Rapid City Y M C A

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
460227218
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Rapid City, SD, USA
Phone
6057189622
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Young Men's or Women's Associations
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$9,496,533
Expenses
$9,669,169
Assets
$15,869,475
Liabilities
$902,560

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Austin Willuweit (President)
  • Lynn Kendall (Vice President)
  • Pauline Kelley (Past President)
  • Keiz Larson (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • Mike Gulick (Regional Alliance Director): $188,729 total reported compensation
  • Keiz Larson (CEO): $165,495 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 mission of the ymca of rapid city is to put christian principles into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

What it reported doing in 2025

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT The YMCA of the Black Hills is deeply committed to nurturing the potential of every child, dedicating over 50% of its annual budget to youth-focused programs that serve as a cornerstone of community well-being. In 2025, more than 8,500 youth and teens engaged in enriching experiences through early learning child care, K-5 afterschool programs, summer day camps, youth sports, swimming lessons, and water safety initiatives. These programs support children's social, emotional, and physical growth while also reinforcing the foundation of each community's economic development by enabling parents and caregivers to work, pursue education, and contribute to the local economy with confidence. The YMCA of the Black Hills operated 15 licensed child care sites and partnered with Rapid City Area Schools, Custer, Edgemont, and Douglas School Districts to offer 10 school-age program sites. The Y fosters a collaborative environment where families, staff, and volunteers work together to help children grow up healthy, happy, and strong. To ensure accessibility and equity, scholarships are available for all youth programs. In addition to academic and developmental support, the YMCA provides opportunities for character building, mental health education, leadership development, and physical activities that promote holistic growth and lifelong well-being.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 74% of the money available for current operations came from other operating 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

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: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.8%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 85.2%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $15.51 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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: -1.8%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.64; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.7%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 88.8% of revenue deployed · 85.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $8.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $189K · 15 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $184K reported
  • Consistency: 38 of 38 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors 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
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 51/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 21/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 51/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 58/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.