What Forerunner Mentoring does

Forerunner Mentoring is a Dallas, Texas-based 501(c)-style Christian nonprofit founded in 2011 that provides mentoring and youth development programs to boys and young men in the Lake Highlands neighborhood who are growing up without a father at home. The organization operates three core program lines: One-to-One Mentoring, which pairs father-absent boys with adult mentors; K-8 Clubs for Boys, an after-school club program delivered on-campus at nine Lake Highlands elementary and middle schools (Northlake, White Rock, Moss Haven, Skyview, Lake Highlands Middle School, Wallace, Lake Highlands Elementary, Merriman Park, Stults Road, and Forest Meadow Middle School), running Tuesday through Friday until 6pm; and Thrive, a high school ministry that meets Tuesday evenings at North Highlands Bible Church. All programs are framed around three developmental pillars — Relationships, Education, and Identity — delivered explicitly "in the name of Jesus."

The organization is funded entirely through donations and charitable contributions, with services provided at no cost to participants. It holds ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability) accreditation and a GuideStar Transparency Seal, and operates with 11-50 employees under a Board of Directors governance model. Enrollment is managed through ChurchCenter.com; hiring through BambooHR; and donor and community outreach is conducted via email newsletter, the "You Can Mentor" podcast, and a documented network of 20+ community partners spanning local churches (North Highlands Bible Church as host), youth organizations (YMCA Lake Highlands, Sky Ranch, Camp Firewalker, Dallas After School), financial institutions (Origin Bank, Frost Bank, Liberty Capital Bank, Triumph Financial Group, Pinecrest Capital, Foster Financial Group, Frost Brown Todd), and local businesses (Slater Real Estate Group, Forth Insurance, Chacon Autos, Gradus Card, BVWD, Lee Dallas, Jakes Burgers and Beer, Tegan, Caring and Sharing, Feed Lake Highlands).

The go-to-market motion is community-led: program awareness and enrollment are driven through local schools, church partnerships, and word-of-mouth referrals within Lake Highlands, with no advertising or paid acquisition evident. Geographic scope is single-neighborhood domestic (Lake Highlands, Dallas, TX), with no expansion signals beyond this catchment. No revenue, budget, or 990-filing financial figures are publicly disclosed, and no technology platform, AI/ML capabilities, patents, or proprietary systems are part of the offering.

Name

Forerunner Mentoring

Legal name

Forerunner Mentoring

Website

https://forerunnermentoring.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Forerunner Mentoring is a Dallas-based faith-based nonprofit founded in 2011 that provides Christian mentoring, after-school clubs, and high school ministry for father-absent boys and young men in the Lake Highlands neighborhood of Dallas, TX, funded by donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Mentoring Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710), Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Student Mentoring & Peer Support Programs (EDAJALAL), Peer Support, Mentoring & Student Leadership (SEL) (EDAKAMAO), Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

Keywords

• Youth mentoring services
• Faith based mentoring
• After school programs
• Community youth development
• Christian youth ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization accepts donations as a core revenue stream, operating as a Christian faith-based nonprofit. Donors can contribute through the website donation portal.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Forerunner Mentoring provides faith-based mentoring programs for boys and young men in Lake Highlands, Dallas who do not have a father at home. Its portfolio comprises One-to-One Mentoring (individual adult mentor pairings), K-8 Clubs for Boys (after-school clubs hosted at multiple local elementary and middle schools, running Tuesday-Friday until 6 PM), and Thrive (a Tuesday-evening high school ministry hosted at North Highlands Bible Church). All programs are delivered at no cost to participants and are organized around three pillars: Relationships, Education, and Identity.

Product overview

Forerunner Mentoring is a faith-based nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of mentoring programs for young men in Lake Highlands without a father at home. The organization operates three core programs: One-to-One Mentoring (individual mentor-mentee relationships), K-8 Clubs for Boys (after-school club programs at local schools), and Thrive (high school ministry). These programs are structured around three developmental pillars: Relationships, Education, and Identity, all delivered in the name of Jesus with a focus on helping boys fulfill their potential.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Thrive: High school ministry for young men in Lake Highlands, meeting on Tuesdays at 6:30pm at North Highlands Bible Church

Products and services

• One-to-One Mentoring Individual mentoring program pairing young men in Lake Highlands without a father at home with adult mentors to help them grow as 'men of God.' Open to father-absent boys/young men in Lake Highlands via sign-up on the website.
• K-8 Clubs for Boys After-school club programs hosted at multiple Lake Highlands elementary and middle schools (Northlake, White Rock, Moss Haven, Skyview, Lake Highlands Middle, Wallace, Lake Highlands Elementary, Merriman Park, Stults Road, Forest Meadow), running Tuesday through Friday until 6 PM. Designed for K-8 boys in Lake Highlands without a father at home.
• Thrive High School Ministry High school ministry program for young men in Lake Highlands, meeting Tuesdays at 6:30 PM at North Highlands Bible Church. Focused on helping teen boys develop spiritually and personally within a Christian framework; a natural continuation of the K-8 club pathway.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• BVWDminorOthersCommunity partner contributing resources and support to strengthen families in Lake Highlands.
• Frost Brown ToddminorOthersFeatured community partner providing expertise and services.
• Forth InsuranceminorOthersFeatured community partner providing insurance services support.
• Foster Financial GroupminorOthersFeatured community partner providing financial expertise.
• Jakes Burgers and BeerminorOthersFeatured community partner contributing resources.
• Lee DallasminorOthersFeatured community partner.
• Origin BankminorOthersFeatured community partner providing banking services support.
• Liberty Capital BankminorOthersFeatured community partner providing financial services.
• TeganminorOthersFeatured community partner.
• Pinecrest CapitalminorOthersFeatured community partner providing capital expertise.
• Chacon AutosminorOthersFeatured community partner.
• Slater Real Estate GroupminorOthersFeatured community partner providing real estate expertise.
• Frost BankminorOthersFeatured community partner providing banking services.
• Triumph Financial GroupminorOthersFeatured community partner providing financial services.
• Gradus CardminorOthersFeatured community partner.
• Feed Lake HighlandsminorOthersChurch and resource partner addressing food insecurity in the community.
• Camp FirewalkerminorOthersChurch and resource partner providing outdoor programming and camping experiences for forerunners.
• Dallas After SchoolminorOthersChurch and resource partner supporting after-school programming.
• Caring and SharingminorOthersChurch and resource partner providing community support services.
• YMCA Lake HighlandsminorOthersChurch and resource partner providing youth development programs.
• Sky RanchminorOthersChurch and resource partner providing camp experiences.
• You Can MentorminorOthersPodcast and resource partner, also associated with the organizations mentoring mission.
• North Highlands Bible ChurchcoreOthersHost location for Thrive high school ministry meetings on Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• YMCA of the USA: National youth development organization; Forerunner lists YMCA Lake Highlands as a resource partner. YMCA provides broader programs (childcare, sports, swim) but overlaps in after-school youth services for the same demographic.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: National youth development organization operating after-school programming in club facilities. Offers broader programming than Forerunner's niche focus but serves overlapping youth populations in the same Dallas geography.
• Catholic Charities of Dallas: Faith-rooted social services organization serving youth and families across Dallas. Comparable as a faith-based provider of community and family support services, though with a broader service portfolio than Forerunner.

Direct peers

• Young Life: Faith-based youth ministry that builds mentoring relationships with adolescents through churches and local volunteers. Closely comparable to Forerunner's faith-grounded, volunteer-mentor-driven model for young men.
• National Fatherhood Initiative: National nonprofit focused on father-absent households, providing mentoring programs and resources to fatherless youth. Closely aligned with Forerunner's specific focus on boys without fathers at home.
• Kids Hope USA: Faith-based one-to-one mentoring program that pairs church volunteers with elementary students at local schools. Directly mirrors Forerunner's school-based K-8 club model and faith-based mentor recruitment approach.
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA): Faith-based youth organization that mentors student athletes through school and community chapters. Comparable faith-based identity and school-based delivery model for engaging young men in character development.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: The largest youth mentoring nonprofit in the US, pairing adults with young people in one-to-one relationships. Directly comparable mission to Forerunner's one-to-one mentoring program, though it operates as a national federation rather than a community-rooted ministry.

Emerging players

• MENTOR (National Mentoring Partnership): National umbrella organization advancing youth mentoring through research, advocacy, and affiliate network support. A comparable ecosystem participant rather than a direct program operator like Forerunner.

Regional players

• Dallas After School: Dallas-based after-school program provider, listed as a resource partner of Forerunner. Operates in the same metro area serving similar school-age populations with comparable after-school programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ForerunnerMentoring
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/26546078

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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