YWCA of Minneapolis
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
YWCA MINNEAPOLIS IS DEDICATED TO ELIMINATING RACISM, EMPOWERING WOMEN AND GIRLS, AND PROMOTING PEACE, JUSTICE, FREEDOM AND DIGNITY FOR ALL.
- Income
- $16.3 million
- Spending
- $16.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 78%
- Reserves
- 8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 53%
- Employees
- 283
- Volunteers
- 295
- Highest pay
- $291,558, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 14% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1578% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 34 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 2533 of 33 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 June 30, 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)
- $7.1 million spent. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM (ECE): HIGH-QUALITY NATIONALLY ACCREDITED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IS PROVIDED BY THE YWCA TO FAMILIES ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, FIVE YWCA ECE CENTERS SERVED 585 CHILDREN, AGES 6 WEEKS TO 12 YEARS OLD, FROM 429 FAMILIES. THE FOUR COMMUNITY-BASED CENTERS SERVE DIVERSE CHILDREN FROM FAMILIES FROM LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, REFLECTING YWCA'S COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND ACCESS. KNOWING SCHOOL READINESS BEGINS AT BIRTH, EXPERIENCED CLASSROOM TEACHERS PARTNER WITH FAMILIES TO PREPARE CHILDREN TO EXCEL IN SCHOOL AND LIFE. YWCA CURRICULUM IS CULTURALLY CELEBRATORY, INCORPORATING INCLUSIVE VALUES AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS THAT EQUIP CHILDREN FOR SUCCESS. LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ARE INTEGRATED INTO EVERY PART OF THE DAY TO PROMOTE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL GROWTH, LANGUAGE AND LITERACY DEVELOPMENT, CREATIVITY AND THE ARTS, COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT, AND PHYSICAL AND MOTOR SKILLS. IN 2024, YWCA DEVELOPED AND LAUNCHED ITS WE CARE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY CURRICULUM THAT FURTHER SUPPORTS TEACHERS AND CHILDREN. IN ADDITION, TEACHERS REGULARLY ASSESS ALL CHILDREN TO ENSURE AGE-APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT AND SCHOOL READINESS USING NATIONAL, RESEARCH-BASED ASSESSMENT TOOLS.EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TEACHER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR PARTICIPANTS TO COMPLETE A CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE (CDA) A FOUNDATIONAL POST-SECONDARY CREDENTIAL FOR PURSUING A CAREER IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. THIS TRAINING OPPORTUNITY PROVIDES A PROFESSIONAL CAREER PATHWAY FOR SUCCESSFUL PARTICIPANTS, MOST OF WHOM LIVE WITH LOW INCOME AND 74% OR MORE IDENTIFYING AS PEOPLE OF COLOR. MOST ENROLLEES WILL BE WORKING TO INCREASE THEIR CERTIFICATION AND PAY IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD FIELD, AND MANY ARE SINGLE MOTHERS. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, 148 INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING 8 DIFFERENT COUNTIES ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM. YWCA SERVED 61 PEOPLE WHO OBTAINED A CDA IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION WITH 21 MORE ON TRACK TO COMPLETE. 99% OF GRADUATES RETAINED THEIR POSITION FOR AT LEAST 3 MONTHS.
- $4.1 million spent. HEALTH AND WELLNESS: THE YWCA MIDTOWN HEALTH AND WELLNESS FACILITY, LOCATED IN THE HEART OF SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, SERVES AS A FOCAL POINT OF WELCOMING, SUPPORTIVE, AND INCLUSIVE PROGRAMMING FOR THE COMMUNITY. STAFFED BY EXPERIENCED FITNESS AND AQUATICS PROFESSIONALS, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS APPROXIMATELY 9,000 MEMBERS. OF THESE MEMBERS, 8.7% ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 0-11, 8.1% ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 12-17, 40.2% ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18-64, AND 43% ARE ABOVE THE AGE OF 65. IN ADDITION, MORE THAN 1,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN CLASSES AND CLINICS ON CPR, FIRST AID, LIFEGUARD CERTIFICATIONS, SWIMMING INSTRUCTION, AND OTHER SPECIALTY TOPICS TO ENHANCE THEIR PERSONAL WELL-BEING. SLIDING-FEE MEMBERSHIPS PROVIDE ACCESS TO MORE THAN 500 INDIVIDUALS FROM LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. OVER 1,200 PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN YWCA EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, GIRLS & YOUTH PROGRAMS, AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES RECEIVE ACCESS TO THE HEALTH AND FITNESS FACILITIES AT NO COST TO THEM.CREATING ACCESSIBLE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OPPORTUNITIES HAS BEEN A CORNERSTONE OF THE YWCA SINCE ITS FOUNDING. BY OFFERING WIDE-RANGING PROGRAMMING, YWCA INTRODUCES INDIVIDUALS TO HEALTH AND FITNESS WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE LACK ACCESS, WHILE ALSO FOSTERING EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AND SOCIAL CONNECTION. AS PART OF THIS COMMITMENT, YWCA HOSTS THE YWCA MINNEAPOLIS WOMEN'S TRIATHLON, WHICH IN 2025 MARKED ITS 16TH YEAR WITH MORE THAN 1,000 PARTICIPANTS RANGING IN AGE FROM 11 TO 83. THE RACE IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE LARGEST TRIATHLONS OF ITS KIND IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES, BRINGING TOGETHER ATHLETES OF ALL BACKGROUNDS TO SUPPORT, ENCOURAGE AND UPLIFT ONE ANOTHER.
- $1.6 million spent. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT: YOUTH DEVELOPMENT (YD) PROGRAMS EQUIPS YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED TO BUILD CONFIDENCE, STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS, AND DEVELOP AS LEADERS IN THEIR LIVES AND COMMUNITIES. YWCA GY PROGRAMS ADVANCE SYSTEMIC CHANGE IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES BY PROMOTING THE VALUE OF YOUTHS' LIVED EXPERIENCES, ETHNIC AND RACIAL IDENTITIES, AND DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES. THESE RESEARCH-BASED PROGRAMS FOCUS ON FIVE CORE STRATEGIES: SAFETY, COMMUNITY AND LEADERSHIP, FUTURE-ORIENTATION, ENRICHMENT, AND HEALTH. INCLUDED IN THE GY DEPARTMENT IS AN AFFILIATION WITH GIRLS INC. NATIONAL. AS THE ONLY MINNESOTA-BASED AFFILIATE OF GIRLS INC.,YWCA DELIVERS A RESEARCH-BASED CURRICULUM LED BY TRAINED PROFESSIONALS THAT EQUIPS PARTICIPANTS TO ACHIEVE ACADEMICALLY, LEAD HEALTHY, ACTIVE LIFESTYLES, DEVELOP FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND DISCOVER AND EXPLORE INTEREST IN STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS).THE PROGRAM ALSO HELPS PARTICIPANTS NAVIGATE COMPLEX GENDER, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL BARRIERS TO FIND SUCCESS.THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY OFFERS EIGHT PROGRAMS, IMPLEMENTED BY PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED YOUTH WORKERS AT 24 SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY LOCATIONS, SERVING MORE THAN 1,300 YOUNG PEOPLE EACH YEAR.
- $262,948 spent. RACIAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC POLICY: SINCE 2002, YWCA MINNEAPOLIS HAS LED THE COMMUNITY IN ELIMINATING RACISM BY CREATING SPACE FOR MEANINGFUL AND OPEN DIALOGUE ABOUT RACISM AND PRIVILEGE. THE RACIAL JUSTICE PROGRAM BRINGS TOGETHER COURAGEOUS COMMUNITY LEADERS AND MEMBERS TO ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS TO IMPROVE RACE RELATIONS WHERE THEY WORK AND LIVE. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, OUR INC.LUDETM EQUITY AND INCLUSION CONSULTING SERVICES PROVIDED WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING TO 350 INDIVIDUALS, EMPOWERING THEM TO ACT TOWARD BUILDING EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE WORKPLACES AND COMMUNITIES. YWCA MINNEAPOLIS BELIEVES THAT ADVOCACY PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN BRINGING ABOUT CHANGE. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, YWCA ADVANCED A STRONG LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOCUSED ON CIVIL RIGHTS AND RACIAL JUSTICE, AND EMPOWERMENT AND ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT, MOBILIZING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, RAISE AWARENESS AND SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY. YWCA'S CURRENT LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY IS TO IMPROVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND AFTERSCHOOL GIRLS AND YOUTH PROGRAMS FOR ALL MINNESOTA CHILDREN. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, YWCA ADVOCATES FOR THIS AGENDA BY EDUCATING AND ORGANIZING PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, AND THE PUBLIC TO ACT. THIS WORK ELEVATES THE VOICES AND STORIES OF THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY POLICY, INCLUDING PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND TEACHERS OF YOUNG CHILDREN BRINGING THEM DIRECTLY TO THE STATE CAPITOL AND BEFORE MINNESOTA POLICY-MAKERS TO DRIVE MEANINGFUL CHANGE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 November 6, 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 June 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 July 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 November 4, 2026.
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