The Mentor Connector EIN 65-1290104

The Mentor Connector

EIN  65-1290104 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Rutland, VT
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers Rutland County youth to design their lives through innovative programs and community support.
Leadership
Bobbi Jo Stellato · Executive Di · $80K
Money in and out
$310K revenue, $197K expenses
Bottom line
87% program efficiency

Empowers Rutland County youth to design their lives through innovative programs and community support. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $310K in revenue, $197K in expenses, and $402K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$310K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$197K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$402K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $113K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
87%
of spending reaches programs▲ +3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
24.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +72% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+36%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -6% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$310K
FY2025▼ -23%
Expenses
$197K
FY2025▼ -19%
Total assets
$402K
FY2025▲ +39%
Total liabilities
$314
FY2025▼ -76%
Total revenue
$310K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$197K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$402K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$113K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$402K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B87%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $171K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The mentor connector provides professionally supported one-to-one relationships that encourage young people to make positive choices, maximize their potential, and enable them to change their lives for the better.

$171Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Mentor Connector
EINHdr · item D65-1290104
Principal addressHdr · item CRutland, VT
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.mentorconnector.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MVT
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2007

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$79,523Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bobbi Jo Stellato’s $80K as Executive Di is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1984 $100K–1M youth development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Bobbi Jo Stellato$79,523
Chris Hultquist$70,579$75,418
John Woodward$54,516$44,142

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.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$291K · 94%
Other revenue$18K · 6%
Contributions & grants94%$291K
Other revenue6%$18K
Program service revenue$1K
Investment income$508
— government grantsLn 1e$87K
Total revenueLn 12$310K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.03
Program services87%$171K
Management & general10%$20K
Fundraising3%$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$197K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$399K
Total assetsLn 16$402K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$314
Total net assetsLn 32$402K
Months of cash on handcomputed24.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $399K · Operating expenses/yr $197K
24.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $171K · Total expenses $197K
87%
Management & General
Management & general $20K · Total expenses $197K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $6K · Total expenses $197K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $9K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $209K
$0.04 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $291K · Total revenue $310K
94%
Government reliance
Government grants $87K · Total revenue $310K
28%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $1K · Total revenue $310K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $508 · Total revenue $310K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $1K · Total expenses $197K
1%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $310K · Prior year $401K
-23%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $529K · FY2024 $310K
-13%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $402K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $310K · Expenses $197K
+36%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $402K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $402K · Total assets $402K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $402K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Bobbi Jo Stellato · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $80K · Total expenses $197K
40%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $137K · Total expenses $197K
69%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 87%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth -23%
Accounting fee ratio 5%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
GE FoundationFY2024$100
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$538K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$310K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$401K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$275K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$637K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$529K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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