Young Womens Christian Association of Mankato
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ELIMINATING RACISM, EMPOWERING WOMEN, AND PROMOTING PEACE, JUSTICE, FREEDOM AND DIGINITY FOR ALL.
- Income
- $746,018
- Spending
- $716,883
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- 15.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 61%
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 151
- Highest pay
- $101,674, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 15.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 17% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 94% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 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, 2024, 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 (5)
- $103,563 spent. LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE IN 2024. THIS CONFERENCE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN TO LEARN AND BUILD SKILLS AND VIRTUALLY NETWORK WITH OTHER AREA PROFESSIONALS. THIS CONFERENCE FOCUSED ON WOMEN BUILDING EACH OTHER UP.
- $307,132 spent. IDENTIFY WITH THE CULTURES OF THOSE THEY SERVE, HAVING FIRSTHAND INSIGHT GUIDING THEIR CULTURALLY SENSITIVE APPROACH. ADDITIONALLY, IT IS OUR GOAL TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN THE PRIMARY LANGUAGE OF INDIVIDUALS SERVED WHENEVER POSSIBLE AS WE RECOGNIZE THE VALUE IN TERMS OF RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, HONORING CULTURE AND HERITAGE, AND ENSURING MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING. PAT IS A LITERACY-BASED CURRICULUM THAT FOCUSES ON THREE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS: PARENT-CHILD INTERACTION, DEVELOPMENT-CENTERED PARENTING, AND FAMILY WELL- BEING. EACH OF THESE COMPONENTS ARE WOVEN INTO ALL INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP MEETING WITH FAMILIES. THE GOALS: - IMPROVED CHILD AND HEALTH DEVELOPMENT - REDUCED RATES OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT - INCREASED SCHOOL READINESS - INCREASED PARENT INVOLVEMENT IN CHILDREN'S CARE AND EDUCATION - INCLUDING FAMILIES WHO HAVE RECENTLY SETTLED IN THE UNITED STATES IN BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES BY ENSURING THEIR FAMILIES ARE THRIVING IN A WAY THAT IS EQUITABLE TO THOSE WHO ARE BORN IN THE UNITED STATES AND ENSURING THEIR CHILDREN ARE SAFE AND READY TO LEARN UPON ENTRY INTO THE TRADITIONAL EDUCATIONAL SECTOR IN THE UNITED STATES. IDENTIFY WITH THE CULTURES OF THOSE THEY SERVE, HAVING FIRSTHAND INSIGHT GUIDING THEIR CULTURALLY SENSITIVE APPROACH. ADDITIONALLY, IT IS OUR GOAL TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN THE PRIMARY LANGUAGE OF INDIVIDUALS SERVED WHENEVER POSSIBLE AS WE RECOGNIZE THE VALUE IN TERMS OF RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, HONORING CULTURE AND HERITAGE, AND ENSURING MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING. PAT IS A LITERACY-BASED CURRICULUM THAT FOCUSES ON THREE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS: PARENT-CHILD INTERACTION, DEVELOPMENT-CENTERED PARENTING, AND FAMILY WELL- BEING. EACH OF THESE COMPONENTS ARE WOVEN INTO ALL INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP MEETING WITH FAMILIES. THE GOALS: - IMPROVED CHILD AND HEALTH DEVELOPMENT - REDUCED RATES OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT - INCREASED SCHOOL READINESS - INCREASED PARENT INVOLVEMENT IN CHILDREN'S CARE AND EDUCATION - INCLUDING FAMILIES WHO HAVE RECENTLY SETTLED IN THE UNITED STATES IN BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES BY ENSURING THEIR FAMILIES ARE THRIVING IN A WAY THAT IS EQUITABLE TO THOSE WHO ARE BORN IN THE UNITED STATES AND ENSURING THEIR CHILDREN ARE SAFE AND READY TO LEARN UPON ENTRY INTO THE TRADITIONAL EDUCATIONAL SECTOR IN THE UNITED STATES.
- $110,193 spent. BUILD HABITS THAT LEAD TO A LIFETIME OF HEALTH. AT THE END OF EACH THREE- MONTH SESSION, THE GIRLS PARTICIPATE IN A GIRLS ON THE RUN 5K EVENT. THIS CELEBRATORY, NON-COMPETITIVE EVENT IS THE CULMINATING EXPERIENCE OF THE CURRICULUM. COMPLETING THE 5K GIVES THE GIRLS A TANGIBLE UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONFERENCE THAT COMES THROUGH ACCOMPLISHMENT, AS WELL AS A FRAMEWORK FOR SETTING AND ACHIEVING LIFE GOALS. CROSSING THE FINISH LINE IS A DEFINING MOMENT WHEN THE GIRLS REALIZE EVEN THE SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE IS POSSIBLE. CAMP GOTR WAS LAUNCHED TO INCREASE OVERALL PROGRAM ACCESSIBILITY AND PROVIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-AGED GIRLS WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT DURING NON-SCHOOL TIMES. THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE GIRLS IN 3RD THROUGH 5TH GRADE ACCESS TO QUALITY YOUTH PROGRAMMING, WHICH RESEARCH SHOWS IS IMPORTANT FOR A MYRIAD OF REASONS: SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, ACADEMIC, AS WELL AS THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTIVE AND SAFE SPACES FOR CHILDREN. IT WILL ALSO SERVE TO MAKE GIRLS ON THE RUN PROGRAMMING MORE ACCESSIBLE TO GIRLS WITHIN THE GREATER MANKATO AREA WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY NOT BEEN ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 10-WEEK SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAM. BUILD HABITS THAT LEAD TO A LIFETIME OF HEALTH. AT THE END OF EACH THREE- MONTH SESSION, THE GIRLS PARTICIPATE IN A GIRLS ON THE RUN 5K EVENT. THIS CELEBRATORY, NON-COMPETITIVE EVENT IS THE CULMINATING EXPERIENCE OF THE CURRICULUM. COMPLETING THE 5K GIVES THE GIRLS A TANGIBLE UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONFERENCE THAT COMES THROUGH ACCOMPLISHMENT, AS WELL AS A FRAMEWORK FOR SETTING AND ACHIEVING LIFE GOALS. CROSSING THE FINISH LINE IS A DEFINING MOMENT WHEN THE GIRLS REALIZE EVEN THE SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE IS POSSIBLE. CAMP GOTR WAS LAUNCHED TO INCREASE OVERALL PROGRAM ACCESSIBILITY AND PROVIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-AGED GIRLS WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT DURING NON-SCHOOL TIMES. THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE GIRLS IN 3RD THROUGH 5TH GRADE ACCESS TO QUALITY YOUTH PROGRAMMING, WHICH RESEARCH SHOWS IS IMPORTANT FOR A MYRIAD OF REASONS: SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, ACADEMIC, AS WELL AS THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTIVE AND SAFE SPACES FOR CHILDREN. IT WILL ALSO SERVE TO MAKE GIRLS ON THE RUN PROGRAMMING MORE ACCESSIBLE TO GIRLS WITHIN THE GREATER MANKATO AREA WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY NOT BEEN ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 10-WEEK SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAM.
- RACIAL JUSTICE & ADVOCACY PROGAMMING: IT'S TIME TO TALK WORKSHOPS ARE COMPRISED OF RURAL COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, EDUCATORS FROM VARIOUS SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. THROUGH A COMMITMENT TO HOST THE ANNUAL IT'S TIME TO TALK (FORUMS ON RACE EVENT UTILIZING FACILITATORS EXCLUSIVELY FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY), THE RACIAL JUSTICE PROGRAMMING HAS 100 TRAINED FACILITATORS. IT'S TIME TO TALK: FORUMS ON RACE ARE IN THEIR FIFTH YEAR. AS OUR NATION, STATE, AND LOCAL COMMUNITY CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN THE CHALLENGE OF RACIAL EQUITY, AND THE YWCA MANKATO REMAINS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THIS VIRTUAL WORK.
- RACIAL JUSTICE & ADVOCACY PROGAMMING: IT'S TIME TO TALK WORKSHOPS ARE COMPRISED OF RURAL COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, EDUCATORS FROM VARIOUS SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. THROUGH A COMMITMENT TO HOST THE ANNUAL IT'S TIME TO TALK (FORUMS ON RACE EVENT UTILIZING FACILITATORS EXCLUSIVELY FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY), THE RACIAL JUSTICE PROGRAMMING HAS 100 TRAINED FACILITATORS. IT'S TIME TO TALK: FORUMS ON RACE ARE IN THEIR FIFTH YEAR. AS OUR NATION, STATE, AND LOCAL COMMUNITY CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN THE CHALLENGE OF RACIAL EQUITY, AND THE YWCA MANKATO REMAINS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THIS VIRTUAL WORK.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 2024.
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 March 1945.
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.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Young Mens Christian Association (Oklahoma City, OK), EIN 73-0579270. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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