Nonprofit · EIN 38-3407568
NEUTRAL ZONE
Also known as ANN ARBOR TEEN CENTER INC
Tax-exempt · ANN ARBOR, MI 48104
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,154,188 | $1,713,310 | $440,878 | $5,964,273 | $62,706 | $5,901,567 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,622,456 | $1,708,737 | -$86,281 | $5,422,516 | $87,275 | $5,335,241 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $950,191 | $1,595,533 | -$645,342 | $5,383,084 | $98,470 | $5,284,614 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,818,570
- of which government grants
- $111,900
- Program service revenue
- $262,238
- Investment income
- $66,515
- Other revenue
- $6,865
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $105,025
- Other salaries and wages
- $852,711
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,132,634
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $6,600
- Accounting fees
- $14,727
- Occupancy
- $91,278
- Travel
- $11,587
- Depreciation
- $97,684
- Program services (functional)
- $1,353,016
- Management and general (functional)
- $185,734
- Fundraising (functional)
- $174,560
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,422,516
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,964,273
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $62,706
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,901,567
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,253,028
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,842,724
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,358,362
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,543,205
- Gross receipts
- $2,154,188
- Employees
- 29
- Volunteers
- 75
- Year formed
- 1998
- State of legal domicile
- MI
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lori Roddy | Executive Director Officer | 50 | $100,776 | $3,023 |
| John Weiss | Director of Strategic Initiatives Highest-paid employee | 50 | $100,133 | $3,004 |
| Legen Stephens | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $1,470 | $0 |
| Chava Baum-Ferrise | Co-President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Joy Gaines | Co-President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ron Dickerson Jr | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Melinda Altimore | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Pezzotti | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Theodore Sullivan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Latitia Sharp | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Allan Authier | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Genteel | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| King Matthews | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel Pasick | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Aiden Runchey | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerene Moore | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lori Roddy | Executive Director Officer | 50 | $94,837 | $3,518 |
| Dianne Curry | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kyle Mazurek | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Pasick | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Pezzotti | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Joy Gaines | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Teejay Bryant | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kerene Moore | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Evan Ochoa | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Theodore Sullivan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ron Dickerson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Latitia Sharp | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lori Roddy | Executive Director Officer | 50 | $90,917 | $2,728 |
| Vaishnavi Tummala | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $790 | $0 |
| Dianne Curry | Co-President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Ferrell | Co-Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kyle Mazurek | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel Pasick | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Seven Hooker | Co-President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Pezzotti | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Joy Gaines | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dallis Bryant | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Teejay Bryant | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kerene Moore | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Evan Ochoa | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Theodore Sullivan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Noa Wilensky | Co-Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 310 E WASHINGTON ST, ANN ARBOR, MI 48104-2010
- In care of
- % JOHN WEISS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Lori Roddy, 310 East Washington Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
- Signed the 990
- Lori Roddy, Executive Director
- Phone
- (734) 214-9995
- Website
- www.neutral-zone.org
- Return prepared by
- Bennett & Associates CPAs PLLC
Mission
Neutral Zone is a transformative, youth-driven community where youth embrace their power, ignite their creativity, and launch their future to build equity, justice, and collective liberation.
Program accomplishments
- Neutral Zones youth-driven model relies on three core approaches to providing high quality opportunities. These approaches include a youth and adult partnerships - nurturing partnership of young people with adults to govern the center, programming and community opportunities, b restorative practice - building daily and intentional practice to cultivate a community and repair harm when it occurs, and c equity - ensure our youth are able to successfully transition to adulthood through strategic partnerships, supportive resources and ongoing coaching. Arts and Leadership Neutral Zone hosts a drop in after school space for youth to build meaningful connections with peers and adult mentors each day after school. We offer free artistic and leadership programming in music performance, media and digital technology, visual arts, and activism. See Schedule O for more.Expenses $1,353,016 · revenue $269,103
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 38-3407568
- 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
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,964,273
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,154,188
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,154,188 | $1,713,310 | $5,964,273 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,622,456 | $1,708,737 | $5,422,516 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $950,191 | $1,595,533 | $5,383,084 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 38-3407568).
Questions about NEUTRAL ZONE
- What is the EIN of NEUTRAL ZONE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEUTRAL ZONE is 38-3407568.
- Is NEUTRAL ZONE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to NEUTRAL ZONE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NEUTRAL ZONE 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 NEUTRAL ZONE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NEUTRAL ZONE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NEUTRAL ZONE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Lori Roddy.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEUTRAL ZONE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $100,776 (Lori Roddy, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does NEUTRAL ZONE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,154,188, expenses of $1,713,310 and total assets of $5,964,273 at year end.
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