Neutral Zone

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

4 risk indicators measuring financial stability and operational resilience

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1998

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Lori Roddy

Phone

7342149995

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

Neutral Zone, founded in 1998, is a community nonprofit in the Youth Development sector that reported $2.2M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue surged 33% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $441K, a strong 20% operating margin.

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 Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $1,353,016 Revenue: $269,103

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...

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.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $1,818,570

Program Service Revenue $262,238

Investment Income $66,515

Other Revenue $6,865

TOTAL REVENUE $2,154,188

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $1,132,634

Fundraising Expenses $174,560

Program Expenses $1,353,016

Other Expenses $580,676

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,713,310

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$2,154,188	$1,622,456	+0.3%
Expenses	$1,713,310	$1,708,737	+0.0%
Net Income	$440,878	$-86,281	-6.1%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

Comprehensive financial analysis: Altman Z-Score, liquidity, solvency, sustainability, efficiency, and growth metrics

Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$103,799

Total Directors

$1,470

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Lori Roddy	Executive Director	050.00	Officer	$100,776	$3,023	$103,799
John Weiss	Director of Strategic Initiatives	050.00	Highest	$100,133	$3,004	$103,137
Legen Stephens	Director	001.00	Director	$1,470	$0	$1,470
Chava Baum-Ferrise	Co-President	002.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Joy Gaines	Co-President	002.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Ron Dickerson Jr	Vice President	001.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Melinda Altimore	Treasurer	002.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Michelle Pezzotti	Treasurer	002.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Theodore Sullivan	Director	001.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Latitia Sharp	Director	001.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Allan Authier	Director	001.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Chris Genteel	Director	001.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
King Matthews	Director	001.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Daniel Pasick	Director	001.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Aiden Runchey	Director	001.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Kerene Moore	Director	001.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$2,154,188	$1,713,310	$5,964,273	$440,878
2024	$1,622,456	$1,708,737	$5,422,516	$-86,281
2023	$950,191	$1,595,533	$5,383,084	$-645,342
2022	$1,685,544	$1,306,953	$5,897,172	$378,591
2021	$2,857,276	$955,395	$5,708,778	$1,901,881
2020	$961,822	$1,221,828	$3,776,824	$-260,006
2019	$1,828,156	$1,225,685	$3,876,761	$602,471
2018	$1,012,524	$1,107,129	$3,270,836	$-94,605