Mentors 4 College
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The purpose of the "Mentors 4 College" corporation is to provide free mentoring to high school students with the goal of helping them find their "ideal" post-secondary educational path and institution, and then apply to that institution. We aim to level the playing field for all high school students interested in college, regardless of income or ethnicity.
- Income
- $36,281
- Spending
- $29,152
- Reserves
- 30.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $23,369 spent. Founded in 2011 with initial sponsorship from Parkway North High School in St. Louis County, Mentors 4 College (M4C) operates entirely through volunteers. Since its inception, M4C has assisted almost 2,000 students and families, experiencing significant growth from 60 students and 20 mentors in 2011 to 400 students and 65 mentors in 2024. We have provided services to 7,000 individual clients, including students, parents and guardians, as well as school counselors and administrators in dozens of St Louis area high schools and many more across the country. Given the overwhelming demands on high school counselors, M4C's mission is to supplement their efforts and extend their reach, working with students and parents to identify post-high school educational programs aligning with career interests, academics, social factors, and financial considerations. With a robust mentoring program, a comprehensive, scalable training curriculum and a full range of mentor support systems, M4C is expanding into the St. Louis Promise Zone. Our diversity initiative aims to serve at-risk communities and BIPOC students across the region. Currently, 35% of our students are minorities or from distressed communities. Meanwhile, our move from in-person to virtual mentoring caused by the recent pandemic has spurred signups by students from across the country. Three quarters of our students are from the St Louis region, with the remaining one quarter from more than 100 high schools in 20 states.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2026.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2017.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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