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National Council of YMCAs of the USA
National Council of YMCAs of the USA (Illinois) receives grants from 106 organizations whose IRS filings report $286,422,945 to it, the largest being ANNE RAY FOUNDATION ($94,821,689). 51 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $198M
- Funders on record
- 106
- Grants received
- $286M
- Net assets
- $198M
What National Council of YMCAs of the USA does
Mission
YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) is the national resource office for the nation's 2,600+ Ys, which strengthen community by nurturing the potential of kids, promoting healthy living for all and fostering social responsibility. Collectively, the Y serves 6.6 million youth under the age of 18 and 10.3 million adults.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Social Responsibility: for nearly 175 years, the Y has responded to our nation's most pressing social needs and has supported those who need it most. Today, 1 in 5 children in the United States do not know where their next meal is coming from. In response to that, the YMCA works in communities across the country to ensure children are receiving the nutritious meals and snacks they need to reach their full potential. In 2024, the Y served 2.3 million kids nutritious meals and snacks through their programs. New American Welcome Center Ys continued their work to support newcomer immigrants in 2024, providing English language classes, employment assistance, citizenship classes and more. Additionally, 433,000 military personnel and families received support through child care, education, health programs, financial and employee assistance.
$64,782,978 spentof which $9,879,044 as grants$27,898,319 earned by the program42% of program spendingYouth Development: at the Y, we believe America's young people are changemakers with the skills, commitment and resources necessary to create the communities that we all want to live in. We also believe success depends on our collective ability to reach and inspire this next generation to be globally minded, civically-engaged problem solvers. The Y's youth and government program continued to provide thousands of teens nationwide with the opportunity to immerse themselves in experiential civic engagement and practice democracy in their communities. The Y provided this support to millions of children through its many youth offerings, including afterschool programs, child care, head start programs, sports, swim lessons and more. These activities provided a healthy outlet for children to gain new skills, develop relationships, exercise social-emotional learning and connect with positive role models.
$56,328,686 spentof which $30,159,569 as grants$45,087,602 earned by the program37% of program spendingHealthy Living: the Y is committed to improving the nation's health, which is why Ys provide a variety of chronic disease programs-in-person and virtually-designed to help people reduce their risk for or manage chronic diseases. Collectively, Ys served more than 230,000 participants at more than 355 associations in programs such as the YMCA's diabetes prevention program, YMCA's blood pressure self-monitoring (blood pressure management), Livestrong at the YMCA (cancer survivorship), healthy weight and your child (family weight management), and enhancefitness (arthritis management). Nationally, the Y continued developing its community care model of mental health and refining mental health tools that help Y staff care for themselves and their community.
$33,120,252 spentof which $7,348,797 as grants$24,801,604 earned by the program21% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $154,231,916.
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 $172M to $231M (+34%).
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 4% · 2018 4% · 2019 5% · 2020 10% · 2021 7% · 2022 5% · 2023 6% · 2024 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
46% of National Council of YMCAs of the USA’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (17% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 6 of the last 8 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
Suzanne McCormick
President and Chief Executive Officer
Board chair
George Leis
Chair (Effective 02/2024)
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 30 funders to 25 funders, grant income rose $10M → $26M.
32 of 106 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 27% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $107k from one payer (the same organization on both sides, largest National Council of YMCAs of the USA). These are real filings, and they are not money National Council of YMCAs of the USA raised.
From the IRS filings of National Council of YMCAs of the USA’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 106 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
National Council of YMCAs of the USA leans on a few funders — its largest provides 33% of grant income and the top three 68%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
65% 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 National Council of YMCAs of the USA.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 51% · 2018 55% · 2019 48% · 2020 44% · 2021 37% · 2022 29% · 2023 75% — growing more concentrated.
“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
24% of National Council of YMCAs of the USA's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 48% 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
National Council of YMCAs of the USA draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Illinois, across 27 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $78M arriving through sponsors registered in 20 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
National Council of YMCAs of the USA runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 248 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 248 human services nonprofits over $100M, FY2024
Organizations like National Council of YMCAs of the USA
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 Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
91% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
86%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 41 states
Part of a family of 3 related entities
- North American YMCA Development Organization · disregarded
- YMCA Enterprise Shared Services LLC · disregarded
- National YMCA Employee Benefits Trust · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds National Council of YMCAs of the USA?
- National Council of YMCAs of the USA (Illinois) receives grants from 106 organizations whose IRS filings report $286,422,945 to it, the largest being ANNE RAY FOUNDATION ($94,821,689). 51 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does National Council of YMCAs of the USA have?
- IRS filings report 106 organizations giving $286,422,945 in grants to National Council of YMCAs of the USA, 51 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of National Council of YMCAs of the USA?
- ANNE RAY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $94,821,689 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like National Council of YMCAs of the USA find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 106 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