YMCA of Greater Montgomery

What it reported doing in 2025

Support assets - making connections between parents, extended family members, and non-related adults and youth. Constructive use of time - ymca sponsored activities and supervised recreation provide opportunities for positive use of our youth's time through after school programs, teen nights, summer day camps, holiday and school break camps and youth sports. Commitment to learning - tutoring and homework assistance in after school programs develops a sense of commitment and a healthy perspective on learning, while nurturing the all-important "mentor relationships." social and physical competencies - art programs and youth sports help develop skills that promote good decisions and a healthy outlook on competition. Positive identity - community-related programming such as "youth in government" encourages adolescents to take on leadership roles while establishing a sense of self-worth. In addition, creative venues and councils allow young people to contribute their ideas which are used to develop new programs, establish rules and guidelines and help plan youth events. Empowerment - young people learn the importance of serving others through program-specific volunteerism as well as through our "leaders-in-training- and "counselors-in-training" programs. "y achievers- and "leaders clubs" programs enable youth to raise the bar in setting and achieving high educational and professional goals. After school and preschool child care and full-day summer days camps: - keeps kids safe in a productive environment that includes youth sports, camping, tutoring, and much more. - develops positive developmental assets - provides a deterrence from undesirable behavior, gangs, drugs, and loneliness - meets needs of working parents. - gives children a chance to become more self-reliant - allows development of relationships - children gain autonomy - enriches their civic and academic leadership skills after school and preschool participants served: 2,419 full-day summer day camp participants served: 2,265 parent-child activities and events: local statistics indicated that nearly 70% of children live in households where both parents work or where only one parent resides. Ymca family recreation programs provide relevant opportunities for children and their parents/guardians to relate with each other. Ymca family programs: - create meaningful family time - reinforce parent efforts to instill values - strengthen parent-child bonds - support the family structure - structure quality time for parents and children in safe, fun environment. - strengthen family relationships y achievers program: this "teen friendly" mentoring program guides 9th - 12th graders in setting and achieving high educational and professional goals. With the help of adult role models, local businesses, industry leaders and development workshops, students are given channels for enhancing their community involvement and personal growth. Teenagers served: 55 youth in government program: the montgomery ymca encourages and empowers young people through its youth in government program, a government simulation experience. Montgomery ymca teens attend a statewide, three-day conference in montgomery where "bills" written by delegates are successfully debated. Youth served: 1,203 youth sports and recreation: the ymca recognizes that involvement in sports can have lasting positive benefits for young people. Youth sports increase a child's health development, physically as well as mentally, emotionally, and socially. The y uses programs such as baseball, basketball, flag football, karate and soccer to build and develop skills, self-confidence, health and fitness, respect for others, and teamwork. Participants served: 6,275 fitness programs: remain active to rehabilitate after illness or surgery, and to have social interaction. Fitness programs for adults translate into healthier lifestyles, less stress and a better balance of work and family. Participants served: 2,250 programs aquatic programs:

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 81.3%; rating input score 81
• Program expense ratio: 78.3%; rating input score 78
• Fundraising efficiency: $7.17 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• 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; 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: -3.5%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.76; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 5.6%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings