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South Sound Young Men's Christian Assn

Also known as South Sound YMCA

Olympia, WA · EIN 91-0586473 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

South Sound Young Men's Christian Assn reported $14.6 million in revenue and $13.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.25 went to program services, $12.09 to management and general costs and $1.66 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 89.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $301,271 (CEO/President). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 12% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $15M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
86.2%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
12.1%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
1.7%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.28$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
5.3%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.7%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
89.3%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$301,271$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.31%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
46
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
27.06.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
16 of 16100.0%

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

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$5.5M expenses · 48.5% of program spending · grants $425K · revenue $5.9M

Childcare and youth programs

$3.9M expenses · 34.8% of program spending · grants $476K · revenue $6.5M

Membership

$1.0M expenses · 9.3% of program spending · grants $18,181 · revenue $397K

Aquatics related programs

$830K all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO/President
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$255,797$0$45,474$301,271
CFO
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$132,894$0$16,674$149,568
Exec - Branch Operations
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$118,516$0$15,709$134,225
Exec - Advancement
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$116,602$0$15,875$132,477

4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from South Sound Young Men's Christian Assn (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $451K (Part IX, line 5).

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20M2019202020212022202320242025$15M$13M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$15M$13M86.2%$29M$301,271
2024 ⓘ$13M$12M86.1%$27M$292,727
2023 ⓘ$12M$11M84.9%$26M$279,580
2022 ⓘ$14M$11M88.9%$24M$263,190
2021 ⓘ$10M$7.6M83.6%$22M$249,139
2020 ⓘ$10.0M$6.6M78.3%$18M$240,843
2019 ⓘ$13M$8.8M84.7%$14M$223,851

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · 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–1b16 · 16 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 4Yes
  • 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 5673
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6388

Largest outside contractors

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
Capital City Landscape Maintenance
Landscape Maintenance
$101,130

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from South Sound Young Men's Christian Assn's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for South Sound Young Men's Christian Assn, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of South Sound Young Men's Christian Assn's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, South Sound Young Men's Christian Assn reported that 86.2% of its $13.0 million in expenses went to program services, 12.1% to management and general and 1.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does South Sound Young Men's Christian Assn pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation South Sound Young Men's Christian Assn reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $301,271, for the role of CEO/President (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does South Sound Young Men's Christian Assn get its money?

Of $14.6 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 5.3% came from contributions and grants (including 0.7% from government grants) and 89.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is South Sound Young Men's Christian Assn a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 91-0586473 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202631669349302403 · read the filing · XML
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202521649349301802 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202431669349301148 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202311669349300646 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202241649349301554 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202131669349301308 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202032739349300548 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 91-0586473: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.