Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1975.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
22 people listed on the 990; $89K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Lester | $105,464 | $103,332 | $100,500 | $93,583 | $89,111 | $93,484 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Mentor Iowa executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Connects abused and neglected children with volunteer mentors through the juvenile court system.
Questions for Mentor Iowa
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Mentoring- program matching adult volunteers with children in the polk county iowa juvenile justice system - approximately 175 adult volunteers, approximately 115 children currently matched.
Group activities- program providing monthly group activities to give the children the opportunity to go to fun places, learn new things, and improve their social skills. Activities have included picnics, arts and crafts, holiday parties, horseback riding, camping, sporting events, and other.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $60K | $72K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $525 | $182 |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $352K | $441K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $27K | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $325K | $441K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $100K | $85K | $9K | $6K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $16K | $14K | $1K | $972 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $8K | $7K | $736 | $490 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $7K | $7K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $2K | $2K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $736 | $736 | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $4K | $4K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $12K | $10K | $1K | $708 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $343 | $343 | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $7K | $6K | $629 | $420 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $41K | $40K | $882 | $438 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $2K | $2K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $201K | $163K | $29K | $10K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jun 24, 2026 | $247K | $247K | $415 | $506K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 22, 2025 | $251K | $250K | $142 | $451K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 24, 2024 | $260K | $234K | $27K | $436K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 1, 2023 | $231K | $225K | $6K | $374K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 20, 2022 | $312K | $201K | $111K | $441K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 8, 2021 | $205K | $210K | −$6K | $325K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $311,885 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $311,885 across 11 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $201,343 across 13 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $440,962 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $440,962 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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