YMCA of the East Valley
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 951684787
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2009–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
- Location
- Redlands, CA, US
- Phone
- 909.798.9622
- Rating
- 83
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Young Men's or Women's Associations
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $26,907,546
- Expenses
- $25,411,999
- Assets
- $29,976,082
- Liabilities
- $3,266,088
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
38 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Darwin Barnett (CEO)
- Brandi Collato (President & CEO)
Highest reported compensation
- Darwin Barnett (CEO): $273,826 total reported compensation
- Doug Thorne (Chief Financial Officer): $205,795 total reported compensation
- Brandi Collato (President & CEO): $159,218 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The YMCA of the East Valley is an association of people of all ages, ethnic groups, and religious affiliations founded on Christian principles and dedicated to building strong kids, strong families, and strong communities through programs that develop spirit, mind, and body.
What it reported doing in 2024
Health and Fitness and Camping: Healthy living was a priority through the Y's fitness centers and expanded group exercise classes. A wide variety of classes were offered to cater to diverse categories of members.Youth basketball and volleyball sports leagues were offered ensuring that every kid participated and learned about sportsmanship, teamwork, and positive motivation. Martial Arts, Little Rookies, soccer, aquatics, and running programs were offered to youth. "Hoop Shots" basketball league competed featuring teams consisting of developmentally disadvantaged young adults. The unique circus program, "The Great Y Circus", was in full operation in 2024-2025, culminating in circus performances during May. The circus has performed since 1928 and multiple generations being involved in the program is the norm. Volunteer trainers keep passing down their skills to the next generation. Circus classes include: unicycle, acrobatics, teeterboard, hand balancing, lyra, wire, aerial rings, trapeze, clowning, and many others.In addition to the Y swimming classes, a Safety Around Water program was offered free to the community to teach participants how to avoid drowning. This program was available due to charitable donations from individuals and corporations. Day Camp programs offered children and teens an educational and enriching experience and provided leadership opportunities as well. These programs were offered during school breaks and afforded the parents the opportunity to work while being confident that their children were being well cared for in a stimulating environment. Summer resident camp for youth and families operated at Camp Edwards and provided memorable experiences, helping to develop confidence and self-esteem. Financial assistance was available to ensure that families and individuals could participate at the Y. Scholarships and financial assistance amounting to $410,238 was awarded to families and individuals to enable them to participate in YMCA programs.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Grant-funded. 68% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 86
- Transparency & Controls: 73
- Accountability: 95
- Sustainability: 54
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 84.6%; rating input score 85
- Program expense ratio: 89.1%; rating input score 89
- Fundraising efficiency: $87.29 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 20th 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: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th 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: 5.6%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.18; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 4.1%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 16 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 84.6% of revenue deployed · 89.1% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 32 of 32 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $22.6M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $274K · 38 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $540K reported
- Consistency: 31 of 32 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes executive pay
- Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
- 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.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 55/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 42/100.
- Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 59/100.