YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina

Legal name: Young Men's Christian Association of Southeastern North Carolina Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
560532317
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Wilmington, NC, USA
Phone
910-251-8196
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Young Men's or Women's Associations
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$28,537,802
Expenses
$17,116,117
Assets
$42,545,898
Liabilities
$10,119,184

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

Leadership & pay

28 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Richard L Jones (President/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • Richard L Jones (President/CEO): $200,387 total reported compensation
  • Meghan Merritt (COO): $140,850 total reported compensation
  • Corey Maarschalk (VP of Youth Services): $116,132 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, mind and body for all. Our work is all based on our mission: **To put Christian principles into practice that build a healthy spirit, mind, and body for all**. Our ministry is based on John 17:21 "that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me." We acknowledge that in our YMCAs there are people of all walks of life. Our mission and the verse our work is based on, is all about creating a space in which everyone belongs, and we drive towards unity and thriving for all. Love. Serve. Care. We have a Christian Mission committee, a group of dedicated leaders — both staff and volunteers — who help the YMCA live out our.

What it reported doing in 2025

Thanks to a partnership between Sampson County Regional Hospital, The Anonymous Trust and the YMCA of Southeastern NC, the Sampson County YMCA opened its doors in Clinton, NC on June 9, 2022. This was a shining example of the fact that our organization takes Social Responsibility to heart. By the end of 2025 the Sampson County YMCA has over 1,400 membership units (which is over 3,000 individuals), 5 Corporate Membership partners, and is actively serving the community through various health and wellness programs, including our Schools in Pools program.As an association, thousands of volunteers play a key role in our success. They serve on various committees, Association and Advisory Boards. They help with special events, coach sports teams and work on our Annual Fundraising Campaign. In 2025 we provided $1,478,332 in community benefit and financial assistance dollars, making sure those who want to be a part of the YMCA can be. We offer programs and opportunities for all ages, including those among us who are older, working toward better health, or just trying to maintain. Population Health Programs like Blood Pressure Self-Monitoring, the YMCA's Diabetes Prevention Program, Moving for Better Balance, Pedal for Parkinson's, and LiveStrong (for cancer survivors) allow anyone the opportunity to better their mind, body and spirit at the Y.In 2025, the Y continued it's capital campaign efforts to raise funds toward the expansion of the Midtown YMCA. We have currently secured 69% of the funds required for that project, and anticipate getting the remaining dollars (75%) needed to break ground by summer of 2026. Purchasing and developing this location into a full-service facility will allow the YMCA to more than double our impact and dramatically improve the lives of thousands of residents in New Hanover County.The 2025 YMCA of SENC Annual Campaign raised $595,287 surpassing our stated campaign goal. This scholarship adjustment further highlights the importance of Social Responsibility for our organization.

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 99% 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 total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 61
  • Transparency & Controls: 69
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 73
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 49.5%; rating input score 49
  • Program expense ratio: 81.1%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $25.65 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 25th 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; 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: 40%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.49; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.24; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.3%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12.6% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 13.3% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 15.2% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 49.5% of revenue deployed · 81.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 24 of 24 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $13.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $200K · 28 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 33 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 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 49/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 47/100.