Avenue Community Development Corporation
The mission of Avenue Community Development Corporation ("Avenue") is to invest in people, homes and communities to advance opportunity for all Houstonians. Avenue's vision is for all Houstonians to have the opportunity to live in quality homes in healthy, vibrant, and inclusive neighborhoods to ensure Houston's future as a world class city.
Avenue Community Development Corporation at a glance
In short: Avenue Community Development Corporation gave $84K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $17K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $83,500
- +2.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $16,700
- +2.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $19,500
- Total assets
- $57,620,103
- -9.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Avenue Community Development Corporation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Wesley Community Center ($29K). Together the top 5 received $84K.
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 13 (77%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Avenue Community Development Corporation gives
- Giving fell 98% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $81K (2024) to $3.6M (2022). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $84K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wesley Community Center Houston, TX | Communities y Salud program funding | $29,000 |
| MD Anderson Family YMCA Houston, TX | YMCA membership funding | $20,000 |
| Legacy Community Health Services Houston, TX | Healthy food access | $19,500 |
| Sam Houston High School PTO Houston, TX | Tiger Crew Group Community Project | $8,000 |
| Memorial Hermann Community Benefit Corp Houston, TX | Food access programs | $7,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $57,620,103 | $7,205,049 | $8,744,333 | $83,500 | 5 | $528,042 |
| 2024 | $63,652,158 | $15,106,297 | $16,474,178 | $81,418 | 5 | $5,362,806 |
| 2023 | $87,241,602 | $10,964,102 | $13,906,560 | $728,261 | 1 | $723,690 |
| 2022 | $86,609,571 | $13,725,798 | $16,923,376 | $3,645,000 | 1 | $170,121 |
| 2021 | $81,189,118 | $11,542,239 | $12,982,545 | $525,000 | 1 | $157,470 |
| 2020 | $67,907,934 | $14,451,268 | $11,748,151 | — | — | $1,666,222 |
| 2018 | $40,573,967 | $8,586,238 | $7,346,742 | — | — | $332,362 |
About Avenue Community Development Corporation
Based on IRS filings
Avenue Community Development Corporation is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $57.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $84K. Net investment income was $528K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Avenue Community Development Corporation is led by Mary Lawler, CEO since 2021 (on filings since 2018); 5 of 20 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mary Lawler
CEO
Executive Di → CEO, 2021
On filings since 2018
39 hrs/week
$155K (2018) → $157K (2025)
Michael Tate Barkley
President
Vice President & Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Ortiz
President
Vice President & Director → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Holoubek
Real Estate Development Director
Vice President, Acquisitions & Rehabilitations → Director, Acquisitions & Rehabilit, 2023
Director, Acquisitions & Rehabilit → Real Estate Development Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
39 hrs/week
$103K (2022) → $107K (2025)
Ash Hussain
Director of Finance
New on the 2025 filing
39 hrs/week
$119K (2025)
Cassandra Silvernail
Director
President → President & Director, 2020
President & Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2018
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marie D. Arcos
Director
Vice President → Director, 2021
On filings since 2018
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frances Valdez
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janis Brackett
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alexandra Clements
Director
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Winnie Kwok
Director
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Meena Rupani
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ariana Campos
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Hefner
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Darla Berry
Vice President Fund Development
Vice President & Fund Development → Vice President Fund Development, 2024
On filings since 2022
39 hrs/week
$113K (2022) → $112K (2025)
Karen Briggs Gwin
CFO
On filings since 2023
39 hrs/week
$48K (2023) → $154K (2025)
Donna Espadas
Treasurer
Treasurer → Treasurer & Director, 2020
Treasurer & Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2018
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Viola Solomon
Secretary
Secretary → Secretary & Director, 2020
Secretary & Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2018
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Price
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elgin Weaver
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (28)
- Former: Jesus Deanda (2018–2024) — Director
- Former: Jamie Bryant (2021–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Richard Campo (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: David Barron (2023–2024) — Controller
- Former: Jose Sanchez (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Miriam Camero (2024) — Vice President Programs
- Former: Brenda Bocanegra (2022–2023) — Vice President & Human Resources
- Former: Cathryn Martinez (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Tyler Fuller (2023) — Former Vice President
- Former: Travis Gordon (2020–2022) — CFO
- Former: Yuraima Rodriguez (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Debbie Tesar (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Alan Maynie (2022) — Vice President & Asset Management
- Former: Cindy Tessler (2022) — Vice President, Programs & Operations
- Former: Mark Nightingale (2022) — Vice President & Real Estate Development
- Former: Mark Parthie (2018–2021) — Director
- Former: Bernice Yu (2020–2021) — COO
- Former: David Jones (2018–2020) — Director
- Former: Deborah Tesar (2018–2020) — Director
- Former: Nicola Parente (2018–2020) — Director
- Former: Stephen Jamie Bryant (2018–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Tami Moschioni (2018–2020) — Director
- Former: Kyle Shelton (2020) — Director
- Former: Robert Fiederlein (2020) — Real Estate
- Former: Tate Barkley (2020) — Director
- Former: Fred Lazare (2018) — Finance Director
- Former: Jenifer Wagley (2018) — Deputy Director
- Former: Susan Holcomb (2018) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $157K, to Mary Lawler (CEO). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Avenue Community Development Corporation
How much does Avenue Community Development Corporation give each year?
Avenue Community Development Corporation gave $84K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $81K across 5 grants.
What is Avenue Community Development Corporation's typical grant size?
Avenue Community Development Corporation's median grant in 2025 was $19,500, and its average grant was $16,700, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Avenue Community Development Corporation give grants?
Avenue Community Development Corporation gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Houston, TX (5 grants).
Does Avenue Community Development Corporation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Avenue Community Development Corporation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Avenue Community Development Corporation's largest grantees?
Avenue Community Development Corporation's largest 2025 grantees include Wesley Community Center ($29,000), MD Anderson Family YMCA ($20,000) and Legacy Community Health Services ($19,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 82% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Avenue Community Development Corporation?
Avenue Community Development Corporation reported $57.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.2M.
What is Avenue Community Development Corporation?
Avenue Community Development Corporation is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Houston, TX. It holds $57.6M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Avenue Community Development Corporation's EIN?
Avenue Community Development Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-0380602. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 23, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS February 14, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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