YMCA of Greater Birmingham

What it reported doing in 2025

Youth development: the ymca believes that all children deserve the opportunity to discover who they are and what they can achieve. Because of their interaction through the ymca, millions of youth today are taking a greater interest in learning, making smart life choices, and cultivating the values, skills, and relationships that lead to positive behaviors, for example the pursuit of higher education and goal achievement.after school academy is designed to help youth in every community succeed developmentally and academically. The y's curriculum framework, created in partnership with national experts in youth development, offers comprehensive, age-appropriate, and engaging programming. Research has shown that youth who participate in after school programs are more successful academically, maintain better health, and more often exhibit positive behavior. Our innovative after school program is centered on nine research-based components: academic enrichment, health and wellness, global learning, and parent and family engagement.the kindergarten readiness program serves 4-year-old children. This program utilizes a curriculum that teaches english language proficiency, school readiness behaviors, and vocabulary through activities, games, and songs. The academic curriculum is supplemented utilizing age appropriate crafts and guest readers. First class pre-k at the ymca serves 4-year-old children. The class uses the creative curriculum for preschool. This comprehensive, research-based curriculum features exploration and discovery as a way of learning; enabling children to develop confidence, creativity, and lifelong critical thinking skills. It is designed to help educators at all levels of experience plan and implement a developmentally appropriate, content-rich program for children with diverse backgrounds and skill levels.in summer day camp, campers enjoy a variety of fun-filled activities including recreational games, crafts, and swimming. Campers register in their favorite themed camps and complete activities based on that specific camp. To deliver on our commitment to nurture the potential of every child, the y is intentional in fostering achievement, relationships, and belonging through our summer day camp program. Our focus is the infusion of evidence-based activities proven to build dimensions of well-being, including skill building activities to help children realize their accomplishments, passions, talents, and potential, building friendships to demonstrate the role positive relationships play in the well-being of a child, having a place to belong where kids feel safe, welcome, and free to express their individuality, and incorporating social-emotional, cognitive, and physical development activities into summer day camp. The y is equipping children to realize their potential in school and life. With the right building blocks for healthy development, children gain the skills they need to be active, thrive, and contribute as valuable members of society.the ymca youth and teen leadership development prepares our youth for life beyond high school. It is comprised of two components: y achievers and civic leadership training/youth and government. Y achievers brings middle and high school students together to participate in character development activities, visit colleges and universities, and meet in small groups to explore career options. Civic leadership training/youth and government is a national program of the ymca. It involves thousands of teens nationwide in state-organized model-government programs. In youth and government, teens from across the state meet in their local clubs throughout the year to discuss and debate issues that affect citizens of their state and to propose possible legislation to make state government more efficient. The program culminates with the teens serving as delegates at their state conference, debating bills on the floor of the legislature. As a result of the program, young people learn about the

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 75.9%; rating input score 76
• Program expense ratio: 87.9%; rating input score 88
• Fundraising efficiency: $17.34 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 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: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 13%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.98; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.31; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 6.8%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -0.1% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 8th percentile among comparable filings