Gateway Region YMCA

What it reported doing in 2025

Our y is committed to nurturing the potential of every child and teen. We believe all kids have great potential and deserve the opportunity to discover who they are and what they can achieve. That's why we help young people cultivate the values, skills and relationships that lead to positive behaviors, better health and educational achievement.as part of our youth development programs, the gateway region y provides academic programs to ensure that all youth graduate from high school ready for the next step in their lives. In 2025, we provided one-on-one reading tutoring to 136 youth and adults. Participating youth experience a two-grade level growth average per year. We also had 1,344 youth participate in steam (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) programs, engaging in activities that nurture their curiosity, inspire creativity, and cultivate the engineering mindset. Our programs are led by instructors who are often working in steam fields. Our youth and government (yag) program provided 340 students the opportunity to experience the democratic process and develop the leadership skills needed to become citizens of a participatory society. New in 2025, eleven high school juniors participated in the inaugural gateway region ymca junior leadership program, an experiential leadership development initiative meant to teach youth in the st. Louis metro area what it means to be an informed, civically-engaged leader within the non-profit and public sectors.our y believes in giving back and supporting our neighbors, and one way we do that is by providing health access to as many people as possible. The gateway region ymca maintains community gardens that contribute produce to the surrounding areas they serve.leading into the thanksgiving holiday, our y collected 21,458 cans of food that were donated to area food banks to help those in need. Our y branches also collected gifts for more than 1,000 families in need during our angel tree community collection campaign.the gateway region ymca world service program works in partnership with ys in ukraine, belize, brazil, colombia, and south africa. Contributions given to our international partners are used to support youth-led social entrepreneurship, health education and training, climate change action and other civic engagement initiatives that position young people to lead the change in their communities.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 86.7%; rating input score 87
• Program expense ratio: 84.9%; rating input score 85
• Fundraising efficiency: $3.35 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Limited
  • Conducts field audits: Limited
  • May suspend future funding: Limited
  • Requires financial reports: Pass
  • Conducts site visits: Pass
  • Requires grant agreements: Limited
  • May require repayment: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st 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; 65th 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: 0.5%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.13; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.2%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings