Ymca of Kanawha Valley Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

Ymca family life programs: strengthening families and meeting the needs of children have always been central to the ymca mission of building healthy spirits, minds, and bodies for all. The ymca is proud to be a family organization. We give families a safe, reliable, and affordable place to go. Recreational opprortunities such as family movie swim and parent's night out let families relax and enjoy each other. Ymca programs provide children and their parents with activities that foster understanding and companionship. Parents have the opprtunity to learn from each other and from their children in an enjoyable way. We encourage youth with special needs to join our programs and we also host special olympics aquatic competitions each year. Our membership structure includes the household which is inclusive of grandparents and guardian or partners overseeing the care of their youth. Youth development and teen leadership. The teens opportunities for growth and achievement club, also known as toga, is an afterschool program that provides care for 12-15 year olds during the afterschool hours. The teens participate in community service activities, tutoring, arts and crafts classes and science skill development experiments. The ymca develops youth leadership through programs that teach character, values, and enhance selp-esteem using mentors and service learning projects. Ymca teen programs provide youth good role models to help them develop self-esteem and good values, including, cooperation, respect for the body, good citizenship, and a strong work ethic. Teen activities reflect the growing awareness that adolescents need structure and activities, especially in the after-school hours. Interaction with teens may help prevent the senseless violence that has plagued so many of our communities. Aquatic program: the ymca provides water education instruction, to promote water safety and drowning prevention, for infants six months of age through senior citizens. Over 100 community agencies, churches and schools use the ymca pool and thousands of dollars in free services are provided. Instructional classes include infant, progressive, and adult classes. The ymca also provides american red cross certified life-guarding training and american heart association certified cpr training. Additional aquatic programs are provided through agreements with the kanawha county parks and recreation commission. The ymca awards scholarships to individuals or families to cover part of the membership dues to access and utilize their facilities. The amount of the scholarship is determined by household income and the number of persons in the household. Every scholarship participant must turn in their prior year's tax forms, their last two pay stubs, food stamps, social security, disability, child support, and any other type of assistance they may receive, such as student loans. The participants are then put into the accounting software with a one year limit. Near the end of the participant's scholarship, they receive a renewal letter reminding them to turn in their financial information again for approval.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 68%; rating input score 68
• Program expense ratio: 62%; rating input score 62
• Fundraising efficiency: $2.74 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 23rd 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: 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: -10.3%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.35; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.26; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 4.9%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings