Young Men's Christian Association of Springfield

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
370661263
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Springfield, IL, USA
Phone
2175449846
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$9,105,132
Expenses
$10,690,569
Assets
$48,020,909
Liabilities
$18,074,491

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DOLAN DALPOAS (1ST VICE PRESIDENT)
  • GREG MATTHEWS (PRESIDENT)
  • COURTNEY HARBY (2ND VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ANGELA SOWLE (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • ANGELA SOWLE (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $195,142 total reported compensation
  • MARCI PETROPOULOS (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $158,064 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

See page one.

What it reported doing in 2024

Programs designed to help youth development skills, build self-esteem, clarify values and develop leadership. Specific programs include swimming instruction, youth sports, youth fitness, day camp, arts & humanities programs, preschool classes, weight training, gymnastics, special events and interest activities and before/after school programs. In 2024, $886,228 in subsidized memberships and programs were provided to economically disadvantaged youth. In addition, the ymca has collaborative programs with many agencies that enable their participants to utilize the ymca facilities. Adaptive physical education-the ymca served 100 youth and adults with physical, mental or emotional limitations. Specific programs included exercise classes, swimming, bowling and social activities. Collaborative programs were conducted with many local organizations to maximize community resources. During 2024, the ymca utilized the services of 1,185 volunteers who donated their time and talents to carry out its programs and mission. Hours volunteered were aproximately 14,496, which is estimated to be worth over $485,471 of monetary value.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 81% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% 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 most voting board members are independent. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 65
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.7%; rating input score 98
  • Program expense ratio: 82.2%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.82 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 16; 16th 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: Limited
  • 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: -17.4%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.49; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.38; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.3%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.3% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 97.7% of revenue deployed · 82.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $8.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $195K · 16 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 16/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 8/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 28/100.