2019-2020
Terrell, Sean, and Isreal begin building the nonprofit’s foundation, culminating in its official 501©(3) status on April 20, 2020.
2021-2022
Future Kings Mentoring continues into year 2, expanding its programming to 20 students across the US.
2023-2024
Future Kings Mentoring was awarded the 2024 Community Champion by the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation. We were also recognized in multiple publications for our impact, including NEXTPittsburgh and Public Source.
2020-2021
Future Kings Mentoring is selected as a top-30 finalist in the 2019 T-Mobile Changemaker Challenge, winning $2K in seed funding. Despite the challenges of COVID, Future Kings Mentoring launched its virtual pilot program in the Summer of 2020.
2022-2023
In-person programming began, thanks to the partnership with the Boys & Girls Club of Western PA. Our first grant was awarded by the POISE Foundation, and we received another major donation from Alfred Street Baptist Church, raising $20k for our mentees. We also planned and launched our first fundraiser and community event, Kings’ Court.
2024-2025
The Pittsburgh Foundation and Grable Foundation awarded us 40K and 5K, respectively. In addition to our core program, we expanded our reach in the Pittsburgh area through our partners, providing workshops and mentorship.
2025-2026
As of June 2026, Future Kings Mentoring has served over 500 students across the Pittsburgh area.
Our story began as a simple name change.
Co-founder and President, Terrell Galloway was tired of hearing the n-word circulate within his friend group. The controversial word is often used as a term of endearment among black people, however, Terrell felt it was time for a change. He originally suggested using the word Negus, meaning Ethiopian King. Even though the connotation around this word was enriching, it didn’t have a ring to it. Then he thought well why not just King? However, being in 11th grade in high school he reflected and realized that he and his friends didn’t have a King mentality yet. They were Princes or Future Kings.
While in college at Duquesne University studying journalism, Co-founder and CFO, Sean Spencer connected with his friend Terrell and discussed starting their own business and helping the community. This was something Terrell had also been thinking about while attending Tuskegee University studying Mechanical Engineering. Because of the mentorship they received, they decided together that they were going to start their own mentoring program surrounding the concept and mentality of being a Future King.
During their junior year of college, Terrell and Sean began developing Future Kings Mentoring program. Terrell had transferred back home to finish obtaining his mechanical engineering degree from the University of Pittsburgh. There he would meet back up with an old friend, Isreal Williams, a current senior majoring in industrial engineering. Isreal has always found ways to give back to the programs that helped him excel so when Terrell told him about Future Kings, he was immediately on board and accepted the position as Secretary.