Support
Plein air watercolor painting used with permission of Houston artist Rona Lesser (ronalesser.com).
The Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy (WWGC) invites individuals, families, and businesses to support us in operating, maintaining, and enhancing our 291-acre community park. When you give, you become a partner in keeping the Willow Waterhole Greenway a beautiful urban greenspace. You can help us operate, maintain, and enhance our 291-acre community park through an annual membership or donations for specific projects or by volunteering for any of our many projects.
Join
Memberships are essential to sustaining the Greenway. Like any business, The Conservancy pays operating expenses. We have monthly bills for water, electricity, insurance, storage, and security cameras. We also purchase trees, plants, mulch, seeds, herbicides, and gardening equipment for conservation workdays. Ongoing maintenance efforts require tools and supplies to keep the Greenway clean, repaired, and beautiful.
Annual Membership Levels and Benefits
All membership levels include an invitation to exclusive members-only activities and a subscription to our quarterly newsletter, The Watering Hole. Recognition of your membership will appear on our website's Conservancy Supporters page.
Individual Membership
($50—$99, Veterans $40)
Family Membership
($100—$249)
Supporting Membership
($250—$499)
You will receive an official WWGC baseball cap.
Sustaining Membership
($500—$999)
You will receive two official WWGC baseball caps.
Greenway Patron
($1000—$2499)
You will receive a special gift, recognition at MusicFest, and an official WWGC baseball cap.
Conservancy Patron
($2500 and greater)
You will receive a special gift, recognition at the MusicFest, two official WWGC baseball caps and an exclusive tour of the 291 acre Greenway.
Increase your membership
We need your help to continue to grow. You may increase your membership level during the year with multiple donations and thereby be entitled to special benefits where appropriate. See the Donate to the Park section below for giving options.
Donate to the Park
Donations help maintain the park through ongoing conservation and maintenance programs, enhance amenities, including new trails and parking, provide programming, such as our annual free MusicFEST event, and support special projects that we undertake. For details or questions about current or future projects, send an email to membership@willowwaterhole.org.
Conservation and Maintenance
Donations sustain the Conservancy's ongoing community programs to plant, prune, and mulch trees; remove invasive plants; pick up litter; maintain amenities such as trails, the arboretum, pocket prairie, birding center, benches, and tables; and mow in areas not covered by the City or County. When you designate your donation to Conservation and Maintenance, you become a member.
Capital Projects
Donations help fund new trails, land acquisition, and planned amenities such as an outdoor classroom, restrooms, the development of the Native Prairie Preserve, and additional parking.
MusicFest
Donations to MusicFest enable free admission at the annual Willow Waterhole MusicFest event. They cover payments to musicians, parking shuttles, special event insurance, and stage and tent rentals.
Donate by Credit Card or PayPal:
To donate by mail, make your check payable to:
Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy
and mail it to:
Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy
P.O. Box 35676
Houston, TX 77235-5676
Become a Volunteer
We rely on our many volunteers to help maintain the park and its amenities, host community events, and fundraise for projects. We welcome partnerships with neighborhood civic clubs, community organizations, scout troops, garden clubs, volunteer consultants, and interested individuals. If you’d like to volunteer or learn more about opportunities and our stewardship program for volunteers, contact volunteer@willowwaterhole.org.
Join Friends of Levitt Pavilion
The Friends of Levitt Pavilion Houston are working with the Los Angeles-based Mortimer and Mimi Levitt Foundation to design and build an outside music venue—Levitt Pavilion Houston—that will provide 50 free concerts a year and enhance economic development in the area. This nonprofit group welcomes donors and members to its Founders Circle of donors to help in budgeting, master planning, and marketing.
Trees for Houston Tribute Grove
The Trees For Houston Tribute Program allows donors to commemorate a special occasion, honor a friend or loved one, or to make a memorial gift. All tribute trees are planted in at the Willow Waterhole Greenway.
The Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are fully tax-deductible to the extent of the law.
Form 990 is a federal tax form that describes our programs and activities, revenue sources, and sustainability. It shows that we are operating lawfully and responsibly and helps the public evaluate the strength and viability of our organization.
Willow Waterhole Greenspace has earned the Gold GuideStar Nonprofit Profile Seal of Transparency. This recognition is offered by Candid, the world’s largest source of nonprofit information. It shows the Conservancy’s commitment to transparency about its goals, strategies, and vision, and means that our financial records have been audited and are up to date and accurate and that we have completed a self-reported statement related to our goals, strategies, capabilities, indicators, and progress. The rating enables potential donors and funders to make informed decisions about their contributions.