating bold and visionary projects that benefit all Houstonians and bolster our city’s quality of life. This past year, BBP’s ongoing planning efforts and a historic level of funding ensure that our organization’s transformative work will continue for generations.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING Responding to the desires of neighborhood residents and the often unintended consequences of developing new park space, BBP incorporated affordable housing into its Buffalo Bayou East plans. In 2022, a major milestone was achieved with the groundbreaking of BBP’s 13-acre, mixed-income housing project, Lockwood on Buffalo Bayou. The project’s first phase consists of 80 multi-family apartment units. Once fully developed, the site will have additional affordable and market rate housing, more than 10 acres of green space, trails, a children’s play area, and dog park. Lockwood on Buffalo Bayou is a collaboration between BBP and Brinshore, a Chicago-based affordable housing developer.
In September, we announced that the Buffalo Bayou East Master Plan would become a reality thanks to a public-private
partnership anchored by a $100 million grant from the Kinder Foundation, which leveraged significant support from Harris County and the City of Houston, including Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone funds. By 2032, BBP and its partners will bring parks, trails, bayou-crossing bridges, affordable housing, cultural destinations, and infrastructure improvements to the Greater East End and Fifth Ward. The $310 million project is one of Houston’s most ambitious park initiatives ever. To move the Buffalo Bayou East project forward, BBP spent the past year acquiring land, completing schematic design and construction documents, hiring new staff as part of our organizational capacity plan, and continuing to raise the additional funds required.
AN UP-CLOSE LOOK AT BUFFALO BAYOU EAST ENHANCEMENTS
The September 26 announcement of the Buffalo Bayou East publicprivate partnership. Left to right: Council Member Robert Gallegos; Commissioner Adrian Garcia; Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia; Nancy and Rich Kinder; Mayor Sylvester Turner; BBP President Anne Olson; Commissioner Rodney Ellis; Council Member Tarsha Jackson; Council Member Karla Cisneros; BBP Board Chair Shawn Cloonan; Director of Houston Parks and Recreation Department Kenneth Allen.
Tony Marron Park will be expanded to 40 acres providing neighborhood residents with a new children’s nature play area, barbeque plaza, spaces for community events, and improved soccer fields. The park also will be home to a facility housing maintenance operations and BBP’s waterway cleanup program.
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Turkey Bend, a former barge terminal, will be repurposed into a recreational and cultural hub. This dramatic East End site includes a large warehouse on Navigation Boulevard, a wharf, and ample opportunities for community gatherings, public art, and retail.
Japhet Creek, a tributary stretching deep into the Fifth Ward, will become a neighborhood pocket park with trails and footpaths, wildflower and native grass plantings, entry plaza, and interpretive signage. A future elevated trail that follows the creek’s banks will provide a direct pedestrian connection to the bayou.
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CONSERVATION AND MAINTENANCE Providing exceptional, long-term care of the spaces developed by our organization is one of BBP’s most important responsibilities. BBP works diligently to maintain the 160-acre Buffalo Bayou Park, as well as the parks and trails in downtown. In addition to regular activities like mowing, pruning plants, trimming trees, maintaining special features, removing trash, and keeping the trails clear, our conservation goals are focused on stabilizing the bayou’s banks, promoting native plant species,
and enhancing natural habitats. In 2022, BBP and Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) initiated a major riparian vegetation project along 11 acres of the bayou’s edge in Buffalo Bayou Park. To be completed in 2023, the project includes planting live willow stakes and a mix of hardwood trees and grasses. To better understand the wildlife in Buffalo Bayou Park, BBP worked with Houston Wilderness to install a game camera that captures footage of birds, coyotes, beavers, raccoons, and opossums that is regularly shared on our social media.
WATERWAY CLEANUP Our organization also protects and maintains the waterway itself through our Clean & Green program. Since the program’s inception in 2002, BBP has become a leader in waterway cleanup, removing approximately 2,000 cubic yards of trash and debris from the bayou each year. In 2022, we made a significant improvement to our collection by launching the Bayou-Vac. This custom boat that vacuums trash from the water’s surface was designed by our Field Operations
We believe Buffalo Bayou and its surrounding landscapes, which are ecologically important and vulnerable, should be protected and maintained. BUFFALO BAYOU PARTNERSHIP
Manager Robby Robinson and BBP Chair Emeritus Mike Garver. Made possible by the generous support of Sis and Hasty Johnson and the Kinder Foundation, the Bayou-Vac enables our staff to remove substantially more trash with greater efficiency. The Clean & Green program also received major media attention last year, with front-page articles in The New York Times and Houston Chronicle and features on Good Morning America and The Kelly Clarkson Show.
VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT Volunteers have always played a key role in our revitalization efforts, and we continue to rely on the hard work of community members to assist our staff with the ongoing care of Buffalo Bayou Park. In 2022, BBP welcomed 2,700 volunteers who contributed 7,500 hours of service helping to remove invasive vegetation, pick up trash, spread mulch, and plant native trees and plants. Generously sponsored by Enbridge, our volunteer program enables BBP to engage Houstonians in our beautification and conservation work while fostering environmental stewardship.
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COMMUNITY BUILDING
CONNECTIONS
Throughout 2022, we continued working together with the communities we serve. BBP’s Community Engagement Manager participated in numerous civic association and Super Neighborhood meetings and organized focus groups that discussed small business development and health and
We believe all people should have equitable access to vibrant, safe, and inclusive spaces.
wellness. To hear from families about their needs and desires for an expanded and enhanced play area at Tony Marron Park, we collaborated with PTOs from area schools to host a community-wide event. We also assembled and engaged a Greater East End and Fifth Ward Ambassadors group as well as a neighborhood group of residents who live near the future Lockwood on Buffalo Bayou housing site. BBP’s leadership and staff also spent extensive time considering what it means to be a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible (DEIA) organization. This work was led by a DEIA board committee, and it prompted a revisiting of our mission and vision statements to focus on the people who use the parks, trails, and reimagined infrastructure for which BBP is known. Board and staff are continuing this vital work and are in the process of writing a DEIA plan to guide BBP’s future.
BBP continued to make progress on building physical connections in 2022. Buffalo Bayou trails are critical to linking neighborhoods, and BBP is committed to ensuring that Houstonians have greater access to the bayou by way of wellmaintained, safe, and interconnected trails and bikeways. After more than a decade of planning and acquiring property, one of BBP’s most unique trail segments opened last year. Located just east of downtown, the new trail incorporates existing infrastructure as it winds its way through the basements of two Harris County buildings on Commerce Street. A collaboration with Houston Parks Board, the project also includes a plaza and green space at Austin Street. This important trail link was generously supported by Barbara and the late Gerald Hines, Wendy and Jeff Hines, Sis and Hasty Johnson, the Kinder Foundation through the Bayou Greenways Program, and the Downtown Redevelopment Authority. BBP will continue extending the trail network through Buffalo Bayou East, with new links and existing segments receiving upgrades and bank stabilization in the coming years. Two new
pedestrian bridges will also be constructed in the area, further connecting the Greater East End and Fifth Ward and providing first-time access from these neighborhoods to the bayou. 6
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While there are numerous opportunities for people to experience the bayou’s natural beauty
We believe people’s lives are enriched when they have individual and shared experiences outdoors.
for relaxation and respite, the waterway’s parks and trails offer an array of active recreational, educational, and cultural activities where people from all walks of life come together. In 2022, as BBP’s horizons broadened, the desire to engage new audiences drove the creation of exciting events, including Night Light, Underground Sounds, and Cistern Illuminated. Throughout the year, ongoing Wellness and Nature Walks, Sound Healing Meditation classes, and pontoon boat tours punctuated the monthly calendar. BBP also began offering many programs in Spanish including boat and Cistern tours. And as in years past, thousands of children and families celebrated nature and wildlife at BBP’s annual events, Kids Day and Summer Species.
PUBLIC ART
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The recent completion of a Public Art Plan formalized BBP’s process for selecting art projects, both temporary and permanent. This plan also creates multiple roles for community input on public art along the bayou, which is critical to the success of the program. These roles include Nominators, knowledgeable professional curators with an interest in BBP’s public art program;
and the Buffalo Bayou East Arts and Culture Stakeholder group comprised of artists and cultural workers connected to the Fifth Ward and Greater East End. The plan calls for ongoing installations in the Cistern, new permanent art in Buffalo Bayou East, and an annual residency with a local Houston artist. Many of these programs and activities launched in 2022.
New Monuments for New Cities by various artists (2019)
Rain by Magdalena Fernández (2016)
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ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
NIGHT LIGHT
KIDS DAY
SUMMER SPECIES
Inaugural BBP Artist-in-Residence Henry Sanchez led bilingual community, nature-focused workshops in a modified shipping container at Yolanda Black Navarro Buffalo Bend Nature Park.
With an attendance of more than 3,000, Night Light was a free evening of multi-media artworks projected onto infrastructure along the Buffalo Bayou East trails, presented in collaboration with Aurora Picture Show.
BBP’s 15th annual KBR Kids Day was held at Tony Marron Park in the East End and included performances, a birds of prey show, reptile and bee exhibits, and much more.
Walks, talks, children’s crafts, films, and more focused on BBP’s 2022 Summer Species, bees, and their importance to the ecosystems along Buffalo Bayou.
UNDERGROUND SOUNDS
PIANO IN THE PARK
BOAT TOURS
CISTERN ILLUMINATED
Underground Sounds was a series of performances by local music organizations that highlighted the remarkable natural acoustics of the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern. Groups featured were Nameless Sound, ROCO, Loop38, and Two Star Symphony.
Piano in the Park was a fun and participatory series featuring multi-talented pianist and singer, Ben Chavez, who recently returned to Houston after performing in several national tours of Broadway productions.
Boat tours are an especially exciting way to experience Buffalo Bayou. In 2022, BBP introduced recurring programs with Spanish speaking guides to the schedule, including boat tours, Cistern tours, and storytime for children.
Cistern Illuminated was a temporary lighting installation by Kelly O’Brien/Fenris that enhanced the Cistern’s architectural elements. Ethereal choral performances by the Schola Cantorum of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart also took place in the installation.
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DONORS GENERAL OPERATIONS
$100,000–189,500 Estate of Lynne B. Johnson and Wayne D. Johnson The Powell Foundation
$10,000-40,000 Ralph B. Abendshein
Bank of America Charitable Foundation Ann Blankinship The Brown Foundation, Inc. The Gordon A. Cain Foundation Crestwood ExxonMobil Foundation Ray C. Fish Foundation in memory of Ms. Eleanor Hastings George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation McKinsey & Company, Inc. Propel Water Allison Sarofim Anne Whitlock and Michael Skelly Herman L. Stude Union Pacific Foundation Susan Vaughan Foundation
$1,000-9,999 BRH Garver Construction in honor of Mike Garver Sandy and Mike Ballases BlackRock Nicole and Brian Cates Clark Condon Associates, Inc. Janet F. Clark in honor of Sis Johnson The Crain Foundation in honor of Helen Gardner Crain and Peter Lacy Crain The Crain Foundation Andrew Delaney Foundation Sarah and Michael Elliott Ann and Tom Estus Marie Fay and Steve Evnochides Shari and Tom Fish Heimbinder Family Foundation Gena and Dave Helm Hobby Family Foundation Houck Family Foundation Houston Endowment Inc. Lee Huber George W. Johnston Karen Marie Jones and Kenneth A. Jones Jr. Katz Coffee
Emily Keeton Jan-Claire Phillips and Jerry Kendall Frances Nguyen and Luke Lewis Shelli and Steve Lindley in honor of the Abendshein Family Edward Main Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty
Sarah G. Candler and Ted McKenna Microsoft Neste US, Inc. Kim Nettles Kelly Apple and Jason Orsak Cindy and B. Kelley Parker III Pamela and James Pool Robertson-Finley Foundation Gillian Stude Sarofim Scurlock Foundation Shell Oil Company Foundation Matching Gifts Program Ellen C.L. Simmons Carrie and Michael St. Croix Charitable Fund Keith & Mattie Stevenson Foundation Strake Foundation The Tapeats Fund Nancy P. Thompson Kelley and David Tobin TotalEnergies Laurie and Ralph Tullier, Jr. Meg and Richard Weekley Williams Companies Teresa and Jimmy Wong Family Foundation Ellen A. Yarrell Sarah and Peter Zuckerman
$100-999 Emily Abeln Amazonsmile BRPS Title Melanie Starman Bash Belinda and Christopher Beale Elin B. Berg Dries Berghman Jay Blackman Janet and Robert G. Bonagurio Paula Bottecelli Aaron Braden Emily and Eric Branton Carol and Gary Bucek Amanda Carrico Libby and Mitch Cheney Chevron Matching Employee Funds Rachel Chiu Sallie Morian and Michael Clark
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Harvey Clemons Jr. Coastal Prairie Conservancy Cathy Colburn Sheila Condon Laura Conely Kenneth D. Council Sharon R. Cunningham DGD Group, Inc. Kathryn Hite de Sousa and Leo de Sousa Diane Donovan
Kelly and Ben Dotson Linda Shead and Tom Douglas Helen and Gary Dowling Helen and Josh Dubach Mindy Dunne EOG Resources, Inc. Fareed Elhaj Amin Esmaily Gayle and Robert M. Eury Exelon Foundation Karen Farber John S. Filla Rachel and Edward Folse Joshua P. Galvan Michael Garofalo Jacqueline Gates Derrick A. Geitner Getty Images Giant Texas Distillery Baiba Kurins Gillard and Charles Francis Gillard Rick Gilpin Jan and Bill Glazner Alicia and Garrett Gordy Ross Scott Griffey Rita and Mike Grogan Diana Gross Marc Anthony Guerrero Maarit and William Harp Kimberly Harrison Peterson Hawkins Amanda and Scott Helminiak Julia Herzog Kate and Joe Hood Lonnie Hoogeboom Elisabeth and Dan Hootman Insperity Karen and Dallas Ives Cristy and Mike Jadick Edwin Jennings Jeremy Jenson Ann Johnson William Johnson Carolyn Karr Christian Kelleher Rodney Kellems Scott Kelley Cindee and Curtis Klement Kroger Dr. Julia Lamb Molly and Duncan Lamme
Stephanie and Richard Langenstein Elizabeth and Kris Larson Colin Latham Harriet and Truett Latimer Lazard Jardine M. LeBrun Euisun Lee Virginia Lew Meredith and William Lewis Olivia Djibo and Olivier Lhommet Lauren J. Lombardo Karl Long Elaine Luttrull in honor of Rita Grogan’s 70th Birthday Elizabeth Anne Lynn Madewell Highland Village Garrick Malone Ryan McCabe Ellen and Rob McConnell Kelsey and Colin McCulley Tiffany McMillan in memory of Georgie McNeill Charitable Foundation Anne Mendelsohn Dawna and Tom Menges Mid-Main Properties, LP Patricia Hunt and Joseph Milton Gerardo (Gerry) S. Montalvo Julia Morgan Mark Andrew Morris Darryl Morrison NRG
Alisha N. Nathoo Robyn and Mike Newburn Karen and Mark Newell Virginia G. Hodge and Bruce F. Nichols Ryan Nick Paul Norris Northern Trust Anne and Tom Olson Kevin O’Neil Kate Pagel
Mary Majors Payne and Leslie Payne Matthew Peacock Elena Penso Randall Petrick Lisa and Greg Pettigrew Phillips 66 Linda Piserelle Linda Powers Jill Jahns and Andrew Probasco Rhythm Energy Susan E. Rudolph Veronica Sauceda Marc B. Schindler Christine Schlenker The Sam Schubert Foundation in honor of Zane and Brady Carruth and Cle and Deb Dade Ashley Seippel Veronica Sesana Erin Mincberg Spiegel and
Scott Spiegel Jake Spisak Janet and HJ Springer Sami Stevens Nicholas Stillman Bill Bob Tallent Aitu and Jason Taube Tellepsen in honor of Anne Olson and Ian M. Rosenberg Emily L. Todd Kelley Katherine Trier Jovienne Trotta in honor of Frances Nguyen and Luke Lewis Mary Anne Piacentini and Drexel Turner Prem K. Vuthandam Sherri and Hulse Wagner in honor of Carol Gibson Wagner Julie and Chris Wallace Dancie Perugini Ware Jo Ann Williams Beth Wolff Dr. Geri Wood Jane L. Wood Joseph Yusz Daniel E. Zamora Gloria Zenteno
In-Kind Aztec Events & Tents Bain & Company Bergner & Johnson Design Cheeky Hard Seltzer Cheers Dessert Gallery Bakery & Cafe Double Trouble Cocktails and Caffeine GRAZE htx Greenway Coffee The Hobbit Cafe Houston Photo Co. + FotoPop Hughie’s Phoenicia Specialty Foods Rebecca Creek Distillery Saint Arnold Brewing Company Topo Chico Urban Eats
BUFFALO BAYOU PARTNERSHIP REGATTA MARCH 5, 2022
BUFFALO BAYOU PARTNERSHIP REGATTA
$15,000
2022 marked the 50th annual BBP Regatta, with more than 700 paddlers taking part in this milestone year. The warm spring day was perfect for the 15-mile canoe and kayak race down Buffalo Bayou, followed by a festive finish line celebration at Allen’s Landing. For the ninth consecutive year, Gillman Subaru served as the generous presenting sponsor of this unique fundraising event.
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Gillman Subaru Subaru of America, Inc. Share the Love Campaign
$1,250-5,000 BKO Services
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Wendy and Shawn W. Cloonan Costello Engineering and Surveying Inc. The Fay School Freese and Nichols Mike Garver Houston Public Works Marie Louise and David Kinder Millis Development & Construction The Morgan Group PEA Group SWCA Environmental Consultants Sawyer Yards US Global Fuels, Ltd.
$100-500 Sandra Anna-John in memory of Bob Heimann Kimberly and Bradley Dennison Huitt-Zollars Kintech Phone & Computer Repair Teresa McCanlies Lisa and Richard McGonigle Anne and Tom Olson Page Katherine Osborne Valdez and Olivia Valdez Elizabeth D. Williams Andrew P. Ziccardi
In-Kind 106.9 and 107.5 Houston’s Eagle Café Natalie ESPN Houston Harris County Flood Control District Lee Glassman/The Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management The Heights Catering Mark Janzer Northwest Amateur Radio Society Raising Cane’s Rambler Saint Arnold Brewing Company Matt Woodruff/Texar US Army Corps of Engineers Whole Foods Market
KBR KIDS DAY OCTOBER 22, 2022
$10,000-38,000 H-E-B KBR
$1,000-5,000 Barrio Dogs Conely Foundation Legacy Community Health Rhythm Energy
In-Kind 365 Things to Do in Houston Houston Family Magazine Houston Parks & Recreation Department
BUFFALO BAYOU PARTNERSHIP GALA BREAKING GROUND ALONG THE BAYOU NOVEMBER 3, 2022
$10,000-25,000 Chinhui and Eddie Allen Laura and John Arnold Bonner and George Ball CenterPoint Energy Wendy Montoya Cloonan and Shawn W. Cloonan Mike Garver H-E-B Hines Sis and Hasty Johnson Kinder Foundation John P. McGovern Foundation Midway Port Houston Barbara and Corbin J. Robertson, Jr. in honor of Sonny Messiah-Jiles and Jodie L. Jiles Anat Kelman Shaw and Chad A. Shaw PhD South Atlantic & Gulf Coast District ILA
$2,500-6,000 Susan and Ron Blankenship Polly and Murry Bowden Camden Gayl and Chuck Carlberg Concept Neighborhood Downtown Redevelopment Authority Jenny Elkins in honor of Sonny Messiah-Jiles and Jodie L. Jiles Shari and Tom Fish Cece and Mack Fowler Esther Friedman Family Foundation in honor of Wendy Montoya Cloonan, Shawn W. Cloonan, Sonny Messiah-Jiles, and Jodie L. Jiles
BUFFALO BAYOU PARTNERSHIP GALA More than 400 guests, many following the suggested attire of sneakers and cocktail attire, supported our annual gala held in Buffalo Bayou Park and raised their glasses to BBP. Co-chairs Wendy Montoya Cloonan and Shawn W. Cloonan with Sonny MessiahJiles and Jodie L. Jiles were joined by Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis in paying tribute to BBP’s announcement of the historic public-private partnership with the City of Houston and Harris County, anchored by a $100 million gift from the Kinder Foundation, to realize the Buffalo Bayou East Master Plan.
Guy Hagstette Ann Lents and David Heaney Houston First International Longshoremen’s Association Ismaili Council for the Southwestern USA Locke Lord LLP/The Kayser Foundation Emily Keeton Carolyn and Matt Khourie Marie Louise and David Kinder Michele and Paul Marvin Gretchen and Andrew R. McFarland Memorial Hermann Alisha N. Nathoo John L. Nau, III Judy and Scott Nyquist Harvey Clemons and Kathy Payton Macey and Harry Reasoner Winifred and Carleton Riser Beth Robertson Leslie and Shannon Sasser Anne Whitlock and Michael Skelly Lainie Gordon and David Mincberg/ Erin Mincberg Spiegel and Scotty Spiegel Structure Tone
Tellepsen Texas Children’s Hospital Transwestern UTHealth Houston Lisa and Barron Wallace Weingarten Art Group Geraldina Interiano Wise and Scott W. Wise Lizzie and Andrew Ziccardi
$1,000-2,499 Emily Abeln Barbara J. Amelio Asakura Robinson Ann and Tom Bastian in honor of Michele Marvin Nancy Glass and John Belmont Ann Blankinship Sara Bongard Cathy Chapman Clark Condon Earl Cummings Richard P. Dawson Defender Rachel and Bruce Deskin Gaynell Floyd Drexler Kathryn and Gary Dudley Forney Construction Harriet Foster Frost Bank Gensler Sophie and Louie Girard
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HR&A Advisors, Inc. Caroline and Larry P. Heard in honor of Sonny MessiahJiles and Jodie L. Jiles Janet and Paul Hobby in honor of Sonny MessiahJiles and Jodie L. Jiles Michael Hohertz JP Morgan Chase Cliff Helmcamp and Jerry Jeanmard
Kellie Jenks Johnny Steele Design, Inc. Elizabeth and Drew Kanaly in honor of Richard P. Dawson Carey Kirkpatrick LESCO Lighting Technology LJA Engineering Karen and Jack Linville Danielle and Darrell Maudlin Scott McCready Michael Hsu Office of Architecture Karen Milligan Audrey and Robb Moses Cullen and Robert Muse Roxann and Tim Neumann New Hope Housing Marion and Achim Noack Anne and Tom Olson Tennessee and David Ott, Jr. Marsha and Charlie Parker
Chris Bryan and Trey Peacock Susan and Renato Pereira Alison and Chris Porter Lillie Robertson Edwin Rumsey Barbara and Tom Solis Anne Symonds Judy and Charles Tate in honor of Sonny MessiahJiles and Jodie L. Jiles Christine and David M. Underwood, Jr. University of Houston Downtown Pamela and William Wallace Walter P Moore Lisa Marshall and Don Welsh Sallie and Bob Wright Lorraine Wulfe in honor of Anne Olson
Bolivar “Bo” M. Fraga Deborah Francis Sam Hinojosa Cristy and Mike Jadick Kristin and Michael Landry Harriet and Whitney Leavell in honor of Carolyn and Matt Khourie Anne and Jack Moriniere NRG Matt Nielson
Erin and Adrian Patterson Michael Robinson, SWA Group Carolyn and Jake Sabat in honor of Karen Farber José Solis Telios Omar Toro-Vaca Ileana and Michael Treviño Joanne G. Wilson
$100-999
In-Kind
Sallie and George Alcorn Nory Angel Jo May and Doug Beagle Minnette and Peter Boesel Paula Bottecelli Claire Caudill Laura Conely Susie and Sanford Criner Marsha Dodson Zion Escobar
A Fare Extraordinaire Bergner & Johnson Design City of Houston Giant Texas Distillery Houston First Houston Parks & Recreation Department LD Systems Total Tent Solutions Total Wine & More Watertight Cocktails
MEMBERSHIP
Founding Patrons $2,500-5,000
MEMBERSHIP Throughout 2022, BBP Members enjoyed happy hours, sunset yoga, bike rides, and unique perks from our community partners. As the year ended, The Currents young professionals group presented Up on the Rooftop—a holiday-themed gathering at the Sunset Coffee Building.
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Fady Armanious and Bill Baldwin Zane and Brady Carruth Isabel and Danny David Jenny Elkins Clayton and Shel Erikson Krista Farrell Kymn and Don Harrison Julie Peak and David Hightower Janet and Paul Hobby Veronika and Nick Jackson Sis and Hasty Johnson Laura and Steve Jones Emily Keeton Wendy and Mavis Kelsey Carey Kirkpatrick Kathleen and Randall Lake Michele and Paul Marvin Catherine and Matt Matthews April and Wells McGee Ginni and Richard Mithoff Audrey and Robb Moses in honor of Mike Garver
Judy and Scott Nyquist Susan and Renato Pereira Isla and T.R. Reckling III Winifred and Carleton Riser Carolyn and Jake Sabat Louisa Stude Sarofim Leslie and Shannon Sasser Jennifer Smith Leigh and Reggie Smith Liz and Andy Stepanian Ann and Karl Stern
Jennifer and Tadd Tellepsen
Founding Patrons $1,000 Geoffrey Allen Nancy C. Allen Vivian Ho and Richard Boylan Kristy and Christopher Bradshaw Barbara J. Burger Jereann Chaney Kelty and Rogers Crain Margaret Culbertson Richard P. Dawson Kimberly and Bradley Dennison C.C. and Duke Ensell Sidney and Ab Fay John S. Filla Caroline and Jeremy Finkelstein Cece and Mack Fowler Jo and Jim Furr Stacey Gillman Shirley Bludau and Mike Grimes Tami Grubb Lisa Helfman and Lee Haverman Catherine Heider Rose Cullivan Hock and Carl Hock Julie Raye Hudek Marie Louise and David Kinder Robin and Danny Klaes Stephanie and Richard Langenstein Katie and Ian Latimer Claire Lee Lucia Martinez and Fernando Lehree Cheryl and Jim Lerdal Kristian and Kahler Marlow Hadia Mawlawi Jennifer and Ben McClure Karen Milligan Louise and Gary Moss Stephanie Weber and Paul Muri Alisha N. Nathoo Page Monica and Bradley Radoff Kim and Chris Reichert Buffi and Bruce Robinson Kelly and David Rose Jennifer Segal Maria Ines Sicardi
Priti Singh Julie and Mike Taetz Michael Thomas Ileana and Michael Treviño John E. Walsh, Jr. Brenda Williams Samantha and Charles Wykoff
Rodney Ray Allison Rosen Talia Delos Santos Lauren Rachel Schwartz Brette Seffens David Senter Sami Stevens Jarrod Scott Thompson Weston Twardowski Cela Whitley Missouri Wilkinson
$100-500 Anthony Allender Margery Anderson
Ally Arias Melissa Richardson Banks Melanie Starman Bash Carol and Gary Bucek Will Butcher Cam Carter Jeannette and Peter Cayea Emilie G. Chesnutt Katherine and Kevin Clegg Diane Cress Spence Dang Family Lisa and David Dargie Pamela Dwyer Johnny Edmonds Pamela and James F. Erwin Leslie Field Janelle Marie Jagnanan and Daniel Fiorillo Lauren Morris and Casey Foote Emelia Forbau Fresh Start Home Services, LLC Jan and Bill Glazner Alina Slavik and Philip Grimaldi Derek Hassmann Gjabby Guterrez and Travis Hassmann Amanda and Scott Helminiak Debra Hill Janet and David Hinners Timothy Ryan Horton Mariana Villanueva and Jeremy Hughes Maylynn and Andy Icken Carolyn Karr Maire Kelley Iain Kennedy Patty Kleinknecht Harriet Leavell Syrenah Stein and Nathan Lerma Olivia Djibo and Olivier Lhommet Diana Liga Naina Magon Paul McAvoy Teresa McCanlies Lenee and Jeff McDonald Adam Mielke Gerardo (Gerry) S. Montalvo Blaine Morris Chandler Morris Bridgette and Neel Naik Danny Phu Nguyen
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Luis Miguel Zarazua
In-Kind Saint Arnold Brewing Company
COCKTAILS IN BLOOM In May, close to 200 guests gathered in colorful attire at FLORA, the restaurant nestled in Buffalo Bayou Park overlooking Lost Lake, to celebrate spring and support BBP. The lovely evening also served as the launch for the Buffalo Bayou Partnership Patrons, a new giving group co-chaired by Isabel David, Judy Nyquist, and Leigh Smith.
Ryan Nick Jordan Elizabeth Rueter and Garen Ohanian Bruce Palmer Brian Peterson Jeffery Pickens Carlo Pippolo Esther and Gary Polland Lara and Jim Powers William Prindiville Jill Jahns and Andrew Probasco Kori and Darren Randle Margaret Rochs Ginger Clarkson and Mark Ryan Grant Schiro Beth B. Schneider Rebecca Estrada and Craig Schofer Brandon Bourque and Derrick Shore Ed and Sylvia Sierra Becky Roof and Gary Smith Aerin Kaye Smith Sharon Staley Matthew Stepanek MaryLou Swift Susan Thompson Paige and Bill Vruggink Jennifer R. Wittman Alec and Bridget Wolk
$55-99 JeAnna Abbott
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Jean-Paul Antoine Claudio Bizzarri Jay Blackman Will Butcher Amanda Carrico Remi Chris-Rotimi Jessica Ashley Correll Amin Esmaily Osie Evans Max Finkelstein Raschely Flint Eva L. Francavilla Adam France Joseph B. Gallegos Hayley K. Girard Ross Scott Griffey Jennifer Hernandez Julia Herzog Morgan Hill Kayleigh Hogan Rachel Elizabeth Iwicki Margaret Kelly Laura Jean Kenyon Abhinav Kumar Grace Lipetska Angelique Maldonado Alejandra Morreo Mary Lou Nadeau Dominique Ngo Paul Norris Lauren Nowak Thomas Palmer Catherine Rabe
Fred Steves in memory of Charles “Dusty” Rhodes
Traci Williams
In-Kind
HIKE AND BIKE TRAILS
Propel Water
PUBLIC ART/PROGRAMMING
$32,500-80,000 Houston Arts Alliance
The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation
$6,000-10,000
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H-E-B Jerome Schultz Vivian L. Smith Foundation
$2,500,000
In-Kind
Downtown Redevelopment Authority/TIRZ #3
The Buzz Magazines
$25,000
CLEAN & GREEN
Enbridge The Wortham Foundation, Inc.
$378,000
$1,000-5,000 Aspen Technology, Inc. Irene and Brian Binash in memory of Charles “Dusty” Rhodes Joseph Caylor, III Chevron Matching Employee Funds Crossmark Global Investments Deloitte Services LP Enterprise Holdings Foundation The Garden Club of Houston Plains All American Pipeline LP Proman USA, Inc. Reliant Shiseido Americas Corp
$100-999 Stephen F. Abney in memory of Charles “Dusty” Rhodes Ascend Performance Materials Episcopal High School FIGS, Inc. Brenda Hilton in memory of Charles “Dusty” Rhodes Paule Anne and Richard Lewis in memory of Charles “Dusty” Rhodes Erin and John E. “Jack” McFarlane, Jr. Brian Reichard in memory of Charles “Dusty” Rhodes Suzy and David Seeley in memory of Charles “Dusty” Rhodes
Harris County Flood Control District
$10,000-30,000 Cheniere Harris County D.A. Supplemental Environmental Project Enforcement Port Houston SM Energy TPC Group TotalEnergies
$1,000-5,000 Alliance to End Plastic Waste David Ellis Fred G. Marshall in memory of my loving wife Linda Katie Oxford Redwood Capital Management Shiseido Americas Corp Waterford Yacht Club, Inc.
$100-250 Anonymous in honor of David Rivers and Trey Dennis Barbara Cooney Linda and Jose M. Esqueda Kevin Forsyth Christopher Foyt Barbara Futter Lisa Lee Lenee and Jeff McDonald Laurel J. Mancini and Frank E. Smith Mike Wheeler
$100-1,000 American AllWaste Charlie Buchanan and Jonathan Denning Hon. Vanessa Gilmore Houston Spirits Run
Austin Jadloski Dr. Brendan and Maria Lee Laura Devitt and Steve Massad Jane Rider Shirley and Greg Rosin Amber and George Sturrock Nancy and John Youens
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$100,000,000 Kinder Foundation
$1,680,000-5,000,000 Harris County Flood Control District The Wortham Foundation, Inc.
$1,000 Sara and Bill Morgan in honor of Nancy Kinder
In-Kind Amandes PLLC Apache Corporation Boyar Miller Mike Garver Kinder Foundation Judy and Scott Nyquist Pinto East End LLC Tellepsen
Donors listed include gifts and pledges of $100 or more made during the fiscal year January 1 to December 31, 2022. Commitments are recognized in full at the time of the pledge. Every effort was made to ensure that the information published is accurate and reflects the requests of individual donors. Should you wish to report a concern regarding information listed, please email giving@buffalobayou.org.
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Statement of Financial Position
Statement of Activities
ASSETS
REVENUE
as of December 31, 2022
Cash and cash equivalents
for the year ended December 31, 2022
2022 $
336,599
Contract service fees
Contributions receivable
5,693,712
Park rentals and fees
Endowment investments
11,011,638
Property, net
33,146,421
Nonfinancial assets
Note receivable
2,250,000
Government grants
TOTAL ASSETS
$
$
3,614,652
$
1,022,033
3,614,652 1,022,033
Contributions:
Other
75,290,954
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
TOTAL
WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS
Fees and program revenues:
22,852,584
Prepaid expenses and other receivables
WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS
2022
10,167
4,525,611
4,535,778
2,198,540
2,198,540
968,199
27,478,688
28,446,887
Special events
585,966
585,966
Cost of direct donor benefits
-211,857
-211,857
Investment income
118,403
Other income
231,270
11,638
231,270
TOTAL REVENUE
6,338,833
34,214,477
Net assets released from donor restrictions
17,156,983
-17,156,983
TOTAL
$
23,495,816
130,041
$
17,057,494
40,553,310
$
40,553,310
LIABILITIES Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$
Deferred revenue
818,535
EXPENSES
337,650
Advanced contributions
61,460
Deferred land lease
1,476,923
Buffalo Bayou development, maintenance and park programming
Note payable
2,402,476
TOTAL LIABILITIES
5,097,044
9,848,335
9,848,335
Management and general
697,450
697,450
Fundraising
423,286
423,286
TOTAL EXPENSES
10,969,071
10,969,071
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
12,526,745
17,057,494
29,584,239
Net assets, beginning of year
23,612,118
16,997,553
40,609,671
NET ASSETS Without donor restrictions
36,138,863
With donor restrictions
34,055,047
TOTAL NET ASSETS
70,193,910
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
BUFFALO BAYOU PARTNERSHIP
$
75,290,954
NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR
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2022 ANNUAL REPORT
$
36,138,863
$
34,055,047
$
70,193,910
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2022 Board of Directors Shawn W. Cloonan President Gaynell Floyd Drexler Vice Chair Andrew P. Ziccardi Treasurer Bolivar M. Fraga Secretary
Ralph Abendshein Andrea Alexander Veronica Avila Andy Canales Harvey Clemons, Jr. Jerry Davis Richard P. Dawson Zion Escobar Guy Hagstette Lisa Helfman Janet Hobby Kellie R. Jenks Marie Louise Kinder Lisa Marshall Erin Mincberg Alisha N. Nathoo Judy Nyquist David Ott, Jr. Erin Patterson Winifred Riser Shannon B. Sasser Christof Spieler Geraldina Interiano Wise Gloria Zenteno
Staff
CHAIRS EMERITUS
EX-OFFICIO
Toni Beauchamp* Chuck Carlberg Brady F. Carruth Collin J. Cox Thomas Fish Mike Garver Dennis Greer Artie Lee Hinds* Sis Johnson Susan Keeton Dr. Manuel Pacheco Bob Phillips F. Max Schuette* Raymond Snokhous* Georgia Wilson
Mayor Sylvester Turner City of Houston
*deceased
ADMINISTRATION Anne Olson President
Judge Lina Hidalgo Harris County
Karen Farber Vice President of External Affairs
Kenneth Allen Houston Parks & Recreation Department
Baldemar Gonzalez Senior Project Manager
Loren J. Blanchard, Ph.D. University of Houston Downtown
Gjabrielle Guterrez Development and Membership Manager
Commissioner Rodney Ellis Harris County Precinct One
CONSERVATION
Robby Robinson Field Operations Manager
Gabriela Sosa Conservation Manager
Trey Dennis Field Operations Technician
Montana Dillard Chase Gravatt Conservation Technicians
Brett Farley Field Operations Mechanic Ned McQuarn Field Operations Technician David Rivers Field Operations Foreman
Rebecca Leija Database and Office Coordinator
Robert Ruiz Field Operations Technician
Michele Nezi Marvin Vice President of Finance and Administration
BUFFALO BAYOU PARK
Commissioner Adrian Garcia Harris County Precinct Two Kris Larson Central Houston Inc.
Leigh McBurnett Chief Development Officer
Roksan Okan-Vick, FAIA Houston First
Jessica McFall Marketing Manager
Jennifer Ostlind City of Houston Planning and Development Department
Laura Mills Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Tina Petersen, Ph.D, P.E. Harris County Flood Control District
Ian M. Rosenberg Senior Vice President of Projects and Planning
Commissioner Tom S. Ramsey, P.E. Harris County Precinct Three
Trudi Smith Director of Programming
Erik Eriksson Port Houston
Juan Antonio Sorto Community Engagement Manager Amy Vargas Bookkeeper BUFFALO BAYOU PARTNERSHIP
CLEAN & GREEN
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2022 ANNUAL REPORT
Joe Rodriguez Park Director Jose Armas Weekend Operations Supervisor Toni Estrada Office Manager
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE Daniel Campa Charles Chatman Isaias Guerrero-Ramirez Matthew Guerrero Juan Hernandez Silvestre Lopez Martin Manzo David Mayberry Patricia Medrano Frank Moreno Genaro Salcedo Alberto Sanchez Ezequiel Sandoval Lester Thomas
VENUE AND VISITOR SERVICES Alison Duran Venue and Visitor Services Supervisor Rosemarie Croll Cistern Coordinator Luis Flores Alejandre Misael Calderon Irmgard Willcockson Cistern Attendants Riane Harris Venue Coordinator Austin Warren Visitor Services Coordinator
PROJECT MANAGER José Solís
as of December 31, 2022
Donna Irwin Horticulturist Steve Parker Volunteer Coordinator Jeff Parkinson Zone Supervisor Alvaro Rangel Zone Supervisor Florensio Tijerina Zone Supervisor
IMAGE CREDITS Katya Horner Lawrence Elizabeth Knox Geoff Lyon Jim Olive Daniel Ortiz Anthony Rathbun Henry G. Sanchez
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MISSION
Buffalo Bayou Partnership creates and stewards welcoming parks, trails, and unique spaces, connecting Houstonians with our city’s most significant natural waterway. VISION
We envision Buffalo Bayou as a unifying and transformative force for Houston.
1019 Commerce Street Suite 200 Houston, Texas 77002
713.752.0314 buffalobayou.org @buffalobayou
REIMAGINING HISTORIC INFRASTRUCTURE
CARING FOR THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
PRESENTING DYNAMIC PUBLIC ART
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