Young Men's Christian Association of Dane County Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
390806253
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Madison, WI, USA
Phone
6086649622
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Young Men's or Women's Associations
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$27,394,557
Expenses
$14,183,440
Assets
$33,537,358
Liabilities
$7,308,026

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

Leadership & pay

20 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • EMILY ANDERSEN (VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE)
  • MARK WESTOVER (PRESIDENT & CEO)
  • KERRY NEWQUIST (CHRO/ VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES)

Highest reported compensation

  • MARK WESTOVER (PRESIDENT & CEO): $344,686 total reported compensation
  • JENNIFER KRUEL (COO): $184,767 total reported compensation
  • KERRY NEWQUIST (CHRO/ VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES): $160,835 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To put christian principles into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mine and body for all.

What it reported doing in 2025

Social responsibility our ymca believes in giving back and supporting our neighbors. We have been listening and responding to our community's most critical social needs for more than 130 years. We are committed to make sure all members of our community have the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive. We turn no one away because of the inability to pay. In 2024, we provided over $659,000 in financial assistance to people who otherwise may not have been able to afford to participate. In addition, we donated over $636,000 in memberships, program, and services to other local nonprofit organizations as we work together to inspire change and improve the lives of others in our communities. * for additional details regarding these critical programs and their impact, see schedule o.

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 94% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 60
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 72
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 44.9%; rating input score 45
  • Program expense ratio: 85.4%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $25.04 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th 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: 48.2%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.36; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.22; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.8%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 44.9% of revenue deployed · 85.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $11.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $345K · 20 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 47 of 47 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 45/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 58/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 50/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 51/100.