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← INROADS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by INROADS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$8,540,589
Total expenses
$12,149,942
Contributions and grants received
$4,440,638
Grants paid
$900,639
Program service revenue
$3,853,638
Investment income
$442,299
Other revenue
-$195,986
Total assets, end of year
$11,709,235
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,081,378
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,627,857
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,561,032
Management and general expenses
$3,523,432
Fundraising expenses
$1,065,478
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,561,032

Program services were 62.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $610,072

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,830,566

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $32,471

  • 2a · Program service revenue: INTERNSHIP & PLACEMENT

    total $3,853,638 · related or exempt $3,853,638

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $436,317 · excluded $436,317

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $11,518

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $5,536

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $5,982

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $5,982 · excluded $5,982

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $66,975

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $610,072

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $343,238

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$276,263 · excluded -$276,263

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $80,277 · related or exempt $80,277

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $80,277

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $681,276 · program services $681,276

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $219,363 · program services $219,363

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,170,924 · program services $116,903 · management and general $988,828 · fundraising $65,193

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,442,421 · program services $3,440,839 · management and general $540,717 · fundraising $460,865

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $31,141 · program services $21,600 · management and general $6,149 · fundraising $3,392

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $557,717 · program services $357,115 · management and general $156,810 · fundraising $43,792

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $412,403 · program services $280,481 · management and general $104,413 · fundraising $27,509

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $276,401 · management and general $276,401

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $76,000 · management and general $76,000

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $201,544 · fundraising $201,544

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,081,897 · program services $603,803 · management and general $383,197 · fundraising $94,897

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $181,319 · program services $68,115 · management and general $97,584 · fundraising $15,620

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $126,920 · program services $44,633 · management and general $70,086 · fundraising $12,201

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $782,795 · program services $208,208 · management and general $496,479 · fundraising $78,108

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $116,325 · program services $15,753 · management and general $82,454 · fundraising $18,118

  • 17 · Travel

    total $14,769 · program services $12,342 · management and general $2,200 · fundraising $227

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $191,430 · program services $59,586 · management and general $100,816 · fundraising $31,028

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,164 · management and general $4,164

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $78,499 · management and general $78,499

  • 24a · Other expenses: RECRUITING/TRAINING/DEV

    total $1,440,772 · program services $1,412,015 · management and general $15,773 · fundraising $12,984

  • 24b · Other expenses: UNCOLLECTED FEES

    total $19,000 · program services $19,000

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $42,862 · management and general $42,862

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $5,020,673 · end of year $2,267,761

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $7,662,179 · end of year $7,086,165

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,652,500 · end of year $1,118,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,108,365 · end of year $706,113

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $2,740

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $294,935 · end of year $205,010

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $4,322,518

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $4,322,518

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $11,518 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $402,002 · end of year $323,446

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $827,708 · end of year $441,410

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $3,331,024 · end of year $3,331,024

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,159,550 · end of year $2,792,393

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $149,900 · end of year $149,900

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $446,780 · end of year $366,651

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$2,461,328 · end of year -$4,418,585

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,698,538 · end of year $9,046,442

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO DELIVER INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND CREATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT IDENTIFY, ACCELERATE, AND ELEVATE UNDERRPRESENTED TALENT THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROFESSIONAL AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION FOR UNDERREPRESENTED TALENT

  • INROADS' INTERNSHIP PROGRAM EDUCATES COLLEGE STUDENTS TO HELP THEM STRENGTHEN THEIR JOB SEEKING ABILITIES, ACQUIRE BUSINESS SOFT SKILLS, HONE THEIR LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL, BENEFIT FROM ACADEMIC AND CAREER SUPPORT, SECURE PAID INTERNSHIPS AND, ULTIMATELY, RECEIVE AN OFFER OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT IN THEIR CAREER FIELD. USING A BLENDED LEARNING MODEL, INROADS' COLLEGE PROGRAMS TARGET STUDENTS IN HIGH-DEMAND, HIGH-WAGE CAREERS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) FIELDS, BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OULTIMATELY, THE PROGRAM HELPS CREATE A MORE EQUITABLE SOCIETY BY ENSURING THAT STUDENTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS ARE ABLE TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL AND THRIVE PROFESSIONALLY AND FINANCIALLY; 4,688 STUDENTS WERE SERVED THROUGH PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRAINING; 511 STUDENTS SECURED PAID INTERNSHIPS. ADDITIONALLY, IN MANY INROADS MARKETS, INTERNS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR INROADS ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS DESIGNED TO RECOGNIZE, ENCOURAGE, AND SUPPORT OUTSTANDING INTERNS WHO DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP AND SCHOLARSHIP; 77 STUDENTS RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT.

    Expenses $3,724,118 · Grants $239,363 · Revenue $3,028,320

  • THE HBCU SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE (HBCU SCI) FOSTERS THRIVING COMMUNITIES BY PREPARING HBCU TALENT FOR CAREERS IN SUSTAINABILITY. EACH YEAR, THE PROGRAM SERVES APPROXIMATELY 150 HBCU STUDENTS THROUGH ACADEMIC SUCCESS WEBINARS, A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND PAID INTERNSHIPS. STUDENTS LEARN FIRST-HAND ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES THROUGH A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS AND SUSTAINABILITY-RELATED INTERNSHIPS.

    Expenses $967,162 · Grants $661,276

  • INROADS' COLLEGE LINKS PROGRAM WORKS WITH DIVERSE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO HELP THEM EXPLORE CAREERS, DEVELOP ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND PREPARE FOR COLLEGE, PARTICULARLY IN STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH) AND BUSINESS FIELDS. THE PROGRAM IS OPEN TO STUDENTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS BUT IS TARGETED TO YOUTH FROM UNDER RESOURCED SCHOOLS, STUDENTS OF COLOR, STUDENTS FROM IMMIGRANT FAMILIES, STUDENTS FROM FAMILIES WITH LOW INCOMES, AND FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS. COLLEGE LINKS IS DESIGNED TO GIVE SCHOLARS BROAD EXPOSURE TO THE WORK WORLD AND THE COLLEGE WORLD THEY WILL ONE DAY ENTER, ENSURE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, AND INCREASE COLLEGE SUCCESS. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OTHE PROGRAM ALSO HELPS DEVELOP A PIPELINE OF HIGHLY SKILLED, DIVERSE CANDIDATES ENTERING HIGH DEMAND, HIGH WAGE CAREERS. THROUGH INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS AT A CRITICAL TIME IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT, COLLEGE LINKS HELPS STUDENTS BUILD SELF-AWARENESS, CONFIDENCE, AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS. PROGRAM SERVED 1910 STUDENTS IN 18 CITIES ACCROSS THE COUNTRY.

    Expenses $2,479,230 · Revenue $851,095

  • OTHER NATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING:FSI - TEN WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM FOCUSED ON BUILDING FINANCIAL INDUSTRY COMPETENCIES.IPROS - CONTINUES THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS POST-GRADUATION BY ENABLING CORPORATIONS TO NETWORK WITH RECENT GRADUATES, MID-CAREER AND EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS.CAREER PATHWAYS - PROGRAM TO STRENGTHEN THE CAREER SERVICES OFFERINGS AT UNDER-RESOURCED HBCUS.

    Expenses $390,522 · Revenue $54,500

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Forest Harper

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $401,643
    From this org
    $349,529
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,114
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $282,029
    Bonus
    $67,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $28,441
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,673
    Filer's total
    $401,643
  • Yvette Smith

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karl Minter

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andre Powell

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Niki Allen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Earl Barnes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tonya Bryant

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rahsaan Coefield

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Collier

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chantalle Couba

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patrice Graves

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Helena Haynes-Carter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Henderson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Holmes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jerri Irby

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alfred Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Roxanne Lagano

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Merrilee Matchett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rosa Nunez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dirgesh Patel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Crystal Peck

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas Ransom

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Justice Reid

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Angela Rivers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Sachs

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Simmonds

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Reba Simmons

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Simons

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Clarence Stephens

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Darryl Willis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Barron Witherspoon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Tolliver

    CHIEF DEV. OFFICER (THRU 11/23)

    Total calculated
    $226,179
    From this org
    $208,327
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,852
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,977
    Bonus
    $28,350
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,852
    Filer's total
    $226,179
  • Harland Abraham

    CHIEF DEV. OFFICER (THRU 9/23)

    Total calculated
    $221,268
    From this org
    $203,065
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,203
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $181,079
    Bonus
    $21,986
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,183
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,020
    Filer's total
    $221,268
  • Dennis Yarbrough

    CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $254,804
    From this org
    $238,395
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,409
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $181,595
    Bonus
    $56,800
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,409
    Filer's total
    $254,804
  • Casandra Scales

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $210,510
    From this org
    $200,586
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,924
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $178,986
    Bonus
    $21,600
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $831
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,093
    Filer's total
    $210,510
  • Kelly Owens

    CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $228,994
    From this org
    $191,435
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,559
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,816
    Bonus
    $19,619
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $26,826
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,733
    Filer's total
    $228,994
  • Beverly Porter

    CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $211,204
    From this org
    $199,232
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,972
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,832
    Bonus
    $48,400
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,972
    Filer's total
    $211,204
  • Yolanda Smith

    CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $245,219
    From this org
    $201,930
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,289
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,330
    Bonus
    $21,600
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $30,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,289
    Filer's total
    $245,219
  • Janet Golden

    DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $159,720
    From this org
    $144,126
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,594
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $127,824
    Bonus
    $16,302
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,594
    Filer's total
    $159,720
  • Luis Abarca

    REGIONAL PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $135,702
    From this org
    $135,067
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $635
    Hours/week
    45
  • Andrea Johnson-Lee

    NATIONAL PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $135,485
    From this org
    $122,527
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,958
    Hours/week
    45

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4A
HARLAND ABRAHAM - $38,758

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
11 July 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501959349300950

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