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METROPOLITAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE
METROPOLITAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE (Indiana) receives grants from 60 organizations whose IRS filings report $8,017,489 to it, the largest being ENGLISH-BONTER-MITCHELL FDN ($1,195,429). 44 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $35M
- Funders on record
- 60
- Grants received
- $8.0M
- Net assets
- $60M
What Metropolitan Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Fort Wayne does
Mission
The ymca of greater fort wayne has strengthened our community through our mission, "to put christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all." this is to be achieved through the various programs and services of the ymca.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Youth development: as one of the largest child care providers in northeast indiana, ymca child care services fulfills a critical need for quality and educational childcare for hundreds of working families in the communities we serve. In 2025, through a newly expanded partnership with fort wayne community schools, ymca child care services now operates school aged child care, or y care, to over twenty sites within one of the biggest school districts in the state both before and after school. For christian brownlee and her son luca at glenwood park elementary school, y care has provided crucial support while allowing christian to focus on working full-time to better provide for her family. "just so that I'm able to still do the job that I need to do to, you know, keep up with him," says christian. "they're (the y care staff) awesome. And it's so convenient because it's in the school. If I didn't have before and after care, I would probably be struggling or trying to depend on other people to help. But with this being in his school, it's super convenient and the staff is amazing." "it would be a lot of stress," added rebekah and jeremy hill, who have two sons in y care. "we would…
$15,626,918 spentof which $1,073,725 as grants$8,271,154 earned by the program52% of program spendingHealthy living: the ymca of greater fort wayne continues to make progress towards our bold vision of helping fort wayne become one of the top 10 healthiest communities in the nation as ranked by the american college of sports medicine's american fitness index. Since 2023, fort wayne has climbed from 88th to 83rd and most recently to 77th in 2025. Our impact is driven by progress towards strategic goals removing barriers and expanding access to the y, and by delivering quality, life changing programs to our more than 80,000 members and over 20,000 program participants. In 2025, the ymca of greater fort wayne added two more 24-hour access facilities, bringing the association to six and allowing our community the option of improving their health by working out whenever it fits their schedule. Currently, over 3200 ymca of greater fort wayne members utilize around-the-clock access. In april, thanks to the generosity of the 3rivers federal credit union for naming rights, the association's ninth wellness center opened in the underserved community of new haven, indiana. For dawn treace and sally zurbach, two active older adult members of the newly named 3rivers fcu family ymca, it's about…
$13,179,685 spentof which $2,385,036 as grants$19,177,191 earned by the program44% of program spendingSocial responsibility: through the ymca of greater fort wayne's youth services bureau, over 150 youth experiencing homelessness or housing instability received help through the homeless youth coordination program, referring youth and families in need of critical resources, food vouchers, and transportation resources. Youth services bureau served nearly 200 youths in crisis, walking along side them and helping them navigate their most challenging moments by offering support, goal-setting guidance, and connecting them to the vital resources they need to help secure a better future. The ymca of greater fort wayne's overnight camp, camp potawotami, increased capacity in july of 2025 with the addition of the newly built lawrence lodge. In 2025, 745 campers aged 6 to 16 spent time making friends, learning new skills, and building confidence in the outdoors of northern indiana. The strong momentum continues into 2026, as the ymca of greater fort wayne looks to grow and positively impact the lives of those in the communities we touch.
$1,388,289 spent$27,711 earned by the program5% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $30,194,892.
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. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
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 $61M to $64M (+4%).
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 0% · 2018 0% · 2019 0% · 2020 4% · 2021 13% · 2022 4% · 2023 3% · 2024 1% · 2025 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
18% of METROPOLITAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (21% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 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
Andrew Gritzmaker
President/CEO
Board chair
Thomas Kimbrough
Board chair - chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 16 funders to 25 funders, grant income fell $836k → $682k.
14 of 60 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 24% 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 METROPOLITAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 60 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
METROPOLITAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 15% of grant income, and it takes 7 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 7 funders to its left
57% 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 METROPOLITAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 36% · 2018 40% · 2019 38% · 2020 14% · 2021 18% · 2022 19% · 2023 23% — 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
61% of METROPOLITAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 73% 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
METROPOLITAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE draws 51% of its grant income from funders outside Indiana, across 10 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.9M arriving through sponsors registered in 11 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.
Against its field
METROPOLITAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 2,297 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,297 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
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In Indiana
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
93% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
95%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds METROPOLITAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE?
- METROPOLITAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE (Indiana) receives grants from 60 organizations whose IRS filings report $8,017,489 to it, the largest being ENGLISH-BONTER-MITCHELL FDN ($1,195,429). 44 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does METROPOLITAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE have?
- IRS filings report 60 organizations giving $8,017,489 in grants to METROPOLITAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE, 44 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of METROPOLITAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE?
- ENGLISH-BONTER-MITCHELL FDN is the largest funder on record, with $1,195,429 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like METROPOLITAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Indiana. 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 60 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing