Houston Area Community Services
Our mission is to provide high quality and caring services to promote healthy people and communities.
Houston Area Community Services at a glance
- Total assets
- $16,442,544
- -4.4% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $35,698,862
- -1.8% vs 2023
- Net investment income (2024)
- $309
- -54.6% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $33,889,527
- -3.0% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Houston Area Community Services funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2022) to $130K (2020). In 2022 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| South Post Oak Baptist Church Houston, TX | General Support | $31,093 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16,442,544 | $35,698,862 | $33,889,527 | — | — | $309 |
| 2023 | $17,203,765 | $36,363,806 | $34,952,120 | — | — | $680 |
| 2022 | $14,742,015 | $39,287,388 | $40,128,430 | $5,000 | Total only | $42 |
| 2021 | $15,653,744 | $35,513,842 | $34,643,147 | $31,093 | 1 | $73 |
| 2020 | $16,020,064 | $30,273,879 | $31,050,365 | $130,127 | 1 | $21 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Houston Area Community Services
Based on IRS filings
Houston Area Community Services is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $16.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $309.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Houston Area Community Services is led by Charlene Flash, Chief Executive Officer since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 10 of 23 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Charlene Flash
Chief Executive Officer
CEO & President → Chief Executive Officer, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$279K (2020) → $305K (2024)
Donny Joseph
President
Director → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hanjing Wu
Behavioral Health Medical Director
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$239K (2024)
Gregory Pate
Executive Vice President of Health Equity
Executive Vice President & Health Equity → Executive Vice President of Health Equity, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$166K (2020) → $187K (2024)
Juan Garza
Internal Medicine & Pediatrics
Internal Medicine Physician → Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$200K (2020) → $215K (2024)
Therese Obioha
Clinical Quality Lead
Regional Medical Director → Interim Executive Vice President of Medical, 2023
Interim Executive Vice President of Medical → Clinical Quality Lead, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$190K (2020) → $206K (2024)
Jessica Pearce
Ob & Gyn
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$170K (2021) → $230K (2024)
Lakecia Pitts
Family Medicine Physician
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$198K (2023) → $201K (2024)
Shannon Morris
Executive Vice President & Operations
Executive Vice President of Operations → Executive Vice President & Operations, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$173K (2023) → $182K (2024)
Beryl Randolph
Ob & Gyn
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$220K (2024)
Nicholas Williams
Executive Vice President & Finance Since
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$37K (2024)
Atif Riaz
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cynthia Middleton
Vice President
Director → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kari Benton
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Monique Williams
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rajiv Kapuria
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alicia Baturoni-Cortez
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Damon Rogers
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jaquita Montgomery-Martin
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Madhuri Kumar
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mayra Loera
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Bazile
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paulina Romero
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (30)
- Former: April J. Peer (2020–2023) — CFO, Executive Vice President & Finance
- Former: Syed Rizvi (2020–2023) — Pediatrician
- Former: Evelyn Casas (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Robert Palussek (2022–2023) — Executive Vice President & Operations
- Former: Stephen Duckett MPH (2022–2023) — President
- Former: Alimatu Garuba-Sedenu (2023) — Family Medicine Physician
- Former: Emily Wu (2023) — Behavioral Health Medical Director
- Former: Hugo Mojica (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Kari Benton APRN (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Montique Williams (2023) — Executive Vice President of Finance
- Former: Dinesh Patel (2020–2022) — Internal Medicine Physician
- Former: Grace A. Loudd (2020–2022) — President
- Former: Kymberly Butler (2020–2022) — Regional Medical Director
- Former: Patricia Hayes (2021–2022) — CMO & Executive Vice President of Medical
- Former: Bethsheba Johnson (2022) — Director
- Former: Ronald Lopez-Cepero (2022) — Medical & Obgyn
- Former: Ruth Lopez (2022) — Director
- Former: Sarah L. Ringold (2022) — Director
- Former: Daisy Morales (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Erika Brown MD (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Kelly Young (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Lindsey Grimes (2020–2021) — Board Chair
- Former: Santos Vera (2020–2021) — COO, Executive Vice President & Operations
- Former: Amy Leonard (2021) — Director
- Former: Christopher Cerda (2021) — Director
- Former: Clifton Nichols (2021) — Director of Dental Services
- Former: Lisa Holloway (2020) — CMO & Executive Vice President Medical
- Former: luis torres PhD (2020) — President
- Former: Michael Davis (2020) — Internal Medicine Physician
- Former: Mitchell Spivey (2020) — COO & Executive Vice President Operations
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $305K, to Charlene Flash (Chief Executive Officer). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Houston Area Community Services
How large is Houston Area Community Services?
Houston Area Community Services reported $16.4M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $35.7M.
What is Houston Area Community Services?
Houston Area Community Services is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Houston, TX. It holds $16.4M in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Houston Area Community Services operate?
Houston Area Community Services has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Houston Area Community Services's EIN?
Houston Area Community Services's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-0549240. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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