Young Mens Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area Endowment Foun Dation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
760555562
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-T 2025
Location
Houston, TX, USA
Phone
7136595566
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Young Men's or Women's Associations
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,278,408
Expenses
$885,164
Assets
$25,529,808
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Stephen Ives (President and CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • Stephen Ives (President and CEO): $741,746 total reported compensation
  • Jennifer Lopez (Secretary / Chief of Staff): $404,355 total reported compensation
  • Jennifer Garcia (Treasurer / CFO): $359,018 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The YMCA Endowment Foundation exists to furnish assistance and support to the charitable and educational undertakings of the YMCA of Greater Houston - both now and into the future. The assets of the Endowment fund are prudently managed for the future, while the interest from the fund is invested in programs and services meeting today's most pressing needs.

What it reported doing in 2025

The YMCA Endowment Foundation exists to furnish assistance and support to the charitable and educational undertakings of the YMCA of Greater Houston - both now and into the future. For more than 120 years, the YMCA of Greater Houston has embraced the balanced strength of spirit, mind and body. We have stood for caring, honesty, respect, responsibility and faith. We've put Judeo-Christian principles into practice, and we have met the ever-changing needs of children, families and communities throughout the metropolitan Houston area. Our commitment to living our charitable mission each and every day keeps us strong and focused. Although grounded in our historical values, the YMCA continues to search for and collaborate on new solutions to our communities' needs. The YMCA remains fully committed to bringing our board and staff members, friends, facility members and donors closer to our mission in all we do. For friends and donors desiring to leave a legacy of support to the YMCA, gifts of a lifetime can be made through the YMCA Endowment Foundation. (Continued on Schedule O)

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 62
  • Accountability: 91
  • Sustainability: 87
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 75.1%; rating input score 75
  • Program expense ratio: 84.9%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th 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: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 73%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 28.84; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 20.6%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.1% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.2% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 75.1% of revenue deployed · 84.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $752K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $742K · 18 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $131K reported
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 15/100.