Mentoring Works

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
476028480
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2010, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Hastings, NE, USA
Phone
4024635652
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$125,188
Expenses
$116,098
Assets
$26,171
Liabilities
$7,289

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JEFF BITTFIELD (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • SHARIE NIEDERHAUS (DIRECTOR)
  • JORDAN JANSSEN (VICE PRESIDE)
  • MITCH SWANDA (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To cultivate transformative relationships that provide a foundation for success for mentors, mentees and the community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Mentoringworks is a non-profit mentoring agency based in hastings, Nebraska, formerly known as big brothers big sisters. We are passionate about mentoring and providing opportunities for volunteers and young people to connect and build relationships that are mutually rewarding.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 72% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 92.8%; rating input score 93
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.3%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.23; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.28; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.5% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 92.8% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $116K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 21/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 53/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 15/100.