TX 501(c)(3)

WATERLOO GREENWAY CONSERVANCY

AUSTIN, TX Founded 2010 EIN 273225405
S20: Community Improvement, Capacity Building $9,430,975 budget Filed 2023

WATERLOO GREENWAY CONSERVANCY CREATES AND MAINTAINS AN EXTRAORDINARY URBAN PARK SYSTEM AND A RESTORED WALLER CREEK, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN, FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL. THE CONSERVANCY RENEWS THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, PROMOTES PLAY, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, ECONOMIC VITALITY AND MOBILITY, AND ENGAGES THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUTREACH, EDUCATION, CULTURAL EVENTS, AND THE ARTS.

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Total received from foundations
$8.4M
100 grants from 41 funders · 2018–2025
Annual revenue
$7,383,845
Annual expenses
$9,430,975
Total assets
$13,479,535
Months of operating reserves
17.2
assets / monthly burn
Funding history · IRS 990-PF public records

Who funds WATERLOO GREENWAY CONSERVANCY

$8.4M
Total received
41
Distinct funders
100
Grants on record
2018–2025
Span of records

Top funders by cumulative giving

  1. 1
    STILL WATER FOUNDATION II
    Abilene, TX · 3 grants · last 2023
    $1.68M
    cumulative
  2. 2
    FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
    Boston, MA · 6 grants · last 2023
    $1.04M
    cumulative
  3. 3
    GOLDMAN SACHS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
    New York, NY · 1 grant · last 2021
    $1.00M
    cumulative
  4. 4
    SUGAR CREEK FOUNDATION
    Pennington, NJ · 3 grants · last 2024
    $810K
    cumulative
  5. 5
    NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR
    Jenkintown, PA · 6 grants · last 2023
    $585K
    cumulative
  6. 6
    THE CONTEMPORARY AUSTIN MUSEUM INC
    · 1 grant · last 2019
    $584K
    cumulative
  7. 7
    DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
    San Francisco, CA · 4 grants · last 2023
    $477K
    cumulative
  8. 8
    AUSTIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
    Austin, TX · 5 grants · last 2022
    $433K
    cumulative
  9. 9
    MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC
    Indianapolis, IN · 3 grants · last 2021
    $270K
    cumulative
  10. 10
    The Powell Foundation
    Houston, TX · 10 grants · last 2023
    $239K
    cumulative
  11. 11
    The Susan Vaughan Foundation Inc
    Houston, TX · 3 grants · last 2024
    $150K
    cumulative
  12. 12
    MFI FOUNDATION
    Austin, TX · 2 grants · last 2023
    $140K
    cumulative

Where the money came from (United States)

Texas counties the money came from

7 TX counties with funders on record
  1. 1 Taylor 3 grants · $1.7M
  2. 2 Travis 21 grants · $926K
  3. 3 Harris 19 grants · $554K
  4. 4 Dallas 6 grants · $65K
  5. 5 McLennan 1 grant · $20K
  6. 6 Jefferson 1 grant · $10K
  7. 7 Tarrant 1 grant · $5K
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Filing and contact details Data quality: 40%

Officer
TIM LAFREY
CHAIR
Last 990 filed
2023
most recent IRS filing
Year founded
2010
IRS ruling year
EIN
273225405
NTEE classification
S20
Community Improvement, Capacity Building
From Form 990

Programs and activities

ONCE COMPLETE, WATERLOO GREENWAY WILL BE A 35 ACRE, 1.5-MILE PARK SYSTEM OF CONNECTED GREEN SPACE THAT WILL BE HOME TO A WILD ARRAY OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL DESTINATIONS. A SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND WATERLOO GREENWAY CONSERVANCY, THIS PARK IS BEING PLANNED, DESIGNED, AND BUILT IN A SERIES OF GEOGRAPHIC MILESTONES. SYMPHONY SQUARE, WATERLOO PARK, AND MOODY AMPHITHEATER ARE NOW OPEN. CONSTRUCTION OF THE CONFLUENCE BEGAN IN 2023.
WATERLOO GREENWAY CONSERVANCY'S PARK OPERATIONS PROGRAM MAINTAINS AND OPERATES WATERLOO PARK IN DOWNTOWN AUSTIN. THE PARK OPERATIONS TEAM MAINTAINS 1.5 MILES OF TRAILS, 500 TREES, 90,000+ PLANTS, A BEAUTIFUL TREE DECK, AN OPEN PLAZA, AND A 5,000 PERSON CAPACITY OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER.
WATERLOO GREENWAY'S NON-ARTS PROGRAMMING INCLUDES PARTNERSHIP-BASED HEALTHY LIVING/FITNESS CLASSES AND A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM. FITNESS CLASSES ARE OFFERED AT THE PARK THROUGHOUT THE SPRING AND SUMMER. THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM OPERATES YEAR-ROUND TO RAISE CITYWIDE AWARENESS AND ENSURE THAT RESIDENTS IN ALL 10 COUNCIL DISTRICTS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH AND BENEFIT FROM THE PROJECT.
Data provenance

About this profile

Built from the IRS Business Master File, Form 990 and 990-EZ filings, and public website enrichment. Funding history is derived from IRS Form 990-PF Schedule I grant records for private foundations. Data accuracy depends on how recently the organization filed. The data-quality score reflects how many fields are populated.

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