Greater Somerset County YMCA

What it reported doing in 2025

FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT: Nurturing the potential of every child and teen: Youth Development is a key area of impact for our organization. Greater Somerset County YMCA offers programs that help young people of all ages to develop the skills and characteristics necessary to thrive. Children in our programs learn the importance of the Y's core values: caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. In 2025, we served over 12,600 children between 0-17 years of age. Through a broad range of programs and services, we support families and promote positive youth development. Our YMCAs offer quality Child Care, Early Childhood Education, After School Care, Summer Camps, Adventure Guides, Family Fitness, Youth Running Clubs, Youth Group Exercise Classes, Saturdays in Motion, Homework Help and Tutoring, Teen Programs, and more. We consistently support families through services addressing academic enrichment, swim lessons, and family bonding activities. All youth programs are designed to promote core values, deepen family connections, and support children and teens in realizing their full potential. 'We are committed to providing safe, supportive environments where all children can learn, grow, and thrive year-round.' - Child Care and Summer Camp Child Care is one of our largest program areas. We offer Infant Care and Preschool (ages 3 months to 5 years) and Before & After School Care (ages 5 - 11 years). Over 300 children are enrolled in our state licensed full-day Child Care and Early Education Centers located at our Hillsborough YMCA and Somerset Hills YMCA branches. Our School Age Child Care programs served nearly 1,300 children across 14 school districts, offering homework help, enrichment, and social-emotional learning. In 2025, over $614,000 in financial assistance supported families with access to quality Child Care services through the Y, which is one in every ten children. We also offer vacation care for children during school breaks. In 2025, over 680 children participated in this offering. Summer Camp is one of the Y's signature programs. In summer 2025, over 1,680 children and teens participated in our traditional camp program, with $416,000 in financial assistance awarded to 294 campers. Camps included outdoor education, archery, gardening, and nature exploration. Camp programs provide supplemental emotional and developmental support to young campers with evidence-based supportive programming for youth experiencing grief or trauma and programming designed to support participants with diverse needs, consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Camp Dragonfly, staffed by individuals trained in evidence-based supportive practices for youth experiencing grief or trauma, served 7 children coping with grief or trauma. This program was offered at no cost to participants to minimize stress on the families. Additionally, our camps welcomed 30 children with special needs. Enrollment and participation are based on individual need and program eligibility, without regard to race, sex, or ethnicity, in compliance with applicable federal civil rights laws and nondiscrimination requirements. 'We believe in the potential of teens.' - Youth and Teen Development A growing number of pre-teens and teens benefit from Y programs such as Service Learning Projects, Teen Social Activities, and collaborative programs with area schools and other service providers. Our Accept, Compete, Excel (ACE) program is designed to reduce chronic absenteeism from school. The program supports students in grades 8-12 who are most at jeopardy of falling behind identified based on academic performance, attendance, and other objective indicators. In 2025, 37 students built positive relationships with volunteer mentors and gained support in social-emotional learning, attendance, and academic performance. The Y Achievers program, a no-cost career and college readiness initiative, empowered 27 high school students to pursue academic and professional goals through

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 73.8%; rating input score 74
• Program expense ratio: 91.1%; rating input score 91
• Fundraising efficiency: $18.54 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 52; 52nd 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: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • 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: 20.2%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.25; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 9%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings