Ywca of Minneapolis

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
410693891
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Phone
6122154140
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Young Men's or Women's Associations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$16,344,677
Expenses
$16,580,240
Assets
$37,238,702
Liabilities
$5,329,601

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

Leadership & pay

41 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SHELLEY CARTHEN WATSON (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • SHELLEY CARTHEN WATSON (CEO): $291,558 total reported compensation
  • LEE FRIEDMAN (CFOO): $168,065 total reported compensation
  • CHANDLER MICHAEL MILAM (CHIEF DEVLOPMENT OFFICER): $162,810 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 minneapolis is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and girls, and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.

What it reported doing in 2024

Early childhood education program (ece): high-quality nationally accredited early childhood education is provided by the ywca to families across the twin cities community. During the year ended june 30, 2025, five ywca ece centers served 585 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years old, from 429 families. The four community-based centers serve diverse children from families from low-income households, reflecting ywca's commitment to equity and access. Knowing school readiness begins at birth, experienced classroom teachers partner with families to prepare children to excel in school and life. Ywca curriculum is culturally celebratory, incorporating inclusive values and conflict resolution skills that equip children for success. Learning opportunities are integrated into every part of the day to promote social and emotional growth, language and literacy development, creativity and the arts, cognitive development, and physical and motor skills. In 2024, ywca developed and launched its we care social responsibility curriculum that further supports teachers and children. In addition, teachers regularly assess all children to ensure age-appropriate development and school readiness using national, research-based assessment tools.early childhood education teacher workforce development program: this program provides access to comprehensive training and support for participants to complete a child development associate (cda) a foundational post-secondary credential for pursuing a career in early childhood education. This training opportunity provides a professional career pathway for successful participants, most of whom live with low income and 74% or more identifying as people of color. Most enrollees will be working to increase their certification and pay in the early childhood field, and many are single mothers. During the year ended june 30, 2025, 148 individuals representing 8 different counties enrolled in the program. Ywca served 61 people who obtained a cda in early childhood education with 21 more on track to complete. 99% of graduates retained their position for at least 3 months.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 61% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The program-spending lines do not add up, so the filing cannot show reliably whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

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 program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 42
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 91.6%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 78.1%; rating input score 78
  • Fundraising efficiency: $2.93 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • 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: -1.4%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.25; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.14; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.7%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -3.2% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.6% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 91.6% of revenue deployed · 78.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 33 of 33 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $13M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $292K · 41 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 11/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 25/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 31/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.