Beaty Martinez Foundation Awards Grant to MentorKids USA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 18, 2025

Phoenix, AZ – MentorKids USA is honored to announce it has received a generous grant from the Beaty Martinez Foundation in support of its LEAD After-School Program.

LEAD stands for “Leadership, Enrichment, Academics, and Discovery”, and is conducted four days per week immediately after-school. The commitment of this program is to positively impact the lives of under-resourced students by improving their educational access and outcomes, at zero cost to their families. Through the LEAD program, MentorKids USA provides reading and math assistance, homework help, lessons on leadership, Bible lessons, art, music, physical exercise, a nutritious snack, and fun extra-curricular activities.

"We are incredibly grateful to the Beaty Martinez Foundation for this generous investment in the lives of the youth we serve," said Aaron Parrott, Executive Director of MentorKids USA.

Currently serving students in South Phoenix, North Phoenix (Palomino), South Scottsdale (Paiute), Maryvale, and Tempe Promise Neighborhoods, LEAD’s objective is to positively impact student success—in the classroom and in the community, long- and short-term—by focusing on outcomes tailored to each individual student, and his or her unique strengths and challenges.

The grant from the Beaty Martinez Foundation will help sustain and grow the LEAD after-school program, ensuring students’ academic, social, emotional, and spiritual needs are supported.

For more information about MentorKids USA and its programs, visit www.mentorkidsusa.org. 

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About MentorKids USA

MentorKids USA is a faith-based nonprofit equipping K–12 students to become transformative leaders in their families and communities. Through six Promise Neighborhoods across the Phoenix area, MentorKids provides no-cost programs focused on academic excellence, spiritual growth, and leadership development. From elementary school through high school, students are surrounded by consistent relationships and opportunities to learn, lead, and invest in others—Building Leaders Who Build Leaders.

Media Contact

Jill Bailey
Development Director, MentorKids USA
480-767-6707 | [email protected]