Ymca Blue Ridge Assembly Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
560532130
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Black Mountain, NC, USA
Phone
8286698422
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Young Men's or Women's Associations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$11,081,951
Expenses
$4,656,241
Assets
$31,940,277
Liabilities
$4,397,763

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

Leadership & pay

34 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MELISSA LOGAN (PRESIDENT /)

Highest reported compensation

  • MELISSA LOGAN (PRESIDENT /): $196,583 total reported compensation
  • BRENT HADDAS (VP OF OPERAT): $125,270 total reported compensation
  • LINDA BURTON (FINANCE DIRE): $122,296 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To enable staff and guests, especially the young, to develop their fullest potential in spirit, mind and body. Ymca blue ridge assembly seeks to fulfill this purpose by: 1) serving ymca and other non-profit training events and conferences of a religious, educational or community service nature. 2) serving staff by providing leadership training in a work experience with a christian atmosphere. 3) providing programs which develop self-esteem and self confidence, build lasting relationships, encourage interpersonal understanding of individual differences and increase civic engagement. 4) services are offered at affordable fees with financial assistance available for those who cannot afford the full fee.

What it reported doing in 2025

To enable staff and guests, especially youth, to achieve their full potential in spirit, mind and body. Ymca blue ridge assembly seeks to fulfill this purpose by: 1) serving ymca and other non-profit organizations, training events and conferences of a religious, educational or community service nature. 2) serving staff by providing leadership training in a work experience with a christian atmosphere. 3) providing programs which develop self-esteem and self confidence, build lasting relationships, encourage understanding of cultural and individual differences and increase civic engagement. 4) services are offered at affordable fees with financial assistance available for those who cannot afford the full fee. The organization has all volunteer members on the board of directors. Other volunteer roles include assisting in the gift shop, craft room, maintenance department, and/or dining room. Ymca blue ridge assembly strengthens the community by: - giving teens the opportunity to reach their maximum self-potential through leadership development. - teaching service-based leadership and offering hands-on learning experiences to teens and church groups. - providing unique opportunities for children, teens, families, churches, businesses and other groups to develop self-worth, communication and team- building through experiential education programs. - offering family programs that improve communication and strengthen the intergenerational bonds. - collaborate with human service organizations in an effort to enhance their training, retreat and leadership development needs. - developing staff initiative and job skills through internships, training programs and supervised work experiences. - creating new partnerships with local non-profits through the participation of service-minded groups. - developing global perspectives through the intercultural mix of our collegiate staff. - promoting healthy lifestyles for people of all ages though outdoor and indoor sports. - encouraging engagement opportunities with the local community through outdoor activities and heritage arts.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 76% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 97% 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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 56
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 78
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 39.3%; rating input score 39
  • Program expense ratio: 83.1%; rating input score 83
  • Fundraising efficiency: $22.12 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 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: 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: 58%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.86; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.14; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9.5%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 39.3% of revenue deployed · 83.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 28 of 28 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $3.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $197K · 34 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 39/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 58/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 27/100.