Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA

Legal name: Young Mens Christian Association of Fanwood-scotch Plains

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
221589199
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Scotch Plains, NJ, United States
Phone
(908) 889-8880
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$8,433,957
Expenses
$7,986,023
Assets
$27,326,439
Liabilities
$4,614,855

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

Leadership & pay

24 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JULIE STIFFLER (DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT)
  • TRACY CRANE (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • TRACY CRANE (CEO): $214,354 total reported compensation
  • AMY MCBRIDE (Director of Finance and IT): $135,299 total reported compensation
  • JENNIFER DONAHUE (SENIOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR): $113,481 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Improving the lives of individuals, families and communities we serve through programs and services that build healthy spirit, body and mind. The Counselor in Training (CIT) program is a 4-week experience for campers completing the 9th and 10th grade who are not 16 years old. It provides leadership opportunities that prepare teens to become staff members and leaders at camp or elsewhere. The Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA CIT program is designed to enhance interpersonal and communication skills while fostering independence and self-awareness. Successful participants will come away from this program with valuable leadership skills that will serve them well at home, in school, and in their own community. CIT’s are campers while preparing for future potential opportunities as camp counselors. Camper applicants must complete the _CIT appl.

What it reported doing in 2024

Healthy Living - The Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA is a leading voice within our community, committed to improving the health and well-being of those we serve, with a mission centered on balance and developing connection with individuals and families. As a result, over 9,300 people in our community are receiving the support, guidance and resources they need to achieve greater health in spirit, mind and body. We provide resources to children, adults and families by developing small communities of support within various areas of our Y. Our health enhancement programs are designed to help people develop new skills through active lifestyle, proper nutrition, stress management and health education aimed at empowering individuals to choose healthier options. This is especially important as our nation struggles with chronic disease and obesity challenges, families wrestle with work/life balance and individuals search for personal fulfillment. Our programming supports mental health, cancer survivors, individuals with pre-diabetes as well as diabetes, arthritis, multiple sclerosis and we continue to develop programming to meet the changing needs within our community. We are dedicated to expanding the Y's Healthy Eating and Physical Activity standards and strategies into all areas of our Y Community. We are committed to serving the under-served and developing partnerships to help support those needs. Our programs are accessible, affordable and open to all faiths, backgrounds, abilities and income levels.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 95% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 95% 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

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: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 88
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.5%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 91.8%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: $0.82 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd 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; 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: 5.3%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.42; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.17; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.2%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 6 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 87.5% of revenue deployed · 91.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 21 of 21 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $7.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $214K · 24 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $166K reported
  • Consistency: 39 of 39 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 2/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 51/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 41/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 48/100.