Sanford-Springvale YMCA

Legal name: Young Mens Christian Association Sanford-springvale

Overview

Mission

The mission of the Sanford-Springvale YMCA is to promote values of Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility; to build healthy spirit, mind and body and to improve the quality of life for the community of Sanford-Springvale and the surrounding areas. We are committed to nurturing the potential of every individual and family, fostering youth development, promoting healthy living, and demonstrating social responsibility through collaboration and innovative community leadership.

What it reported doing in 2024

Aquatics - providing water-related programs to all ages and abilities and developing health in spirit, mind and body is at the core of the ymca movement. The aquatic programs teach participants valuable life skills including: personal water safety and self-confidence. The water aerobics program helps keep seniors active and flexible. The youth swim programs develop physical skills and the family swim program gives adults and children shared time in the pool to appreciate one another and promote intergenerational relationships. Over 200 individuals took part in swimming lessons and our staff conducted approximately 80 lessons throughout the year. Our services are offered at affordable fees for the community at large, with reasonable accommodations for those with special needs, and with reduced fees available for those who cannot afford the full fee.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 73% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
010211814
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Aug 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Sanford, ME, USA
Phone
207-324-4942
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and most voting board members are independent. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 65
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 76.8%; rating input score 77
  • Program expense ratio: 77.1%; rating input score 77
  • Fundraising efficiency: $21.13 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.3%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.14; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.2; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.6%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.6% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 76.8% of revenue deployed · 77.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $3.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $154K · 16 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $710K reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 annual filings from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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

16 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • ANDREW ORAZIO (CEO): $153,545 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.