Avenue Resource Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
Provide the way for people to be healed from relationship and sexual brokenness, to experience Jesus' love for each person, and encourage them to live out the abundant life He promised.
- Income
- $139,195
- Spending
- $118,200
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- -3.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 89%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 30
- Highest pay
- $80,000, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 45 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (mental health, under $250k).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 183% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 15% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 294% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Weak: 39 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (mental health, under $250k).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $100,469 spent. We have overcome a major hurdle Churches face preventing them from starting Avenue groups: Churches that can't identify a member to take on the group leader role. In answer to this obstacle, we have enlisted Avenue Certified Leaders with years ofexperience leading Avenue healing groups, to be their leader, in order to jump starttheir group, filling this role through a group's birth. We have overcome the constraint of location as the Certified Leader oversees the group via Zoom, with group members attending together in a local gathering, or all members joining via Zoom. Our Certified Leaders, in the progression of their group, encourage new leadership from within the group's members. These new leader applicants from within the Church members are trained and supported continually by Avenue to be a successful leader, creating effective groups and transformation within its members. Avenue groups are evergreen ongoing groups, and a Church would expect thisministry to be a continual resource for their church and community, to counter one of the most devastating attacks on lives, relationships and families. This offering involves enlisting some of Avenue's currently inactive volunteerCertified Group Leaders, for the many churches that embrace this option. These leaders are all volunteers, and the church members are not required to pay tobe in a group, and yet the training, promoting, providing of these services tochurches across the country require dollars, just as a for profit business incurs. While the economy has helped many people, others are dealing with job losses fromillegal immigration and AI displacement. In the face of that, we've attracted moremembers that are in need of our scholarships, and we are blessed to able to meeteach of those needs this year through the generosity of scholarship donation byalumni members, who have enormous empathy for others in their shoes. Our services remain focused on: Helping any man who desires change, renewed integrity, and restoration fromsexual and relationship brokenness, to create and a renewed life. No matter whathe is dealing with. We don't define people by their sexual behavior as the worlddoes; if one wants God's kind of restoration, they are welcome. Helping women who have been devastated by sexual betrayal in marriage or mostintimate relationship, to heal the pain, and renew her life. Some women hope torestore a relationship, others are heading for divorce. Both have things to heal,decisions to make, and both are welcome.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2002.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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