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Rowan-Cabarrus Young Mens Christian Association

EIN 58-1574620 · Salisbury, NC

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair51 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE ROWAN-CABARRUS YMCA IS A VOLUNTEER LED PUBLIC CHARITY THAT INCLUDES MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES, INCOMES, RACES AND RELIGIONS. OUR MISSION IS TO PUT CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES INTO PRACTICE THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT BUILD HEALTHY SPIRIT, MIND, AND BODY FOR ALL.

Income
$18.0 million
Spending
$14.3 million
Spent on programs
89%
Reserves
-2.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 65%
Employees
921
Volunteers
1,150
Highest pay
$294,390, chief executive officer

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

Fair: 51 out of 100. Higher than 30% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 18% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 20% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 23% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    89% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 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 25

    22 of 22 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. $6.5 million spent. HEALTH AND WELL BEING FOR ALL: THE YMCA VIEWS HEALTH HOLISTICALLY: A HEALTHY PERSON HAS UNITY OF BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT. THE YMCA HAS IDENTIFIED THE GROWING NATIONAL OBESITY RATES IN THIS COUNTRY AS A CRITICAL SOCIAL ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED. OUR HEALTH AND WELL BEING PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP PEOPLE DEVELOP NEW SKILLS AND GROW IN SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY BY SETTING REALISTIC GOALS FOR SELF IMPROVEMENT AND DISEASE PREVENTION THROUGH AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE, PROPER NUTRITION, STRESS MANAGEMENT, AND HEALTH EDUCATION. YMCA PROGRAMS PROMOTE INTERACTION, TEAMWORK, AND DEVELOPMENT OF MORAL AND ETHICAL BEHAVIOR, SOCIAL SKILLS AND SELF ESTEEM. WE SERVE ALL AGES, RACES, NATIONALITIES AND RELIGIONS AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN WHO NEED IT. IN 2025, WE SERVED OVER 65,527 PERSONS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,169,163.
  2. $5.2 million spent. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT: OUR CHILDCARE PROGRAMS OFFER HIGH QUALITY CHILD CARE ACTIVITIES FOR PRESCHOOL AND SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN FROM ALL SEGMENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE OFFER A VARIETY OF STATE LICENSED CHILDCARE PROGRAMS, BOTH FULL AND PART-TIME, WHICH PROVIDE A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOUTH CAN DEVELOP SELF-ESTEEM, GOOD VALUES AND AN APPRECIATION OF CHARITABLE SERVICE. WOVEN INTO THE FABRIC OF THE YMCA MISSION IS A COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHENING FAMILIES, PROVIDING PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENTIRE FAMILY. PARENTS ARE SECURE IN KNOWING THAT THEIR CHILD HAS A SAFE HAVEN WHILE THEY WORK OR FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION, WHILE PROVIDING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT TO PROMOTE CHILDREN THAT ARE HAPPY AND HEALTHY IN SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY. THE YMCA PARTNERS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES SUCH AS CAROLINAS HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS-NORTHEAST, UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL CAROLINAS AND CABARRUS HEALTH ALLIANCE TO PROVIDE ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR PROGRAM SO THAT CHILDREN APPRECIATE DIVERSITY AND DEVELOP HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND LIFE LONG VALUES. THE CHILDCARE CURRICULUM FOCUSES ON THE KEY CHARACTER TRAITS OF CARING, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, HONESTY AND FAITH. BY PARTNERING WITH UNITED WAY AND OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES, THE YMCA HAS THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY. YMCA FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ENSURES THAT THE YMCA IS A PLACE WHERE CHILDREN OF ALL ECONOMIC LEVELS, FROM THE AFFLUENT TO THE DISADVANTAGED RECEIVE THE SAME QUALITY OF CARE IN THE SAME SETTING. IN 2025, WE SERVED A TOTAL OF 2,971 PARTICIPANTS AND PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $112,216. OUR YOUTH SPORTS AND AQUATIC PROGRAMS OFFER HIGH QUALITY SPORTS ACTIVITIES FOR PRE-SCHOOL AND SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN FROM OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. WE PROVIDE ADULT VOLUNTEERS THAT SERVE AS ROLE MODELS AND MENTORS TO OUR CHILDREN. THE TEACHINGS OF CHARACTER VALUES OF HONESTY, CARING, RESPONSIBILITY, RESPECT AND FAITH ARE INTEGRATED INTO ALL SPORTS PROGRAMS WHILE PROMOTING AN APPRECIATION OF ONE'S OWN WORTH. YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAMS FOCUS ON THE FULL AND EQUAL PARTICIPATION OF ALL - EVERY CHILD PLAYS EVERY GAME. YMCA YOUTH PROGRAMS ALSO HELP TO STRENGTHEN FAMILIES. PARENTS AND SIBLINGS AND EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS SUPPORT THE CHILDREN BY COACHING TEAMS OR ATTENDING SPORTING EVENTS. YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN SPORTS BUILD LIFELONG POSITIVE ATTITUDES, HABITS OF HEALTHY EXERCISE AND GOOD NUTRITION. THE YMCA SPORTS PROGRAMS VALUE COOPERATION OVER COMPETITION AND FAIR PLAY OVER WINNING. THE YMCA KNOWS THAT WITH THIS APPROACH EVERYONE WINS - UNDEFEATED IN SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY. IN 2025, WE SERVED 3,403 PARTICIPANTS AND PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,549.
  3. $1.0 million spent. TEEN LEADERSHIP, DARKNESS TO LIGHT, COMMUNITY FARM: THE YMCA PROMOTES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH A SERIES OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO IMPACT THE COMMUNITY AND WORK WITH ALL YOUTH, BUT PRIMARILY DISADVANTAGED AND MINORITY YOUTH. LEADER'S CLUB AT THE YMCA IS A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO TEACH TEENS THE BASICS OF GREAT LEADERSHIP THROUGH QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF LEADERSHIP TRAINING, ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE, AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. OVER 6,000 COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS WERE LOGGED IN THE PROGRAM LAST YEAR. THE YMCA WORKS TO BUILD STRONG COMMUNITIES FOR MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS ALIKE THROUGH A SERIES OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO WORK WITH THE DISADVANTAGED. PARTNERSHIPS WITH MANY COMMUNITY AGENCIES HAVE PROVIDED SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO THE NEEDY, EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE EDUCATION ON GANG PREVENTION WHILE OFFERING ALTERNATIVE ACTIVITIES IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, FOOD DRIVES AND VARIOUS OTHER COLLECTIONS. INCLUDES OTHER REVENUES.

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 September 1984.

    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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