MentorKids USA 
The information on this page was last updated 7/22/2022. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]
Summary
MentorKids is, as you would expect, about mentoring kids. But it's also a lot more than that.
MentorKids is a program that serves K-12 grade students year-round, focusing on three distinct areas - academic excellence, spiritual growth, and leadership development. As our kids progress through the program, they move into higher levels of responsibility so that by the time they enter high school, they are ready to be hired on as an iLEADer. iLEADers mentor and tutor our younger students under the supervision of the classroom teachers, receive advanced leadership training and academic support, and engage with their community through outreach events and projects.
Contact information
Mailing address:
MentorKids USA
1776 N. Scottsdale Road
Box 1148
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Website: mentorkidsusa.org
Phone: (480) 767-6707
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 860865368
CEO/President: Aaron Parrot
Chairman: Tammy Valdez
Board size: 8
Founder: Mr. Orv Krieger
Ruling year: 1997
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 07/31
Member of ECFA: No
Member of ECFA since:
Purpose
Vision: A world where all youth reach their full God-given potential.
Mission statement
MentorKids USA is a Christian based organization that equips and empowers youth to be transformative leaders in their lives, their families, and their communities.
Statement of faith
We believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord and Savior.
We believe Jesus was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended into hell and on the third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits on the right hand of God the Father Almighty, and will one day return from there to judge the quick and the dead.
We believe in the Holy Ghost, The Church as the body of Christ, the Fellowship of Saints, the Forgiveness of sins, the Resurrection of the body and that whoever believes in Jesus will have Life everlasting.
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
C
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Community Development
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 622 of 1021 | 48 of 82 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 646 of 1024 | 49 of 82 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 764 of 1024 | 63 of 82 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 312 of 1021 | 28 of 82 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 8% | 8% | 5% | 6% | 17% | 8% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 5% | 8% | 5% | 6% | 17% | 8% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 83% | 102% | 97% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 9% | 6% | 7% | 21% | 11% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 17% | -2% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 80% | 73% | 75% | 75% | 63% | 71% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 87% | 88% | 87% | 88% | 82% | 74% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 68% | 64% | 65% | 66% | 52% | 53% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 13% | 12% | 13% | 12% | 18% | 26% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 14% | 18% | 20% | 20% | 32% | 61% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 13% | 17% | 20% | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.75 | 1.15 | 1.00 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.54 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 2.16 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.69 | 1.15 | 1.00 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.54 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 11.20 | 10.79 | 13.00 | 14.03 | 14.67 | 10.42 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.10 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 6.36 | 9.43 | 11.13 | 8.11 | 8.15 | 7.03 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 12% | 9% | 23% | 7% | 7% | 10% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 2% | 0% | 15% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 117% | 79% | 78% | 68% | 68% | 59% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Cash | $679,607 | $657,152 | $480,928 | $454,872 | $252,997 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $82,569 | $93,863 | $33,195 | $67,831 | $112,092 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $762,176 | $751,015 | $514,123 | $522,703 | $365,089 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total assets | $762,176 | $751,015 | $514,123 | $522,703 | $365,089 |
| Liabilities | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $70,646 | $57,756 | $36,643 | $35,635 | $35,046 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $70,646 | $57,756 | $36,643 | $35,635 | $35,046 |
| Debt | $0 | $111,230 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $0 | $111,230 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total liabilities | $70,646 | $168,986 | $36,643 | $35,635 | $35,046 |
| Net assets | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Without donor restrictions | $657,434 | $515,637 | $477,480 | $421,600 | $218,073 |
| With donor restrictions | $34,096 | $66,392 | $0 | $65,468 | $111,970 |
| Net assets | $691,530 | $582,029 | $477,480 | $487,068 | $330,043 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Total contributions | $1,023,555 | $838,865 | $803,398 | $873,821 | $767,874 |
| Program service revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $488 | $3,086 | $1,195 | $1,024 | $340 |
| Other revenue | ($19,944) | $19,926 | ($1,824) | ($986) | ($3,616) |
| Total other revenue | ($19,456) | $23,012 | ($629) | $38 | ($3,276) |
| Total revenue | $1,004,099 | $861,877 | $802,769 | $873,859 | $764,598 |
| Expenses | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Program services | $646,238 | $557,586 | $527,384 | $452,995 | $402,981 |
| Management and general | $153,843 | $146,692 | $129,523 | $114,321 | $101,234 |
| Fundraising | $79,827 | $43,050 | $49,741 | $149,518 | $59,429 |
| Total expenses | $879,908 | $747,328 | $706,648 | $716,834 | $563,644 |
| Change in net assets | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $124,191 | $114,549 | $96,121 | $157,025 | $200,954 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $124,191 | $114,549 | $96,121 | $157,025 | $200,954 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Aaron Parrott | Executive Director | $71,760 |
Compensation data as of: 7/31/2021
Response from ministry
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History
It began with a trip to a prison.
When MentorKids Founder Orv Krieger took a mission trip to South America in the early 1990's he toured some prisons. One of the prisons was for children below the age of 18, and he saw how the kids were treated and how they lived. So when he came back to America, he wanted to learn how the prison system dealt with juveniles here. He visited some prisons for kids here and he became convinced that God was telling him that he needed to do something. So Orv started MentorKids.
For the next 13 years, MentorKids grew into a network of Mentors investing in the lives of youth all over the valley. Many of the Mentors are still in touch with the kids they mentored, who are now adults with kids of their own. This longevity of relationship demonstrates the power of loving, consistent investment in the life of a young person.
MentorKids was founded in 1997 as a one-to-one mentoring program. In 2010 we determined that a transformative impact in child's life would only happen if we could impact their families and neighborhoods as well. The "Promise Neighborhood" model was born to meet this challenge, allowing us to make a long-term investment in the children, families, and neighborhoods that we serve.