YWCA El Paso Del Norte Region

What it reported doing in 2024

Pre-school academies for early learning: the ywca provides high-quality child care services in 7 centers throughout the city of el paso to 428 children, where the children's cognitive, social-emotional and physical needs are addressed. The ywca childcare centers offer balanced, nutritious, cooked meals and convenient hours for working families. After-school and summer camps: the ywca also offers an after-school program to 2,123 children in over 42 schools throughout the county. Children work on their homework, receive tutoring, engage in project based steam (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) activities, literacy development as well as health, wellness and nutritional guidance. They enjoy healthy snacks, games, and arts all while having fun. Outdoor recreational programming is provided and helps to promote lifelong skills for healthy living. The summer camp program is fun and educational. Ywca summer camps aim to prevent the summer slide by providing opportunities for children to have fun, educational and productive summers. Campers participate in a steam project-based curriculum designed to complement what they learned in school and prepare them for the coming year as well as social justice focused programming designed to teach campers about different communities through art, music, food and customs. This programing is designed to create a more engaged global citizen. Throughout our summer camps, students participate in math games, science and engineering projects, playtime, creative project, healthy living related activities and more. Summer camp also provides nutritious meals and snacks. Our quality staff are all cpr certified and first aid certified and trained in safety, supervision, decision making and problem- solving. Total summer camp participants is 125.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 94.7%; rating input score 95
• Program expense ratio: 92%; rating input score 92
• Fundraising efficiency: $110.75 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • 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; 66th 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: -2.9%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.58; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.22; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0.9%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings