YWCA of Syracuse and Onondaga County, Inc.

Legal name: Young Women's Christian Association of Syracuse and Onondaga County

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
150532277
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Syracuse, NY, United States
Phone
315-424-0040
Rating
90
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,377,433
Expenses
$1,444,692
Assets
$2,561,085
Liabilities
$254,393

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

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • FANNY VILLARREAL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • WENONA TIMMONS (DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • FANNY VILLARREAL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $94,999 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

At YWCA, our mission is to eliminate racism and empower women—and we are deeply committed to accountability and transparency in all that we do. As a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, we welcome and value your support. Below, you’ll find resources that provide insight into our financial standing and stewardship. Donate and help us continue driving meaningful change in our community. Joining Hands, Life Skills Training, YWCA of Syracuse and Onondaga County The YWCA of Syracuse & Onondaga County, Inc. is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. The **YWCA of Syracuse & Onondaga County, Inc. **is a nonprofit organization founded in 1885 as a member of the national YWCA, one of the oldest and largest women’s organizations in the nation. Located in Syracuse, New York, the YWCA is on a mission to eliminate racism, empower...

What it reported doing in 2025

The ywca serves the needs of woment through the domestic violence services, which provides supportive transitional and permanent housing services for single women and mothers who are survivors of domestic violence. Our program provides housing support services, life skills training, support groups and non-residential services. We are dedicated to providing a safe, structured and affordable housing for women and their children. Our housing programs offer stability, support and a path toward independence. Our life skills training includes financial management, personal stability and goal achievement, career development and conflict resolution and social and personal growth. Our support groups are designed to provide suport and resources for those in need. We offer weekly alcoholics anonymous (aa) meetings to help individuals on their journey to recovery. In addition, our non-residential services include a 24/7 information line, advocacy services (transportation, accomodation for court appearances, etc.), interpretation (spanish & english), referral and my sisters closet.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 65% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 93
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 85.1%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $59.69 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 82.4%; rating input score 82; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -4.9%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.77; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.6%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.5% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 85.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 17 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $95K · 17 people listed
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 19/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 35/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 47/100.