Avid Center
Donations deductibleRevenue
$86.4m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$84.4m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$152.5m
$35.8m liabilities
Net assets
$116.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
6.3 years on average
Staff
942
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Eligio Pimentel Esq
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Avid Center's network
10 people2 organisationsi10 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
10 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eligio Pimentel ESQ Chair | Board Chair/Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Clarence Fields | Board Vice Chair/Secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Colonel Robert Gordon RET | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Dave Gordon | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Josh Edelman | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Kathy Deering | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mary Catherine Swanson | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Nori Juba | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Thuan Nguyen | President and CEO | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Tonjua Williams | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
26 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Aliber Lozano | Vice President | since 2018 |
| Allen Johnson | Vice President | 2023 |
| Charlene Wren | Director | 2023 |
| Christen NG | Vice President | 2022 |
| Christen NG - Term 102823 | Vice President | 2023 |
| David ARP | Senior Director | since 2021 |
| Dennis Johnston | Sr. Director, Research | since 2018 |
| Eileen Friou | Sr. Director, Teaching & Learning | since 2018 |
| Erika Wagner | Senior Director | since 2022 |
| Kenneth Young | Senior Director | 2019 |
| Lee Vargas | Executive VP | since 2018 |
| Lynn Kepp | Vice President | since 2020 |
| Maria Darie - Start 080723 | Chief Financial Officer | 2023 |
| Melissa Cole | Vice President | 2023 |
| Melissa Fowler | Vice President | since 2021 |
| Melissa Watrous | Vice President | since 2019 |
| Michelle Mullen | Executive VP | since 2018 |
| Michelle-Noelle Magallanez | Head of Special Projects | since 2022 |
| Patrick Regnart | Senior Director | since 2020 |
| R Keith Beeman | Sr. Director, HR | 2018 |
| Robert Logan | Senior Director | since 2019 |
| Robert Webster | Senior Director | 2019 |
| Steve Silberman | Executive VP | since 2018 |
| Thuan Nguyen | Chief Operating Officer | since 2018 |
| Tressa Pankovits | Chief of Staff | 2018 |
| Wendell Brown | Vice President | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thuan Nguyen | President and CEO | 40 | $985k | $110k | |
| Steve Silberman | Chief Business Officer | 40 | $347k | $65k | |
| Melissa Fowler | Chief Engagement Officer | 40 | $302k | $50k | |
| Maria Darie | Chief Financial Officer | 40 | $285k | $44k | |
| Erika Wagner | Vice President | 40 | $257k | $42k | |
| Lynn Kepp | Vice President | 40 | $245k | $35k | |
| Louis Salerno Term 101224 | Former General Counsel | 40 | $240k | $37k | |
| Aliber Lozano | Head of Teaching & Learning | 40 | $236k | $34k | |
| Ellen Nickerson Term 123124 | Head of Teaching & Learning | 40 | $228k | $27k | |
| Kyle Hatfield | Vice President | 40 | $225k | $35k | |
| Dennis Johnston | Senior Director | 40 | $219k | $39k | |
| Eileen Friou | Head of Special Projects | 40 | $217k | $47k | |
| Mary A Childress | Chief of Staff | 40 | $213k | $36k | |
| Melissa Cole | Vice President | 40 | $211k | $48k | |
| Patrick Briggs | Executive Director | 40 | $205k | $47k | |
| Allen Johnson | Vice President | 40 | $196k | $47k | |
| Brett A Bowers | Vice President | 40 | $194k | $54k | |
| Marci M Price Term 123124 | Vice President | 40 | $188k | $42k | |
| Christine Goens | Associate Vice President | 40 | $178k | $22k | |
| Clarence Fields | Board Vice Chair/Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eligio Pimentel Esq | Board Chair/Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mary Catherine Swanson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nori Juba | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kathy Deering | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tonjua Williams | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dave Gordon | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Josh Edelman | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Colonel Robert Gordon Ret | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Avid Center
- EIN
- 330522594
- Address
- 5187 College Ave Ste 163, San Diego, CA, 92115-2413
- State
- California
- Mission
- To close the opportunity gap by preparing all students for college and career readiness. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B99Z Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1992
- Principal officer
- Thuan Nguyen (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 1997
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsClarence Fields
≥8years on the filingsDave Gordon
≥8years on the filingsMary Catherine Swanson
≥8years on the filingsNori Juba
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $152.5m
- Total liabilities
- $35.8m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $116.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $4.6m
- Program service revenue
- $72.5m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $312k
- Employees
- 942
State registration
2 entitiesiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.AVID Center likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 2 March 2012
- Registered agent
- Corporation Service Company (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.
Avid Center likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 16 May 2011
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.