YWCA of Greater Cincinnati
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 310537518
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Phone
- 5132417090
- Rating
- 78
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Young Men's or Women's Associations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $10,438,933
- Expenses
- $9,560,955
- Assets
- $19,562,502
- Liabilities
- $5,203,906
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
30 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Rickell Howard-Smith (President/CEO)
Highest reported compensation
- Rickell Howard-Smith (President/CEO): $213,192 total reported compensation
- Rene Cheatham (Chief Finance Officer): $138,745 total reported compensation
- Katherine Steiner (Chief Development Officer): $130,846 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Since 1858, YWCA has been a leader on women's issues, intentionally working together across economic, generational, ethnic and racial differences. Our mission is as relevant today as ever. As we continue to boldly build a better community, we stay strongly committed to our mission to eliminate racism, empower women and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all people.Our work is based on three primary pillars: Safety, Racial Justice & Inclusion and Empowerment & Economic Advancement.
What it reported doing in 2024
Recognition & Inclusion YWCA has long understood that all women cannot be empowered unless the issue of racism is addressed. Racial justice is at the core of the YWCA's work and the third primary pillar because women of color are often the most marginalized and have the least access to resources. Racial justice is more than a programmatic intervention, it is a guiding philosophy and practice that is incorporated into all of the YWCA's work.Racial justice means advocating for all kinds of protections that impact the lives of women and girls. The YWCA's fight for women is a fight for all women of color and immigrant women. YWCA also has a broad view of gender justice that includes the experiences of LGBTQ people and those targeted because of their gender identity or perceived gender identity. At the core of the YWCA's work is the recognition that all women, or all people, are not treated equally. Work is done through direct service, education and advocacy. Specific initiatives include: Racial Justice Annual Breakfast, Racial Justice Educational Series, and Stand Against Racism Campaign.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 80% for direct work, and 20% for grants.
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 reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 66
- Transparency & Controls: 79
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 58
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 66.8%; rating input score 67
- Program expense ratio: 68.9%; rating input score 69
- Fundraising efficiency: $17.75 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 54; 54th 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: 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; 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: 8.4%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.05; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.27; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 7.6%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 2% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 66.8% of revenue deployed · 68.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 24 of 24 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $6.6M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $213K · 30 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $1.5M reported
- Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
- Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
- Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
- 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.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 54/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 32/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 50/100.