Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
411859085
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Phone
6128005990
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Employment N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$646,812
Expenses
$579,540
Assets
$273,771
Liabilities
$26,368

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SARAH SCHAEFER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • SARAH SCHAEFER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $105,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Mentoring partnership of Minnesota (mpm) builds and elevates the capacity of programs, systems and policies to strengthen youth mentoring relationships. Strategic priorities include: 1. Support a statewide mentoring partner network2. Design and implement new program innovations (tools/products) based on quality standards in the pursuit of quality outcomes3. Launch external marketing campaigns to recruit mentors and lead branding communication strategies to bring awareness about the impact of mentoring on youth and volunteers

What it reported doing in 2025

Program service accomplishments community & field capacity buildingmentor Minnesota strengthened the quality and capacity of youth mentoring programs statewide by serving as Minnesota's only intermediary for mentoring programs. In 2025, the organization provided nocost consulting, professional training, convening, and advocacy to youthserving organizations, mentoring professionals, and community leaders across all seven districts of Minnesota. These services supported mentoring program sustainability, workforce development, youth mental health, and systemslevel advocacy, with the goal of ensuring young people experience stable, highquality developmental relationships.during the year, mentor Minnesota completed 27 nocost consulting projects (approximately 1,200 hours) for youth mentoring organizations, supporting quality mentoring assessments, logic model development, mission and scope refinement, and organizational coaching. Training programs achieved a 96% highly effective rating.mentor Minnesota trained and convened over 3,000 mentoring professionals, who collectively impacted an estimated 130,000 young people statewide. The organization expanded its program services council to 30 youthserving organizations, strengthening peer learning and coordination across Minnesota.the organization advanced youth mental health through three mental health ambassador cohorts, training 60 youth and adults in youth mental health first aid, suicide prevention, advocacy, and communitybased mental health project development. Additionally, 30 leaders graduated from the untold legacies in mentoring leadership program.mentor Minnesota increased public awareness and recognition of mentoring by hosting its first annual mentor Minnesota awards, honoring six youth and youth workers for outstanding service. The organization also convened funders through a statewide roundtable focused on the mentoring landscape and program sustainability.at the systems level, mentor Minnesota advocated for youth development initiatives by hosting a capitol hill day, meeting with six Minnesota lawmakers, participating in statewide suicide prevention, health, and education advocacy coalitions, and presenting at conferences and public forums for social workers, youth workers, educators, and local governments. Staff also participated in radio and podcast engagements to promote mentoring statewide.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 79% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 65
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 85
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 66.2%; rating input score 66
  • Program expense ratio: 73.9%; rating input score 74
  • Fundraising efficiency: $9.92 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 83.3%; rating input score 83; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 10.4%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.47; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 18.1%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.2% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.8% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.5% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 66.2% of revenue deployed · 73.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 12 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $428K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $105K · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 35/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 57/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 19/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 35/100.