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Mentors for Youth&adults Worldwide

Preselected recipients only Los Angeles, California · EIN 954503255

Mentors for Youth&adults Worldwide is a private foundation in Los Angeles, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $22,259 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $648 and the largest $8,754. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $19,256 the year before.

36% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$20,00012$0
2023$19,25611$0
2024$22,25911$0

How to apply

Mentors for Youth&adults Worldwide says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Mentors for Youth&adults Worldwide funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California10$20,259
Alabama1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
McCarty Memorial Christian Church
Los Angeles, CA
Garden ministrydeacon cwf$8,754
Music Center of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
The opera leagueafrican americanfor opera$5,063
Myaw Scholarships
Los Angeles, CA
Meetingsscholarshipsoutreach$2,800
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee Institute, AL
Scholarshipsmonthly meetings$2,000
Chi Eta Phi National Sorority
Cypress, CA
Membershipsworkshops$1,250
The Ebell of Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Membershipsmeetingspresenations$648
Calif Science Center
Los Angeles, CA
Trusteesmuseszoom$580
Visions of Possibilaties
Los Angeles, CA
Meetingsauditions$500
Tuskegee University Alumni
Los Angeles, CA
Memberships$350
Metroplian Opera National Commitee
Pasadena, CA
Meetingaduditions$200
Ca Chi Eta Phi Parlamentary
Los Angeles, CA
Monthy meettingsworkshops$114

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mentors for Youth&adults Worldwide accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Mentors for Youth&adults Worldwide give?

$22,259 in tax year 2024, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $648.

Who runs Mentors for Youth&adults Worldwide?

Its 2024 filing lists Delores S Kerr (Chief Exective Officer), Karen B Kerr (President) and Jade James (Vice President).

What does Mentors for Youth&adults Worldwide fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and education.

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