Pennsylvania · Nonprofit
HARRISBURG AREA YMCA
HARRISBURG AREA YMCA (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 46 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,499,086 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF THE CAPITAL REGION ($1,188,190). 29 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $17M
- Funders on record
- 46
- Grants received
- $4.5M
- Net assets
- $22M
What Harrisburg Area YMCA does
Mission
The Harrisburg Area YMCA is committed to aid in the spiritual, mental, and physical development of each person, enabling them to be beneficial and be contributing members of our society. We accomplish our mission through our programs and services, which are designed to meet community needs in an atmosphere of christian growth and love to put christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Youth development remains the largest program service area at the ymca in 2025. At the y, we are committed to building future leaders through programs that interest, engage, and educate young people. We offer a wide range of opportunities designed to help youth learn, grow, and thrive together. Programs such as y achievers, mentoring, child development, and before- and after-school child development provide structured learning experiences that support cognitive, social, physical, and emotional growth. Program expenses include subsidies and direct financial assistance, enabling over 16,700 youth and teens across dauphin and cumberland counties to access ymca services in 2025. In 2025, the Harrisburg Area YMCA taught 3,155 swim lessons, served 1,017 campers in the summer day camps, and had 800 children in our child care programs. Through these efforts, the y continues to strengthen communities by investing in the next generation.
$8,515,033 spent$6,688,043 earned by the program60% of program spendingHealthy living continues to be the ymca's second-largest program area in 2025, focused on promoting holistic well-being of spirit, mind, and body. Through supportive relationships and welcoming environments, the ymca empowers individuals and families in their pursuit of healthier lives. In 2025, the ymca provided more than 41,700 people with access to programs, services, and community connections that support their overall health and well-being. As communities continue to prioritize in-person engagement, we have seen sustained demand for evidence-based health programs and meaningful opportunities to gather. Individuals, youth, teens, and families are seeking support to address challenges such as obesity, the lasting effects of social isolation, sedentary lifestyles, and work-life balance. In 2025, the ymca awarded over $240,000 in direct financial assistance to individuals and families and provided $1.07 million in program subsidies to ensure access for all. Through these efforts, we continue to strengthen community well-being and remove barriers to healthy living.
$4,998,231 spent$4,487,014 earned by the program35% of program spendingSocial responsibility remains the ymca's third-largest program area in 2025, focused on strengthening our community through safe, supportive services and opportunities for growth. These initiatives promote safe, independent living and help individuals build essential life skills that support personal, educational, vocational, and leadership development. They also equip adults with the tools to protect youth and provide meaningful social and physical engagement opportunities for older adults. Rooted in our mission to nurture spiritual, mental, and physical well-being, the Harrisburg Area YMCA continues to tailor its social services to meet evolving community needs. Programs such as active older adults, our 86-room adult residence, and dedicated social services reflect our ongoing commitment to foster stability, connection, and opportunity for individuals and families. Through social responsibility initiatives, the y strengthens the foundation of our community and empowers individuals across generations to thrive.
$606,605 spent$1,016,682 earned by the program4% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$5,844 spent$14,508 earned by the program0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $14,125,713.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $23M to $26M (+11%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 10% · 2018 13% · 2019 12% · 2020 27% · 2021 48% · 2022 26% · 2023 22% · 2024 21% · 2025 17%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
David Ozmore
President & CEO
Board chair
J Stephen Feinour
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 11 funders to 18 funders, grant income rose $500k → $554k.
6 of 46 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 5% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of HARRISBURG AREA YMCA’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 46 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
HARRISBURG AREA YMCA has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 26% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
73% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund HARRISBURG AREA YMCA.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 67% · 2018 39% · 2019 40% · 2020 31% · 2021 40% · 2022 25% · 2023 54% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
40% of HARRISBURG AREA YMCA's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 63% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
80% of HARRISBURG AREA YMCA's grant income comes from Pennsylvania funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $243k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like HARRISBURG AREA YMCA
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Pennsylvania
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
82% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
97%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- YMCA Harrisburg Cornerstone Initiative LLC · disregarded
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Questions and answers
- Who funds HARRISBURG AREA YMCA?
- HARRISBURG AREA YMCA (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 46 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,499,086 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF THE CAPITAL REGION ($1,188,190). 29 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does HARRISBURG AREA YMCA have?
- IRS filings report 46 organizations giving $4,499,086 in grants to HARRISBURG AREA YMCA, 29 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of HARRISBURG AREA YMCA?
- UNITED WAY OF THE CAPITAL REGION is the largest funder on record, with $1,188,190 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like HARRISBURG AREA YMCA find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Pennsylvania. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 46 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing