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Young Men's Christian Association of San Francisco

Our mission is to build healthy, sustainable, and equitable communities for all generations.

$1.8M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
23
Itemized grants FY2025
20
Organizations funded FY2024
25%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$1.4M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$29,981
Largest grant, FY2025
$209,611
Organizations funded a year
19 to 39
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
11
Total assets, FY2025
$130M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 25% of the organizations Young Men's Christian Association of San Francisco funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $106k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyCommunity ImprovementOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving23$1.4M39%
FY202420$1.4M25%
FY202319$817k21%
FY202225$548k48%
FY202119$434k26%
FY202022$284k36%
FY201930$295k27%
FY201839$645k92%
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Human Services$4.4MYouth Development$607kCrime & Legal$205kArts & Culture$196kPhilanthropy$127kEducation$72kHealth$64kFood & Nutrition$61kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Young Men's Christian Association of San Francisco by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Atlanta (1361)$534,44270%
Young Men's Christian Association of Central Maryland Inc$528,12680%
Young Men's Christian Association of Newark & Vicinity$502,75782%
Young Mens Christian Assocication Dba Hot Springs Family YMCA$456,11885%
Friends of the School of the Arts Fnd$405,283752%
YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth$387,12380%
Old Colony Young Men's Christian Association Inc$349,93970%
Butler County Family YMCA$316,71941%
Young Men's Christian Association of East Tennessee Inc$255,98050%
Youth Transforming Justice$205,253145%
The Young Men's Christian Association of Birmingham Inc$150,74320%
National Council of YMCAs of the USA$132,18450%
Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Cincinnati$121,56150%
Catholic Charities Cyo of the Archdiocese of San Francisco$89,96970%
The Good Rural$68,78433%
The Young Men's Christian Association of the Capital Area$67,28411%
Southwest Community Corporation$60,90061%
Ocean Community YMCA$60,88230%
The Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Tulsa$44,48630%
Family YMCA Association$43,23121%
Richmond District Neighborhood Center Inc$41,00730%
Young Mens Christian Association$40,35730%
Mission Bit$36,38332%
The Young Men's Christian Association of Kokomo Indiana$36,27221%
YMCA of Cumberland Maryland Inc$36,25421%
San Francisco Study Center Inc$32,38530%
Chinese Progressive Association$32,36440%
Twin Pike Family YMCA Inc$31,37221%
Gateway Public Schools$29,98110%
Excelsior Action Group$28,05043%
Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Denver$27,83020%
The Family YMCA$26,95521%
Aberdeen Family YMCA$26,41220%
Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Hartford Inc$25,47520%
Lowell Alumni Association$25,18831%
The Future Project Inc$22,64620%
Dubuque Community Y$22,42520%
Young Men's Christian Association of Middle Tennessee (6273)$20,95210%
Sunset District Community Development dba Sunset Youth Services$20,20721%
Bread & Roses Presents$20,00012%
Her Idea Sf$19,9781n/a
Young Men's Christian Association Retirement Fund$19,25610%
Mission Graduates$18,41820%
YMCA of Greater Omaha$17,20210%
Alfond Youth & Community Center$16,13710%
Gateway Region Young Men's Christian Association$15,62220%
Life Frames Inc$15,545210%
Oxford Teachers Academy$14,8191n/a
Oceanview Merced Ingleside Cultural Participation Project$13,7001n/a
Community Living Campaign$13,45020%
The Exploratorium$10,08310%
Community Alliance for Special Education$10,00014%
Chinatown Community Development Center$10,00010%
Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco Marin & Peninsula$10,00010%
Bay Area Community Resources Inc$10,00010%
Faith In Action Bay Area$9,91411%
Archbishop Riordan High School$9,8861n/a
San Francisco Parks Alliance$9,87110%
Horizons Unlimited of San Francisco Inc$9,75010%
Good Samaritan Family Resource Center of San Francisco$9,73010%
Sonoma County Family YMCA$9,62810%
Channel Islands Young Men's Christian Association$9,62810%
Richmond Area Multi-Services Inc$9,45010%
City of Dreams$9,25118%
Mission High Foundation$9,20416%
Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center$9,12012%
Sfusd$8,9091n/a
YMCA of Yonkers$8,79210%
The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Foundation$8,5351n/a
Media Alliance$8,47811%
Young Mens Christian Assoc Dryades St Colored Young Mens Association$8,47310%
Livable City$8,43710%
Filipino-American Development Foundation$8,29910%
Enliven Learning Partners Inc$8,07012%
Golden Bridges School$8,00010%
Tamara Walker (Burge Llc)$7,5001n/a
San Francisco Public Health Foundation$7,32513%
Abraham Lincoln High School Ptsa$7,220110%
Community Youth Center of San Francisco$7,12610%
George Washington High School Alumni Association$7,00014%
Coro Northern California Inc$6,82710%
Ignatian Corporation Saint Ignatius High School$6,8001n/a
San Francisco Bicycle Coalition$6,27811%
Community Initiatives$6,00010%
California Dragon Boat Association$5,64813%
Guidry's Early Care Center$5,2501n/a
San Francisco Youth Theatre$5,00111%
California YMCA Youth & Gvt$5,00010%
Homeownership San Francisco dba Home SF$5,00011%
California School of Mechanical Arts$5,00010%
Young Community Developers Inc$5,0001n/a
Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco$5,00010%
Longfellow Elementary PTA$5,000112%

Where it is load-bearing

Young Men's Christian Association of San Francisco supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 83 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Atlanta (1361): $534,442 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Central Maryland Inc: $528,126 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Newark & Vicinity: $502,757 over 8y, 2.3% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Assocication Dba Hot Springs Family YMCA: $456,118 over 8y, 5.3% of budgetFriends of the School of the Arts Fnd: $405,283 over 7y, 52% of budgetYMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth: $387,123 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetOld Colony Young Men's Christian Association Inc: $349,939 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetButler County Family YMCA: $316,719 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of East Tennessee Inc: $255,980 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetYouth Transforming Justice: $205,253 over 1y, 45% of budgetThe Young Men's Christian Association of Birmingham Inc: $150,743 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetNational Council of YMCAs of the USA: $132,184 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Association of Greater Cincinnati: $121,561 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCatholic Charities Cyo of the Archdiocese of San Francisco: $89,969 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetThe Good Rural: $68,784 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetThe Young Men's Christian Association of the Capital Area: $67,284 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetSouthwest Community Corporation: $60,900 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetOcean Community YMCA: $60,882 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetThe Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Tulsa: $44,486 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFamily YMCA Association: $43,231 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetRichmond District Neighborhood Center Inc: $41,007 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Association: $40,357 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMission Bit: $36,383 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetThe Young Men's Christian Association of Kokomo Indiana: $36,272 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetYMCA of Cumberland Maryland Inc: $36,254 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetSan Francisco Study Center Inc: $32,385 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetChinese Progressive Association: $32,364 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTwin Pike Family YMCA Inc: $31,372 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetGateway Public Schools: $29,981 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetExcelsior Action Group: $28,050 over 4y, 3.0% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Denver: $27,830 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Family YMCA: $26,955 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetAberdeen Family YMCA: $26,412 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Hartford Inc: $25,475 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLowell Alumni Association: $25,188 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetThe Future Project Inc: $22,646 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDubuque Community Y: $22,425 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Middle Tennessee (6273): $20,952 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSunset District Community Development dba Sunset Youth Services: $20,207 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetBread & Roses Presents: $20,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association Retirement Fund: $19,256 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMission Graduates: $18,418 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetYMCA of Greater Omaha: $17,202 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAlfond Youth & Community Center: $16,137 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGateway Region Young Men's Christian Association: $15,622 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLife Frames Inc: $15,545 over 2y, 9.9% of budgetCommunity Living Campaign: $13,450 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetThe Exploratorium: $10,083 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 83.

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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 YMCAs of the USAIL56.8× affinity28 shared granteesties to 7 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Council of YMCAs of the USA · The San Francisco Foundation · Crankstart Foundation · McNabb Foundation · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · Bay Area Community Resources Inc · Youth Leadership Institute · The James Irvine Foundation · Metta Fund · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The Redwoods Group Foundation Inc · Marin Community 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.

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About Young Men's Christian Association of San Francisco

How much does Young Men's Christian Association of San Francisco give?
Young Men's Christian Association of San Francisco reported 23 itemized grants totaling $1,431,456, out of $1,782,395 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 19 and 39 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Young Men's Christian Association of San Francisco fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (75%), Youth Development (10%), Crime & Legal (3%).
Who are Young Men's Christian Association of San Francisco's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Atlanta (1361) ($534k), Young Men's Christian Association of Central Maryland Inc ($528k), Young Men's Christian Association of Newark & Vicinity ($503k).
Does Young Men's Christian Association of San Francisco fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Young Men's Christian Association of San Francisco?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Council of YMCAs of the USA, The San Francisco Foundation, Crankstart Foundation.
Where is Young Men's Christian Association of San Francisco based?
Young Men's Christian Association of San Francisco is based in CA.

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 95 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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