YMCA of the Virginia Peninsulas

What it reported doing in 2025

Social responsibility: the ymca of the Virginia peninsulas is more than a place; it is a powerful catalyst for strengthening families and communities. In 2025, our commitment to social responsibility created meaningful pathways for equity, access, and opportunity across our entire service area. Through deep community partnerships, volunteer engagement, and mission-driven initiatives, we ensured that individuals and families received the support they needed to thrive. Our approach is intentionally collaborative. We work alongside local governments, school systems, service organizations, health agencies, civic groups, and business partners to address community needs with compassion and purpose. With 49,327 members, including 18,484 youth, and 11.96% receiving financial assistance valued at $1,735,525, the y remains committed to breaking down barriers and ensuring that all peopleregardless of income, background, or life circumstancehave access to life-changing programs. Achievers programthe achievers program empowers teens to pursue academic success, develop leadership skills, and build a pathway to higher education or vocational training. Grounded in five pillarsacademics, college knowledge, positive relationships, life skills, and positive identitythe program offers mentoring, sat/act preparation, life skills workshops, financial literacy, technology classes, and college/career readiness activities. Teens are paired with supportive adult role models who help them build confidence and envision bright futures. Bright beginningsbright beginnings ensures children start the school year with dignity, confidence, and the tools they need to succeed. In july 2025, 726 families participated in this life-enhancing program, where ymca volunteers and partners helped children shop for new clothes and provided backpacks filled with school supplies. Community partners, including local universities, banks, high schools, businesses, police and fire departments, and ymca members, come together to serve children who may otherwise go without. The average investment of $200 per child ensures each student begins school ready to learn. First tee - Virginia peninsulaas a program center of our y, first tee uses the game of golf to build character, resilience, and confidence in young people. In 2025, the program delivered 475 opportunities for youth to strengthen life skills and values, including integrity, sportsmanship, responsibility, and perseverance. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to reinforce these concepts at home, creating a circle of support that helps children grow into thoughtful, capable leaders. Safety around water & community safety initiativeswith a service area that includes 989 square miles of water, addressing drowning risks is mission-criticalespecially as drowning remains the second leading cause of accidental death among children in Virginia. To combat this, our endowment fund pledged to provide no-cost aquatic safety classes for all second graders in our service area. In 2025, 2,560 second-grade students participated in these lifesaving lessons, gaining skills that protect them today and empower them for life. Livestrong at the ymcacancer survivors face physical and emotional challenges long after treatment ends. Livestrong at the ymca offers a no-cost, supportive exercise program that helps participants rebuild strength, restore confidence, and experience healing alongside others who understand their journey. Since 2014, more than 160 survivors have participated, many calling the program a turning point in their recovery. As one participant shared, "i went to the cancer center for treatment. I came to the y to heal." nicole white scholarshipto honor the legacy of nicole white, a dedicated ymca lifeguard and community volunteer, the y awards annual scholarships to smithfield high school students committed to service. This investment in young leaders ensures that nicole's passion for helping others continues to inspire new gen

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 80%; rating input score 80
• Program expense ratio: 85.6%; rating input score 86
• Fundraising efficiency: $8.83 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 52.6%; rating input score 53; 17th 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: 5%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.27; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 4.3%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 2% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 1.7% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings