Nonprofit · EIN 46-2526799
AVENUE OF LIFE INC
Tax-exempt · KANSAS CITY, KS 66101
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,575,790 | $3,236,122 | $339,668 | $1,671,993 | $4,614 | $1,667,379 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,028,812 | $4,105,913 | -$77,101 | $1,344,222 | $16,511 | $1,327,711 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $4,460,385 | $3,920,644 | $539,741 | $1,422,312 | $17,500 | $1,404,812 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,125,544
- Program service revenue
- $450,246
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $133,250
- Other salaries and wages
- $808,928
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,182,174
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $44,037
- Travel
- $75,078
- Depreciation
- $31,255
- Program services (functional)
- $2,970,019
- Management and general (functional)
- $227,703
- Fundraising (functional)
- $38,400
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,344,222
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,671,993
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,614
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,667,379
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $294,595
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,667,379
- Gross receipts
- $3,575,790
- Employees
- 25
- Volunteers
- 3,168
- Year formed
- 2013
- State of legal domicile
- MO
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESIREE MONIZE | MEMBER/EXECUTIVE DIR Trustee or director, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 50 | $126,877 |
| RANDALL LEONARD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TINA HARRIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT ADAMS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY GEORGE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE CAIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LISA GARCIA-STEWART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DERYL WYNN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESIREE MONIZE | MEMBER/EXECUTIVE DIR Trustee or director, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 50 | $134,158 |
| RANDALL LEONARD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TINA HARRIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT ADAMS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY GEORGE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE CAIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LISA GARCIA-STEWART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DERYL WYNN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESIREE MONIZE | MEMBER/EXECUTIVE DIR Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 50 | $122,360 |
| RANDALL LEONARD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TINA HARRIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT ADAMS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY GEORGE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE CAIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LISA GARCIA-STEWART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DERYL WYNN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 500 N 7TH ST TRAFFICWAY, KANSAS CITY, KS 66101-0000
- In care of
- % DESIREE MONIZE
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DESIREE MONIZE, 500 N 7TH STREET TRAFFICWAY, KANSAS CITY, KS 66101
- Signed the 990
- DESIREE MONIZE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (816) 519-8419
- Website
- WWW.AVENUEOFLIFE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RALPH C JOHNSON & CO PC
Mission
TO MOBILIZE OUR COMMUNITY TO EQUIP AND EMPOWER LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO BE SELF- SUSTAINED AND INDEPENDENT.
Program accomplishments
- The Equipping Center Program served 7,833 unduplicated individuals. This program provided 23,660 hot meals, 2,238 frozen meals, 18,615 food packs, and is a vital lifeline for families and individuals in Wyandotte County, offering a holistic range of services that nurture emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. From serving hot meals and distributing essential pantry items, to providing transporation classes like GED and ESL-the Equipping Center is committed to empowering our community while fostering hope, dignity, and a pathway toward a brighter future.Expenses $446,359
- IMPACT KCK provided case management to 359 families and eviction prevention to 103 families. Impact KCK is changing the lives of Wyandotte Countys McKinney-Vento children youth and families by addressing homelessness through collaboration and compassion. The Impact KCK model is based on the collective impact model for community change, with AOL serving in the role of backbone agency. The Impact KCK model allows for a single days effort to be greatly multiplied through the collaboration of 90+ cross-sector service providers providing targeted wraparound care in a single space. This program serves families in all four Wyandotte County school districts. Services include housing, healthcare, case management,nutrition, mental health and substance abuse counseling. ID/Birth certificate, employment, vocational training, GED, ESL, various untility assistance. Childcare, legal aid, personal finance & budgeting classes, transportation, furniture trauma care, parenting classes, pastoral care and emergency relief.Expenses $1,565,745
- Impact MO & KCPS Empowerment-Impact MOserved 323 households. This program focuses on homelessness prevention services for at-risk children and empowers Kansas City charter school students and their families by connecting them to essential community services through monthly, transformative events in one convenient location. The KCPS Empowerment Program (2022-2025), in partnership with KC Public School District, was a three-year initiative transforming the lives of Mc-Kinney-Venmo students and their families in Kansas City, MO. Grounded in the collective impact model this program addresses the unique challenges faced by homeless students, providing critical resources and support to build brighter futures for the next generation. Impact KCMO launched in the 2025-2026 school year to provide the full Impact model to Jackson County MKV students with a focus on housing charter school MKV students, KCPS, and early head start families. Impact KCMO housed 45 families and provided case management to 137 families in 2025.Expenses $957,915
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-2526799
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2013
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,671,993
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,575,790
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $3,575,790 | $3,236,122 | $1,671,993 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $4,028,812 | $4,105,913 | $1,344,222 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,460,385 | $3,920,644 | $1,422,312 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,902,480 | $3,964,240 | $946,429 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 46-2526799).
Questions about AVENUE OF LIFE INC
- What is the EIN of AVENUE OF LIFE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AVENUE OF LIFE INC is 46-2526799.
- Is AVENUE OF LIFE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.
- Are donations to AVENUE OF LIFE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AVENUE OF LIFE INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of AVENUE OF LIFE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AVENUE OF LIFE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AVENUE OF LIFE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DESIREE MONIZE.
- Who are the officers and directors of AVENUE OF LIFE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $126,877 (DESIREE MONIZE, MEMBER/EXECUTIVE DIR).
- How much revenue does AVENUE OF LIFE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,575,790, expenses of $3,236,122 and total assets of $1,671,993 at year end.
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