The Mentoring Center

Analysis

The Mentoring Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Mentoring Center reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.2m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $981k to $1.2m (+21%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Mentoring Center sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cross Lines Retirement Center Inc ($1.2m), International Union of Oprtng Engnr Loc137 137a B&c Appr & SKL Imp FND ($1.2m) and June Rockwell Levy Foundation Incorporated ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $134k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $569k. At year end it held assets of $525k against liabilities of $256k, net assets of $269k. It reported 12 employees.