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Redzone Memphis Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Memphis, TN EIN: 46-4276210 Website

To serve urban young people between the ages of 9 and 18 who live in one of memphis' most under-served communities by creating, developing, and implementing program strategies and tactics that are a part of the change that is happening in the greater memphis community.

Redzone Memphis Inc at a glance

Total assets
$7,274,012
-2.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$447,814
-9.3% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$66,047
+0.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$605,361
+12.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Redzone Memphis Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Memphis

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants2020 Total only2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 Total only2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2024) to $279K (2023). In 2024 it reported $2K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

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
Skyview Unlimited Inc Memphis, TNRedzone donated land and construction in process to skyview unlimited, inc. - an entity formed to secure a new market tax credit.$279,336
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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$7,274,012$447,814$605,361——$66,047
2024$7,432,915$493,968$540,317$1,533Total only$65,467
2023$7,529,608$3,556,939$1,807,345$279,3361$930,315
2022$6,690,743$3,605,460$305,123———
2021$2,402,827$1,441,842$303,719$5,010Total only$-21,842
2020$1,296,989$1,718,643$488,731———

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

About Redzone Memphis Inc

Based on IRS filings

Redzone Memphis Inc is a public charity focused on religion, based in Memphis, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $66K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Redzone Memphis Inc is led by Howard Eddings, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 7 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Howard Eddings

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $25K (2020) → $120K (2025)

  • John T. Fisher

    Board Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gerre Currie

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Secretary & Treasurer → Board Member, 2021

    Board Member → Secretary & Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Reginald Lester

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terrence Brown

    Board Member

    Board Chair → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melody Freeman

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nickalaus Manning

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Abbay Milnor (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Cindy Ogden (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Keith Collins (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Blake Bourland (2021) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Germaine Peterson (2021) — Vice Chair

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

Howard Eddings — Executive Director: $120KHoward EddingsExecutive Director$120K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $120K, to Howard Eddings (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Redzone Memphis Inc

How large is Redzone Memphis Inc?

Redzone Memphis Inc reported $7.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $448K.

What is Redzone Memphis Inc?

Redzone Memphis Inc is a public charity focused on religion, based in Memphis, TN. It holds $7.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Redzone Memphis Inc operate?

Redzone Memphis Inc has awarded grants in Tennessee.

What is Redzone Memphis Inc's EIN?

Redzone Memphis Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-4276210. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 18, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 15, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 6, 2026)

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