John E Alexander Ymca Community Center Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

YMCA family life programs: Strengthening families and meeting the needs of children have always been central to the YMCA mission of building healthy spirits, minds, and bodies for all. The YMCA is proud to be a family organization. We give families a safe, reliable, and affordable place to go. Recreational opportunities such as family swim, the gym, and fun center let families relax and enjoy each other. YMCA family life programs help people grow as responsible members of families. They 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. Parents have the opportunity to learn from each other and from their children in an enjoyable way. YMCA health and fitness: The familiar YMCA triangle emphasizes the oneness of spirit, mind, and body. YMCA health enhancement programs help achieve this unity through medically-based programs that stress proper exercise, nutrition, and stress management, avoidance of drug and alcohol abuse, and health education. Over 1,200 participants attended land and water fitness classes. Our Bridge to Bridge 5k walk/run has over 100 racers participate annually from across central Wisconsin. YMCAs offer a lifelong progression of medically-based health and fitness activities, experiences, and education, including programs for children, teens, families, and seniors. Our role in primary and preventative health has increased with the addition of programs for cancer survivors as well as those at risk of developing diabetes. Active older adult programs are offered at many different skill levels to meet the challenges that each participant needs. Over 600 individuals each month receive scholarship assistance/subsidy for YMCA memberships. This equates to over $400,000 in membership subsidy each year. YMCA aquatics: YMCA aquatics programs are part of the y's goal of building healthy living for all. In addition to providing specific swimming and water safety skills, they promote good health through regular exercise. They also promote teamwork, self-confidence, and leadership. These programs are offered at fees affordable to the community at large, with financial assistance for those who can't afford the full fee. Residing in an area full of lakes and rivers, people in this community could be subject to traumatic incidents around water. Our aquatics programs help prevent deaths and injuries. Over 1,000 youth attended swim lessons held at the South Wood County YMCA. Open swim and family swim times continue to be popular. YMCA sports and recreation: These programs promote an appreciation of one's worth. Youth sports focus on the full and equal participation of all: Every child plays in every game. YMCA youth sports programs also help to strengthen families. Parents coach teams and turn out, often with brothers and sisters, to watch kids play. Young people participating in sports build lifelong positive attitudes, habits of healthy exercise and good nutrition, and learn ways to have fun as adults. Over 1,000 children participated in youth sports programs. Gymnastics had over 400 Youth take part in classes and open gym. YMCA financial assistance: The YMCA works with area schools, churches, social workers and other United Way agencies to help identify youth, adults or families who need YMCA experiences through memberships and programs. Although we charge fees for service based upon cost of providing these services, we maintain a policy of never turning away a person because of inability to pay. All scholarships are administered on a sliding fee basis following a personal interview with YMCA staff. As of December 2025, 11,101 individuals were members at the YMCA. Of these, approximately 12% were granted a membership through annual campaign and United Way scholarships.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 46.5%; rating input score 46
• Program expense ratio: 74.6%; rating input score 75
• Fundraising efficiency: $23.55 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 64; 64th 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: 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: 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: 28.5%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.75; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 1.4%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.4% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 12.4% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings