Young Women's Christian Association of St Paul

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
410693892
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-T 2025
Location
Saint Paul, MN, USA
Phone
6512223741
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Young Men's or Women's Associations
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,879,348
Expenses
$5,881,159
Assets
$5,537,239
Liabilities
$5,900,373

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

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Ashley Booker (Chief Executive Officer)

Highest reported compensation

  • Ashley Booker (Chief Executive Officer): $211,236 total reported compensation
  • Stephanie Kilian (Chief Financial & Operating Officer): $175,805 total reported compensation
  • Patricia Ogbeide-Ihama- Chief (HR & Community Relations): $169,075 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

YWCA St. Paul's mission is to eliminate racism, empower women and promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.

What it reported doing in 2025

The YWCA's Economic Advancement Career Pathways Program provides culturally responsive employment counseling and comprehensive support to adults seeking to advance their economic stability. Grounded in our commitment to equity, the program is designed to serve individuals and families navigating barriers to employment, particularly those from communities historically impacted by systemic inequities, while remaining inclusive and accessible to all.Through the Career Pathways Program, unemployed and underemployed individuals are supported in preparing for the workforce, building critical skills, and earning industry-recognized credentials that lead to sustainable, in-demand careers. Participants receive individualized coaching, ongoing case coordination, and wraparound services that address both professional and personal barriers to success.Our current healthcare tract is within the healthcare sector, including training courses such as Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Phlebotomy, Trained Medication Assistant (TMA), and Nurse Station Technician (NST/HUC). All training courses are complemented by a strong focus on career readiness, financial literacy, and essential professional soft skills development. Together, these services equip participants not only to secure employment, but to transition from earning a living wage to achieving long-term economic mobility and financial well-being.Advanced equitable access to career pathways by delivering culturally responsive workforce development services to individuals and families navigating systemic barriers to employment, with a continued focus on communities most impacted by economic inequities. Supported participants in transitioning from unemployment or underemployment into career-sustaining employment, positioning them to move from short-term financial stability toward long-term economic mobility and well-being. Fostered employer and community partnerships to create clearer pathways to employment, improve job placement opportunities, and ensure training remains responsive to labor market demands. Sixty-two percent of participants obtained employment within 15 days of program completion. Participants experienced an average wage increase of 35%, moving from entry-level wages toward career-sustaining incomes. Seventy-nine participants earned industry-recognized credentials and licensing within the last year.

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 94% 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

SUPPORTED - 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: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 96
  • Sustainability: 15
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.2%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 68.7%; rating input score 69
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.1 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • 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; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 25th 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: -20.5%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.94; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.07; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11.8%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -3.5% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.7% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.2% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83.2% of revenue deployed · 68.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 16 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $211K · 19 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 39 of 39 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • 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 11/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 29/100.