Form 990 for tax year 2025

Totals

Total revenue

$506,371

Total expenses

$426,053

Contributions and grants received

$473,929

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$2,010

Other revenue

$30,432

Total assets, end of year

$374,263

Total liabilities, end of year

$19,706

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$354,557

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$286,599

Management and general expenses

$92,444

Fundraising expenses

$47,010

Program service expenses (Part III)

$286,599

Program services were 67.3% 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.

Mission and programs · 2025

• MENTOR NORTH'S INTEGRATED CORE PROGRAMS, MENTOR DULUTH AND MENTOR SUPERIOR, PROVIDE PROFESSIONALLY SUPPORTED ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING FOR YOUTH AGES 7-18. MENTOR NORTH'S INDIVIDUALIZED, RELATIONSHIP-CENTERED APPROACH STRENGTHENS EACH YOUNG PERSON'S CIRCLE OF SUPPORT WHILE HELPING YOUTH BUILD LASTING CONNECTIONS, CONFIDENCE, AND FAMILIARITY WITH THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. MENTOR NORTH'S MENTORING MODEL IS COMMUNITY-BASED RATHER THAN SITE-BASED. YOUTH ARE MATCHED WITH TRAINED, SCREENED ADULT VOLUNTEER MENTORS BASED ON PERSONALITY, INTERESTS, AND GOALS. MENTORS COMMIT TO MEETING WITH YOUTH AT LEAST FOUR HOURS PER MONTH FOR A MINIMUM OF ONE YEAR; MATCHES AVERAGE MORE THAN TWO YEARS. TO PROMOTE SAFE, STABLE, AND EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS, MENTOR NORTH STAFF RECRUIT AND SCREEN MENTORS, CONDUCT INTERVIEWS AND REFERENCE CHECKS, COMPLETE BACKGROUND CHECKS, PROVIDE MENTOR TRAINING, FACILITATE THOUGHTFUL MATCHING, AND CONDUCT ANNUAL EVALUATIONS OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. EACH MATCH IS SUPPORTED BY A PROGRAM ADVOCATE WHO PROVIDES ONGOING GUIDANCE, REGULAR CHECK-INS, MONITORING, AND TROUBLESHOOTING SUPPORT TO MENTORS, YOUTH, AND CAREGIVERS. STAFF WORK TO STRENGTHEN MATCHES WHEN CHALLENGES ARISE AND TO POSITIVELY CLOSE AND TRANSITION RELATIONSHIPS WHEN MATCHES END. YOUTH WAITING FOR A MATCH ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN GROUP AND COMMUNITY-BASED ACTIVITIES THAT HELP THEM REMAIN CONNECTED AND ENGAGED WHILE THEY WAIT. IN 2025, MENTOR NORTH SERVED 206 YOUTH, INCLUDING 119 YOUTH WHO WERE ACTIVELY MENTORED BY 117 VOLUNTEER MENTORS. TOGETHER, MENTORS AND YOUTH LOGGED 1,501 MENTORING SESSIONS TOTALING 4,608 HOURS. MORE THAN 90% OF YOUTH REPORTED THAT MENTORING HELPED THEM FEEL MORE POSITIVE ABOUT THEIR FUTURE, FEEL BETTER ABOUT THEMSELVES AND THEIR IDENTITY, AND LEARN MORE ABOUT PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES. YOUTH ALSO REPORTED ENJOYING TIME WITH THEIR MENTORS AND HAVING OPPORTUNITIES TO VISIT NEW PLACES AND TRY NEW THINGS. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF MENTORS REPORTED A POSITIVE IMPACT FROM MENTORING, AND 100% OF PARENTS REPORTED THAT THE MENTORING RELATIONSHIP HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THEMSELVES AND/OR THEIR FAMILY. MENTOR NORTH'S SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN PROFESSIONAL STAFF SUPPORT IS CENTRAL TO THESE OUTCOMES. CONSISTENT STAFF ENGAGEMENT HELPS ENSURE THAT MENTORS AND FAMILIES RECEIVE GUIDANCE THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF EACH MATCH AND THAT RELATIONSHIPS ARE SAFE, STABLE, AND RESPONSIVE TO YOUTH NEEDS. THIS INTENSIVE SUPPORT REFLECTS ESTABLISHED BEST PRACTICES IN THE FIELD OF MENTORING AND ENABLES MENTOR NORTH TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED, HIGH-QUALITY RELATIONSHIPS AT SCALE.

  Expenses $286,599

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2025

Filed

25 August 2026

IRS schema version

2025v4.0

Source object

202612519349300831

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