North Carolina Alliance of Ymcas

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
874278459
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Raleigh, NC, USA
Phone
9844803199
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Young Men's or Women's Associations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,908,914
Expenses
$2,791,471
Assets
$1,779,327
Liabilities
$1,235,809

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PAIGE HUGHES BINFIELD (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • PAIGE HUGHES BINFIELD (CEO): $35,130 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 North Carolina alliance of ymcas (the alliance) is a charitable organization dedicated to supporting and strengthening the North Carolina young men's christian associations through advocacy and capacity-building services.

What it reported doing in 2025

The alliance fosters collaboration among North Carolina ymcas and partner organizations to implement statewide initiatives, advocates on behalf of the ymca's mission and cause, and coordinates communications to ensure ymcas are recognized leaders in youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. These vital partnerships allow the alliance to be more effective in reaching and serving people and strengthening communities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 62% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 75% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 87.5%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: 100%; rating input score 100; 49th 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 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: 4%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.64; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.69; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -38.9% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -37.4% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -9.3% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84% of revenue deployed · 87.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $35K · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 27 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 27 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 40/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 21/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 10/100.