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Young Mens Christian Association of Monroe Mich

EIN 38-1508585 · Monroe, MI

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO PUT CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES INTO PRACTICE THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT BUILD A HEALTHY SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY FOR ALL.

Income
$5.7 million
Spending
$4.3 million
Spent on programs
69%
Reserves
12.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 61%
Employees
166
Volunteers
163
Highest pay
$176,326, 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

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 90% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 12.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 5% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 24% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 17% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    69% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 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 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    18 of 18 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (3)
  1. $1.3 million spent. HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS THE YMCA IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS A LEADING COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATION, PROVIDING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT BUILD A HEALTHY SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY FOR ALL. OUR OFFERINGS MEET VITAL COMMUNITY NEEDS AND ARE OPEN TO PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS, ABILITIES, AND INCOME LEVELS. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS PARTICIPATE IN Y PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. WE OFFER A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT HOLISTIC WELLNESS-SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY. THESE PROGRAMS HELP PEOPLE BUILD PERSONAL CONNECTIONS THROUGH FITNESS, SPORTS, SHARED INTEREST AND FUN. PROGRAMS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND EDUCATION, YOUTH AND ADULT SPORT LEAGUES, GROUP FITNESS CLASSES AND SWIMMING LESSONS. PROGRAM OFFERINGS ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THROUGH OUR EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH INTERVENTION PROGRAMS INCLUDING ENHANCEFITNESS, BLOOD PRESSURE SELF- MONITORING AND LIVESTRONG CANCER SURVIVORSHIP, WE SERVED OVER 500 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, FACING THE RISK OR IMPACT OF CHRONIC DISEASE. 513,000 POUNDS OF HEALTHY MEALS AND GROCERIES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO MONROE COUNTY FAMILIES TO HELP ADDRESS RISING FOOD INSECURITY AND INCREASING COSTS. HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS THE YMCA IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS A LEADING COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATION, PROVIDING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT BUILD A HEALTHY SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY FOR ALL. OUR OFFERINGS MEET VITAL COMMUNITY NEEDS AND ARE OPEN TO PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS, ABILITIES, AND INCOME LEVELS. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS PARTICIPATE IN Y PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. WE OFFER A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT HOLISTIC WELLNESS-SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY. THESE PROGRAMS HELP PEOPLE BUILD PERSONAL CONNECTIONS THROUGH FITNESS, SPORTS, SHARED INTEREST AND FUN. PROGRAMS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND EDUCATION, YOUTH AND ADULT SPORT LEAGUES, GROUP FITNESS CLASSES AND SWIMMING LESSONS. PROGRAM OFFERINGS ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THROUGH OUR EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH INTERVENTION PROGRAMS INCLUDING ENHANCEFITNESS, BLOOD PRESSURE SELF- MONITORING AND LIVESTRONG CANCER SURVIVORSHIP, WE SERVED OVER 500 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, FACING THE RISK OR IMPACT OF CHRONIC DISEASE. 513,000 POUNDS OF HEALTHY MEALS AND GROCERIES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO MONROE COUNTY FAMILIES TO HELP ADDRESS RISING FOOD INSECURITY AND INCREASING COSTS.
  2. $1.6 million spent. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AS THE NATION'S LARGEST PROVIDER OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, WE HAVE BEEN RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR OVER 70 YEARS. WE IMPACTED OVER 46,000 CHILDREN THROUGH MORE THAN 60 UNIQUE YOUTH PROGRAMS TO FOSTER HEALTHY PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SOCIO-EMOTIONAL GROWTH. MANY OF OUR YOUTH INITIATIVES ARE OFFERED AT NO COST TO THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING OUR MEAL DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM, CHILDWATCH, MOBILE YOUTH AND ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAMS, SAFETY AROUND WATER, TEEN EVENTS, COMMUNITY FAMILY EVENTS AND OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS. OUR NURTURING STAFF PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY CHILD CARE PROGRAMS, BEFORE AND AFTERSCHOOL CARE, DAY CAMPS AND TUTORING, SERVING OVER 1,000 KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY. AQUATICS PROGRAMS PROVIDED NEARLY 1,000 COMMUNITY YOUTH THE SKILLS TO BE SAFE AROUND WATER THROUGH SWIM LESSONS, TIDE SWIM TEAM AND SAFETY AROUND WATER INITIATIVES, OFFERED FOR FREE TO ALL YOUTH. WE COMBATED THE FOOD INSECURITY EPIDEMIC IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR MEAL DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM, SERVING OVER 215,000 HEALTHY MEALS TO 21,591 KIDS THROUGHOUT MONROE COUNTRY. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AS THE NATION'S LARGEST PROVIDER OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, WE HAVE BEEN RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR OVER 70 YEARS. WE IMPACTED OVER 46,000 CHILDREN THROUGH MORE THAN 60 UNIQUE YOUTH PROGRAMS TO FOSTER HEALTHY PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SOCIO-EMOTIONAL GROWTH. MANY OF OUR YOUTH INITIATIVES ARE OFFERED AT NO COST TO THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING OUR MEAL DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM, CHILDWATCH, MOBILE YOUTH AND ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAMS, SAFETY AROUND WATER, TEEN EVENTS, COMMUNITY FAMILY EVENTS AND OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS. OUR NURTURING STAFF PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY CHILD CARE PROGRAMS, BEFORE AND AFTERSCHOOL CARE, DAY CAMPS AND TUTORING, SERVING OVER 1,000 KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY. AQUATICS PROGRAMS PROVIDED NEARLY 1,000 COMMUNITY YOUTH THE SKILLS TO BE SAFE AROUND WATER THROUGH SWIM LESSONS, TIDE SWIM TEAM AND SAFETY AROUND WATER INITIATIVES, OFFERED FOR FREE TO ALL YOUTH. WE COMBATED THE FOOD INSECURITY EPIDEMIC IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR MEAL DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM, SERVING OVER 215,000 HEALTHY MEALS TO 21,591 KIDS THROUGHOUT MONROE COUNTRY.
  3. $75,242 spent. CHILD CARE WE ARE COMMITTED TO NURTURING THE POTENTIAL OF EVERY CHILD AND TEEN. ALL KIDS DESERVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN, GROW AND THRIVE THROUGH SELF-DISCOVERY AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO CULTIVATE THE VALUES, SKILL AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT LEAD TO HEALTHY AND POSITIVE BEHAVIORS, HEALTH AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. OUR PROGRAMS LIKE BEFORE AND AFTERSCHOOL, DAY CAMP, AND CHILDWATCH OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF EXPERIENCE THAT ENRICH COGNITIVE, SOCIO-EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL GROWTH. WE OFFER DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SUBSIDY ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE NO CHILD IS UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE DUE TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH TRIUMPH ACADEMY AND DUNDEE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, WE OFFER OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMMING, EXPANDING OUR REACH AND MEETING PARENTS' NEEDS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. ALL CHILDCARE PROGRAMS PRIORITIZE LEARNING LOSS PREVENTION, ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE, STEM AND LITERACY SKILLS AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING. CHILD CARE WE ARE COMMITTED TO NURTURING THE POTENTIAL OF EVERY CHILD AND TEEN. ALL KIDS DESERVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN, GROW AND THRIVE THROUGH SELF-DISCOVERY AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO CULTIVATE THE VALUES, SKILL AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT LEAD TO HEALTHY AND POSITIVE BEHAVIORS, HEALTH AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. OUR PROGRAMS LIKE BEFORE AND AFTERSCHOOL, DAY CAMP, AND CHILDWATCH OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF EXPERIENCE THAT ENRICH COGNITIVE, SOCIO-EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL GROWTH. WE OFFER DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SUBSIDY ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE NO CHILD IS UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE DUE TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH TRIUMPH ACADEMY AND DUNDEE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, WE OFFER OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMMING, EXPANDING OUR REACH AND MEETING PARENTS' NEEDS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. ALL CHILDCARE PROGRAMS PRIORITIZE LEARNING LOSS PREVENTION, ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE, STEM AND LITERACY SKILLS AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 1959.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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