Young Men's Christian Association of Portsmouth Virginia

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
540534407
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2017
Forms available
Form 990 2017
Location
Portsmouth, VA, USA
Phone
7574839622
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Young Men's or Women's Associations
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$862,796
Expenses
$1,008,222
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CAMERON ROBINETT (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • RICHARD WENTZ (EXECUTIVE DI): $53,074 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to put christian principles into practice through programs that promote health of body, mind and spirit for all. The ymca of portsmouthis a leading nonprofit committed to strengthening communities through youthdevelopment, healthy living and social responsibility. Every day, we workside-by-side with our neighbors to make sure that everyone, regardless of age, income or background, has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive.

What it reported doing in 2017

The ymca day camp program makes a commitment to provide quality programs for children, one of these programs is the summer day camp. During this time we focus on keeping the children involved in their continuation of learning life skills. They are engaged throughout the summer program in swimming lessons, reading enhancement & music activities. Children learn the importance of being physically active & choosing healthy alternatives to nutrition. Specialized tutoring in reading & science is also available to all. We offer a wide variety of activities with a commitment to the ymca's core values of caring, honesty, respect, & responsibility. In this commitment we are preparing children to become our future community leaders. In 2016, we served individuals with program registrations and provided financial assistance for enrollment and aquatics for families in need.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 87% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 87% 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. The required major-donor schedule is missing or incomplete and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 90
  • Transparency & Controls: 81
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 11
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 89.6%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: $9.68 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: No; rating input score 0
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -16.9%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.3%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -16.9% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.9% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -13.7% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 89.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 21 of 21 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $904K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $53K · 21 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2010 to 2017
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Major donor itemization scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 40/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 9/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.