M A V Youth Mentoring

What M A V Youth Mentoring does

M.A.V. Youth Mentoring is a non-profit youth mentoring organization headquartered at 1005 N Main St, Celina, Ohio, serving children and youth ages 5 through 18 across Mercer, Auglaize, and Van Wert Counties. The organization delivers long-term, professionally-supported one-on-one mentoring between adult volunteers and youth, complemented by site-based programs at partner schools including After School Buddies, Lunch Club, and Supper Club, plus supplemental activities such as STEM Day, Lego Camp, bowling, family game nights, and pool parties.

Founded in 1989, the organization operated for 30 years as Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer, Auglaize, and Van Wert Counties. In 2019 it disaffiliated from Big Brothers Big Sisters of America over escalating national fees and restrictions on the mentoring model, rebranding as M.A.V. Youth Mentoring to retain 100% of funds locally and gain flexibility to broaden program types. The organization is led by Executive Director Angie Nixon with two Program Coordinators (Lisa Grunden, Jessica Skinner) and a 13-member board of directors chaired by President Ryan Beacher.

Revenue is generated through individual and corporate donations (accepted via website and PayPal), four recurring annual fundraising events (Designer Purse BINGO at $30/ticket, Golf for Youth Mentoring, Dancing with the Big Stars gala, For The One Bubble Run 5K), corporate sponsorships, and United Way / Combined Charities workplace giving designations. Key community partners include United Way, Honda, Grand Lake Methodist, and Lee's Ace Hardware. The organization reports outcome statistics attributed to its mentoring model, including mentees being 46% less likely to use illegal drugs, 52% less likely to skip school, 37% less likely to skip a class, and 27% less likely to begin using alcohol.

Name

M A V Youth Mentoring

Legal name

M.A.V. Youth Mentoring

Website

https://mavyouthmentoring.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

M.A.V. Youth Mentoring is a non-profit organization in Celina, Ohio, that matches adult volunteers with at-risk children ages 5-18 across Mercer, Auglaize, and Van Wert Counties for long-term one-on-one mentoring, school-based programs, and community fundraising events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Mentoring Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Student Mentoring & Peer Support Programs (EDAJALAL)

Keywords

• Youth mentoring services
• Nonprofit organization
• Volunteer mentoring
• Community youth programs
• School-based mentoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Celina

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

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 relies on donations from individuals, businesses, and the community to fund mentoring programs and operations. Donations can be made through the website via PayPal.
2. Fundraising Events: Annual fundraising events including Designer Purse BINGO ($30 per ticket), Golf for Youth Mentoring, Dancing with the Big Stars, and For The One Bubble Run 5K event.
3. Sponsorships and United Way Designations: Corporate sponsorships for fundraising events, gift giving, and Combined Charities designation through United Way.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

M.A.V. Youth Mentoring recruits, screens, and matches adult volunteer mentors with children ages 5-18 in Mercer, Auglaize, and Van Wert Counties of Ohio, providing professionally-supported long-term one-on-one mentorships. The organization supplements this with site-based school programs (After School Buddies, Lunch Club, Supper Club), STEM activities, Lego Camp, and community events, and funds operations through donations, sponsorships, United Way designations, and annual fundraisers.

Product overview

M.A.V. Youth Mentoring is a non-profit youth mentoring organization that operates as a single, unified service program rather than a technology platform. The organization provides youth mentoring programs for children ages 5-18 in Mercer, Auglaize, and Van Wert Counties, Ohio. The core offerings include One-on-One Mentoring (long-term adult-child mentorships) and Site-Based Programs (Buddies, Lunch Club, Supper Club at schools). Supporting programs include STEM activities, Lego Camps, and various community events. The organization funds its operations through fundraising events including Designer Purse BINGO, Golf for Youth Mentoring, Dancing with the Big Stars, and the Bubble Run 5K. Founded in 2019 after disaffiliating from Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the organization has operated for over 30 years serving hundreds of youth.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• One-on-One Mentoring Long-term, professionally-supported one-on-one mentorships between adult volunteers and children ages 5-18, focused on guidance, friendship, and positive role modeling. Free to participating families in Mercer, Auglaize, and Van Wert Counties.
• Site-Based Programs (After School Buddies, Lunch Club, Supper Club) School- or site-based mentoring programs including After School Buddies, Lunch Club, and Supper Club, featuring activities like card games, talking, crafts, and academic support at partner school or site locations for youth ages 5-18.
• STEM DAY Educational program event featuring robotic legos, catapults, circuit boards, and bucket towers activities for youth in grades K-4.
• Lego Camp Summer camp program featuring LEGO building activities, combining STEM learning with mentorship, often supported by corporate partners such as Honda.
• MAV Designer Purse BINGO Annual fundraising event at Celina K of C offering 20 chances to win designer purses (Kate Spade, Dooney & Bourke, Michael Kors, Coach) for $30 entry. Funds support youth mentoring programs.
• Golf for Youth Mentoring Annual July golf event featuring 18 holes of golf, lunch and dinner at a local golf course, open to community members and businesses to raise funds for mentoring programs.
• Dancing with the Big Stars Annual fundraising gala in which prominent community members perform dance routines with experienced dance partners to raise funds for M.A.V. Youth Mentoring.
• For The One Bubble Run Foam-filled 5K run/walk event supporting youth mentoring programs, designed to raise awareness and funds for the organization.

Quantifiable outcome

• 46% less likely to begin using illegal drugs
• +5 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• United WaycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerUnited Way and Combined Charities designation allows donors to direct workplace giving to M.A.V. Youth Mentoring
• HondaminorOthersHonda helped with Lego Camp, providing support for STEM-related youth programming activities
• Grand Lake MethodistminorOthersHosted Family Game Night community event for M.A.V. Youth Mentoring participants
• Lee's Ace HardwareminorOthersCreated cupcake for Van Wert Cupcake Wars competition to support M.A.V. Youth Mentoring fundraising

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• YMCA of Darke County (and broader Ohio YMCAs): Regional YMCA serving nearby Ohio counties with youth programming, mentoring components, and donor-dependent funding. Comparable as a locally funded youth-serving nonprofit in adjacent rural Ohio geography.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: National youth development nonprofit serving children and teens via local club sites. Comparable in mission (positive youth development) and reliance on local fundraising/donations, but delivers through facility-based programming rather than one-on-one mentoring.
• 4-H (National 4-H Council): Youth development organization offering mentoring and STEM programming (overlapping with M.A.V.'s Lego Camp/STEM Day). Comparable as a youth-mentoring-adjacent nonprofit but operates through school and club-based cohorts rather than one-on-one adult matches.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: National youth mentoring organization that M.A.V. recently disaffiliated from in 2019. Directly comparable in core mentoring model (one-on-one adult-to-youth matches) but operates as a nationwide umbrella with hundreds of affiliates rather than a single local agency.

Direct peers

• MENTOR (National Mentoring Partnership): National organization advancing the mentoring movement and supporting local mentoring programs with resources, training, and standards. Highly comparable as a peer in the same category — youth mentoring nonprofits — though operating at the advocacy/capacity-building layer rather than direct service.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Ohio: Regional Big Brothers Big Sisters affiliate operating in neighboring Ohio counties. Comparable as a direct one-on-one mentoring service provider for youth in the same state and rural/regional service context.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio: Ohio-based Big Brothers Big Sisters affiliate delivering one-on-one mentoring to youth in a similar regional context. Direct peer in service model and governance structure.

Regional players

• Tioga County Mentoring (PA Youth Connect): Another rural-county youth mentoring program with similar structure, scale, and reliance on community donations. Comparable as a rural-area single-county-equivalent mentoring nonprofit.
• Junior Achievement of West Central Ohio: Regional youth-focused nonprofit serving parts of western Ohio with mentoring-style programming for K-12 students. Comparable as a locally funded youth development nonprofit in nearby Ohio geography.

Others

• United Way of Greater Mercer County: Local United Way affiliate through which M.A.V. receives Combined Charities donor designations. Comparable as an ecosystem funder/intermediary that channels workplace giving to member agencies like M.A.V.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MAVYouthMentoring
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/m-a-v-youth-mentoring

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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