Hamilton Area YMCA
Legal name: Hamilton Area Young Men's Christian Association
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 210702879
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2025
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2025
- Location
- Hamilton, NJ, USA
- Phone
- 609.581.9622
- Rating
- 79
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Young Men's or Women's Associations
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $6,206,238
- Expenses
- $6,932,516
- Assets
- $7,705,942
- Liabilities
- $4,936,596
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
27 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- DIANA ZITA (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
Highest reported compensation
- DIANA ZITA (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $205,254 total reported compensation
- RYAN YOUNG (OPERATIONS OFFICER): $112,016 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
In Motion The work of the Hamilton Area YMCA focuses on three specific areas of need for our community: youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Working with a variety of partners across Central New Jersey, we provide essential programs and services that build strong, confident kids; healthy, active adults; and thriving communities. Community Support Programs. Community Support Programs Recess Reimagined Originally launched at Kuser Elementary School to address behavioral challenges and chronic absenteeism, the program quickly proved that purposeful play can drive real impact. By helping students learn to appreciate differences, resolve conflicts, and build a culture of inclusion, respect, and empathy, Recess Reimagined creates a positive environment where kids thrive.
What it reported doing in 2025
Youth development. The ymca's youth development programs are a strong force for the next generation, supporting academic success, social-emotional growth, and lasting achievement.in 2025, 750 children participated in before and after school enrichment (base) programs across 13 elementary schools, offering reliable childcare for working families while supporting learning and positive youth development. Recess enrichment programs in 4 elementary schools further expanded this impact, encouraging physical activity and healthy peer interaction during the school day.summer programming continues to be a key part of youth impact. Community camp, designed specifically for children in title i school communities, served nearly 50 youth and is mostly subsidized, ensuring cost does not prevent participation. This program demonstrates a strong commitment to equity by offering academic enrichment, social-emotional learning, leadership development, and water safety to youth who might not otherwise have access to structured summer activities. Sawmill camp offered a traditional outdoor camp experience, where campers enjoy nature-based activities, skill development, and social growth. To promote access, the ymca provided $110,825 in financial assistance and subsidies to sawmill campers, reaffirming a dedication to making high-quality camp experiences available to all families. The diverse abilities camp provided over 35 camper weeks of inclusive programming, ensuring children with diverse needs can access safe, supportive, and enriching experiences. Throughout all camp programs, financial assistance and subsidies are vital in increasing access, lowering barriers, and giving every child the opportunity to succeed.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 86% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program 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: 77
- Transparency & Controls: 79
- Accountability: 95
- Sustainability: 23
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 89.7%; rating input score 90
- Program expense ratio: 80.3%; rating input score 80
- Fundraising efficiency: $2.22 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 5; 5th 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: Pass
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
- Written employment contract: Missing
- Compensation survey or study: Missing
- Board or committee approval: Pass
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th 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: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: Fail
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -11.7%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.11; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.64; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 4.6%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 0% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 9th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -4.4% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd 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: 89.7% of revenue deployed · 80.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 25 of 25 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $5.6M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $205K · 27 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $119K reported
- Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
- Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
- Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- 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 5/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 8/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 37/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 11/100.