Hockomock Area YMCA

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
042131749
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
North Attleboro, MA, USA
Phone
5086957001
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Young Men's or Women's Associations
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$32,570,471
Expenses
$29,303,623
Assets
$36,232,099
Liabilities
$11,250,042

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

Leadership & pay

40 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAMES DOWNS (PRESIDENT/CEO)
  • GREGORY MEINERTZ (SR. V. PRESIDENT/CFO (TO 12/25))
  • JILL DUBIN (VICE PRESIDENT/CHEIF PEOPLE)
  • DANIEL BRENNOCK (VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS)
  • ELIZABETH FRANCIS (SR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • ERIN BRENNOCK (VICE PRESIDENT CHILD CARE)

Highest reported compensation

  • JAMES DOWNS (PRESIDENT/CEO): $389,832 total reported compensation
  • GREGORY MEINERTZ (SR. V. PRESIDENT/CFO (TO 12/25)): $333,897 total reported compensation
  • JILL DUBIN (VICE PRESIDENT/CHEIF PEOPLE): $235,749 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

A Place for All Program is our Y’s financial assistance program focused on helping our community members feel hopeful, live healthier and be connected to our organization through spirit, mind and body. We are a charitable community service organization committed to enhancing the quality of life of our members and enriching the communities we serve through partnership and collaboration. We focus on nurturing kids and teens, improving people’s health and well-being, and giving back to our neighbors. Dedicated to youth development, healthy living and social responsibility, our mission is to provide programs and services to all regardless of ability to pay.

What it reported doing in 2025

Ymca youth sports - youth sports programs such as t ball, soccer, basketball, flag football, karate, dance and gymnastics focus on participation and sportsmanship with children and their families engaged. Ymca youth sports programs emphasize character development, skill development, health and fitness, safety, self-esteem and respect for others. During 2025, a total of 3,861 participants took part in various hockomock area ymca youth sports programs, many of which utilize volunteer coaches.ymca camping - - hockomock area ymca summer camping programs provide recreation, enrichment and "the best summer ever" by integrating physical well-being, social growth and a respect for the environment based on the ymca's traditional core values. Through a variety of activities and the use of natural surroundings, ymca summer camp helps participants reach their fullest potential in developing social and coping skills important in developing self-confidence and self-esteem, thereby reducing their risk of participating in risky behaviors. Ymca summer camp programs are offered at our north attleboro, franklin, foxboro and mansfield facilities and at silver lake in bellingham for youth ages 3 to 16. Besides offering traditional summer camp, the ymca offers a number of specialty camps for those interested in areas such as sports, arts, theatre and adventure camps for teens. Finally, a new camp, camp calcia, named in honor of tony calcia who was integral in the development of the integration initiative, was new in 2021, and is funded in part from an endowment fund set up in 2020. This weekend camp had 49 participants in 2025.hockomock area ymca camp programs often serve as childcare for parents in the summer. Ymca summer camps provide safe, educational and nurturing environments with qualified staff. Camp programs are offered on a sliding scale to parents unable to afford the full fee. In 2025, there were a record total of 12,672 camper weeks in various hockomock area ymca summer camping programs. Scholarships valued at $460,119 were provided to children in ymca camping programs. Ymca summer camp is approved as a qualified provider by the department of children and families and local boards of health.ymca teen leadership - our ymca remains committed to engaging teens and young adults through leadership development, mentoring, and experiential education. Our leadership programs shape tomorrow's leaders by offering teens safe and dynamic environments where they learn, grow, play, and interact with caring adults and peers. During 2025, 149 teens took part in the various teen programs, including specialty programs such as ymca leaders and junior leaders club.for 25 years, the ymca has operated the north attleboro teen center located in downtown north attleboro. This y teen center provides teens the opportunity to participate in a variety of programs, including wednesday night family mealtime, project safety zone, teen nights, adventure camping and community service projects. Operated as "the zone", the teen center provides important services to kids in north attleboro. In 2025, the zone serviced 2,000 teens.the ymca also operates the marilyn rodman teen center in the foxboro branch with a focus on leadership development, education and community service. Ymca family programs - these programs, which include enrichment programming, help people grow as responsible members of families and the community. These programs provide children and their parents with activities that foster understanding and companionship. Activities are planned to bring groups of families together to support each other and their children. Parents have the opportunity to learn from each other and from their children in an enjoyable way. A variety of parent-child programs are offered. Free family nights are offered bi-monthly and parenting seminars were offered during 2025. In 2025, 1,618 participants took part in structured ymca family programs.the hockomock area ymca is proud of th

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 84% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 89% 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

STRONG - 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: 87
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 74.6%; rating input score 75
  • Program expense ratio: 83.5%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.13 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • 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: 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
    • 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%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.24; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.31; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.6%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2% per year; rating input score 100; 13th 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: 74.6% of revenue deployed · 83.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 30 of 30 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $24.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $390K · 40 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.5M reported
  • Consistency: 38 of 38 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 9 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 18/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 58/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 36/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 40/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 45/100.