YMCA of Montclair New Jersey

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
221487617
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Montclair, NJ, USA
Phone
9737443400
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Young Men's or Women's Associations

Reported finances

Revenue
$19,054,548
Expenses
$17,550,217
Assets
$25,924,105
Liabilities
$8,041,510

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

Leadership & pay

32 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Durland E Evans Jr (CEO)
  • Lisa Kievit (Branch Executive Director)
  • ROBERT CASALE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SACC & CAMP)

Highest reported compensation

  • Durland E Evans Jr (CEO): $465,353 total reported compensation
  • Ann Margaret Gutierrez (COO): $247,700 total reported compensation
  • Jose Lastra (CFO (thru may 2025)): $232,522 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The YMCA of Montclair welcomes all. We are a nonprofit that strengthens individuals, families, and community by developing spirit, mind, and body. Membership is open to all, with financial assistance available to those who live in our service area (Bloomfield, Bloomingdale, Clifton, Cedar Grove, Glen Ridge, Haskell, Hewitt, Montclair, Verona, Wanaque, and West Milford) with demonstrated financial need.

What it reported doing in 2025

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT: With 130 years of experience offering programs that serve infants through high school students, we have a highly successful track record in providing childcare to our shared community. Our diverse offerings of youth programming currently include: Bloomfield, Montclair, and Verona Before and After School Age Child Care: Throughout 2025, 1,967 students were served throughout these three districts. Early Learning Center (3 months to 5 years old): served 210 students during the 2024-25 school year, including three Montclair Public School Pre-K classrooms. Staycation School Break Holiday Care (5 to 12 years old): In 2025 we provided 925 Staycation enrollments over 18 Staycation days. Staycation has been offered for more than 25 years and is a staple childcare option for working parents. 5 Summer Camps (3 to 14 years old): In 2025 we served 1,607 individual campers, or over 800 campers daily. We have provided day camps for over 50 years, including at our YMCA Outdoor Education Center's Camp at the Lake in West Milford NJ. Kids/Parents Night Out Evening Childcare (6 months to 12 years old): In 2025 we hosted 930 children in this program. We have provided this service for close to 15 years. Safety Around Water: In 2025, the Y served 130 non-swimmers with this water safety program, held before the start of summer to help prevent drowning. The Y has been offering swim lessons and water safety for 40 years. Youth Swim Lessons (6 months and older): In 2025, the Y taught 4,312 children swimming and water safety. The YMCA of Montclair has provided swim lessons for more than 100 years. Youth Sports Programs: The Y offers diverse enrichment classes for children and families such as STEM, dance, youth sports, arts, and more. In 2025, the Y served 1,300 children through our youth enrichment programs. Additionally, 231 children participated as members of our Dolphins swim team and close to 100 children played on our Panthers travel basketball team. Teen Enrichment Programming (12 to 17 years old): The Y ensures every teen has the opportunity to reach their full potential by providing a safe space to explore and grow in an assortment of enrichment programs and activities. These include our 7th Grade Initiative, Leaders Club, Pathways, Youth in Government, Model UN, and Quest Summer program. Over 130 teens participated in these programs to learn, build confidence, and connect with mentors.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 91% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 96% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 64
  • Transparency & Controls: 89
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 45
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 69.2%; rating input score 69
  • Program expense ratio: 74.4%; rating input score 74
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3.74 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 98.2%; rating input score 98; 39th 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: 7.9%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.48; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.31; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9.5%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 69.2% of revenue deployed · 74.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 22 of 22 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $13.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $465K · 32 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $2.5M reported
  • Consistency: 40 of 41 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 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: 8 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 9/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 53/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 41/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 27/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 40/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.