Williamstown Youth Center Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

The williamstown youth center provides year-round programming for the children, youth, and families of williamstown and the surrounding northern berkshire community. The following summarizes the center's major program accomplishments during the fiscal year ended june 30, 2025. Child care before and after school: the center operates a before school program (7:00 am to 8:30 am on weekdays) and an after school program providing supervised homework support, games, art, and social activities, staffed in part by williams college student mentors. During fy25, combined before and after school child care revenue grew approximately 26%, while direct program costs were reduced by approximately 28%, reflecting improved operational efficiency. Summer camp: the eight-week summer camp, operating from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm, provides full-day supervised programming, field trips, outdoor recreation, and swimming instruction for area youth, accommodating the schedules of working families. Fy25 summer camp tuition revenue grew approximately 58% over the prior year.athletic and recreational programs: the center reintroduced swimming instruction in fy25 after a multi-year hiatus, restoring water-safety and aquatics programming for area youth. The center also operates year-round programs in soccer, in-house basketball, and lacrosse, and provides instruction in additional individual sports through community partnerships.need-based scholarships: during fy25, the center awarded $45,394 in need-based scholarships to recipients across all programs. Eligibility is determined using the same income guidelines as the federal free and reduced-price school lunch program. The center maintains records of each award, recipient eligibility, and the selection criteria applied.other programming: the center offers all-day programming on school closure days (snow days, staff development days, and april and february vacation weeks), as well as supplementary art instruction for youth and adult community programs maintained through community partnerships.overall fy25 impact: total earned program revenue grew approximately 28% over the prior year, reflecting strong participation in summer camp, child care, and sports programs. Child care direct program costs declined approximately 28% while child care revenue grew approximately 26%, reflecting improved operational efficiency in that program area. Need-based scholarship awards totaled $45,394 in fy25, a 51% increase over the prior year.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 82.4%; rating input score 82
• Program expense ratio: 72.5%; rating input score 72
• Fundraising efficiency: $6.42 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• 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: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • 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: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -8.1%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.42; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 8.2%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 1.7% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings