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G ROAD
SCOTTSDALE, AZ · EIN 274108766 · Form 990 · FY2021 · NTEE O50 · Youth Development · Small ($100K-$1M) · www.groad.org
revenue
$245K
expenses
$184K
net assets
$126K
employees
0
program ratio
45%
mission · from form 990

TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE ON THEIR ROAD TO ADULTHOOD THROUGH CREATIVE PROGRAMMING AND INTENTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS.G ROAD, FOUNDED IN 2010, IS A PHOENIX-BASED NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY'S YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS AS THEY APPROACH ADULTHOOD. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, G ROAD CREATES AND IMPLEMENTS TARGETED PROGRAMMING IN THE COMMUNITY IT AIMS TO SERVE.

profile · synthesized from sources

G ROAD is a Phoenix-based nonprofit that provides before- and after-school care and extended learning programs for K-8 students. The organization offers creative and engaging programs focused on arts, athletics, and academics, with an emphasis on equity and inclusion for neurodivergent students. G ROAD aims to support young people on their path to adulthood through targeted community programming.

named programs · 18 · from sources

what they call their work

After School Programming
Provides after-school programs for K-8 students at Emerson Elementary and PHX1 schools, with pickup by 6 pm.
Before School Care
Provides care for students at Emerson Elementary starting at 6:30 am, with release to the cafeteria for breakfast at 8 am.
Build It! Club
A club focused on building activities.
Culinary Club
Teaches about different cultures through food preparation, focusing on kitchen safety, nutrition, numeracy, and science.
DJ Club
A club focused on DJing.
Explorers’ Club
A club for exploration and discovery.
Gardening and sustainability
Encourages students to apply gardening techniques in the G Road garden, promoting inquiry, observation, critical thinking, life science, and sustainable food growth.
I Choose Wellness
A program focused on promoting wellness.
LEGO League
A program involving LEGO-based challenges and competitions.
Media Arts
Incorporates filming, editing, production, and new digital media, providing students with hands-on experience creating digital content and learning marketing concepts.
Music
Offers music-related activities.
Physical Fitness & Sports
Provides opportunities for physical activity and sports.
Rising Youth Theater
A theater program for youth.
Roadmapping
Helps students develop skills for productive living, including financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and healthy habits, through weekly Circle Talks and guest speakers.
STEM
Introduces participants to the scientific inquiry process, experimenting, and testing through engaging science projects and challenges, including robotics competitions.
Skate After School
An after-school program involving skateboarding.
Summer Camp
Offers summer camp activities from June 1st-June 25th, Monday-Thursday from 8 am to 12:30 pm, for students enrolled at Emerson Elementary.
Tutoring
Encourages students to track progress and work towards skill mastery, understand unique talents, and build executive functioning skills.
activities · 6 groups

what they do

  • Special Needs Academic Tutoring & Support 5 activities
    • Academic Support and Tutoring
      Offers academic support, including strategic tutoring, to K-5 students at Emerson Elementary through an extended learning program, helping students track progress, master skills, and build executive functioning skills.
    • Academic Support and Tutoring
      Provides strategic tutoring and a dedicated tutoring program to K-5 students to help them track progress, master skills, and build executive functioning skills.
    • Academic Support and Tutoring
      Provides academic support, including strategic tutoring, to K-5 students at Emerson Elementary through an extended learning program, helping students track progress, master skills, and build executive functioning skills. Also provides literacy and educational services to families of participating students.
    • Academic Support and Tutoring
      Provides academic support, including strategic tutoring, to K-5 students at Emerson Elementary through an extended learning program, helping students track progress, master skills, and build executive functioning skills.
    • Academic Support and Tutoring
      Offers academic support, including strategic tutoring, to K-5 students at Emerson Elementary through an extended learning program, helping students track progress, master skills, and build executive functioning skills. Also provides literacy and educational services to families of participating students.
  • School-Based Health and Extended Day Care 5 activities
    • Before and After School Care
      Provides before and after school care programming for K-5 students at Emerson Elementary, including before-school care starting at 6:30 AM with breakfast, and after-school programming until 6 PM for K-5 students and middle school students enrolled in a PHX1 school. These programs focus on arts, athletics, and education.
    • Before and After School Care
      Provides before and after school care programming for K-5 students at Emerson Elementary, including breakfast for before-school care and pickup by 6pm for after-school programs. After-school programs also serve middle school students (grades 6-8) enrolled in a PHX1 school.
    • Before and After School Care
      Provides before and after school care programming for K-5 students at Emerson Elementary, including breakfast for before-school care and pickup by 6pm for after-school programs. After-school programs also extend to middle school students (grades 6-8) enrolled in a PHX1 school.
    • Before and After School Care
      Provides before and after school care programming for K-5 students at Emerson Elementary, including breakfast for before-school care and pickup by 6pm for after-school programs. After-school programs also serve middle school students (grades 6-8) enrolled in a PHX1 school.
    • Before and After School Care
      Provides before-school care starting at 6:30 AM including breakfast, and after-school programming until 6 PM for K-5 students at Emerson Elementary and middle school students (grades 6-8) enrolled in a PHX1 school. These programs include academic support, arts, athletics, and education.
  • Community Health Access Expansion 4 activities
    • Community Resource Facilitation
      Brings additional resources, such as health physicals, to the Emerson community through partnerships with other organizations.
    • Community Resource Facilitation
      Brings additional resources, such as health physicals, to the Emerson community through partnerships with other organizations.
    • Community Resource Partnerships
      Brings additional resources, such as health physicals, to the Emerson community through partnerships with other organizations.
    • Community Resource Provision
      Brings additional resources, such as health physicals, to the Emerson community through partnerships with other organizations.
  • Summer and School Break Camps 3 activities
    • Summer Camp Program
      Operates a summer camp program from June 1 to June 25, Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., offering targeted programming for youth and young adults.
    • Summer Camp Program
      Operates a summer camp program from June 1 to June 25, Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
    • Summer Camp Program
      Operates a summer camp program from June 1 to June 25, Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  • School Community Events & Family Nights 1 activity
    • Family-Oriented Events
      Hosts family-oriented events for participants and their families.
  • Uncategorized 10 activities
    • Family Support and Engagement
      Provides literacy and educational services to families of participating students and hosts family-oriented events for participants and their families.
    • Family Support and Engagement
      Provides literacy and educational services to families of participating students and hosts family-oriented events for participants and their families.
    • Family Support and Engagement
      Hosts family-oriented events and provides literacy and educational services to families of participating students, while also bringing additional resources like health physicals to the community through partnerships.
    • Life Skills Development Program
      Runs a "Roadmapping" program that includes weekly Circle Talks, financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and healthy habits to develop students' life skills.
    • Life Skills Development Program
      Runs a "Roadmapping" program that includes weekly Circle Talks, financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and healthy habits to develop students' life skills.
    • Youth Enrichment and Development Programs
      Offers a variety of enrichment and youth development services for youth and young adults in Phoenix, which may include drug and violence prevention, career and technical programs, counseling, art, music, STEM activities, physical activity, and nutrition education. Specific programs include a gardening and sustainability program, Media Arts program, STEM programs (including robotics), a "Roadmapping" program focusing on life skills, a Culinary Club, and various other clubs like Physical Fitness & Sports, Music, Skate After School, Build It! Club, Explorers’ Club, I Choose Wellness, Rising Youth Theater, DJ Club, and LEGO League.
    • Youth Enrichment and Development Programs
      Offers a variety of enrichment and youth development services including drug and violence prevention, career and technical programs, counseling, art, music, STEM activities, physical activity, nutrition education, and specific clubs like Culinary Club, Media Arts, Robotics, and various sports and arts programs.
    • Youth Enrichment and Development Programs
      Offers a variety of enrichment and youth development services, including drug and violence prevention, career and technical programs, counseling, art, music, STEM activities (including robotics), physical activity, nutrition education, and specific clubs like Culinary Club, Media Arts, and gardening.
    • Youth Enrichment and Development Programs
      Provides a variety of enrichment and youth development services, including drug and violence prevention, career and technical programs, counseling, art, music, STEM activities (including robotics), physical activity, nutrition education, and life skills development through programs like "Roadmapping" and a Culinary Club.
    • Youth Enrichment and Development Programs
      Offers a variety of enrichment and youth development services, including drug and violence prevention, career and technical programs, counseling, art, music, STEM activities (including robotics), physical activity, nutrition education, gardening, media arts, and life skills development through the "Roadmapping" program and Culinary Club.
financials · form 990 · fy2021
revenue
Total revenue$245K
Contributions & grants$213K87%
Program service revenue$32K13%
Investment income$90%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$184K
Program expenses45%
Admin / overhead24%
Fundraising32%
Salaries & benefits$61K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineProfessional Fees
balance sheet
Total assets$126K
Cash$124K
Investments$0
Liabilities$0
Net assets$126K
Liquid reserves8.1 mo
3 years on record · 2019–2021 · YoY revenue +327.7%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2021

who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
DANIEL STANTON PRESIDENT 40 $61K
board members · 7
  • BLAS GUILLEN — DIRECTOR
  • DAVID RAMIREZ — DIRECTOR
  • GEORGE CAMPBELL — DIRECTOR
  • JENNIFER HOLDER — DIRECTOR
  • JUSTIN NOVAK — DIRECTOR
  • NICOLAS BORSELLI — DIRECTOR
  • SAM LEVY — DIRECTOR
relationships · 11

who they work with

  • Arizona Department of Education Funder — Receives a Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Title IV‐B program federal grant administered by the department.
  • Arizona Department of Education Government — Administers the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Title IV‐B program federal grant.
  • Arizona Department of Education Government — Administers the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers federal grant for G Road programs in Arizona.
  • Emerson Elementary Partner — Collaborates with G Road on extended learning programs including summer camp.
  • Emerson Elementary Partner — Hosts G Road's 21st Century Community Learning Center Extended Learning Program for its K-5 students.
  • Emerson Elementary School Partner — Hosts a family event at the school.
  • Next Generation Science Standards Partner — Utilizes their standards for STEM lessons.
  • Phoenix Elementary School District No. 1 Partner — Partners with the district for programming, including providing a bus for Whittier 6th-8th graders.
  • U.S. Department of Education Funder — Provides federal grant funding for the extended learning programs through the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Title IV‐B program.
  • U.S. Department of Education Funder — Receives a Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Title IV‐B program federal grant.
  • U.S. Department of Education Government — Federal grant administrator for the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers program funding G Road programs.