California · Nonprofit
Boys to Men Mentoring Network Inc
Boys to Men Mentoring Network Inc (California) receives grants from 85 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,964,290 to it, the largest being CENTURY CLUB OF SAN DIEGO ($399,811). 47 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.8M
- Funders on record
- 85
- Grants received
- $3.0M
- Net assets
- $1.3M
What Boys to Men Mentoring Network Inc does
Mission
Building communities of positive male role models who through consistent group mentoring encourage and empower teenage boys to follow their dreams.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Boys to men offers opportunities such as adventure mountain weekends for our young men is another opportunity to connect with peers and trained mentors outside the school environment. Our adventure mountain weekends offer boys the opportunity to enjoy our legacy ranch local hiking trails recreation and camping activities. The driving force of our organization is our in-school mentoring program which is supplemented by adventure mountain weekends. The adventure mountain weekend is a coming-of-age retreat weekend where our mentors help boys identify negative emotions and offer support to let them know they are not alone in their journey. When a boy in our program understands the core pillars of identifying ones feelings and what causes them our group facilitators determine they are ready to take a deeper dive into self-reflection at the adventure mountain weekend. Not every boy is invited to attend the adventure mountain weekend; instead they are invited when our staff feels that they are ready. This weekend is an additional social-emotional journey that boys delve into when they demonstrate that they can recognize their feelings and want to take ownership of the trajectory of their…
$1,138,841 spentof which $10,000 as grants86% of program spendingOur popular summer activities program and surf nights provide opportunities for young men to bond with mentors and peers outside the school setting. These programs offer unique adventures helping boys in san diego county engage with nature and learn new skills such as surfing. Through these activities participants build meaningful relationships confront personal barriers and envision the type of man they aspire to be. Additionally these activities serve as a powerful platform for our organization to collaborate with other san diego agencies expanding the network of resources available to support our youth. By strengthening partnerships and fostering community connections we aim to create a broader system of care that enhances opportunities for the young men we serve.
$121,638 spent9% of program spendingBoys to men mentoring networks btm mission is to build communities of male role models who through consistent group mentoring encourage and empower teenage boys to follow their dreams. Our vision is for btm mentoring circles to embrace and connect with any male teen seeking a community where diverse mentors and peers support him. For 29 years btm has met the mentoring needs of boys throughout san diego county by connecting them to local communities of peers and trained caring mentors. Our in-school open-community and virtual group mentoring circles provide male teens with a safe place to belong and express their feelings and thoughts while overcoming trauma. Participants experience meaningful social and emotional connections improve decision-making and coping skills and set attainable academic and personal goals. In 2024 btm partnered with over thirty-six 36 schools throughout san diego county to meet the emotionally disconnected boys needs from ages 12-17. These partnerships allow btm the commitment to continue to serve 720 male teens identified by school administration to be at risk of academic or disciplinary failure throughout san diego county. Program participants were…
$62,941 spentof which $2,000 as grants$217,147 earned by the program5% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,323,420.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $456k to $933k (+104%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 1% · 2020 3% · 2021 17% · 2022 5% · 2023 1% · 2024 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
92% of Boys to Men Mentoring Network Inc’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Rose Courtney
Executive Director
Board chair
Bruce Crenshaw
Chairman
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 18 funders to 31 funders, grant income rose $220k → $401k.
17 of 85 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 32% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Boys to Men Mentoring Network Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 85 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Boys to Men Mentoring Network Inc has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 13% of grant income, and it takes 8 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 8 funders to its left
60% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Boys to Men Mentoring Network Inc.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 41% · 2018 36% · 2019 38% · 2020 36% · 2021 20% · 2022 12% · 2023 13% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
40% of Boys to Men Mentoring Network Inc's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 55% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
83% of Boys to Men Mentoring Network Inc's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $942k arriving through sponsors registered in 13 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Boys to Men Mentoring Network Inc has grown faster than half of the 1,928 youth development nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,928 youth development nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like Boys to Men Mentoring Network Inc
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
76% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Boys to Men Mentoring Network Inc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Boys to Men Mentoring Network Inc?
- Boys to Men Mentoring Network Inc (California) receives grants from 85 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,964,290 to it, the largest being CENTURY CLUB OF SAN DIEGO ($399,811). 47 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Boys to Men Mentoring Network Inc have?
- IRS filings report 85 organizations giving $2,964,290 in grants to Boys to Men Mentoring Network Inc, 47 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Boys to Men Mentoring Network Inc?
- CENTURY CLUB OF SAN DIEGO is the largest funder on record, with $399,811 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Boys to Men Mentoring Network Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 85 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing