Greater Missoula Family Ymca

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
810300829
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Missoula, MT, USA
Phone
4067219622
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Young Men's or Women's Associations
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$7,625,868
Expenses
$6,829,173
Assets
$25,738,593
Liabilities
$4,612,810

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DYLAN MCFARLAND (PRESIDENT)
  • MELANIE BROCK (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • HEATHER FOSTER (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • HEATHER FOSTER (CEO): $164,285 total reported compensation
  • KERI MCHUGH (COO): $127,058 total reported compensation
  • GENA STEVENS (ACCOUNTANT): $82,929 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The missoula family ymca's mission is to put christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. The y serves families and individuals of all ages, abilities, incomes, races and religions. We are for youth development, healthy living and social responsibility, and offer programs that promote healthy lifestyles, strong values, leadership development, community-building, and international connections. Our y makes the commitment that all can participate, regardless of ability to pay, and provided financial assistance and community subsidy so that low-income children, families and individuals could participate in y programming, membership and child care. The missoula family ymca is founded and led by volunteers from our community; volunteers also serve as mentors, coaches, program leaders, instructors and more. Volunteers donated time, talent and energy of more than 500 volunteer hours made the work of the y possible.

What it reported doing in 2025

Youth development: the y focuses on nurturing the potential of every youth and teen. We believe that kids deserve the opportunity to discover who they are and what they can achieve. That is why, at the y, thousands of youth in our community are cultivating the skills and relationships they need that lead to positive behaviors, better health, and educational achievements. Values and skills learned early on are vital building blocks for life. From licensed preschool to afterschool programs, from swim lessons to youth sports, from summer camp to health and wellness classes, the y is bringing families closer together, encouraging good health, and fostering connections. All while continuing to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to get involved. In 2025, we served 514 youth in licensed childcare programming, 894 youth attended y summer camp programming, 2,082 swim lessons were provided, 2,385 youth developed leadership skills through youth sports programs, and more than 100,000 healthy meals and snacks were served. Our quality youth development programs are helping youth and teens learn values, positive behaviors, and are allowing them to explore their unique talents and interests, all while realizing their potential.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 71% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 72
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 59
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 74.3%; rating input score 74
  • Program expense ratio: 83%; rating input score 83
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.62 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • 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; 63rd 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: 10.4%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.77; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.18; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.5%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 74.3% of revenue deployed · 83% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $5.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $164K · 17 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $6.1M reported
  • Consistency: 39 of 39 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 27/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 57/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 37/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 53/100.