named programs · 2 · from sources
What they call their work
College Access Grants
Provides gap funding for young women in the YW Brooklyn LEAD Program to cover non-tuition college expenses such as application fees, laptops, books, dorm setup, travel, and paid internships
College Persistence Support
Offers ongoing academic, leadership, and social support to ensure participants successfully transition from high school to college and graduate on time
activities · 3 groups
What they do
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Women's Educational Advancement 1 activity
- Funding college access and persistence for young women through grantsRaises funds and awards non-traditional grants to support essential college-related expenses for young women from poverty-impacted communities, including college tours, summer programs, internships, laptops, books, dorm supplies, travel, and other gap costs. The organization also provides grant support specifically to students in the YW Brooklyn LEAD Program to ensure college persistence.
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College Access and Success Support 1 activity
- Operating the YW Brooklyn LEAD programProvides academic, leadership, economic, and social support to young women of color to help them access and complete four-year college education. The program has achieved 100% college acceptance and on-time enrollment for all graduates, with participants collectively receiving over $1 million in financial aid and enrolling in institutions such as Howard University, Northeastern University, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Uncategorized 1 activity
- Planning to fund staff expansion for program growthPlans to allocate grant funding toward staffing positions to scale the organization’s capacity and support student persistence from high school through college graduation.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$125K
Contributions & grants$121K97%
Program service revenue——
Investment income$4K3%
Other revenue—
expenses
Total expenses$72K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits—
Grants paid out$69K
balance sheet
Total assets$263K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$263K
5 years on record · 2021–2025 · YoY revenue -31.6%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025
Who runs it
board members · 3
- Martha Kamber — Director
- Melvin Galloway — Director
- Sahar Zodeh — Director
relationships · 4
Who they work with
- YW Brooklyn Partner — Supports the YW Brooklyn LEAD Program through grant funding and awareness building.
- YW Brooklyn LEAD Program Partner — Primary program partner providing direct services to young women; Road to 120 provides enhanced financial and operational support to this program.
- YW Brooklyn LEAD program Partner — Provides enhanced support to the YW Brooklyn LEAD program, which serves young women of color and supports their college access and completion.
- YWCA Brooklyn Partner — Provides academic, leadership, economic, and social support through the LEAD Program, which The Road to 120 supports financially and programmatically.
strategies · 2
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Holistic Support Model for Degree Completionmethodology: holistic_support_modelBy integrating academic, leadership, economic, and social support, we increase the likelihood of degree completion for young women of color, because multifaceted barriers to persistence require coordinated, long-term interventions beyond financial aid alone.
- Non-Traditional Grantmaking for College Accessmethodology: gap_funding_for_college_accessBy providing non-traditional grants that cover essential college expenses not met by traditional financial aid, we enable college access and persistence for young women from poverty-impacted communities, because conventional funding sources often leave critical gaps that hinder completion.