YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee

Legal name: Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Milwaukee Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
390806314
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Official website data refreshed
Jul 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Phone
4142919622
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Young Men's or Women's Associations
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$14,517,037
Expenses
$15,245,414
Assets
$20,386,731
Liabilities
$5,691,632

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

Leadership & pay

28 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Carrie Wall (President & CEO (Until 3/31/25))
  • Dave Morgan (President & CEO)
  • Leila Wright (Vice President of Operations)

Highest reported compensation

  • Dave Morgan (President & CEO): $177,236 total reported compensation
  • Lisa Coombs-Gerou (COO (Until 9/23/25)): $142,557 total reported compensation
  • Leila Wright (Vice President of Operations): $141,187 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Our Mission: The YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee strengthens the foundations of our community by “Putting Christian principles into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind, and body for all.”. At the Y, we strive to bring families closer together and foster connections through shared interests. We offer various fun and educational activities and events that families can participate in together. PERSONAL TRAINING & SMALL GROUP TRAINING Make a commitment to your health. Our certified personal trainers are ready to help you gain confidence and get results. Whether you’re looking to build strength, feel less stressed, reduce body fat, or improve endurance, we’ll provide the guidance and support you need to succeed.

What it reported doing in 2025

Healthy living - at the y, we know that healthy lifestyles are achieved through nurturing mind, body and spirit. Well-being and fitness at the y are so much more than just working out. Beyond exercise facilities, the y provides educational programs to promote smarter and healthier decisions. Our community integrated health programs increased access to care, lowered costs, improved prevention and reduction of chronic disease, and reduced gaps in milwaukee. In addition, the y runs programs for individuals living with multiple sclerosis, suffering from parkinson's disease, or dealing with the after-effects of a stroke. Fitness center activities, group exercise, healthy lifestyle programming, and personal training offer important ways for people of any age to achieve their personal heath goals and reduce social isolation by developing bonds with their peers. Through programs and activities like parent-child swim and preschool classes, and family fun nights, families grow closer and more connected. Personal trainers guide and support. (continued on schedule o)

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 82% 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 - 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: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 97
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 85.8%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 81.6%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $11.44 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • 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: 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: 95.2%; rating input score 95; 25th 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: -5%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.34; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.28; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.9%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -9.8% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -9.8% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -11.2% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 4 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 85.8% of revenue deployed · 81.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 20 of 21 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $12.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $177K · 28 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 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
  • 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.

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

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 10/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 38/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 43/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 43/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.