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Illinois State Alliance of Ymcas at a glance

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Illinois State Alliance of Ymcas

To provide illinois ymcas with a strong, unified voice on public policy efforts and state-wide initiatives that impact and transform illinois residents, and to create stronger ymcas by working to ensure that everyone, regardless of age, income, or background has the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive.

$365k
Granted FY2025still arriving
17
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01FY2025 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 17 grants below total $346,720, the rows itemized in this filing. The $364,640 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $17,920 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k6 grants · $47k
  • $10k–50k10 grants · $249k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$16,240
Median grant
1
States reached
$1.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
YMCA OF SPRINGFIELD$50,240
GREATER JOLIET AREA YMCA$43,600
GATEWAY REGIONMONROE COUNTY YMCA$40,560
PAV YMCA$28,000
YMCA OF METRO CHICAGO$27,600
GREATER PEORIA YMCA$24,960
KANKAKEE AREA YMCA$24,320
DECATUR FAMILY YMCA$18,880
DANVILLE FAMILY YMCA$16,240
BB RYALL YMCA$14,640
MERCER COUNTY FAMILY YMCA$10,640
ILLINOIS VALLEY YMCA$9,680
NORTH SUBURBAN YMCA$9,200
YMCA OF ROCK RIVER VALLEY$8,080
STREATOR FAMILY YMCA$7,040
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY25–25, $154k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 67% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%GATEWAY REGIONMONROE COUNTY YMCA: $41k → 6%MERCER COUNTY FAMILY YMCA: $11k → 9%KISHWAUKEE FAMILY YMCA: $7k → 13%GREATER PEORIA YMCA: $25k → 14%ILLINOIS VALLEY YMCA: $10k → 15%DECATUR FAMILY YMCA: $19k → 15%YMCA OF ROCK RIVER VALLEY: $8k → 15%STREATOR FAMILY YMCA: $7k → 15%YMCA OF METRO CHICAGO: $28k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Oklahoma City

To put christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

Human Services
2
Young Mens Christian Association of West San Gabriel Valley

Spiritual, social & physical developmentment of community

Human Services
3
Shasta County Young Men's Christian Association

The shasta family ymca strengthens community through programs and activities that create a healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

Human Services
4
Young Men's Christian Association of Brainerd

The mission of the brainerd family ymca is to enhance the lives in the brainerd lakes area by connecting individuals and families with opportunities based on christian values that build a healthy spirit, mind, & body.

Human Services
5
Young Men's Christian Association of Central New Mexico

The mission of the ymca of central new mexico is to put christian principles into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind and body for all. for over 100 years, the ymca of central new mexico has served our community…

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6
The Young Men's Christian Association of Delaware County

The young men's christian association of delaware county d/b/a the community ymca of eastern delaware county ("the community ymca or "the organization") was organized on december 14, 1948 under the laws of pennsylvania as a nonprofit…

Human Services
7
The Young Mens Christian Association of the Chippewa Valley

Our mission is to build strong kids, strong families, and strong communities. The YMCA of the Chippewa Valley is a community centered association dedicated to building a healthy spirit, mind and body for all people, while maintaining an…

Human Services
8
Young Men's Christian Association

We build strong kids, strong families, and strong communities with a primary focus on youth activities and programs.

Human Services
9
The Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Des Moines

The y's programs focus on improving people's spiritual, intellectual, and physical well-being to support people as they actualize their fullest potential. the ymca serves community members of all abilities, ages, cultural backgrounds,…

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10
Young Men's Christian Association of Pierce and Kitsap Counties

The mission of the YMCA is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all. We are an inclusive organization, serving all people regardless of background, religion, beliefs,…

Human Services
11
The Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Grand Rapids (3019)

Guided by our christian principles, we strengthen the spirit mind and body of all individuals.

Human Services
12
Cleveland County Family Young Men's Christian Association Inc

The mission of the ymca is to put christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. the y mission is also to advance our cause of strengthening community through youth development,…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Young Men's Christian Association of Kankakee; the most unlike its peers is Streator Family Ymca. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

17 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
17/17
Grantees still filing
5/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF SPRINGFIELD: $50,240 · OtherYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF SPRINGFIELDYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION JOLIET: $43,600 · OtherYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION JOLIETYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BERWYN-CICERO INC: $28,000 · OtherYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BERWYN-CICERO INCYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF KANKAKEE: $24,320 · OtherYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF KANKAKEEYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $16,240 · OtherYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF NORTHWESTERN DUPAGE COUNTY: $14,640 · OtherYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF NORTHWESTERN DUPAGE COUNT…NORTH SUBURBAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $9,200 · OtherYoung Mens Christian Association: $6,480 · OtherGATEWAY REGION YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $40,560 · Human ServicesGATEWAY REGION YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONThe YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago: $27,600 · Human ServicesThe YMCA of Metropolitan ChicagoGREATER PEORIA FAMILY YMCA: $24,960 · Human ServicesGREATER PEORIA FAMILY YMCAYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF DECATUR: $18,880 · Human ServicesYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF DECATURFAMILY YMCA OF FAYETTE COUNTY: $10,640 · Human ServicesFAMILY YMCA OF FAYETTE COUNTYILLINOIS VALLEY YMCA: $9,680 · Human ServicesILLINOIS VALLEY YMCAYMCA OF ROCK RIVER VALLEY: $8,080 · Human ServicesSTREATOR FAMILY YMCA: $7,040 · Human ServicesKISHWAUKEE FAMILY YMCA: $6,560 · Human Services
Other$192,720Human Services$154,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION JOLIET: $43,600 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGATEWAY REGION YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $40,560 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BERWYN-CICERO INC: $28,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $16,240 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF NORTHWESTERN DUPAGE COUNTY: $14,640 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetILLINOIS VALLEY YMCA: $9,680 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNORTH SUBURBAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $9,200 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSTREATOR FAMILY YMCA: $7,040 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetKISHWAUKEE FAMILY YMCA: $6,560 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Association: $6,480 over 1y, 0.4% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

National Council of Y…Edward Jones Foundati…Charities Aid Foundat…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
National Council of YMCAs of the USAIL36.1× affinity15 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Council of YMCAs of the USA · Edward Jones Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Illinois State Alliance of Ymcas funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Illinois State Alliance of Ymcas. Bigger dots raise more.

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no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 17 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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