Ymca Woodson Park Qalicb Inc C/o Lauren Koontz

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
842247928
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone
4045889622
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Centers, Clubs
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$220,493
Expenses
$598,425
Assets
$10,169,020
Liabilities
$12,567,833

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LAUREN KOONTZ (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
  • KRISTIN MCEWEN (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • LAUREN KOONTZ (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $590,681 total reported compensation
  • PAUL NGUYEN (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $342,569 total reported compensation
  • KRISTIN MCEWEN (VICE PRESIDENT): $340,598 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Ymca woodson park qalicb, inc. Exists to operate exclusively for the benefit of, to perform functions of, or to carry out the purposes of young men's christian association of metropolitan atlanta, inc. (the "ymca of metro atlanta"). Its activities will include acquiring, developing, improving, maintaining and leasing to the ymca of metro atlanta certain real property and improvements located in atlanta, Georgia. It will allow, help, and enable the ymca to efficiently finance various projects in the young area of atlanta, Georgia. New market tax credits under section 45d of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended have allowed ymca woodson park qalicb to purchase, develop and/or improve an early childhood education center that will serve to further the ymca of metro atlanta's mission of reflecting its judeo-christian heritage, by being an association of volunteers, members and staff open to and serving all, providing programs and services which develop spirit, mind and body.

What it reported doing in 2025

Facility rental for use of a 18,500 square foot office and early learning classroom space.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 66
  • Accountability: 35
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: No; rating input score 0

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 20%; rating input score 20; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 56
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • 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: -171.4%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 16.99; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.24; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 24.8%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 52.3% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 41% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.9% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 1 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $598K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $591K · 5 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 15 of 16 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 20/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Related-party transparency scored 0/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 14/100.