Bangor Young Men's Christian Association

Overview

Mission

The bangor region ymca is a community leader in supporting children, adults, and families in their lifelong quest for physical, emotional, and social wellness.

What it reported doing in 2024

Social responsibility: teen center, community food pantry, second wind social club, financial assistance. Teen center: launched in 2019, the ys free, no barrier teen center is the ys social contract with its community to support at-risk and other Maine teens ages 12-18. Programs include mental health counseling, workforce development, social activities, meals, and field trips, providing a strong and resilient foundation for maines youth. The teen center welcomes teens of all backgrounds including vulnerable and at-risk youth. Teens are encouraged to demonstrate social responsibility by volunteering for a variety of y initiatives, including its food pantry. Community food pantry: launched in 2022 to address gaps in the region's food insecurity delivery system, the food pantry is evidence of the y's commitment to modeling ethical leadership and caring for maines most vulnerable residents. Operating the pantry is a joint effort between y staff and the teen center. Second wind: devoted to promoting overall, lifelong health and social connection, the second wind social club continues the ys long-term dedication to maines older adults and is free with y membership. Financial assistance: as a socially responsible organization, the bangor y has a long history of helping mainers most in need. In 2024, it gave 538,812 in financial assistance, a significant 54% increase over 2023, to help mainers of all income levels and ages access y programs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The program-spending lines do not add up, so the filing cannot show reliably whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
010211485
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Bangor, ME, USA
Phone
2079412808
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Young Men's or Women's Associations
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 54
  • Transparency & Controls: 70
  • Accountability: 91
  • Sustainability: 80
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 45.8%; rating input score 46
  • Program expense ratio: 71.2%; rating input score 71
  • Fundraising efficiency: $10.73 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 39.6%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.98; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.6% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 45.8% of revenue deployed · 71.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 23 of 23 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $5.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $257K · 25 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 40 of 40 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 annual filings from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

25 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • DIANE DICKERSON (CEO & CMO): $257,003 total reported compensation
  • NEIL MACKAY (CFO): $171,475 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.