Young Women's Christian Association of Kalamazoo Mi
Young Women's Christian Association of Kalamazoo Mi reported $14.3 million in revenue and $19.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $80.58 went to program services, $15.26 to management and general costs and $4.16 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 81.7% of the total. Government grants made up 30.4%. Revenue rose 128% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $20MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 80.6% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 15.3% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 4.2% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.07 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 81.7% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 30.4% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 7.9% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | Not reported | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | Not reported | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | Not reported | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 13.0 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 15 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe YWCA provides the only program in kalamazoo county offering a comprehensive continuum of services designed exclusively for victims/survivors of domestic violence/sexual assault/human trafficking and their dependent children. Services include a secure on-site crisis shelter (58 bed capacity), human trafficking shelter, with emergency off-site overflow capacity; a 24-hour crisis line; individual counseling; support groups; advocacy through the legal, law enforcement, and judicial processes; information, referral and assistance regarding housing, employment and other support services
The YWCA dreamery (formerly known as the children's centers) is a nationally accredited, state-licensed early learning childcare program for children birth through school age in the downtown location and birth through 12 years old (to include drop-in care) at the edison location. The YWCA dreamery program uses a highly regarded curriculum to meet the social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and experienced poverty, homelessness, and violence
Advocacy and systems change is one of the four strategic focus areas of YWCA kalamazoo. The advocacy and systems change pillar provides programming ocused on advancing race qand gender equity through public policy strategies, community impact efforts, resource connections, community health initiatives, and narrative change communications. Collectively the programmatic area supports our remaining strategic focus areas in serving the most vulnerable women, children, and families of color who have experienced discrimination, poverty, homelessness,poor health outcomes and violence
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b15 · 7 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5270
Private foundation grants it received
5 private foundations reported grants to Young Women's Christian Association of Kalamazoo Mi totaling $9.0M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Young Women's Christian Association of Kalamazoo Mi spent in 2024, $80.58 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Young Women's Christian Association of Kalamazoo Mi's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Young Women's Christian Association of Kalamazoo Mi reported that 80.6% of its $19.9 million in expenses went to program services, 15.3% to management and general and 4.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
Where does Young Women's Christian Association of Kalamazoo Mi get its money?
Of $14.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 81.7% came from contributions and grants (including 30.4% from government grants) and 7.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Young Women's Christian Association of Kalamazoo Mi a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 38-1360598 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503219349321705 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403209349305700 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343059349300424 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202202849349301345 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202142669349300829 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202042979349300134 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 38-1360598: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.