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THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BIRMINGHAM INC
THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BIRMINGHAM INC (Alabama) receives grants from 59 organizations whose IRS filings report $11,308,782 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC ($6,358,549). 34 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $32M
- Funders on record
- 59
- Grants received
- $11M
- Net assets
- $38M
What The Young Men's Christian Association of Birmingham Inc does
Mission
The young men's christian association of birmingham, inc. Is a charitable organization that opens its doors to all women, men, families, teenagers, and children regardless of their ability to pay. The mission of the ymca is to put judeo-christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. The ymca is comprised of seven community branches, two youth centers, and one resident camp. Incorporating the core character values of caring, respect, honesty, and responsibility into all of its programs, the ymca is dedicated to providing a firm foundation and support system promoting youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Youth development: the ymca believes that all children deserve the opportunity to discover who they are and what they can achieve. Because of their interaction through the ymca, millions of youth today are taking a greater interest in learning, making smart life choices, and cultivating the values, skills, and relationships that lead to positive behaviors, for example the pursuit of higher education and goal achievement.after school academy is designed to help youth in every community succeed developmentally and academically. The y's curriculum framework, created in partnership with national experts in youth development, offers comprehensive, age-appropriate, and engaging programming. Research has shown that youth who participate in after school programs are more successful academically, maintain better health, and more often exhibit positive behavior. Our innovative after school program is centered on nine research-based components: academic enrichment, health and wellness, global learning, and parent and family engagement.the kindergarten readiness program serves 4-year-old children. This program utilizes a curriculum that teaches english language proficiency, school readiness…
$7,651,299 spentof which $353,377 as grants$6,502,535 earned by the program27% of program spendingHealthy living:in communities across jefferson and shelby counties, the ymca is a leading voice on health and well-being. With a mission centered on balance, each ymca branch brings families closer together, encourages good health, and fosters connections through fitness, sports, fun, and shared interests. As a result, youth, adults, seniors, and families are receiving the support, guidance, and resources needed to achieve greater health and well-being for their spirit, mind, and body. Healthy living programs give participants increased self-confidence to initiate and sustain positive health habits. Surrounded by a community of support and meaningful relationships, participants create personalized, realistic health goals and make progress in achieving long-term change that will last the rest of their lives.the parkinson's disease support group meets at ymca branches to provide knowledge and support resources in a safe and caring environment to people with parkinson's and their care partners. Parkinson's support group participants meet with subject matter experts to learn general information regarding living with parkinson's. The movement 2 music program is an exercise program for…
$18,145,430 spentof which $1,567,765 as grants$19,557,514 earned by the program65% of program spendingResident camping and retreats:as part of the y's commitment to strengthening community by nurturing the potential of youth, ymca camp programs offer a fun and unique experience that gives children and teens the opportunity to discover their full potential, meet new friends, play and create memories that last a lifetime, all while becoming part of a community. While summer should be a time of exploration, youth are sometimes less involved in activities that stimulate their mind and body. Camp gives children and teens the opportunity to get outdoors and learn about nature, discover new interests, be more physically active, and develop confidence, independence, leadership and social skills.
$2,106,155 spentof which $190,776 as grants$2,230,829 earned by the program8% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $27,902,884.
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 2023 to 2024, from $60M to $64M (+6%).
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: 2019 1% · 2020 3% · 2021 9% · 2022 9% · 2023 3% · 2024 4%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
14% of THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BIRMINGHAM INC’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. 2 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.
Board chair
Chip Watts
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 13 funders to 23 funders, grant income rose $1.1M → $1.3M.
12 of 59 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 9% 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 THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BIRMINGHAM INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 59 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
THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BIRMINGHAM INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 56% of grant income and the top three 74%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
79% 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 THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BIRMINGHAM INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 79% · 2018 79% · 2019 73% · 2020 72% · 2021 39% · 2022 36% · 2023 59% — 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
50% of THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BIRMINGHAM INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 58% 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
83% of THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BIRMINGHAM INC's grant income comes from Alabama funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.0M arriving through sponsors registered in 10 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
THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BIRMINGHAM INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 3,288 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,288 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Government funding THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BIRMINGHAM INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $534k on record.
- Department of Veterans Affairs$534k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BIRMINGHAM INC
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 Alabama
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
88% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
98%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Roebuck YMCA Collaborative Qalicb Inc · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BIRMINGHAM INC?
- THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BIRMINGHAM INC (Alabama) receives grants from 59 organizations whose IRS filings report $11,308,782 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC ($6,358,549). 34 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BIRMINGHAM INC have?
- IRS filings report 59 organizations giving $11,308,782 in grants to THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BIRMINGHAM INC, 34 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BIRMINGHAM INC?
- UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC is the largest funder on record, with $6,358,549 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BIRMINGHAM INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Alabama. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 59 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