YMCA of Central Ohio
Legal name: Young Mens Christian Association of Central Ohio
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 314379594
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2025
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2025
- Location
- Columbus, OH, USA
- Phone
- 6143894409
- Rating
- 87
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Standard
- Sector
- Young Men's or Women's Associations
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $68,048,540
- Expenses
- $66,936,929
- Assets
- $99,708,229
- Liabilities
- $12,995,210
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
28 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Tony Collins (President/CEO/Board Secretary)
Highest reported compensation
- Tony Collins (President/CEO/Board Secretary): $454,984 total reported compensation
- Garry Linn (COO): $230,719 total reported compensation
- Bradley McCain (CFO): $222,352 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
We are an inclusive organization of individuals joined together by a shared commitment to strengthen our communities by empowering all kids, improving individual and community well-being, and inspiring action to meet the greatest needs in the communities we serve. Be a part of our mission. The YMCA achieves its mission one person at a time. The greatest source of energy for the YMCA is our staff. Our staff contribute to the advancement of the YMCA's vision by meeting the needs of the people in our communities. Guided daily by the core values of Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility, our staff create an environment where everyone aspires to be their best. Where can you find meaningful work that offers rich rewards? Where can you, simultaneously, build a better future for yourself and for kids, families and your community? Where can you work with people who thrive in a...
What it reported doing in 2025
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT The YMCA of Central Ohio is an expert in youth development programming and the largest child care provider across the region. We hold the prestigious Praesidium Accreditation, confirming our adherence to the highest industry standards for safety and child abuse prevention. Our accessible, high-quality programs empowered over 43,467 youth last year, helping infants through teens build the foundational blocks for lifelong learning, health positivity and critical thinking. This includes 101 licensed child care programs, teen leadership, youth sports and water safety and in-home social services. At the YMCA of Central Ohio, 93% of children are ready for kindergarten, compared to a 35% success rate in Franklin County and a 36.5% success rate in Ohio. The YMCA is a trusted partner in family life. On average, we serve nearly 5,000 families annually so parents and caregivers can have peace of mind while participating in the workforce.
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 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 the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 81
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 45
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 84%; rating input score 84
- Program expense ratio: 85.2%; rating input score 85
- Fundraising efficiency: $32.37 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st 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; 65th 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: 1.6%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.49; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 2.7%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 84% of revenue deployed · 85.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 20 of 20 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $57M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $455K · 28 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $982K reported
- Consistency: 48 of 48 current checks pass
- Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
- Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 10 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
- 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.
- Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 57/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 40/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 39/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 48/100.
- High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.