YWCA Greater Atlanta

Legal name: Young Women Christian Association of Greater Atlanta

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
580593442
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Atlanta, GA, United States
Phone
(404) 892-3476
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Young Men's or Women's Associations
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$9,184,016
Expenses
$4,196,222
Assets
$15,626,686
Liabilities
$222,089

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Danita Knight (President & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • Danita Knight (President & CEO): $182,977 total reported compensation
  • Kari Sosa (COO / CFO): $140,985 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

YWCA Greater Atlanta is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. Expanding on existing health and fitness programs for women, YWCA USA established ENCORE, an education, exercise, and support program for post-mastectomy patients—the foundation for what would become ENCOREplus. 1975 YWCA Atlanta established the Atlanta Council on Battered Women. There are many ways for you to support YWCA Greater Atlanta, including making a secure online donation, including YWCA Greater Atlanta in your estate plans, making a gift of stocks, bonds, or mutual funds, or becoming a corporate sponsor. Donate today. We appreciate your generosity and know that without your support of our mission to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all would not be possible. Donate Online with ACH, Credit...

What it reported doing in 2024

Digital Skills Academy - Women in low and moderate income communities face several barriers to economic and social progress that are not often acknowledged in public policy decisions. These include: access to affordable childcare; access to healthcare; and availability of training for jobs that pay a living wage. YWCA Greater Atlanta's Digital Skills Academy (DSA) addresses these barriers by providing programming at no cost to enable women to step beyond them. DSA provides workforce development experience for women to increase their skill sets and work in high-demand, technology-based careers that have higher salaries, greater upward mobility, and more flexible work schedules. Participants receive extensive support, training, and coaching. 72% of women submit job applications, and 41% of women secure career advancing positions. The program's impact goes beyond measurable outcomes, as it transforms participants' lives and creates new opportunities. Since 2021 the program has served over 300 women.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 76% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 53
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 81
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 38%; rating input score 38
  • Program expense ratio: 79.6%; rating input score 80
  • Fundraising efficiency: $15.24 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • 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: 54.3%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.72; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.7%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 13.1% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 18.7% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 3 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 38% of revenue deployed · 79.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $3.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $183K · 15 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $202K reported
  • Consistency: 39 of 39 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 38/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 51/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 38/100.