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Center for Opportunity Urbanism

HOUSTON, TX EIN: 47-2241225 Website

CENTER FOR OPPORTUNITY URBANISM EXISTS TO PROMOTE APPROACHES THAT ENABLE CITIES TO DRIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE BULK OF THEIR CITIZENS.

Financial Overview

From 2021 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$47K

-8.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$15K

Grant Count

2

Avg Grant Size

$8K

About Center for Opportunity Urbanism

Based on IRS filings

Center for Opportunity Urbanism is a nonprofit organization focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in HOUSTON, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2021. As of 2021, the organization holds $47K in total assets. In 2021, it awarded 2 grants totaling $15K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

HOUSTON

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$89K$178K$266K$355K20202021
Metric20212020
Total Assets$46,673$51,069
Revenue$311,000$314,500
Expenses$322,906$265,669
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$4K$8K$11K$15K0 grants20202 grants2021

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2021

PRISON ENTREPRENEURSHIP …$10KHOUSTON PROFESSIONAL FIR…$5K

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2021 IRS filing

JOEL KOTKINEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$98K

From 2021 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
TOM LILECHAIRMAN1
LEO LINBECK IIIVICE CHAIRMAN1
MICHAEL BARNHARTTREASURER1
ALAN HASSENFLUDIRECTOR1
LARRY JOHNSONDIRECTOR1
WALTER MISCHERDIRECTOR1
RICHARD WEEKLEYDIRECTOR1
JOEL KOTKINEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$97,500

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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