Valley Shore YMCA Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT Our YMCA is committed to nurturing the potential of every child and teen. We believe that all kids deserve the opportunity to discover who they are and what they can achieve. That is why we help young people cultivate the values, skills and relationships that lead to positive behaviors, better health and educational achievement. Our YMCA programs, such as before and after school care, summer camp, youth sports, youth swim programs, and other youth activities offer a range of experiences that enrich cognitive, social, physical and emotional growth. Our Before and After School programs provided over 380 children in three towns with opportunities to play, socialize and learn with their classmates in a safe and fun environment which enables parents to work with peace of mind that their children are well cared for. We recognize that there is a lack of affordable day care in our area for our community's youngest children. The YMCA believes that camping significantly contributes to the healthy growth of children by teaching them independence, decision-making, creativity and important social skills. Day camp has also become a primary source of childcare for working parents during the summer months and was there was a critical need to get kids back to play and socialization. In 2025 we welcomed over 350 children to play, swim, make friends, and just be a kid during the summer on our multi acre wooded campus. Drowning is the second leading cause of death in children. We are committed to ensuring that the kids who live in our shoreline communities have the basic safety and swim skills to be safe around and within the water. In 2025 we provided over 3000 swim lessons to over 1300 children. In 2025 we also operated our competitive swim team comprised of over 60 young athletes to allow them to learn strokes, develop relationships and be part of a team. In 2025 we continue to expand adaptive swim lesson programs for children and adults with disabilities to improve safe swimming skills.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 79%; rating input score 79
• Program expense ratio: 88.8%; rating input score 89
• Fundraising efficiency: $5.08 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 94.7%; rating input score 95; 25th 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: 11.3%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.81; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 6.5%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 2% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings