About National Mentoring Partnership
To expand the quality and quantity of mentoring relationships for young people by providing leadership, advocacy, training, resources, and tools to mentoring programs and stakeholders across the United States.
Focus Areas
MentoringYouth developmentEducationJuvenile justiceWorkforce readinessPublic policy and advocacy
Who They Fund
youth mentees (including school-aged youth)workers and jobseekers (employer/ workforce participants)community-based nonprofits / mentoring organizationsracially marginalized communities
Funding Style
general operating / unrestricted support
About National Mentoring Partnership
The National Mentoring Partnership Inc. centers its grantmaking on mentoring infrastructure: statewide partnerships, local mentoring networks, and research tied to evidence-based mentoring. A large share of its recent support goes to organizations that coordinate mentoring systems rather than to individual direct-service programs. Among the clearest signals are general operating support for Mentoring Partnership of New York and for United Ways of Texas for Mentor Texas, along with capacity-building awards to Mentor MDDC and Virginia Mentoring Partnership. The foundation also backs research and field-building work, including a grant to UMass Boston for the Center for Evidence Based Mentoring. Its funding pattern shows repeated support for state mentoring intermediaries in multiple years, suggesting an emphasis on strengthening organizations that can support mentors, mentees, and partner institutions over time. Recent grants also extend into social justice and workforce-related mentoring, consistent with its broader focus on youth development, education, juvenile justice, workforce readiness, and public policy and advocacy.
What National Mentoring Partnership Funds
In mentoring network development, the foundation gave $180,000 to Enterprise Palm Beach Inc dba Colabria for the Mentor Florida Project and $150,000 to United Ways of Texas for Mentor Texas. Those awards point to support for statewide mentoring infrastructure, not just individual programs. In organizational strengthening, it awarded $150,157 to Mentoring Partnership of New York as a capacity-building grant and $75,000 to Virginia Mentoring Partnership for capacity building, showing attention to the operational health of intermediary organizations. Research and evaluation are also part of the picture: UMass Boston received $100,000 to support the Center for Evidence Based Mentoring. The foundation’s topic taxonomy also includes workforce readiness, juvenile justice, public policy and advocacy, racial justice innovation, and social justice advocacy and organizing, indicating that mentoring is used as a lever across several systems.
How National Mentoring Partnership Gives
Typical grant size sits in a fairly tight range: the p25 is $25,000, the median is $30,000, and the p75 is $35,275. Recent awards cluster around operating support and capacity building, with several organizations receiving support in multiple years, including Mentoring Partnership of New York, United Ways of Texas for Mentor Texas, Virginia Mentoring Partnership, and Mass Mentoring Partnership. That repeated presence suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated one-off gifts. The funder is structured as a nonprofit foundation, not a vehicle for individuals or program-related investments. Its grantmaking is national in scope, and the recent record shows recurring support to established mentoring intermediaries alongside selected research and social justice grants.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$591K
Total Assets
$6.9M
Total Revenue
$7M
Total Expenses
$10.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $35K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$35K
Geographic Reach
National21 states funded
About 6% of grants go to recipients in CT.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JERMAINE MYRIE
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