Hockomock Young Mens Christian Association Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE HOCKOMOCK AREA YMCA (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "THE YMCA") IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR MEMBERS AND ENRICHING THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE THROUGH PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION. OUR FOCUS IS ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, HEALTHY LIVING AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROVIDING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO ALL REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY.
- Income
- $32.6 million
- Spending
- $29.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 84%
- Reserves
- 4.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 83%
- Employees
- 1,289
- Volunteers
- 577
- Highest pay
- $389,832, president/ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 66% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.9 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 31% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 10% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 14% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1584% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 16 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2530 of 30 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $6.1 million spent. 1. YMCA CHILD CARE - THE HOCKOMOCK AREA YMCA IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF LICENSED, QUALITY CHILD CARE, INCLUDING BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE - IN OUR 16-COMMUNITY SERVICE AREA. THE FOCUS OF ALL HOCKOMOCK AREA YMCA EARLY LEARNING CENTER PROGRAMS IS TO SUPPORT VALUES-DRIVEN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. CHILD CARE OFFERINGS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE DEVELOP POSITIVE VALUES, SELF-ESTEEM, LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS ENHANCING SCHOOL READINESS. OUR EARLY LEARNING CENTERS PROVIDE AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BY OFFERING AFFORDABLE AND DEPENDABLE CHILD CARE FOR WORKING PARENTS. WHILE PARENTS REMAIN GAINFULLY EMPLOYED, THEY HAVE THE CONFIDENCE THAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE THRIVING IN A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE AND EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT. FOR PARENTS WHO CANNOT AFFORD THE FULL FEE, IN KEEPING WITH THE YMCA'S CHARITABLE MISSION, OUR YMCA WELCOMES ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY.IN 2025, AN AVERAGE 773 CHILDREN PER DAY TOOK PART IN THE VARIOUS HOCKOMOCK AREA YMCA LICENSED CHILD CARE PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDED CHILD CARE, NURSERY SCHOOL AND BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND WERE OFFERED AT 13 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, INCLUDING ON SITE LOCATIONS AT OUR NORTH ATTLEBORO, FRANKLIN, MANSFIELD AND FOXBORO FACILITIES, OFFSITE AT BETHANY CHURCH AND IN SCHOOL-BASED LOCATIONS IN NORTH ATTLEBORO, WRENTHAM, BELLINGHAM AND FOXBORO CHARTER SCHOOL. CONFIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE VALUED AT $454,062 WAS PROVIDED TO PARTICIPATING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES ENROLLED IN LICENSED CHILD CARE PROGRAMS IN 2025.
- $4.6 million spent. YMCA AQUATICS - THE HOCKOMOCK AREA YMCA AQUATICS PROGRAMS ARE A FOUNDATION OF THE YMCA'S OVERALL FOCUS ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, HEALTHY LIVING AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. WE PROVIDE SPECIFIC SWIMMING AND WATER SAFETY SKILLS, AQUATIC PROGRAMS, IN ADDITION TO PROMOTING GOOD HEALTH THROUGH REGULAR EXERCISE ALONG WITH TEAMWORK, SELF-CONFIDENCE AND PERSONAL GOAL SETTING FOR ALL AGES. THESE PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED AT AFFORDABLE FEES, WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD THE FULL FEES. AQUATIC PROGRAMS WERE HELD AT THE NORTH ATTLEBORO, FRANKLIN AND FOXBORO BRANCHES. DURING 2025, 6,547 PARTICIPANTS TOOK PART IN HOCKOMOCK AREA YMCA AQUATICS PROGRAMS INCLUDING YOUTH LESSONS AND AQUACISE CLASSES, WHICH INCREASE JOINT FLEXIBILITY AND HELP RELIEVE ARTHRITIC PAIN, A WELCOME ALTERNATIVE FOR MANY OLDER ADULTS. TEENAGE PARTICIPANTS LEARNED VALUABLE LIFEGUARDING SKILLS IN YMCA LIFEGUARD CLASSES. CPR CLASSES ARE OFFERED BY OUR Y TO POTENTIAL LIFEGUARDS, STAFF, MEMBERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, 223 YOUTH AND TEENS PARTICIPATED IN THE YMCA'S SWIM TEAM PROGRAM. THE YMCA'S GOAL OF BEING SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE IS EVIDENT THROUGH IMPORTANT COLLABORATIONS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES INCLUDING ALLOWING THE HIGH SCHOOL SWIM TEAMS IN FOXBORO, FRANKLIN AND NORTH ATTLEBORO TO UTILIZE OUR YMCA POOLS FOR MEETS AND PRACTICES AT NO CHARGE.
- $4.9 million spent. YMCA HEALTH AND WELLNESS - YMCA HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR FOCUS ON HEALTHY LIVING AND ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL AGES. OUR YMCA'S ENHANCEMENT OFFERINGS INCLUDE GROUP EXERCISE PROGRAMS THAT STRESS THE VALUE OF PREVENTION THROUGH GOOD EXERCISE HABITS AND HEALTH, INCLUDING NUTRITION, STRESS MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH EDUCATION. MANY OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED AT NO COST TO YMCA MEMBERS WHILE OTHERS ARE MADE AVAILABLE AT A FEE THAT IS AFFORDABLE TO THE COMMUNITY, WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD THE FULL FEE. SINCE 2007, OUR YMCA HAS CONVENED COMMUNITY LEADERS AND KEY LOCAL AND REGIONAL PARTNERS IN THE 16 COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, IMPLEMENTING A COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO THE EPIDEMIC OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY. OUR HOCKOMOCK HEALTHY FUTURES INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON INCREASING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND IMPROVING NUTRITION IN CHILDREN AGES 6 -10 AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH STRATEGIES FOCUSED ON INTERVENTION, PREVENTION, AND SUSTAINABLE CHANGE. OUR YMCA HAS ALSO DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED EFFECTIVE AND INNOVATIVE CHRONIC DISEASE PROGRAMMING THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS WITH LOCAL HOSPITALS. THESE PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND POST-DIAGNOSTIC REHABILITATION, INCLUDING DIABETES PREVENTION (19 PARTICIPANTS), MS WELLNESS (11 PARTICIPANTS) AND HEART HEALTH (19 PARTICIPANTS). A PEDALING FOR PARKINSONS PROGRAM WAS HELD IN 2025 THAT HAD 68 PARTICIPANTS. SINCE 2010, OUR YMCA HAS OFFERED LIVESTRONG AT THE YMCA, AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR CANCER SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES. DURING 2025, 194 CANCER SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES TOOK PART IN THIS PROGRAM WHICH IS OFFERED AT NO CHARGE. IN 2015, OUR YMCA CREATED A NEW LIVING STRONGER PROGRAM, DESIGNED FOR ALUMNI OF THE LIVESTRONG PROGRAM. DURING 2025, 255 PARTICIPANTS TOOK PART IN THIS PROGRAM.OUR YMCA CREATED AN INNOVATIVE WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM CALLED WEIGH-TO-CHANGE IN 2016. IN 2025, 25 PARTICIPANTS TOOK PART IN THIS WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM FOCUSED ON NUTRITION, EXERCISE AND PEER SUPPORT. WHEN OUR BRANCHES WERE CLOSED IN MARCH 2020 DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, WE IMMEDIATELY PIVOTED TO MEET A NEW AND EMERGING NEED IN THE 16 COMMUNITIES WE SERVE ACCESS TO FOOD AND THOSE EFFORTS HAVE BECOME A PERMANENT PART OF OUR YMCA'S CRITICAL MISSION WORK. IN 2025, WE PROVIDED 22,970 GRAB AND GO MEALS AND DISTRIBUTED 23,748 FAMILY FOOD BAGS, VALUED AT $50 EACH, TO THOSE IN NEED. ADDITIONALLY, WE OPERATED 5 SUMMER MEAL SITES AND ORGANIZED 23 NEIGHBORHOOD FOOD DRIVES. DUE TO THE IMPACT THIS ENHANCED PROGRAM HAS HAD ON THE COMMUNITY, WE HAVE ALSO FORMED THE NORTH ATTLEBORO FOOD COLLABORATIVE WITH TWO OTHER LOCAL NONPROFITS WHO WORK TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THOSE CHALLENGED WITH FOOD INSECURITY IN NORTH ATTLEBORO.
- $8.9 million spent. YMCA YOUTH SPORTS - YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAMS SUCH AS T BALL, SOCCER, BASKETBALL, FLAG FOOTBALL, KARATE, DANCE AND GYMNASTICS FOCUS ON PARTICIPATION AND SPORTSMANSHIP WITH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES ENGAGED. YMCA YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAMS EMPHASIZE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, SKILL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH AND FITNESS, SAFETY, SELF-ESTEEM AND RESPECT FOR OTHERS. DURING 2025, A TOTAL OF 3,861 PARTICIPANTS TOOK PART IN VARIOUS HOCKOMOCK AREA YMCA YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAMS, MANY OF WHICH UTILIZE VOLUNTEER COACHES.YMCA CAMPING - - HOCKOMOCK AREA YMCA SUMMER CAMPING PROGRAMS PROVIDE RECREATION, ENRICHMENT AND "THE BEST SUMMER EVER" BY INTEGRATING PHYSICAL WELL-BEING, SOCIAL GROWTH AND A RESPECT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT BASED ON THE YMCA'S TRADITIONAL CORE VALUES. THROUGH A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES AND THE USE OF NATURAL SURROUNDINGS, YMCA SUMMER CAMP HELPS PARTICIPANTS REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL IN DEVELOPING SOCIAL AND COPING SKILLS IMPORTANT IN DEVELOPING SELF-CONFIDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM, THEREBY REDUCING THEIR RISK OF PARTICIPATING IN RISKY BEHAVIORS. YMCA SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED AT OUR NORTH ATTLEBORO, FRANKLIN, FOXBORO AND MANSFIELD FACILITIES AND AT SILVER LAKE IN BELLINGHAM FOR YOUTH AGES 3 TO 16. BESIDES OFFERING TRADITIONAL SUMMER CAMP, THE YMCA OFFERS A NUMBER OF SPECIALTY CAMPS FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN AREAS SUCH AS SPORTS, ARTS, THEATRE AND ADVENTURE CAMPS FOR TEENS. FINALLY, A NEW CAMP, CAMP CALCIA, NAMED IN HONOR OF TONY CALCIA WHO WAS INTEGRAL IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTEGRATION INITIATIVE, WAS NEW IN 2021, AND IS FUNDED IN PART FROM AN ENDOWMENT FUND SET UP IN 2020. THIS WEEKEND CAMP HAD 49 PARTICIPANTS IN 2025.HOCKOMOCK AREA YMCA CAMP PROGRAMS OFTEN SERVE AS CHILDCARE FOR PARENTS IN THE SUMMER. YMCA SUMMER CAMPS PROVIDE SAFE, EDUCATIONAL AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENTS WITH QUALIFIED STAFF. CAMP PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED ON A SLIDING SCALE TO PARENTS UNABLE TO AFFORD THE FULL FEE. IN 2025, THERE WERE A RECORD TOTAL OF 12,672 CAMPER WEEKS IN VARIOUS HOCKOMOCK AREA YMCA SUMMER CAMPING PROGRAMS. SCHOLARSHIPS VALUED AT $460,119 WERE PROVIDED TO CHILDREN IN YMCA CAMPING PROGRAMS. YMCA SUMMER CAMP IS APPROVED AS A QUALIFIED PROVIDER BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH.YMCA TEEN LEADERSHIP - OUR YMCA REMAINS COMMITTED TO ENGAGING TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS THROUGH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, MENTORING, AND EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION. OUR LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS SHAPE TOMORROW'S LEADERS BY OFFERING TEENS SAFE AND DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS WHERE THEY LEARN, GROW, PLAY, AND INTERACT WITH CARING ADULTS AND PEERS. DURING 2025, 149 TEENS TOOK PART IN THE VARIOUS TEEN PROGRAMS, INCLUDING SPECIALTY PROGRAMS SUCH AS YMCA LEADERS AND JUNIOR LEADERS CLUB.FOR 25 YEARS, THE YMCA HAS OPERATED THE NORTH ATTLEBORO TEEN CENTER LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN NORTH ATTLEBORO. THIS Y TEEN CENTER PROVIDES TEENS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS, INCLUDING WEDNESDAY NIGHT FAMILY MEALTIME, PROJECT SAFETY ZONE, TEEN NIGHTS, ADVENTURE CAMPING AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS. OPERATED AS "THE ZONE", THE TEEN CENTER PROVIDES IMPORTANT SERVICES TO KIDS IN NORTH ATTLEBORO. IN 2025, THE ZONE SERVICED 2,000 TEENS.THE YMCA ALSO OPERATES THE MARILYN RODMAN TEEN CENTER IN THE FOXBORO BRANCH WITH A FOCUS ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. YMCA FAMILY PROGRAMS - THESE PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING, HELP PEOPLE GROW AS RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS WITH ACTIVITIES THAT FOSTER UNDERSTANDING AND COMPANIONSHIP. ACTIVITIES ARE PLANNED TO BRING GROUPS OF FAMILIES TOGETHER TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND THEIR CHILDREN. PARENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM EACH OTHER AND FROM THEIR CHILDREN IN AN ENJOYABLE WAY. A VARIETY OF PARENT-CHILD PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED. FREE FAMILY NIGHTS ARE OFFERED BI-MONTHLY AND PARENTING SEMINARS WERE OFFERED DURING 2025. IN 2025, 1,618 PARTICIPANTS TOOK PART IN STRUCTURED YMCA FAMILY PROGRAMS.THE HOCKOMOCK AREA YMCA IS PROUD OF THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF OUR INNOVATIVE INTEGRATION INITIATIVE. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS TO PARTICIPATE IN YMCA PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES WITH THEIR TYPICALLY DEVELOPING PEERS. THE INTEGRATION INITIATIVE BEGAN IN 2004 AND HAS BEEN EXPANDED INTO ALL Y PROGRAM AREAS. THE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY OFFERED IN OUR NORTH ATTLEBORO, FRANKLIN AND FOXBORO BRANCHES. IN 2025, 998 PARTICIPANTS WERE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE YMCA'S INTEGRATION INITIATIVE, WITH IMPACT MEASUREMENTS SHOWING THAT PARTICIPATING CHILDREN EXPERIENCE AN INCREASE IN INDEPENDENCE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY WHILE IMPROVING THEIR SOCIALIZATION SKILLS AND SELF-ESTEEM. OUR NEW HORIZON SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM SERVED 5 CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES LAST SUMMER. IN OCTOBER, WE CELEBRATED OUR 16TH ANNUAL LEGENDS GOLF CLASSIC AND IN NOVEMBER, WE CELEBRATED OUR 20TH ANNUAL LEGENDS BALL, BOTH OF WHICH RAISED FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION INITIATIVE.OUR YMCA SEEKS TO FOSTER A CULTURE OF LIFELONG LEARNING AND APPRECIATION FOR THE ARTS WHERE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES SPARK CREATIVE THINKING, DEVELOP ARTISTIC SKILLS AND AWAKEN CURIOSITY. THROUGH OUR MANSFIELD ARTS & EDUCATION CENTER, OUR YMCA IS ABLE TO DELIVER PROGRAMMING, THROUGH THE ARTS, THAT STRIVE TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, INCREASE CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENTAL ASSETS AND HELP TEENS LEARN KEY WORKFORCE SKILLS. IN 2025, THERE WERE 9 THEATER PERFORMANCES BY 135 CHILDREN IN THE ARTS PROGRAM. IN 2025 OUR ANNUAL BACKPACK DRIVE CONTINUED AND SERVED ALL 16 COMMUNITIES IN OUR SERVICE AREA. THERE WERE 3,000 BACKPACKS FILLED WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO STUDENTS IN NEED. OUR 2025 GIVING TREE PROGRAM INCLUDED 844 GIFTS, REPRESENTING 422 CHILDREN AND 182 HOUSEHOLDS.AS PART OF OUR YMCA'S COMMITMENT TO CHILD PROTECTION, WE PARTNERED WITH DARKNESS TO LIGHT TO CONTINUE A RESEARCH-BASED CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE EDUCATIONAL PREVENTION PROGRAM OFFERED IN 4 AREA COMMU
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1942.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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