Jefferson City Area YMCA
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROMOTE THE CHRISTIAN WAY OF LIVING AMONG ITS MEMBERS AND CONSTITUENTS, TO PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL & SPIRITUAL WELFARE OF PERSONS AND TO EMPHASIZE REVERENCE FOR GOD, RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD, RESPECT FOR PERSONALITY AND THE APPLICATION OF THE GOLDEN RULE IN HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS.
- Income
- $9.3 million
- Spending
- $8.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 94%
- Reserves
- 9.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 82%
- Employees
- 429
- Volunteers
- 2,150
- Highest pay
- $158,736, 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: 93 out of 100.
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 3% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1594% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 23 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.
Independent board
25 of 2520 of 22 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 (3)
- $6.6 million spent. FITNESS & RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS:In the area of Health and Fitness, the Jefferson City Area YMCA offers a wide variety of programs to our community. The programs vary from individual to group formatting for people of all ages. We provide individual settings for over 10,000 children, teen, young adult, adults, and seniors. Over the past year we were able to provide many individuals with various strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular endurance programs based on the participants needs and wants. We offered more than 90 land, water, and specialty aerobic classes that provided exercise for nearly 4,000 participants per month. We also provided over 300 individuals over the age of 55 with modified forms of exercise at 2 off-site locations and 9 on-site programs through our Silver Sneakers program. In addition, we taught over 1,000 children swimming lessons and provided over 5,000 children with the opportunity to participate in various forms of sports activities. Overall, we consider ourselves blessed to have had such a great year and have been given the ability to carry out our mission of building strong kids, families, and communities. Throughout the year, the YMCA donated more than $30,000 worth of YMCA memberships, programs and day passes to area non-profit entities.
- $991,503 spent. CHILD CARE AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER: The YMCAs School-Age Children Program is designed to teach and reinforce the organizations four core values: respect, responsibility, honesty, and caring. Through positive role modeling, we encourage children to develop healthy lifestyles and habits while supporting individual diversity and honoring family values. We provide guidance, encouragement, and leadership to youth in the community and promote enriching experiences that strengthen academic developmentDuring the school year, the YMCA operates the Y-Care program, which serves children before and after school. Morning care is provided at two middle schools, while after-school programming is offered at eight elementary schools, with an additional program hosted on-site at the Knowles YMCA. Y-Care provides children with opportunities to explore art and humanities, science and technology, character development, reading, math, and physical fitness through a variety of hands-on activities. Our staff serves as caring, supportive role models who foster a safe and engaging environment.During the summer months, the YMCA offers a full-day summer camp program for school-age children. Operating daily for eleven to twelve weeks, the program provides a safe, fun, and educational environment where children can continue learning and growing while school is out of session.Y-Care distributes program evaluations each spring, while the summer camp program conducts one evaluation at the end of the season. To encourage participation, incentives are offered to schools with the highest return rates of completed evaluations.This year, surveys were distributed to parents via email and QR code. Parent survey results are based on a rating scale of 1 to 5, with 1 representing the highest level of satisfaction and 5 representing the lowest.2025-2026 Ycare: 1.56 (101 surveys completed)2025 Summer Camp: 1.9 (26 surveys completed The YMCA has proudly provided school-age programming in the Jefferson City community for over 30 years.Child Development Center: The YMCA Child Development Center is a child care facility that cares for and educates children between the ages of six weeks to five years. The center is Missouri licensed and provides a quality child care setting for children while their parents are at work or school. The center is licensed by the state for 132 children, serving children of various ages and abilities. The objectives of the Child Development Center are to identify and assist all children in the four developmental areas: 1) Social: to help children feel comfortable, trust their environment, form bonds with other adults and children. 2) Emotional: to help children experience pride and self-confidence, develop independence and self-control, and have a positive attitude. 3) Cognitive: to help children become confident learners by giving them opportunities to try out their own ideas and experience success, and by helping them acquire learning skills such as the ability to solve problems, ask questions, and use words to describe their ideas, observations, and feelings. 4) Physical: to help children increase their large and small muscle skills and develop strength and control in these areas. Through the efforts of our staff to care for and educate the children in the center, our goal is to set a foundation for the children to be successful in their future learning at school. The school-age childcare program and the full day childcare program allow parents the opportunity to work while the YMCA provides childcare services for their children. If not for subsidized childcare through the YMCA, parents would stay at home and be dependent on the federal assistance program. One of the populations our programs serve most effectively are single parent families with multiple children. We have many families with 2, 3, even 4 children in our care. The vast majority of these are single mothers who are either working full-time or attending college in an effort to improve their financial situations. Outreach funds make it possible for these families to receive affordable care for children ages 6 weeks through 12 years. No other organization in town serves as many children, or as wide an age range of children, as the YMCA. We believe this ability to help families with a wide range of childcare needs makes us unique and vital to the community. Child Development Center: The Child Development Center sends out annual evaluations to the parents of the center to get their feedback on the strengths and areas of improvement in the center. Evaluations of the children are also conducted three times per year to assess the children's advancement in the four areas of development. The full day care facility began operations in 2000. Our parent survey scores for 2025 overall satisfaction (with 1 being the best, 5 being the worst). Child Development Center: 1.2 (40% surveys completed)
- $345,025 spent. BIG BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS:Big Brothers Big Sisters of Jefferson City provides children in single parent homes with a positive adult role model. We serve children that are affected by divorce or have lost a parent due to death and /or incarceration. In 2025 we made 35 new matches. A total of 142 children were actively matched throughout the year. Our average match length in 2025 was 45 months. We served 20 children with an incarcerated parent in 2025.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1972.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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