Annual Impact Report 2025

ANNUAL

REPORT

FISCAL YEAR 2025

For more than 55 years, INROADS has worked to eliminate economic disparities and opportunity gaps by expanding access to high paying careers and wealth building opportunities for students nationwide.

Through immersive career-readiness programs and hands-on learning experiences, INROADS equips students with the skills, resources, and confidence to succeed in their careers and beyond. With the support of alumni, partners, and volunteers, we continue advancing economic mobility and building generational wealth for the students we serve.

OUR MISSION The mission of INROADS is to deliver innovative leadership development programs and creative solutions that identify, accelerate and elevate talent throughout their careers.

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As I joined INROADS in the final months of this fiscal year, I did so with deep respect for the organization’s legacy and strong momentum and with a clear focus on the future we are building together.

INROADS is entering a new chapter, grounded in its mission and energized by opportunity.

Our priority remains clear: preparing students for long-term success through high quality development, training, and career exposure so they are positioned not only to enter the workforce, but to achieve economic mobility and build generational wealth over the course of their lives. We are grateful for the community that powers this mission, including staff, alumni, volunteers, philanthropic partners, corporate supporters, and our Board of Directors. Whether supporting student development, expanding access to programming, or investing in pathways from education to career, these partnerships are essential to our impact.

As we look ahead, my focus is on ensuring INROADS remains a powerful launchpad for students and a trusted, accountable partner for organizations investing in the future workforce. I am thankful for the commitment of those who believe in this work, and I am excited about what we will build together.

Ron Houston President & CEO INROADS

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DEVELOPING LEADERS THROUGH COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS Developing future leaders is at the heart of the INROADS mission. Through our holistic approach, we prepare students to become impactful leaders in business and their communities. Our robust training model centers around four key areas of impact that build a foundation for upward mobility and long-term success.

KEY IMPACT AREAS Leadership Development Training

Personal Growth Workshops

Mentoring and Coaching

Real World Learning Experiences

SUPPORT SYSTEM FROM

HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE From high school through college and into their professional careers, INROADS provides a continuous pathway of support that helps students excel in their chosen fields.

Leadership Development & Personal Growth

College Preparation

Career Exploration

Life Skills

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Access to Paid Internship Opportunities

Career Coaching & Mentoring

COLLEGE

DOUBTING MY DOUBTS,

OWNING MY FUTURE Maya Angelou once said, ‘Nothing can dim the light that shines from within.’ Because of INROADS, that light in me has grown stronger, more focused, and ready to light up every room I walk into. I joined the INROADS College Links Program in 2021 as a high school freshman. That year, we had virtual four hour Zoom sessions on Saturday mornings because of the pandemic. I was surrounded by other ambitious young leaders across the country who, like me, dared to dream big. That first year, I created and presented my vision board on Zoom, and for the first time, I was in a space that encouraged me to plan and believe in my future.

At that point, I was still figuring out what leadership really meant. INROADS helped me see that it wasn’t just about grades or achievements it was about mindset, discipline, and how you carry yourself. Those Saturday sessions challenged me to think bigger and set goals that once felt out of reach. Little by little, I started to see myself not just as a student, but as someone who could make an impact.

My sophomore year, I attended the INROADS National Career Academy at Kennesaw State University in Atlanta with more than 400 scholars from across the country. It was the second flight of my life and my first trip without my parents. One of the most memorable parts of that experience was participating in the incubator competition, where I presented a parental control app that monitors social media usage for youth. Staying in a college dorm for the first time and walking around campus gave me a new kind of confidence. It was a glimpse of what was possible, and INROADS made that happen.

Over the years, the guidance I’ve received through INROADS has been incredible. My mentor, and College Links program manager, has had a lasting impact on me. His sayings “My response is my responsibility” and “Doubt your doubts” are embedded in my mind. They remind me to take ownership of my choices and believe in myself, even when things get hard.

He also tells us to look at our fingerprints because no one else in the world has the same ones—not in the past, present, or future. That reminder to embrace what makes me different has stayed with me. Wherever I go—into a classroom, a dorm room, or one day a boardroom; I walk in knowing my value.

As I prepare to study finance at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, I carry the lessons and confidence that INROADS has instilled in me. I don’t just want to be the first, I want to make sure I’m not the last. That’s the legacy I hope to continue.

Daniel Purvis INROADS College Links Scholar, Washington, DC Rising Freshman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Who We Serve INROADS works at both the high school and college levels to prepare and empower students to excel in college, thrive in their careers, and lead fulfilling lives.

INROADS partners with

312

FEMALE

Title I high schools serving a high percentage of low-income students nationwide

MALE

of INROADS College students have a 3.5+ GPA

2% Gender not reported

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HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Freshmen

Sophomores

Juniors

Seniors

36%

COLLEGE STUDENTS Freshmen

Sophomores

Juniors

Seniors

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EQUIPPING THE THROUGH TRAINING

Our high school program equips students with the essential skills and support needed to excel in college and their careers.

KEY PROGRAM COMPONENTS

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Teamwork

Career Exploration

College Preparation

Priority & Time Management

Health & Wellness

Impressions Management

Financial Literacy

Entrepreneurship

Communication

STEM Exploration

Leadership Development

Servant Leadership

NEXT GENERATION AND SKILL BUILDING

At the college level, INROADS is more than an internship program.

It’s a comprehensive career development experience that prepares students with the training, tools, and resources to succeed in internships and full-time roles alike.

OUR TRAINING INCORPORATES PROVEN CAREER READINESS COMPETENCIES OUTLINED BY NACE 8

CULTIVATING SKILLS FOR LIFELONG SUCCESS INROADS has helped me grow both personally and professionally by challenging me to show up as my best self in every space. Personally, I’ve learned how to advocate for myself, be more confident, and embrace the value I bring to the table. Professionally, INROADS prepared me to enter the corporate world with a strong foundation in networking, time management, and leadership.

Lorea Porter INROADS Intern Brooklyn College (CUNY)

TRAINING IS DELIVERED VIA MULTIPLE PLATFORMS FOR LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT

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On Campus Workshops

College Links Virtual

Ready to Work Seminars

College Links Saturday Sessions

Lunch and Learns

Career Resource Hub

Alumni Intern Engagement Series

Learning Manangment System

INROADS National Career Academy INROADS National Conference

OUR IMPACT

increase in the number of students trained (7,798 students in 2025 versus 4,871 students in 2024)

students participated in the INROADS National Conference & National Career Academy leadership development training event hosted July 17 - 18, 2025.

College students gained professional experience through paid internships

hours of leadership development and career preparation delivered to high school students in the College Links Program

additional hours of career readiness training delivered to each intern

of career coaching and mentorship received by each intern

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THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS Your generosity helps open doors to opportunities that transform the lives of thousands of students across the nation. Together, we’re equipping the next generation with the skills, confidence, and access they need to thrive.

CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION PARTNERS $500,000 +

$250,000 +

L3Harris Foundation Inc. MetLife, Inc.

Constellation Nuclear NBA Foundation Procter & Gamble

$100,000 + Amazon Web Services arm Assured Guaranty The Brown Duckett Family Foundation ConocoPhillips

GlaxoSmithKline Kaiser Permanente Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Scotiabank

$50,000 + HII Corporation Newport News Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey

Sanofi US Services Inc. TIAA Zoetis

$25,000 + The Executive Leadership Council Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago JACOBS PENNYMAC Giving Fund Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Southern Company

STACYWITBECK Sycamore Capital Synchrony United Way UnitedHealth Group Inc. University of California

$15,000 + Coverys DIGI Economic Development Corporation of NYC Federal Reserve Bank of New York Fidelity Charitable Henkel

Monumental Protiviti reliancematrix Roche TENCATE protective fabrics WSIA

$10,000 + Arch Insurance Group Inc. Archer Daniels Midland Co. EY Husch Blackwell Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School The Leading Niche The Links, Incorporated

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Microsoft Rewards Physicians Insurance PwC Princeton Area Community Foundation SYMETRA Thurgood Marshall College Fund TRINITY

Up to $9,999 A3 Consulting AbbVie ADP American Endowment Foundation AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE Dreams Foundation Aon AT&T Ayco Charitable Foundation BAE Systems Bank of America Charitable Foundation BASF BAYER BD (Becton, Dickinson, and Company) BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware Boston Change Management Partners CAF America Canvas Credit Union CAREER FACTORY 360 Carrier Global Corporation Chevron Corporation CHUBB CHUBB Charitable Foundation The Clorox Company Comfort Systems USA COMPEER

DAFgiving360 Elastic Elementum FHLBank Pittsburgh BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware GiftHub GLENMEDE Greater Houston Community Foundation Greater Kansas City Community Foundation Goldwyn Glenn Parker II Legacy Foundation Guardian The Hartford Honeywell IBM JE Group LLC The J.M. Smucker Co JPMorgan Chase Link Logistocs Real Estate Lubrizol Michelman NAIC Network for Good Nucor PayPal

PEP (Promotions) PepsiCo Foundation Pfizer Raymond James RTX Renaissance Charitable Foundation Roberts QSR Management Inc. SalesForce Schnucks Schwab Charitable Shades of Greatness LLC Shell Global SiteOne Landscape Supply Sony Splunk SS&C Technologies SDCL LLP Taylor Corporation Textio, Inc. ThoughtExchange Toll Brothers Foundation Vitae Cielo Luxury Warner Brothers Discovery Wiliams Crew LLC

IN KIND DONORS $50,000 +

$10,000 +

$1,000 +

Up to $9,999

AAMPED Inc d/b/a Simple Money Academy Messam MKTG, LLC Teens and Youth in Leadership U of Charter School Woodlawn

Blackleaf Organic LLC Cassandra Whitlow Community Investment Network The Potomac (VA) Chapter of the Links Uncle Nearest Inc.

The New York Times

BK Imagery LLC BlueSKY Collaborative Partners

$5,000 +

Adrian Miller d/b/a Soul Food Scholar LLC Agents & Strategies d/b/a Rolling Out Pronghorn University of Colorado Denver

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INDIVIDUAL DONORS $50,000+ John Hunter

Yvette Smith *#

$15,000+

$10,000+

Theodore Leonsis

André Powell * # Kate Geismar Patrice Graves * Wayne & Jane Thorpe

$5,000 + Deborah Brittain Homer Hill Roxanne Lagano * Richard Simons *

Kavita Tahilani Brian Williams *# Dantaya Williams Darryl Willis *#

$1,000+ Niki Allen *# Lamar Anderson # Isela Bahena # Metoi Booker George Cleveland # Rahsaan Coefield *# Robert & Kristine Decker # Alexandra Dorman Richard Fraser # Claire Gregoire David Hreha # Cecily Jones # Jeffrey Lamour # Barrington Lopez # Eric Lucha Warren Marshall # Tameka McBride

# = Alumni * = Board Member 13

Jacquita McKinney # Karl Minter * Joe Montemayor # Caryn Nightengale # Victoria Pittman # Rodney & Vicky Prezeau # Michael Roberts # Jerome Winfred Rose # Jonathan Stanley # Shellie Stockfish Travis Swoope # Wesley Thompson # Marcos Vega # Wanji Walcott Martina Williams # Darryl & Giselle Wilson Laura and Darien Wright #

$500 + Magdala Adeleke # Hiram Arnaud Nina Barron Candace Bates # Gregory & Leah Brown # Rayman Bovell # Jaymi Brooks # Tanea Brown # James Butler Alton Byrd # Jerome Cheatham # Michael & Mechelle Connors # Charon Darris # Christine Frazier # Shamane Gardner

$250 +

Albert Avancena # Franklyn Baker Scott Bartlett # Cheryl Baxter # Celandra Deane Bess # Sheri Betts # Lena Booth # Larry Braithwaite Kelly Brown-Morris James Collins Courtney Cook # Ayanna Cooper # Claudia Curtis # Danica Dilligar Kenneth Edwards # Zuleemah Edwards # Byron Fitch # Daryl Graham

Sahara Hamilton Tomesah Harrison John James Paul Jennas # Craig Jennings # Lane Knight Siju Koshy Monique Marsh-Olenik # Ashley Merritt # Hazzen Munoz Tai Neal Cindy Pace Jill Pemberton # Renee Porter # Justice Reid

Kareem Rogers # Willie Rose # Curtis Ross # LaJuanna Russell Rachel Ryan # Audra Ryen-Jones Reba Simmons * Nives Stanfelj Latonya Tolliver Miriam Vidal Meulmeester # Dexter Warrior # Timothy Wilkerson # Hardmon Williams Albert Willis #

Douglas Greene Jeff Hernandez # Rhonda Hopps # Andrew Huggett # Jasmine Johnson # Necole Keitt Shyam Kotecha Kirk Lonbom Warren Losey Kristal Mason # Preston McGowan # Mark McGruder Amanda Moore # Lyssa Morris # Sekou Murphy # Christopher Nicholas # Kelly Owens

Antonieta Ramos # Jason Roberts # Brittany Roland # Amirah Salaam # Kevin Simmonds * Charisse Smith # Carlin Swint Arnett Thomas II # Maurice Thomas # Christian Tucker Lee Valentine Darren Walker # William Washington # Tia Wiggins Vincent Williams # Andrea Woods # Zoe Zeiglar

John & Rina Harris Alan Hayes # Laronda Herrin Allison Hughes # Karlyn Hunter Carline Jean-Gilles Cassandra Johnson Leah Johnson # Walter Jones Neeraj Joshi Cheryl Kidd Brian Krummen # Nicol Lee Zorayda Lopez-Marcus # Victoria Martin Sonya May Andrea McCaskey # Treasure McClain Norva McGee # Grover McKenzie # Dale McLeod # Makda Mebrahtu Thomas Mehari # Lila Miller Bliss Mitchell James Murphy Jr Joicelyn Nelson # Christopher Norman # Ekene Ogwu # Oluranti Okunoren William Pearson

Sandy Pharaon Gail Pierce # Beatrice Polk Rashida Queen Mauricio Quintero Layla Ramirez # Sydnee Rice # Nettie Richards Alexia Riddick # Averi Roberts # James Robinson Tresa & Whit Robinson # Nicole Rollins-Lamar Hal Runkel Marilyn Shelby Rose Shelton Jim Smith Tamika Smith # Terra Smithson # Glenniece Stewart # Nina Stewart Rakeb Suraphel Jessica Taggett Darrell Thomas # Jameson Thornton Natalia Vernon # Shani Washington # Frederick & Dionne White Clarence Williams Joan Williams # Khali Williams #

$100 + Chianoo Adrian Ameer Ali # Stephanie Alvarado # Luis Alvarez Anita Anuyah Gabrielle Arrington # Mera Beckford April Benetollo Jennifer Bielak Nieama Booker # Jewel Bronaugh Jacqueline Burgess-Bishop # Wesley Butler # Braddon Calloway # Rohan Christie Kia Coleman # Loth Corea Chavero Dinis Couto John Daniels III Sandra Dow Damon Duke # Keena Flood Shelly-Anne Forrest Freddie & Tasha Fuller Marcus Garcia # Julian Gastelum Jhovanny Germosen # Steven Goodison # Sheena Gordon-Roberts # Lyssa Hargrove Forest Harper Danita Harris #

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FINANCIALS Fiscal Year 2025 Sept. 1, 2024 - Aug. 31, 2025

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION ASSETS

Total Assets

$7, 560,936

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS CURRENT LIABILITIES

Lease

$92,644 Long Term Liabilities​ Net Assets

Total Liabilities and Net Assets

$7, 560,935

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STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES REVENUE

EXPENSES

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LEADING WITH COURAGE AND HEART INROADS has opened countless doors for me, from professional development to building a powerful network. What stands out most is their deep commitment to uplifting underrepresented communities. As someone passionate about creating equitable opportunities, I truly value being part of a program that invests in my growth while driving meaningful change.

Being a former foster care child, a Latina, and the first of my siblings to attend a four year university makes my INROADS journey even more meaningful. When I first entered the field of economics, I felt a little intimidated but also hopeful to bring my culture into a space where we are not often represented.

Through my INROADS internship with the University of California, Office of the President, I’ve been pushed outside of my comfort zone and have grown both personally and professionally. I’ve learned the importance of adaptability whether it’s picking up new marketing tools, navigating different platforms, or stepping into projects that challenge me to think differently. I’ve also gained a deeper appreciation for professionalism, especially when it comes to maintaining strong working relationships and building trust with colleagues. Most importantly, I’ve realized how powerful genuine connections can be, and how meaningful relationships can shape your career path and your confidence.

I aspire to build a career in marketing and eventually earn my MBA to deepen my business expertise. I’m incredibly passionate about the business world, especially the power of branding and community. My ultimate goal is to become the CEO of my own beauty company, where I can combine innovation, creativity, and strategy to build products that are inclusive, universal, and empowering. I want to create a brand that celebrates individuality and sets a new standard for representation in the beauty industry.

INROADS helped me find my very first internship and gave me the professional tools, mentorship, and community I needed to start building my future. It has shown me that courage, heart, and representation can go hand in hand—and that living without fear means creating your own path while helping others find theirs. Although I didn’t have a traditional childhood, I hope to use my story to inspire others—to show that no matter what challenges you face, if you work hard and stay true to yourself, you can reach your goals.

Stephanie Leivas INROADS Intern at the University of California, Office of the President Senior, University of California, Berkeley

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INROADS provided a supportive community that understood the challenges of being a first generation college student navigating both academic and corporate spaces, while equipping me with the tools and confidence needed to succeed professionally.

Bryan Balarezo

INROADS Intern at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Rutgers University

INROADS has equipped me with valuable leadership skills that will help me confidently navigate the professional world. Through this experience, I’ve also built meaningful connections and developed strong self-management skills, opportunities for which I am incredibly grateful.

Lauren Pugh College Links scholar

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