Greater Burlington Ymca Inc

Overview

Mission

The ymca builds a strong community by involving youth, adults, and families in programs and activities that help them learn, grow, and thrive. We strive to eliminate barriers to participation by offering both direct financial assistance and subsidized and free programs.

What it reported doing in 2025

Healthy living: at our ymca, one of our primary areas of focus is healthy living. Health and well-being are all about balance. That's why we help people and families build and maintain healthy habits for spirit, mind, and body. By helping kids, adults, families, and seniors from all backgrounds improve their health and well-being, we build stronger communities. At the y, you can learn to swim, join a swim team, and use our pools to get fit or have fun in a friendly, caring environment. Y swim programs and aquatic fitness classes emphasize safety, skill building, and how to enjoy water activities for a lifetime.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
030185810
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Headquarters
Burlington, VT, USA
Phone
8026528179
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Young Men's or Women's Associations

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 60
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 96
  • Sustainability: 77
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 46.1%; rating input score 46
  • Program expense ratio: 84.1%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: $19.38 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 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: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 44.4%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.73; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.4%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.9% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 46.1% of revenue deployed · 84.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 15 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $9.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $226K · 17 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 15 annual filings from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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

17 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • DANIEL SMITH (PRESIDENT & CEO): $226,496 total reported compensation
  • ELIZA PICKARD (VP OF DEVELOPMENT): $153,163 total reported compensation
  • BRIAN EASTMAN (VP OF OPERATIONS): $129,278 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2025.