Address: 1909 Woodall Rodgers Freeway, Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: 214-716-4500
Website: www.klydewarrenpark.org
Year established: 2012
Executives:
Kit Sawers, President and CEO
Larry McCoy, Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration
Michael Gaffney, Executive Vice President, Operations
Board of Directors:
Jody Grant, Chairman, Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation
Chairman Emeritus, Texas Capital Bancshares Inc.; Chairman and Partner, BankCap Partners
Nancy Best, Community Volunteer
Lucy Crow Billingsley, Partner, Billingsley Company
Hal Brierley, Chairman & CEO, The Brierley Group LLC
Jay Clingman, Executive Vice President and Vice Chairman – Commercial Banking, Texas Capital Bank
Ed Fjordbak, Lecturer in Law, UNT Dallas
Scott Ginsburg, Founder, Boardwalk Auto Group
Diego M. Gordillo, Segment Head, JPMorganChase & Co.
Sheila Grant, Community Volunteer
Kathryn Hall, Owner, HALL Wines
Linda W. Hart, Vice Chairman and CEO, The Hart Group Inc.
Milledge A. Hart, III, Chairman, The Hart Group Inc.
Jesse Jackson, Executive Vice President & President, Financial Institutions, b1Bank
Honorable Tom Leppert, Former Mayor of Dallas
Walter Levy, Co-President/CEO, NCH Corporation
Kathy Nelson, Community Volunteer
Nancy Perot, Owner, Interabang Books
Myrna Schlegel, President, PC Management
Sabine Stener, CEO, Gaedeke Group LLC
Rob Walters, Dallas Partner-in-Charge, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Kelcy Warren, CEO, Energy Transfer Partners
Laura Whitfield, Vice President, Energy Transfer Partners
John Zogg, Managing Director, Crescent Real Estate
Mission statement
To provide free programming and educational opportunities for the enrichment of visitors’ lives, showcase the diverse multitude of cultures and talents Dallas has to offer, and be a town square where citizens may congregate and create traditions together.
2023–2024 Goals
To continue to enhance the community by providing a clean, safe and inclusive environment that offers free programming and serves as a platform to highlight the rich array of cultures and talents in the Dallas area.
Areas served
More than one million guests each year visit the privately run Klyde Warren Park, representing every neighborhood and demographic in the city.
Fundraising events
Klyde Warren Park’s only annual fundraiser, Party in the Park Presented by Republic National Distributing Company, will take place this year on Oct. 12, 2023. On that evening, more than 1,000 of the city’s most involved philanthropists, corporate leaders and public officials will come together to raise money for the park’s maintenance and free programming.
Volunteer opportunities
Klyde Warren Park relies on volunteers to provide free fitness classes and other programming options for guests, to support the Friends of the Park program, and to advise on various neighborhood initiatives, such as My Best Friend’s Dog Park and the Dallas Arts District/Klyde Warren Park Public Improvement District. Learn more at klydewarrenpark.org.
Donation opportunities
The park does not receive funding from the city of Dallas but rather relies on donations from the community to help keep the park clean, safe, active and free. Donate by giving an annual gift; remembering a loved one with a chair, bench or tree plaque; honoring your pet in My Best Friend’s Park; or becoming a sponsor or Friend of Klyde Warren Park. Donate at klydewarrenpark.org/join-give/donate.
