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Allen Neighborhood Center

Public charity · Grantmaker Lansing, MI EIN: 38-3502484 Website

Allen Neighborhood Center is a place-based organization that serves as a hub for neighborhood revitalization and for activities that promote the health and well-being of Lansing's Eastside Community and other stakeholders.

Allen Neighborhood Center at a glance

In short: Allen Neighborhood Center gave $171K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $86K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$171,001
-9.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-71.4% vs 2024
Average grant
$85,501
+218.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$85,501
Total assets
$8,828,608
+12.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Michigan (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Allen Neighborhood Center funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Immigrant & Refugee Resource: $99KImmigrant & Refugee Resource$99KAfghan Community of Michigan: $72KAfghan Community of Michigan$72K

The largest 2025 recipient was Immigrant & Refugee Resource ($99K). Together the top 2 received $171K.

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K4$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 13 (62%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

LansingFlint

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 2 grants2021 Total only2022 2 grants2023 7 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2023) to $188K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $171K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Immigrant & Refugee Resource Flint, MICommunity enrichment$99,011
Afghan Community of Michigan Lansing, MICommunity enrichment$71,990
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$8,828,608$3,058,964$2,071,763$171,0012$97,288
2024$7,818,709$2,615,728$2,503,214$188,0877$97,551
2023$7,726,445$1,691,937$1,906,993$14,0112$96,787
2022$7,859,423$3,730,994$1,649,807$14,620Total only$96,824
2021$7,882,779$1,735,354$1,787,858$153,1002$98,128
2020$8,200,485$1,061,029$971,135——$-1,721,826
2019$1,976,914$703,720$841,232——$1,384

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Allen Neighborhood Center

Based on IRS filings

Allen Neighborhood Center is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Lansing, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $171K. Net investment income was $97K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Allen Neighborhood Center is led by Joseph Enerson, Executive Director since 2024 (on filings since 2022); 1 of 11 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joseph Enerson

    Executive Director

    Executive Di → Executive Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $64K (2022) → $67K (2025)

  • Mary Miner

    President

    Board Member → President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yvette Collins

    Board Member

    Board Member → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aurelius Christian

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gloria Duda

    Vice President

    Treasurer → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Coon

    Seretary

    Board Member → Seretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Meadows

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kris Young

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Martuiak

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kat Logan

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melina Brann Former

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (19)
  • Former: Melina Brann (2023–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Greg Farhat Former (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Jonathan Lum Former (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Kristina Sankar Former (2024) — President
  • Former: Rick Kibbey Former (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Sarah Schillio Former (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Andy Draheim (2019–2023) — Treasurer · Filing note: Ended
  • Former: Greg Farhat (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Jennie Gies (2019–2023) — Board Member · Filing note: Ended
  • Former: Jonathan Lum (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Kristina Sankar (2019–2023) — President
  • Former: Rick Kibbey (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Sarah Schillio (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Rebecca Bahar-Cook (2020–2023) — Secretary · Filing note: Ended
  • Former: Andi Crawford (2021–2023) — Board Member · Filing note: Ended
  • Former: Abby Harper (2019–2021) — Board Member · Filing note: Ended
  • Former: Janet Kincaid (2019–2021) — Vice President · Filing note: Ended
  • Former: Joan Nelson (2019–2021) — Executive Di
  • Former: Rebecca Bahar (2019) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Joseph Enerson — Executive Director: $67KJoseph EnersonExecutive Director$67K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $67K, to Joseph Enerson (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Allen Neighborhood Center

How much does Allen Neighborhood Center give each year?

Allen Neighborhood Center gave $171K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $188K across 7 grants.

How large is Allen Neighborhood Center?

Allen Neighborhood Center reported $8.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.1M.

What is Allen Neighborhood Center?

Allen Neighborhood Center is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Lansing, MI. It holds $8.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Allen Neighborhood Center operate?

Allen Neighborhood Center has awarded grants in Michigan.

What is Allen Neighborhood Center's EIN?

Allen Neighborhood Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3502484. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 4, 2024)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 26, 2026)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 8, 2023)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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