Nonprofit · EIN 62-0967197
INROADS INC
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · ATLANTA, GA 30303
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $7,335,422 | $9,035,234 | -$1,699,812 | $7,560,936 | $4,614,766 | $2,946,170 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $8,540,589 | $12,149,942 | -$3,609,353 | $11,709,235 | $7,081,378 | $4,627,857 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $11,076,302 | $13,334,254 | -$2,257,952 | $16,152,172 | $7,914,962 | $8,237,210 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,498,323
- Program service revenue
- $3,697,710
- Investment income
- $290,815
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$160,612
- Other revenue
- -$151,426
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $216,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $766,851
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,014,069
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,902,683
- Professional fundraising fees
- $82,788
- Legal fees
- $162,407
- Accounting fees
- $82,012
- Occupancy
- $85,200
- Travel
- $22,003
- Program services (functional)
- $4,318,760
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,902,649
- Fundraising (functional)
- $813,825
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $11,709,235
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,560,936
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,614,766
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,946,170
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$5,265,600
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $8,211,770
- Gross receipts
- $7,634,718
- Employees
- 154
- Volunteers
- 178
- Year formed
- 1970
- State of legal domicile
- IL
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 for the year ended August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOREST HARPER | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (THRU 6/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $288,433 | $25,267 |
| DENNIS YARBROUGH | CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $241,446 | $21,143 |
| KELLY OWENS | CHIEF OF STAFF Key employee | 50 | $199,204 | $14,798 |
| CASANDRA SCALES | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (THRU 12/24) Key employee | 50 | $202,062 | $7,277 |
| YOLANDA SMITH | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $191,837 | $14,688 |
| BEVERLY D PORTER | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $173,750 | $17,679 |
| JANET GOLDEN | DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES Highest-paid employee | 45 | $131,585 | $14,247 |
| LUIS ABARCA | REGIONAL PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 45 | $125,874 | $986 |
| RONALD HOUSTON | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (START 6/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $0 | $0 |
| REBA SIMMONS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARL MINTER | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRE POWELL | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NIKI ALLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EARL BARNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONYA BRYANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
15 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAHSAAN COEFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHANTALLE COUBA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHAWN CURWEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN HENDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALFRED JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROXANNE LAGANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MERRILEE MATCHETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEITH MCCLOUD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADRIANA PATTERSON | STUDENT DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRYSTAL PECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTICE REID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN SIMMONDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD SIMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| YVETTE SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 42 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOREST HARPER | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $349,529 | $52,114 |
| DENNIS YARBROUGH | CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Key employee | 50 | $238,395 | $16,409 |
| YOLANDA SMITH | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $201,930 | $43,289 |
| KELLY OWENS | CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER Key employee | 50 | $191,435 | $37,559 |
| JAMES TOLLIVER | CHIEF DEV. OFFICER (THRU 11/23) Key employee | 50 | $208,327 | $17,852 |
| HARLAND ABRAHAM | CHIEF DEV. OFFICER (THRU 9/23) Key employee | 50 | $203,065 | $18,203 |
| BEVERLY PORTER | CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $199,232 | $11,972 |
| CASANDRA SCALES | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Key employee | 50 | $200,586 | $9,924 |
| JANET GOLDEN | DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES Highest-paid employee | 45 | $144,126 | $15,594 |
| LUIS ABARCA | REGIONAL PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 45 | $135,067 | $635 |
| ANDREA JOHNSON-LEE | NATIONAL PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 45 | $122,527 | $12,958 |
| YVETTE SMITH | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARL MINTER | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRE POWELL | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NIKI ALLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EARL BARNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONYA BRYANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAHSAAN COEFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS COLLIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHANTALLE COUBA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICE GRAVES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HELENA HAYNES-CARTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN HENDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT HOLMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRI IRBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALFRED JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROXANNE LAGANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MERRILEE MATCHETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSA NUNEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIRGESH PATEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRYSTAL PECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS RANSOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTICE REID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA RIVERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN SACHS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN SIMMONDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REBA SIMMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD SIMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARENCE STEPHENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARRYL WILLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRON WITHERSPOON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 42 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOREST HARPER | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $362,608 | $14,165 |
| JAMES TOLLIVER | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Key employee | 50 | $240,102 | $18,172 |
| HARLAND ABRAHAM | CHIEF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Key employee | 50 | $197,853 | $7,973 |
| KELLY OWENS | CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $181,861 | $7,952 |
| BYRAN BARNES | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER (THRU 1/2023) Key employee | 50 | $152,954 | $7,683 |
| JANET GOLDEN | DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES Highest-paid employee | 45 | $125,235 | $18,046 |
| BRION JACKSON | DIRECTOR OF IT SYSTEMS & ANALYTICS Highest-paid employee | 45 | $118,283 | $16,615 |
| ANDREA JOHNSON-LEE | NATIONAL PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 45 | $116,854 | $12,137 |
| LUIS ABARCA | REGIONAL PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 45 | $117,019 | $918 |
| JEANNIE FINKEL | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES GIRARD | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YVETTE SMITH | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NIKI ALLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EARL BARNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONYA BRYANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAHSAAN COEFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS COLLIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHANTALLE COUBA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICE GRAVES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HELENA HAYNES-CARTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN HENDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT HOLMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRI IRBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALFRED JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROXANNE LAGANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MERRILEE MATCHETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARL MINTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSA NUNEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIRGESH PATEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRYSTAL PECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRE POWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS RANSOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTICE REID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA RIVERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN SACHS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN SIMMONDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REBA SIMMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD SIMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARENCE STEPHENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARRYL WILLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRON WITHERSPOON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 260 PEACHTREE ST NW STE 400, ATLANTA, GA 30303-1253
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- RONALD HOUSTON, 260 PEACHTREE ST NE SUITE 400, ATLANTA, GA 30303
- Signed the 990
- RONALD HOUSTON, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (888) 520-8691
- Website
- WWW.INROADS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RUBINBROWN LLP
Mission
TO DELIVER INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND CREATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT IDENTIFY, ACCELERATE, AND ELEVATE UNDERREPRESENTED TALENT THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS.
Program accomplishments
- THE INROADS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PREPARES COLLEGE STUDENTS FOR CAREER ENTRY AND LONG-TERM PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS THROUGH CAREER READINESS TRAINING, PAID INTERNSHIPS, AND ONGOING ACADEMIC AND CAREER SUPPORT. THE PROGRAM SERVES STUDENTS PURSUING HIGH-DEMAND, HIGH-WAGE FIELDS, INCLUDING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM), BUSINESS, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. USING A BLENDED LEARNING MODEL, PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE STRUCTURED PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRAINING FOCUSED ON PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION, WORKPLACE EFFECTIVENESS, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND JOB SEARCH STRATEGIES. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OSTUDENTS ARE MATCHED WITH PAID INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THAT PROVIDE PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE ALIGNED WITH THEIR ACADEMIC AND CAREER GOALS, INCREASING THEIR COMPETITIVENESS FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT UPON GRADUATION. DURING THE REPORTING YEAR, 7,798 STUDENTS COMPLETED PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, 332 STUDENTS SECURED PAID INTERNSHIPS, AND 61 STUDENTS RECEIVED COMPETITIVE ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS RECOGNIZING LEADERSHIP AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. THE PROGRAM STRENGTHENS WORKFORCE READINESS AND SUPPORTS STUDENTS IN SECURING MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT IN GROWTH-ORIENTED INDUSTRIES.Expenses $2,825,740 · grants $216,000 · revenue $3,706,896
- 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 $240,980
- COLLEGE LINKS PREPARES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM UNDER-RESOURCED SCHOOLS AND LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS, WITH EMPHASIS ON STEM AND BUSINESS PATHWAYS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES STRUCTURED CAREER EXPLORATION, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, COLLEGE READINESS TRAINING, MENTORING, AND PROFESSIONAL SKILL-BUILDING TO STUDENTS WHO MAY FACE ECONOMIC OR FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE-GOING BARRIERS. THROUGH YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING AND INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT, COLLEGE LINKS STRENGTHENS ACADEMIC PERSISTENCE, PROMOTES HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, AND INCREASES POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT AND READINESS. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OPARTICIPANTS GAIN EXPOSURE TO WORKPLACE EXPECTATIONS AND HIGHER EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTS, WHILE DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING, COMMUNICATION, AND PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES ALIGNED WITH HIGH-DEMAND CAREER FIELDS. DURING THE REPORTING YEAR, THE PROGRAM SERVED 2,300 STUDENTS IN 18 CITIES NATIONWIDE, CONTRIBUTING TO A STRONGER PIPELINE OF WELL-PREPARED STUDENTS ENTERING COLLEGE AND PURSUING HIGH-GROWTH, HIGH-WAGE CAREERS.Expenses $1,252,040
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 62-0967197
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2019
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B9XZ)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,560,936
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,634,718
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- January 15, 2019
- Posted by the IRS
- September 16, 2019
- Reinstated
- Effective January 15, 2019
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 | August 2025 | $7,335,422 | $9,035,234 | $7,560,936 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2024 | $8,540,589 | $12,149,942 | $11,709,235 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $11,076,302 | $13,334,254 | $16,152,172 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $21,294,693 | $15,315,157 | $18,021,679 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 62-0967197).
Questions about INROADS INC
- What is the EIN of INROADS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INROADS INC is 62-0967197.
- Is INROADS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on January 15, 2019 and reinstated it effective January 15, 2019.
- Are donations to INROADS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does INROADS INC 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 INROADS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did INROADS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of INROADS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names RONALD HOUSTON.
- Who are the officers and directors of INROADS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 30 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $288,433 (FOREST HARPER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (THRU 6/25)).
- How much revenue does INROADS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,335,422, expenses of $9,035,234 and total assets of $7,560,936 at year end.
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