The Mentoring Partnership

Name

The Mentoring Partnership

Legal name

The Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern Pennsylvania

Website

https://mentoringpittsburgh.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Mentoring Partnership is a Pittsburgh-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit intermediary that provides no-cost training, technical assistance, and resources to 150+ formal mentoring programs and schools across 12 Southwestern Pennsylvania counties. Founded in 1995, it operates the trademarked Everyday Mentoring® movement and the Relationship-Centered Schools framework, funded by donations and events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Mentoring Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Student Mentoring & Peer Support Programs (EDAJALAL), Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Coaching, Mentoring & Facilitation Services (BPACANAI)

Keywords

• Youth mentoring programs
• Mentor training services
• Nonprofit mentoring coalition
• School-based mentoring
• Community youth development

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: As a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, TMP relies primarily on donations. 82 cents of every dollar donated directly supports free training and resources for local youth mentoring programs and volunteers. Donations can be made online, by mail, through United Way designation (ID #931761), stock donations, and legacy giving.
2. Magic of Mentoring Fundraising Event: Annual gala event at Acrisure Stadium to raise funds for operations. The 2025 event celebrated TMP's 30th anniversary and featured silent auction and sponsorship packages.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Mentoring Partnership provides free training, technical assistance, and resources to formal mentoring programs, schools, and youth-serving organizations across Southwestern Pennsylvania. It convenes and supports a coalition of more than 150 formal mentoring programs, delivers evidence-based mentor training curricula, and promotes the Everyday Mentoring® movement within the 12-county region.

Product overview

The Mentoring Partnership (TMP) operates as a regional intermediary organization that advances mentoring in Western Pennsylvania through a multi-faceted portfolio of programs and services. The core offerings include two main mentoring approaches: Formal Mentoring Programs (structured programs with 150+ regional partners) and Everyday Mentoring® (a movement empowering all caring adults to mentor youth in daily life). TMP provides a comprehensive training curriculum including Mentoring 101, Cultural Humility, Understanding Challenging Behaviors, Youth Mental Health First Aid, Trauma-Informed Mentoring, Peer Mentor Training, Mentee Training, and New Teacher Mentor Training. The organization also offers the Relationship-Centered Schools consultative framework, LENS collaborative sessions, and partner technical assistance programs. Supporting content includes the Mentor Chat Podcast, Everyday Mentoring Weekly Tips, the Elements of Effective Practice publication, and a resource library. Signature initiatives include the Jerome Bettis Leadership Award and the annual Magic of Mentoring fundraising event. The portfolio works together as a unified system where formal programs and everyday mentoring complement each other, supported by training, resources, and community collaboration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Everyday Mentoring: A movement recognizing that adults everywhere can make a mentoring difference for youth in their daily lives. Parents, teachers, coaches, librarians, and others can use Everyday Mentoring to help youth feel known, recognized, cared for, and supported.
• LENS (Learning, Engaging, Networking & Sharing)
• Relationship-Centered Schools

Products and services

• Mentor Training Workshops (catalog of evidence-based mentor training) A catalog of evidence-based mentor training workshops delivered to volunteer mentors and program staff, including Mentoring 101: What Every Mentor Should Know, New Teacher Mentor Training, Cultural Humility Training, Understanding Challenging Behaviors, Youth Mental Health First Aid, Trauma-Informed Mentoring, Peer Mentor Training, and Mentee Training. Designed for youth-serving programs, schools, and volunteer mentors in Southwestern PA.
• Technical Assistance Program Free technical assistance and consultative support provided to formal mentoring programs and youth-serving organizations across Southwestern PA to help them operate quality mentoring relationships in line with the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring.
• Relationship-Centered Schools (RCS) A consultative framework and program that helps K-12 schools and school districts build relationship-centered cultures through structured student mentoring and teacher mentoring, delivered in partnership with The Mentoring Partnership's School Partnerships Manager.
• LENS (Local Empowerment Network of Service providers) A collaborative program/coalition that connects local service providers to strengthen the regional mentoring ecosystem in Southwestern PA.
• Everyday Mentoring® Movement The Mentoring Partnership's proprietary, trademarked movement and methodology that promotes everyday mentoring practices across the community, schools, workplaces, and youth-serving organizations in Southwestern PA.

Quantifiable outcome

• Served 494 organizations and trained 1,618 mentors & mentees
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• MENTOR: The National Mentoring PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTMP is an affiliate of MENTOR National, providing access to nationally recognized best practices, research, and the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring standards. This affiliation enables TMP to align local programming with national quality standards.
• National Mentoring Resource Center (NMRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTMP is an official technical assistance provider of the NMRC, a project of MENTOR and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. This allows TMP to offer evidence-based, effective, and sustainable support to mentoring organizations at no cost.
• Pittsburgh SteelersflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerOngoing partnership for the Jerome Bettis Leadership Award recognizing high school student athletes who demonstrate leadership and mentoring qualities. Honorees featured during Steelers First-Round Draft Pick. The partnership shines a light on the power of mentorship, service, and youth leadership.
• Giant EagleflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner with Pittsburgh Steelers and TMP for the Jerome Bettis Leadership Award, supporting recognition of student athletes and donations to school athletic programs.
• Pittsburgh Post-GazetteminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner for Jerome Bettis Leadership Award, providing coverage of the annual celebration event.
• Ambassador Daniel M. RooneyflagshipOthersCo-founder of TMP in 1995 along with George L. Miles of WQED. Rooney was Pittsburgh Steelers ambassador, providing founding vision and credibility.
• George L. Miles, Jr.flagshipOthersCo-founder of TMP in 1995 along with Ambassador Daniel M. Rooney. Miles was with WQED, providing organizational foundation.
• 100 Black Men of Western PAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured on Mentor Chat Podcast Season 7, this organization focuses on mentoring and improving quality of life for African American youth in the Greater Pittsburgh Area through educational opportunities.
• APOST (Allegheny Partners for Out-of-School-Time)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured on Mentor Chat Podcast Season 7. APOST is a convener, connector, and collaborator with OST providers, striving to strengthen and advocate for high-quality out-of-school-time experiences.
• Dreams of HopecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured on Mentor Chat Podcast Season 7. Provides LGBTQIA+ youth a welcoming environment to grow in confidence through the arts and develop as leaders for over 20 years.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• National Mentoring Resource Center: Project of MENTOR and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for which TMP serves as an official technical assistance provider. Functionally an upstream ecosystem participant that supplies TMP's evidence-based training standards.

Broad incumbents

• Junior Achievement: National youth mentoring and workforce readiness nonprofit connecting students with adult role models in school-based settings. Overlaps with TMP's K-12 Relationship-Centered Schools framework and mentor matching services.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: Nationwide youth development nonprofit offering mentoring-adjacent programming, after-school support, and relationship-based services. Overlaps with TMP in youth development outcomes and school/community partnerships but operates a broader portfolio beyond mentoring.
• Points of Light: Large national nonprofit focused on volunteering and civic engagement, with overlapping adult-youth mentoring and corporate volunteer programming. Comparable in mobilizing adult volunteers for youth impact at national scale.

Direct peers

• Strong Women Strong Girls: Multi-generational mentoring nonprofit championing female leaders; listed as an affiliated program partner and customer of TMP's training. Directly comparable mission, mentee demographic, and intermediary-style program design.
• MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership: National umbrella organization that TMP is an affiliate of; sets the Elements of Effective Practice standards and operates the National Mentoring Resource Center that TMP draws technical assistance from. Directly comparable mission and target beneficiaries (youth mentoring), with TMP operating as a regional implementation arm.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: Largest youth mentoring nonprofit in the US with a community-based and school-based matching model. Listed by TMP as an affiliated program partner; directly comparable 1:1 mentoring model, volunteer-driven, and youth-outcome orientation.
• 100 Black Men of America: National mentoring and youth development organization focused on African American youth, with a Western PA chapter featured on TMP's Mentor Chat podcast. Directly comparable mission around mentorship for underrepresented youth.

Regional players

• United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania: Regional funder and convener in the same 12-county SW PA footprint; donors can designate contributions to TMP via United Way (ID #931761). Comparable regional intermediary model with overlapping school and community partnership networks.
• APOST (Allegheny Partners for Out-of-School-Time): Regional convener for out-of-school-time providers in the same Allegheny County geography; featured as a strategic partner on TMP's Mentor Chat podcast. Comparable regional intermediary role connecting youth-serving organizations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mentoringpittsburgh

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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