Young Men's Christian Association of Northwestern Dupage County

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 since 1919, when our y was founded to fill a void in our surrounding communities to develop healthy mind, body and spirit. As stated above, we provided approximately 30,000/month in financial assistance and scholarships to area youth, adults, seniors and families who need financial support in order to access the y or participate in needed programs such as child care or summer camp. Our child care programs, preschool, and school age and camp programs award financial assistance so that we can reach a wide range of youth and families who are in need of child care. A number of families rely on our child care in order to maintain their employment. We also work with the state of Illinois and encourage participants to seek state aid as appropriate. We seek the financial support of the public to help us fund our financial assistance and to keep our fees as low as possible so that all can participate. Our fees for child care average 20-25 percent below the average market fees. We engage volunteers; this past period 90 individuals (a combination of policy and program volunteers) gave of their time and talents to help b.r. Ryall ymca improve our community. In addition to our many programs and child care efforts, the y is a social gathering place for many area seniors.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 70.4%; rating input score 70
• Program expense ratio: 82.4%; rating input score 82
• Fundraising efficiency: $4.25 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th 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; 63rd 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: 14.7%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.9; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.35; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 5.5%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 9.8% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings