Valdosta-Lowndes County Family YMCA (1456)

What it reported doing in 2025

Healthy lifestyle program - the ymca's approach to healthy living focuses on caring for oneself from the inside out, including the spirit, mind and body. We provide our members with the supportive relationships and community they need to create a healthy lifestyle. This is particularly important as our nation and our community struggle with an obesity epidemic and with work / life balance as individuals search for personal fulfillment we provide facilities and fitness training year round to help members reduce weight, increase energy, and improve heart health. In order to increase accessibility, we supply a free child care drop in center for members using the facility. The ymca personal fitness program for youth and adults is included in all ymca memberships. The program is designed to help all youth and adults develop a regular fitness plan, with the help of a ymca fitness coach, instill lifelong wellness habits. Adults and youth are given the opportunity to work one on one with a certified ymca fitness coach, who instructs them in the correct ways to use all of our cardiovascular and strength equipment, and helps them develop an individualized plan to reach their personal health and wellness goals. Our youth and teen programs, guided by ymca staff, help youth develop leadership skills and healthy self-esteem to lead the way to better health for all of the youth in our community. Through dynamic and fun programming, youth are trained to implement health initiatives in their homes and transform themselves in the process. Our older adults can take part in our silver sneakers classes five days a week and have the opportunity to improve their physical fitness, have a social outlet to meet up with friends, build new relationships and strengthen their mind, spirit and body. The ymca also offers 100 group fitness classes a week, which are included in y membership and geared towards any fitness level. Classes in spinning, zumba, yoga, strength training, step and tone, shine, boxing, trx and more are offered a variety of times through out the day, and over 50% of y members are participating regularly in the group fitness programs. Members are regularly referred to the ymca by physicians for physical rehab, the utilization of our saunas, steam rooms, whirlpools, pools, exercise equipment and expertise. We have implemented a succeed program which is a 4 -week wellness challenge and includes success planning, accountability coaching by certified fitness trainers, weekly workout reflections, health prioritizing and learning to be a consistent exerciser. It also includes twelve 45-minute training sessions. Our tri baby fitness program was designed to prepare for physical and emotional changes which is an essential part of a healthy pregnancy. It is a physician assisted program with workouts specialized for each trimester. 30-minute trainings sessions, and pre and post pregnancy preparedness are provided. It will aid in improving mental health and physical strength and includes a femaile certified fitness trainer. We serviced 12,716 members throughout the year, and our programs are accessible to anyone regardless of gender, race, abilities, or income level. We provide financial assistance to individuals and families in need. We strictly follow all cdc guidlines to make sure all our membership is protected.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 75.7%; rating input score 76
• Program expense ratio: 73%; rating input score 73
• Fundraising efficiency: $344.93 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 21st percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • 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: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 72.7%; rating input score 73; 14th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -3.6%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.37; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.3; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 8.1%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 10.2% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings