YMCA of Northern Colorado

Legal name: Young Men's Christian Association of Boulder Valley

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
840459944
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Jul 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Lafayette, CO, United States
Phone
303.664.5455
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$21,856,991
Expenses
$23,348,408
Assets
$32,549,467
Liabilities
$19,779,383

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

45 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Christopher Coker (CEO)
  • Augustine Mendoza (CEO Mtn States YMCA Allilance)

Highest reported compensation

  • Christopher Coker (CEO): $337,626 total reported compensation
  • Jamie Holstein (COO): $210,792 total reported compensation
  • Augustine Mendoza (CEO Mtn States YMCA Allilance): $163,573 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 Northern Colorado is a nonprofit organization that strengthens the foundations of community by offering programs focused on youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. The YMCA is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind and body for all. The Y's Role in Your Community. The YMCA of Northern Colorado is a nonprofit organization that strengthens the foundations of community. We do that through programs that focus on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Our core values—caring, honesty, respect, responsibility and inclusion—are woven into our work, our programs and our business practices every single day. We have served the northern Front Range of Colorado for more than a century, providing a welcoming place to learn new skills, connect with...

What it reported doing in 2024

Youth development: the ymca strives to turn no child away from its programs regardless of their ability to pay. Through the annual community support campaign, the ymca of northern Colorado raises funds to help fulfill this commitment to our community. In 2024, we engaged thousands of youth in programs that provided safe places to learn, move and grow. Y programs help youth to live balanced lives that focus on character development, nurturing leadership and self- confidence, learning the value of giving back, and connecting with supportive mentors. At the y, we believe that every child deserves a chance to attend a summer camp - to spend time with supportive role models and to develop confidence, resilience, and understanding. In 2024, the y provided experiences for several thousand campers in day camps, at overnight camp and in outdoor education programs. Nearly one-third of our campers received some form of financial assistance. The mentorship and support is not just saved for summertime. Highly trained and qualified staff provide positive experiences for hundreds of children each week throughout the school year while parents work; nearly one-third of our families could not afford to participate without financial assistance provided by the ymca. The y lets kids be kids, and every kid gets to play. These childcare programs are vital for working parents - who would not be able to find or keep employment without consistant childcare - and to local economies. We also served thousands of youngsters in youth sports, swimming and ice programs in 2024. In youth sports, the ymca teaches skills, leadership, and teamwork. The y makes sure that all kids who want to participate get to be part of a team. The y teaches kids critical life skills through the use of sports. In 2024, more than 3,000 kids learned to swim and feel safe in the water at y pools. In 2024, the y provided free water safety lessons to low-income children from a nearby school at the cheyenne ymca. Safety lessonsto low-income children from a nearby school at the cheyenne ymca.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 69% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.5%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 75.9%; rating input score 76
  • Fundraising efficiency: $16.37 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • 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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th 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: -6.8%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.39; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.61; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.4%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.4% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 8 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 81.5% of revenue deployed · 75.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 35 of 35 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $17.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $338K · 45 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 7 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 52/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 48/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 22/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 47/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.