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GREATER HOUSTON PARTNERSHIP INC: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
GREATER HOUSTON PARTNERSHIP INC (EIN 76-0267896)
Tax period
2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed
2011-11-14
IRS object ID
201143189349304459
Schema version
2010v3.4
Source
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Activity Or Mission DescriptionTHE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE OF THE GREATER HOUSTON PARTNERSHIP IS TO BUILD REGIONAL ECONOMIC PROSPERITY. GHP FACILITATES RELOCATIONS AND EXPANSIONS INTO THE HOUSTON AREA AND CONDUCTS INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH INITIATIVES AND STRAGEGIC PLANNING.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Mission DescriptionTHE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE OF THE GREATER HOUSTON PARTNERSHIP IS TO BUILD REGIONAL ECONOMIC PROSPERITY. GHP FACILITATES RELOCATIONS AND EXPANSIONS INTO THE HOUSTON AREA AND CONDUCTS INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH INITIATIVES AND STRAGEGIC PLANNING.MissionDescription
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DescriptionMEMBER SERVICES DIVISION: - MEMBERSHIP DUES REVENUE REACHED NEARLY 6 MILLION IN 2010, SETTING A NEW RECORD FOR TOTAL MEMBERSHIP INCOME. - THE NEW MEMBER RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN, "GET CONNECTED", RESULTED IN 333 NEW MEMBERS JOINING GHP. -THE HOUSTON YOUNG PROFESSIONALS ENDEAVOR (HYPE) WAS SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED WITH MORE THAN 900 MEMBERS INVOLVED BY YEAR END. 6 HYPE EVENTS WERE PRODUCED DURING THE YEAR. - THE NEWLY REVISED BUSINESS LEADERSHIP COUNCIL DEVELOPED A LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM SERVING 150 SMALL - MID-SIZE BUSINESS OWNERS. (SEE SCH O) - THE GHP PRODUCED NEARLY 450 MEETINGS AND EVENTS, DRAWING MORE THAN 19,000 ATTENDEES - 2010 WAS THE INAUGURAL YEAR FOR SIGNATURE EVENTS, WHICH ATTRACTED OVER HALF OF THE TOTAL ATTENDEES. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DIVISION: - THE GHP ORGANIZED AND LED TRADE MISSIONS TO ELEVEN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. - EIGHT "INVEST IN HOUSTON" SEMINARS WERE HELD DURING THE YEAR WITH MORE THAN 560 INTERNATIONAL ATTENDEES. - SIXTEEN MUTUAL COOPERATION AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE GHP AND INTERNATIONAL CITIES/REGIONS WERE SINGED. - MORE THAN 100 TRADE MATCHES WERE MADE BETWEEN HOUSTON DELEGATION MEMBERS AND FOREIGN COMPANIES DURING MISSIONS LED BY THE GHP. - THE GHP HELD 104 HOUSTON TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFINGS FOR INTERNATIONAL DELEGATIONS. - THE GHP HELPED FACILITATE THE OPENING OR EXPANSION OF OFFICES FOR 11 NEW INTERNATIONAL TRADE ENTITIES IN HOUSTON REGION DURING 2010. PUBLIC POLICY DIVISION: - THE GHP SUCCESSFULLY FOCUSED THE EFFORTS OF AREA CHAMBERS, LOCAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA AND ELECTED OFFICIALS TOWARD SAVING APPROXIMATELY 3,000 JOBS FOR A LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR. - THE BUSINESS ISSUES COMMITTEE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY COMMITTEE ENGAGED WITH THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL TO SUPPORT PROPOSITION 1, A DEDICATED PAY-AS-YOU-GO FUNDING SOURCE TO IMPROVE THE CITY'S DRAINAGE AND STREET INFRASTRUCTURE. THE GHP ALSO PLEDGED TO ASSIST THE CITY WITH IMPLEMENTATION. - THE GHP CREATED, ADVOCATED AND SUPPORTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE QUALITY OF LIFE COALITION, A COMPREHENSIVE TRAIL AND PARK VISION AND CONCEPT PLAN THAT DEVELOPS 250 MILES OF LAND ALONG HARRIS COUNTY'S 10 MAJOR BAYOUS IN THE HOUSTON REGION. - SUPPORTED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HOUSTON BASED PRINCIPAL TRAINING ACADEMY MODELED ON HIGH-QUALITY PREPARATION PROGRAMS NATION-WIDE, FEATURING A HIGHLY SELECTIVE RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PROCESS, A HANDS-ON INTERNSHIP AND ACTIVE LEARNING PROJECTS, AND A COHORT OF PEERS WHO DEVELOP A SUPPORTIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR UPWARDS OF 140 NEW AND ASPIRING PRINCIPALS ANNUALLY, SUPPORTING PARTNER SCHOOL DISTRICTS INCLUDING ALDINE, HOUSTON, HUMBLE, SPRING, SPRING BRANCH AND YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS. OPPORTUNITY HOUSTON (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT): - IN 2010, MORE THAN 1,700 SUSPECTS AND LEADS WERE ADDED TO THE GHP'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE. - 22 MILLION IN EARNED MEDIA, 121 MILLION MEDIA IMPRESSIONS AND 584 ARTICLES, BROADCAST SEGMENTS AND ON-LINE FEATURES SUCH BLOOMBERG, FINANCIAL TIMES, NEW YORK TIMES AND THE WALL STREET JOURNAL WERE GENERATED DURING 2010. - THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY HOUSTON MAGAZINE "GREEN ISSUE" SPOTLIGHTING THE HOUSTON REGION'S ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLEAN TECH INDUSTRIES WAS INTRODUCED. THE "GREEN ISSUE" RECEIVED THE 2010 IEDC "BEST OF" PROMOTIONAL AWARD FOR A PUBLICATION. - THE OPPORTUNITY HOUSTON PROGRAM FULLY SUPPORTED MORE THAN 36 TRADE SHOWS, MISSIONS, AND CONFERENCES DOMESTICALLY AND ABROAD PER ESTABLISHED INDUSTRY CLUSTERS INCLUDING THE CHINA WORLD EXPO MISSIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. - A STRATEGIC MEDIA CAMPAIGN AND BLITZ WAS CONDUCTED IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE JOBS IN THE HOUSTON REGION CONNECTED TO THE NASA CONSTELLATION PROGRAM. IN JUST TWO DAYS MORE THAN 2 MILLION MEDIA IMPRESSIONS WERE REALIZED. A RELATED CAMPAIGN WAS DEVISED AND DEPLOYED RELATIVE TO THE PLANNED MERGER OF CONTINENTAL AND UNITED AIRLINES. - THE GHP'S DIGITAL AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, WHICH OPTIMIZES THE SOCIAL MEDIA FORUM BY RECRUITING AND ENGAGING LOCAL HOUSTON SPOKESPERSONS TO SPREAD POSITIVE STORIES ABOUT THE REGION THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIUMS SUCH AS LINKEDIN, TWITTER, FACEBOOK AND BLOGS WAS LAUNCHED DURING 2010. - ONLINE TRAFFIC TO TARGETED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PAGES @ HOUSTON.ORG REFLECTED 380% HIGHER THAN AVERAGE VISITOR METRICS COMPARED TO SIMILAR SITES. - THE GHP WAS NAMED "TOP SITE SELECTION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION" BY SITE SELECTION MAGAZINE AND WAS ALSO PRESENTED "BEST IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MARKETING" FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW BY THE AMERICAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION HOUSTON CHAPTER.Description
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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total128210Total

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total548372Total

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total391670Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total59807Total

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total48923Total

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total24059Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1060661Total

Advertising Advertising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total71364Total

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total182885Total

Occupancy Occupancy

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total695357Total

Travel Travel

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total288470Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total85294Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total233589Total

Insurance Insurance

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total23658Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotal
MEALS AND FACILITIES1143126
MKT PROGRAMS & SPONSORSHP402565
WEBCAST & AUDIOVISUAL PRD158654
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS152135
EQUIP RENT & MAINTENANCE111314

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total519830Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total11964307Total
Program Services0ProgramServices
Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY775BOY
EOY775EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY3717822BOY
EOY9156285EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY5159310BOY
EOY3121068EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY415629BOY
EOY692468EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY186194BOY
EOY197371EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis1820213LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec1325765LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY561657BOY
EOY494448EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY3389790BOY
EOY3645864EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY13431177BOY
EOY17308279EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY437237BOY
EOY524771EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1765878BOY
EOY2295965EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY2203115BOY
EOY2820736EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY2141968BOY
EOY3154669EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY9086094BOY
EOY11332874EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY11228062BOY
EOY14487543EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY13431177BOY
EOY17308279EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses2987239ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes272242ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedtrueFSAudited
Audit CommitteetrueAuditCommittee
Financial Statement SeparateXFinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed4955 TaxfalseForm4720Filed4955Tax
Correction MadefalseCorrectionMade
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiled
Form4720 FiledfalseForm4720Filed
VolunteersfalseVolunteers
Paid Staff Or ManagementfalsePaidStaffOrManagement
Media AdvertisementsfalseMediaAdvertisements
Mailings MembersfalseMailingsMembers
Publications Or BroadcastfalsePublicationsOrBroadcast
Grants Other OrganizationsfalseGrantsOtherOrganizations
Direct Contact LegislatorsfalseDirectContactLegislators
Rallies DemonstrationsfalseRalliesDemonstrations
Other ActivitiesfalseOtherActivities
Not Described In501c3falseNotDescribedIn501c3
Form4720 Filed4912 TaxfalseForm4720Filed4912Tax
Substantially All Dues NondeductfalseSubstantiallyAllDuesNondeduct
Only In House LobbyingfalseOnlyInHouseLobbying
Agree To Carryover Prior YeartrueAgreeToCarryoverPriorYear
Dues Assessments7268729DuesAssessments
Non Ded Lobby Political Current723122NonDedLobbyPoliticalCurrent
Non Ded Lobby Political Carryover-591121NonDedLobbyPoliticalCarryover
Non Ded Lobby Political Total132001NonDedLobbyPoliticalTotal
Aggr Amt Reported In Dues Notices1244202AggrAmtReportedInDuesNotices
Taxable-$1,112,201TaxableAmount

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Disclosed Orgs Legal ControlfalseDisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable PurposesfalseDisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy MonitoringfalseWrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements SatisfiedfalseSect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Solicited Assets For SalefalseSolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee EtcfalseAgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FSfalseIncludedOnFS
Endowments Held By Unrelated OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule RfalseAreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis1273178InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation838937Depreciation
Book Value434241BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis547035InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation486828Depreciation
Book Value60207BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings494448TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Revenue14951546TotalRevenue
Total Expenses11964307TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year2987239ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments272242NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Other-$4,459,923OtherAmount
Total Adjustments-4187681TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS-1200442ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt10890949TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments272242NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities149162DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Other Revenues542058OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990963462RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal9927487RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included24059InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Other Revenues Not Included5000000OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt5024059RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form99014951546TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt12091391TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities149162DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Other Expenses Included5001981OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F9905151143ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal6940248ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included224059InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Other Expenses Not Included5000000OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt5024059ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form99011964307TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
RECONCILIATION OF CHANGES - OTHERSCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 8REVENUE OF GHP FOUNDATION 542,058 ELIMINATED GRANT REVENUE FROM GHP FOUNDATION -5,000,000 EXPENSES OF GHP FOUNDATION -5,001,981 ELIMINATED GRANT EXPENSE OF GHP FOUNDATION 5,000,000
REVENUE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHERSCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2DREVENUE OF GHP FOUNDATION 542,058
REVENUE AMOUNTS INCLUDED ON RETURN - OTHERSCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4BELIMINATED GRANT REVENUE FROM GHP FOUNDATION 5,000,000
EXPENSE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHERSCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIII, LINE 2DEXPENSES OF GHP FOUNDATION 5,001,981
EXPENSE AMOUNTS INCLUDED ON RETURN - OTHERSCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIII, LINE 4BELIMINATED GRANT EXPENSE OF GHP FOUNDATION 5,000,000

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp ArrangementfalseEquityBasedCompArrangement

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (6 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg
JEFF MOSELEY
2900002105001740018119536019
TRACEY MCDANIEL
200000520001200012035276035
CRAIG RICHARD
178000155001068013890218070
CODY SUTTON
17800055001068011935206115
RUSSELL REESE
145000800087006497168197
MARTI BOONE
1450005500870011692170892

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (4 entries)

RelationshipRelationshipAmount Of TransactionAmountOfTransactionDescription Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransactionSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues
UNITED HEALTHCARE
DIRECTOR592008MEDICAL/DENTAL INSfalse
LOCKE LORD BISSELL LIDDELL LLP
DIRECTOR154496LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACYfalse
JP MORGAN CHASE
DIRECTOR60775BANK SERVICE FEESfalse
US TRUST
DIRECTOR28668BANK SERVICE FEESfalse

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxDescriptionDescriptionNumber Of ContributionsNumberOfContributionsNoncash Contribs Rptd F990NoncashContribsRptdF990Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
XCOMPUTER SFTWE1103352FAIR VALUE
XPUBLIC ADV145810FAIR VALUE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (9 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONFORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTHE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE OF THE GREATER HOUSTON PARTNERSHIP IS TO BUILD REGIONAL ECONOMIC PROSPERITY. GHP FACILITATES RELOCATIONS AND EXPANSIONS INTO THE HOUSTON AREA AND CONDUCTS INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH INITIATIVES AND STRAGEGIC PLANNING.
FIRST ACHIEVEMENT DESCRIPTIONFORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A- THE GHP PRODUCED NEARLY 450 MEETINGS AND EVENTS, DRAWING MORE THAN 19,000 ATTENDEES - 2010 WAS THE INAUGURAL YEAR FOR SIGNATURE EVENTS, WHICH ATTRACTED OVER HALF OF THE TOTAL ATTENDEES. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DIVISION: - THE GHP ORGANIZED AND LED TRADE MISSIONS TO ELEVEN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. - EIGHT "INVEST IN HOUSTON" SEMINARS WERE HELD DURING THE YEAR WITH MORE THAN 560 INTERNATIONAL ATTENDEES. - SIXTEEN MUTUAL COOPERATION AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE GHP AND INTERNATIONAL CITIES/REGIONS WERE SINGED. - MORE THAN 100 TRADE MATCHES WERE MADE BETWEEN HOUSTON DELEGATION MEMBERS AND FOREIGN COMPANIES DURING MISSIONS LED BY THE GHP. - THE GHP HELD 104 HOUSTON TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFINGS FOR INTERNATIONAL DELEGATIONS. - THE GHP HELPED FACILITATE THE OPENING OR EXPANSION OF OFFICES FOR 11 NEW INTERNATIONAL TRADE ENTITIES IN HOUSTON REGION DURING 2010. PUBLIC POLICY DIVISION: - THE GHP SUCCESSFULLY FOCUSED THE EFFORTS OF AREA CHAMBERS, LOCAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA AND ELECTED OFFICIALS TOWARD SAVING APPROXIMATELY 3,000 JOBS FOR A LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR. - THE BUSINESS ISSUES COMMITTEE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY COMMITTEE ENGAGED WITH THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL TO SUPPORT PROPOSITION 1, A DEDICATED PAY-AS-YOU-GO FUNDING SOURCE TO IMPROVE THE CITY'S DRAINAGE AND STREET INFRASTRUCTURE. THE GHP ALSO PLEDGED TO ASSIST THE CITY WITH IMPLEMENTATION. - THE GHP CREATED, ADVOCATED AND SUPPORTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE QUALITY OF LIFE COALITION, A COMPREHENSIVE TRAIL AND PARK VISION AND CONCEPT PLAN THAT DEVELOPS 250 MILES OF LAND ALONG HARRIS COUNTY'S 10 MAJOR BAYOUS IN THE HOUSTON REGION. - SUPPORTED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HOUSTON BASED PRINCIPAL TRAINING ACADEMY MODELED ON HIGH-QUALITY PREPARATION PROGRAMS NATION-WIDE, FEATURING A HIGHLY SELECTIVE RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PROCESS, A HANDS-ON INTERNSHIP AND ACTIVE LEARNING PROJECTS, AND A COHORT OF PEERS WHO DEVELOP A SUPPORTIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR UPWARDS OF 140 NEW AND ASPIRING PRINCIPALS ANNUALLY, SUPPORTING PARTNER SCHOOL DISTRICTS INCLUDING ALDINE, HOUSTON, HUMBLE, SPRING, SPRING BRANCH AND YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS. OPPORTUNITY HOUSTON (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT): - IN 2010, MORE THAN 1,700 SUSPECTS AND LEADS WERE ADDED TO THE GHP'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE. - 22 MILLION IN EARNED MEDIA, 121 MILLION MEDIA IMPRESSIONS AND 584 ARTICLES, BROADCAST SEGMENTS AND ON-LINE FEATURES SUCH BLOOMBERG, FINANCIAL TIMES, NEW YORK TIMES AND THE WALL STREET JOURNAL WERE GENERATED DURING 2010. - THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY HOUSTON MAGAZINE "GREEN ISSUE" SPOTLIGHTING THE HOUSTON REGION'S ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLEAN TECH INDUSTRIES WAS INTRODUCED. THE "GREEN ISSUE" RECEIVED THE 2010 IEDC "BEST OF" PROMOTIONAL AWARD FOR A PUBLICATION. - THE OPPORTUNITY HOUSTON PROGRAM FULLY SUPPORTED MORE THAN 36 TRADE SHOWS, MISSIONS, AND CONFERENCES DOMESTICALLY AND ABROAD PER ESTABLISHED INDUSTRY CLUSTERS INCLUDING THE CHINA WORLD EXPO MISSIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. - A STRATEGIC MEDIA CAMPAIGN AND BLITZ WAS CONDUCTED IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE JOBS IN THE HOUSTON REGION CONNECTED TO THE NASA CONSTELLATION PROGRAM. IN JUST TWO DAYS MORE THAN 2 MILLION MEDIA IMPRESSIONS WERE REALIZED. A RELATED CAMPAIGN WAS DEVISED AND DEPLOYED RELATIVE TO THE PLANNED MERGER OF CONTINENTAL AND UNITED AIRLINES. - THE GHP'S DIGITAL AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, WHICH OPTIMIZES THE SOCIAL MEDIA FORUM BY RECRUITING AND ENGAGING LOCAL HOUSTON SPOKESPERSONS TO SPREAD POSITIVE STORIES ABOUT THE REGION THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIUMS SUCH AS LINKEDIN, TWITTER, FACEBOOK AND BLOGS WAS LAUNCHED DURING 2010. - ONLINE TRAFFIC TO TARGETED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PAGES @ HOUSTON.ORG REFLECTED 380% HIGHER THAN AVERAGE VISITOR METRICS COMPARED TO SIMILAR SITES. - THE GHP WAS NAMED "TOP SITE SELECTION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION" BY SITE SELECTION MAGAZINE AND WAS ALSO PRESENTED "BEST IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MARKETING" FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW BY THE AMERICAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION HOUSTON CHAPTER.
CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERSFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6ANY PERSON, FIRM, ASSOCIATION, CORPORATION, OR PARTNERSHIP THAT CONTRIBUTES ABOVE THE MINIMUM AMOUNT ESTABLISHED AS DUES BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION WILL BE A REGULAR MEMBER OF THE CORPORATIOM.
ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHTSFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7AMEMBERS HAVE VOTING RIGHTS TO ELECT DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION, TO AMEND THE BYLAWS, AND TO VOTE ON OTHER MATTERS.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE FORM IS REVIEWED BY THE CFO AND CONTROLLER PRIOR TO E-MAILING IT TO BOARD MEMBERS AND FILING WITH THE IRS.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICYFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CA DISCLOSURE FORM IS SUBMITTED TO BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIALFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ACOMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY THE CURRENT CHAIRMAN BASED ON COMPARABLE DATA AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERSFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BSEE ABOVE FOR PROCESS FOLLOWED FOR INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED IN QUESTION 15B.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATIONFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19UPON REQUEST

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GREATER HOUSTON PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11200 SMITH ST 700AddressLine1
CityHOUSTONCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code77002ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN208179135EIN
Primary ActivitiesSUPPORTPrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section501C3ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity Status7PublicCharityStatus
Direct Controlling Entity NAN/ADirectControllingEntityNA
Controlled OrgfalseControlledOrg
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents RoyaltiesfalseReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other OrgfalseGiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other OrgtrueGiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other OrgfalseSaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other OrgfalsePurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of AssetsfalseExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other OrgsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other OrgsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other OrgsfalsePerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other OrgsfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of FacilitiestrueSharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid EmployeestrueSharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other OrgfalseOtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other OrgfalseOtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable

Name Of Other Organization NameOfOtherOrganization

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GREATER HOUSTON PARTNERSHIP FDNBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeCTransactionType
Amount Involved5000000AmountInvolved
Method Of Amt DeterminationGRANT AGREEMENTMethodOfAmtDetermination