Young Men's Christian Association of Sidney & Shelby County

What it reported doing in 2025

Healthy lifestyle programs-the ymca of sidney & shelby county strives to improve the quality of its community through a multi-faceted approach, by improving the overall level of health and wellness of its residents. This is accomplished through a comprehensive program that serves an extremely broad spectrum of the community. Example of programs and services offered include group exercise classes, individual workout opportunities, corporate wellness initiatives, community health fairs, (some conducted in collaboration with other not for profit organizations), lifestyle and workplace assessments, fitness testing accompanied by appropriate feedback and counseling sessions with trained staff, and rehabilitation services for cardiovascular accidents or orthopedic concerns. Through a partnership with our local hospital, we provide an on-site certified athletic trainer available to all members. Ymca healthy living programming is offered to individuals with chronic diseases, parkinson's, cancer survivors including an expanded water exercise and range of motion water class lift for those with limited mobility, orthopedic or arthritic concerns, and to better meet the needs of older adults. We also offer personal training, made up of 3 components: nutrition, cardio & strength, to help assist in enabling individuals to set and achieve specific goals, meeting individually with a trained staff member to help ensure success. In response to the pandemic closure, we began offering virtual classes to all in the community, not just members, receiving very positive feedback. Virtual classes are now a part of our permanent class offerings. In an effort to combat parkinson's, the ymca offers total health works parkinson wellness program. The ymca also seeks to improve the quality of health among children by providing a comprehensive menu of leagues, teams, classes and recreational opportunities including sports conditioning and classes that combine exercise with healthy diet education. The ymca also works collaboratively with a local retirement community to provide a wellness specialist to oversee their wellness center for residents. The ymca of sidney & shelby county supports the findings of the surgeon general on the effects of physical inactivity on the general population and thus, we make strong efforts to do what we can to support this national initiative. In 2025, the ymca provided 91,976 units of service in healthy lifestyle programming.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 74.7%; rating input score 75
• Program expense ratio: 84.9%; rating input score 85
• Fundraising efficiency: $29.45 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 18th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Scored; rating input score 0

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 12.2%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.17; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.2%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 8.8% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 11% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 20.2% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings