2023-11-15T15:31:53-05:00 2022-12-31 061648707 FIONDELLA MILONE & LASARACINA LLP 300 WINDING BROOK DR STE 1 GLASTONBURY CT 06033 990 2022-01-01 843688749 EVOLVE HOUSTON EVOL 8324180676 1111 LOUISIANA ST SUITE 4260 HOUSTON TX 77002 CASEY BROWN PRESIDENT/ EXECUTIVE 2252471843 2023-11-15 true CASEY BROWN 888008888 false AMBER D TUCKER P01593305 8606573651 2023-11-15 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CASEY BROWN 1111 LOUISIANA ST SUITE 4260 HOUSTON TX 77002 1186149 false X HTTPS://WWW.EVOLVEHOUSTON.ORG/ X 2019 TX IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY SUPPORTING AND ENABLING THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA TO INCREASE EV ADOPTION. 5 5 0 10 0 950000 1186000 0 469 149 0 950469 1186149 0 0 0 0 0 684883 975863 684883 975863 265586 210286 1014660 971406 342594 89054 672066 882352 X IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY SUPPORTING AND ENABLING THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA TO INCREASE EV ADOPTION. false false 62014 EVOLVE HOUSTON'S COMMERCIALIZATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE (C&I) PROGRAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL ITEMS RELATED TO INCREASING EV ADOPTION AND BUILDING OUT A RELIABLE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THE EVS. DURING THE YEAR, THE C&I PROGRAM CONTINUED ITS FLEET ELECTRIFICATION STUDY PILOT PROGRAM WITH THE GOAL OF ASSESSING VEHICLES WITHIN HOUSTON-AREA FLEETS THAT ARE PRIME CANDIDATES FOR ELECTRIFICATION (THEREBY REDUCING HARMFUL GHG EMISSIONS), AND HELPING ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOP THEIR EV ADOPTION STRATEGIES. THE PROGRAM ALSO BEGAN STUDYING THE REGION'S CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENABLING KEY PLAYERS AS A PART OF ITS REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY FOR ELECTRIFICATION (RISE) TO BUILD AND GROW A RELIABLE, EQUITABLE, AND CLEAN EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE. 6464 EVOLVE HOUSTON'S GRANTS PROGRAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TRACKING EV-RELATED GRANTS AND PROVIDING GRANT INFORMATION FOR POTENTIAL APPLICANTS. DURING THE YEAR, THE GRANTS PROGRAM PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND PRIVATE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES THAT HELP INCREASE THE NUMBER OF EVS ON THE ROAD AND, THEREFOR, REDUCED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. THE PROGRAM ALSO HELPED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS NAVIGATE THE GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS TO QUALIFY FOR EV- AND EVSE-RELATED GRANTS, LEADING TO INCREASED FLEET EV ADOPTION AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EVSE DEPLOYMENT. 382356 EVOLVE HOUSTON'S MARKETING PROGRAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EFFECTIVELY PUBLICIZING EVOLVE HOUSTON EFFORTS ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS AND INCREASING EV AWARENESS THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL ACTIVITIES, DIGITAL EFFORTS, AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS. 415152 OTHER PROGRAMS 415152 865986 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 5 5 true true false false false true false true true false false true true true true false false true false false X NICOLAS HADJIGEORGE 7134966025 611 WALKER ST 13TH FL HOUSTON TX 77022 X CHRISTOS ANGELIDES DIRECTOR&VIC 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH GONZALEZ BROCK DIRECTOR & C 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JASON KLEIN DIRECTOR & V X X 0 0 0 CASEY BROWN PRESIDENT/ E 40.00 X 0 0 0 LYNDA CLEMMONS DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE COATES SECRETARY 5.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL CONKLIN TREASURER 5.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER GEORGE PRESIDENT &E 40.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS HADJIGEORGE SECRETARY 5.00 X 0 0 0 RAMANAN KRISHNAMOORTI DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN MARTIN MANAGING PAR 20.00 X 0 0 0 TINA PAEZ DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE PELLEGRIN TREASURER 5.00 X 0 0 0 false false false LDR ADVISORY SERVICES LLC 945 MCKINNEY ST PMB 572 HOUSTON TX 77002 MGMT SERVICES 415152 1 1186000 1186000 149 149 1186149 149 417277 415152 2125 5000 5000 11000 11000 400 400 191941 191941 11343 11343 57361 57361 42482 42482 12431 12431 2302 2302 5559 5559 PROGRAM EXPENSES 144878 144878 SPECIAL SERVICES 59102 59102 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTION 9330 9330 RESEARCH 5227 5227 230 230 975863 865986 109877 0 55386 169861 946390 699787 3000 32500 1402 240 74348 5330 8482 69018 1014660 971406 42594 37485 300000 51569 342594 89054 X 672066 882352 672066 882352 1014660 971406 210286 X false false X 754202 950000 1186000 2890202 469 469 754202 950469 1186000 2890671 2890671 78 149 227 78 149 227 754280 950469 1186149 2890898 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 74348 5330 69018 69018 CASEY BROWN PRESIDENT/DIREC 67747 SALARY PAID BY LDR false CHRISTOPHER GEORGE OFFICER & MANAG 5624 SALARY PAID BY LDR true FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER PROGRAMS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 ELIZABETH GONZALEZ BROCK MICHAEL CONKLIN CHAIR TREASURER BOTH WORK FOR CENTERPOINT ENER CHRISTOPHER GEORGE RYAN MARTIN PRESIDENT MGMT. PARTNE BOTH WORK FOR LDR FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 3 EVOLVE HOUSTON IS CONTRACTED WITH LDR ADVISORY SERVICES LLC (D/B/A "LDR ADVISORY PARTNERS") TO MANAGE ITS PROGRAMS AND PROVIDE VARIOUS MANAGEMENT OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PURSUANT TO A SERVICES AGREEMENT DATED DECEMBER 6, 2019. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A PURSUANT TO ITS BYLAWS, EVOLVE HOUSTON'S DIRECTORS ARE APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS: ONE DIRECTOR IS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON; ONE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON; ONE BY CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC.; ONE BY NRG ENERGY, INC.; AND ONE BY SHELL OIL COMPANY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EVOLVE HOUSTON'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLIES TO DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND STAFF OF THE CORPORATION. DETERMINATION OF WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS IS MADE AT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS LEVEL. THE POLICY DEFINES INTEREST, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, AND PROHIBITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES FROM USING THEIR POSITIONS IN ANY MANNER SUCH THAT A CONFLICT MIGHT ARISE BETWEEN THE CORPORATION'S INTEREST AND THAT OF THE DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR EMPLOYEE. IN ALL RELATED MATTERS, THE PERSONS HAVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE OR ATTEND, VOTE ON, OR USE HIS OR HER PERSONAL INFLUENCE ON AN ACTION DEFINED AS A POSSIBLE CONFLICT. ANY DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR KEY EMPLOYEE HAVING AN INTEREST SHALL MAKE A PROMPT, FULL, AND FRANK DISCLOSURE OF HIS OR HER INTEREST TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE FIRST MEETING OF THE BOARD AFTER BECOMING AWARE OF THE CONFLICT OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT; ALL INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE A POSSIBLE CONFLICT BEFORE THE BOARD TAKES RELATED ACTION. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED TO EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER, AND KEY EMPLOYEE ANNUALLY. EACH MUST ATTEST TO THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND AGREE TO BE GOVERNED BY AND TO ABIDE BY ALL OF THE PRINCIPLES AND POLICES SET FORTH THEREIN. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE SPECIFICALLY ASKED TO PROVIDE A LIST OF POTENTIAL BUSINESSES OR ORGANIZATIONS WITH WHICH THEY OR A FAMILY MEMBER ARE AN OFFICER, DIRECTOR, TRUSTEE, MEMBER, OWNER, SHAREHOLDER (WITH A 5% OR GREATER INTEREST), OR EMPLOYEE AS IT RELATES TO A RELATIONSHIP, TRANSACTION, CONTRACT, OR OTHER ARRANGEMENT WITH THE CORPORATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A EVOLVE HOUSTON CURRENTLY DOES NOT COMPENSATE ITS OFFICERS. INSTEAD, ITS MANAGEMENT IS COMPENSATED THROUGH ITS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR (THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY), LDR ADVISORY SERVICES LLC. PRIOR TO ITS SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH LDR ADVISORY SERVICES LLC, EVOLVE HOUSTON'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS SOLICITED BIDS FROM OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FIRMS FOR SIMILAR SERVICES, DISCUSSED COMPARABLE RATES FOR SUCH SERVICES, AND DETERMINED THAT EVOLVE HOUSTON WOULD PAY NO MORE THAN FAIR MARKET VALUE. EVOLVE HOUSTON DOCUMENTED THIS PROCESS IN ITS BOARD MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 EVOLVE HOUSTON MADE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.