Ywca Tri-county Area

What it reported doing in 2023

Specialty programs: yw's we360 program partners with ureeka: a teaching platform and community dedicated to breaking down barriers for women entrepreneurs at all stages of business development, to offer direct instruction, education, and wrap-around services for entrepreneurs and small businesses. This program offers technical assistance, counseling, business, and financial planning, connecting women to the resources they need to succeed. Dignity kitchen is a yw social enterprise and licensed food service provider offering nutritious and affordable institutional meals, hunger relief, a cafe, and catering services to the public. The licensed commercial production kitchen provides nutritious institutional meals to early education centers, senior centers, and social service agencies. In addition, dignity kitchen supplemental food through weekly pantry distributions so families can learn how to prepare nutritious, balanced meals on a budget and improve their health.the foster grandparent program is part of americorps senior and works along with rsvp and senior companions. Americorps senior is administered by the corporation for national and community service, the federal agency that supports service and volunteering programs to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement. Yw partners with school districts, childcare centers, and other community organizations to provide one-on-one support services and mentorship to youth in grades k-12 with exceptional or special needs, or youth from disadvantaged backgrounds. Fgp pairs adults +55 years with opportunities that match their skills and passions to help children develop the academic and life skills critical to their development. Impactful issue-driven advocacy & equity initiatives: mission-based advocacy programming raises awareness, offers issue education, and builds social capital around women's empowerment, racial and social justice, inequities, and safe and healthy communities. Locally, this includes community driven activities that promote fair school funding, voter registration and racial equity. Nationally, it includes driving change through ywca USA's legislative advocacy agenda in support of our mission.mission engagement: yw takes a unique approach to human resources by committing to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.our human and social capital is our most valuable asset. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities, and talent that our employees invest in their work represent a significant part of our culture, reputation, and organizational achievements. We embrace and encourage our employees' differences whether age, color, disability, ethnicity, family, marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.professional development: yw provides regular, intentional, professional development providing time and space to create a learning community by developing opportunities that promote understanding and equity. Yw staff, community partners and the public participate in a variety of trainings including trauma-informed and responsive care, diversity, equity, inclusion, implicit-bias, and conscious discipline. Additionally, employees have access to yw USA university and external professional development when possible. Department staff develop their skills and knowledge through continued education and training. These efforts help yw achieve our mission and commitment to delivering meaningful change and impact to the communities who need it most.trauma informed & responsive care: yw is a leading member of the pottstown trauma informed community connection (pticc). A coalition committed to a culture

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 83.1%; rating input score 83
• Fundraising efficiency: $42.18 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 76; 76th 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: 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; 64th 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: -20.4%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.68; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.35; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 5.1%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 22.6% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 21.5% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings