Pennsylvania State Alliance of Ymcas

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
812214509
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Harrisburg, PA, USA
Phone
8669622172
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$989,662
Expenses
$893,722
Assets
$1,880,521
Liabilities
$21,541

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

56 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • NATHAN BRANT (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • NATHAN BRANT (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $233,681 total reported compensation
  • ALISA HARRIS (VP OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS): $131,442 total reported compensation
  • KENNETH SOLIDAY (DIRECTOR OF ALLIANCE SERVICES): $124,264 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the Pennsylvania state alliance of ymcas is: to foster statewide communication and cooperation among ymcas; gain consensus on issues of importance to ymcas; make policy and decision makers aware of the ymca's mission and programs and gain recognition as a leader on issues that affect children and families; advocate on behalf of the children and families served by the ymca; and, protect the operating integrity of the ymca organization.

What it reported doing in 2024

The Pennsylvania state alliance of ymca's delivers support, services, and information to the ymca associations across the state. Our responsibility is to create collaboration and sharing of information, experience, and expertise among ymcas, and to connect y leaders to information provided by yusa through link website and other communication sources. Services include board governance training, strategic planning, and setting the framework for strategic partnerships among ymcas.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 97% 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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 63
  • Transparency & Controls: 77
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 67.2%; rating input score 67
  • Program expense ratio: 76.6%; rating input score 77
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 56
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 9.7%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.1; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 54.8%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 19.7% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 16.4% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.7% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 67.2% of revenue deployed · 76.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 52 of 52 board members independent · 5 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $684K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $234K · 56 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes grants and executive pay
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.