Nonprofit · EIN 81-1257797
TZL COMMUNITY & EDUCATION INITIATIVE
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · ANN ARBOR, MI 48113
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $90,659 | $75,219 | $15,440 | $53,659 | $21 | $53,638 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $87,626 | $60,102 | $27,524 | $38,651 | $0 | $38,651 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $17,636
- Membership dues
- $72,699
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $324
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Occupancy
- $2,050
- Printing, publications and postage
- $995
- Other expenses
- $72,174
- Program services (functional)
- $22,195
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $38,198
- Total assets, end of year
- $53,659
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $21
- Net assets, end of year
- $53,638
- Cash, savings and investments
- $38,335
- Gross receipts
- $90,659
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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leland Walker | President | 11 | $0 |
| Leonard Alford III | Vice President | 3 | $0 |
| Mikehl S Hafner | Treasurer | 7 | $0 |
| Jermel Ray | Financial Secretary | 4 | $0 |
| Brian Watkins | Recording Secretary | 1.5 | $0 |
| Keith Brown | Corresponding Secretary | 1.5 | $0 |
| Don Adams Jr | Dean of Membership and Epsilon Undergrad Chapter Advisor | 7.5 | $0 |
| Travis Martin | Epsilon Eta Undergrad Chapter Advisor | 5 | $0 |
| Michael Johnson | Director of Education | 2.5 | $0 |
| Steven Daniels | Chaplin | 2 | $0 |
| William Hampton | Historian | 5 | $0 |
| Bryan Joyce | Parliamentarian | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Morton | Editor to the Sphinx Magazine | 1.5 | $0 |
| Brian Jewel | Sargent at Arms | 1.5 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Martin PhD | President | 5 | $0 |
| Leland Walker | Vice President | 5 | $0 |
| Mikehl Hafner | Treasurer | 5 | $0 |
| Leonard Alford III | Financial Secretary | 4 | $0 |
| Don Adams Jr | Recording Secretary and Undergraduate Chapter Advisor | 5 | $0 |
| Deondre Phillips-Green | Corresponding Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Keith Brown | Dean of Membership | 5 | $0 |
| Alfred Neal | Director of Education Affairs and Parlimentarian | 2 | $0 |
| Robert Pitts Jr | Chaplin | 3 | $0 |
| William Hampton | Historian | 4 | $0 |
| Chris Morton | Associate Editor to The Sphinx Magazine | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 130044, ANN ARBOR, MI 48113-0044
- Mailing address (990-N for 2023)
- PO BOX 130044, ANN ARBOR MI 48113
- Principal officer (990-N for 2023)
- LEONARD ALFORD III, PO BOX 130044, ANN ARBOR MI 48113
- Signed the 990-EZ
- Mikehl Hafner, Treasurer
- Phone
- (313) 204-2908
Mission
Theta Zeta Lambda (TZL) Alumni Chapter, a part of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., is fully committed to carrying out our National Organization's Mission Statement: to develop leader, promote brotherhood and academic excellence, while also providing advocacy and service to our communities. By demonstrating "manly deeds, scholarship, and love for all mankind, we enforce the Aims of our Fraternity by directly engaging with our communities through donations and youth programs.
Program accomplishments
- TZL Chapter, along with the TZL Scholarship Fund (The Fund), presented 14 high school graduating seniors from the Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and surrounding areas with a $1,500 scholarship. Our contribution to this endeavor was $9,070, and The Fund covered the balance. This allowed for a total of $21,000 to be awarded to deserving high school graduates in 2025. These awards were given out at our 29th Annual Student Recognition Banquet in May of 2025. Since the establishment of The Fund in the mid-80's, we have helped to give out 232 scholarships worth $218,000. [Note: Because I filed this Form 990-EZ late for the 2024 tax year (August 2025 was the filing period), I unfortunately included the number of scholarships and their total cost for 2025 as well. For 2024, the number of scholarships given to that point in time was 218, with a net worth of $197K. The addition of the 14 scholarships for 2025 totaling $21K brings the total number of scholarships and cost to what is reported above.]Expenses $9,070
- Our Dr. Thomas A. Bass Caring and Sharing (C&S) Food Basket Program provides tangible support to families in the Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and surrounding areas with assistance in the form of food baskets and/or gift cards. During the Holiday Seasons of Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, the Brothers of TZL purchase all of the food, assemble the food baskets at a local elementary school, and then deliver at least 95% of all food baskets and gift cards (a few families will pick up their food baskets). For Easter 2025, we helped 41 families with food basket that totaled $2,134.06. We more than doubled our efforts for Thanksgiving 2025, and actually had to stop taking requests and referrals once we reached 170 families. That equated to 58 food baskets and 112 gift cards for a total of $5,825.35. Christmas 2025 was more along the lines of Easter, and we distributed 50 food baskets and 7 gift cards, totaling $2,519.20. In addition to food baskets and gift card for those events, TZL Chapter put together 40 essential hygiene kits (total cost = $412.00) that were handed out to 40 families a week or two before Thanksgiving, and we paired with an organization called Young Lives of Belleville-Ypsilanti to help two families with their Christmas wish list and a monetary gift (total cost = $328.03). Finally, we participated in the 2nd Annual Coat Drive sponsored by the non-profit organization Real Agape of Southeastern Michigan. This organization accepted new and clean, slightly used coats and winter attire for men, women and children of all ages. TZL Brothers donated 15 coats in total and not once did any Brother disclose the finances behind their donation, thus, there is no dollar amount that can be report for this last act of charity.Expenses $11,219
- Our Esquire Leadership and Mentor Program (ELMP) was revamped and revitalized for the 2025-26 Fraternal Year. The Mission of the program did not change at all, and remains steadfast on empowering young black men, ages 12-17, with a sense of achieving a high level of education, leadership, and service to humanity. Our Vision is to prepare these young men to become highly educated leaders that are able to guide their families, but also be socially conscientious enough to realize that their leadership skills and positive role model propensities are essential to the communities in which they live. To that end, there were 36 young men that successfully filled out the application for the ELMP, and of that number, roughly 32 regularly attend our scheduled meetings and planned events. Their parents/guardians also play a positive role in the success of this program (if just for merely bringing them to our events), and we have 41 such individuals signed to our roster, with about 35 that participate on a relatively consistent basis. The mentoring part of ELMP is facilitated by the Brothers of TZL Chapter. We have 35 trained and certified "Mentors", to interact with our Esquires in a one on one fashion, and a few of our TZL members have agreed to take on more than one Esquire to that no one is left out. I do not have enough characters in this box to describe the breath and depth of this reinvigorated program, so I encourage the reviewer of this tax preparation to visit our website, Annarboralphas.org, to see first hand the scope of what we are trying to do in the ELMP. The website has all the information about TZL Chapter, the yearly calendar of events that we sponsor and/or participate in, all of our programs, how individuals and organizations can become financial sponsors to some of our programs (and the level of sponsorship available), and other pertinent information as it relates to the Chapter. There are 13 headers containing information on just the EMLP, once you click on the Alpha Esquire logo, and all this was created and is currently being maintained for the most part, by one extraordinary Brother. This Brother also has acquired ~75% of the roughly $10,500 ELMP budget for the 2025-26 Fraternal Year through a written grant proposal and donations acquired in 2025. Most of the money for the EMLP was spent in the first three months on 2026, and therefore, will be reported on next year's tax forms.Expenses $1,906
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-N on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 81-1257797
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2023
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Youth development (O50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $53,659
- Income (IRS master file)
- $90,659
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- May 15, 2022
- Posted by the IRS
- August 8, 2022
- Reinstated
- Effective May 15, 2022
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $90,659 | $75,219 | $53,659 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $87,626 | $60,102 | $38,651 | XML |
| 990-N for 2023 Officer: LEONARD ALFORD III | December 31, 2023 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 81-1257797).
Questions about TZL COMMUNITY & EDUCATION INITIATIVE
- What is the EIN of TZL COMMUNITY & EDUCATION INITIATIVE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TZL COMMUNITY & EDUCATION INITIATIVE is 81-1257797.
- Is TZL COMMUNITY & EDUCATION INITIATIVE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2022 and reinstated it effective May 15, 2022.
- Are donations to TZL COMMUNITY & EDUCATION INITIATIVE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TZL COMMUNITY & EDUCATION INITIATIVE 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 TZL COMMUNITY & EDUCATION INITIATIVE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TZL COMMUNITY & EDUCATION INITIATIVE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of TZL COMMUNITY & EDUCATION INITIATIVE?
- The 990-N for 2023 names LEONARD ALFORD III.
- Who are the officers and directors of TZL COMMUNITY & EDUCATION INITIATIVE?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does TZL COMMUNITY & EDUCATION INITIATIVE have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $90,659, expenses of $75,219 and total assets of $53,659 at year end.
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