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THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF ITHACA AND TOMPKINS COUNTY
THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF ITHACA AND TOMPKINS COUNTY (New York) receives grants from 13 organizations whose IRS filings report $756,143 to it, the largest being National Council of YMCAs of the USA ($224,912). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $2.2M
- Funders on record
- 13
- Grants received
- $756k
- Net assets
- $3.0M
What The Young Men's Christian Association of Ithaca and Tompkins County does
Mission
The mission and purpose of the ymca is to serve the community by reaching out to everyone in the community in a spirit of inclusion and fellowship. Ymcas put christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all. Ymca programs focus on four core values - caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. We serve men, women and children of all ages, races, abilities, incomes, national origins, and religions. We provide financial assistance to those who need it. We identify needs within our community and respond to them so that the entire community benefits from our efforts.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Youth development: ymca youth programs give kids good role models to help them develop self-esteem and good values, including cooperation, respect, good citizenship, and a strong work ethic. The social interaction, personal responsibility, opportunities to assist others and educational involvement are among the goals and ideas for each youth participating in ymca programs.the ymca day camp program provides a lasting experience of personal enrichment. Day camp offers adventure and learning activities that provide challenge and promote spiritual awareness, mental development, physical well-being, social growth, and self-respect. Camping helps youth become aware of their physical and mental capabilities, to recognize the value of cooperation, and to gain confidence.the school age childcare (sacc) and other youth sport and recreational programs during the shcool year are similar in nature to the summer camping program in terms of the effect on youth lives. Participants in the ymca youth development programs have the opportunity to share and learn about themselves as they develop their social identity.
$737,973 spent$877,048 earned by the program35% of program spendingHealth and wellness for youth and adults: helping people of all ages and abilities to develop health in spirit, mind and body is at the core of the ymca mission. Our programs are designed to help people create realistic goals for self-improvement and emphasize disease prevention through regular exercise, proper nutrition, stress management, and health education. Sports programs for youth, families and adults promote teamwork, interaction, and development of social and physical skills.our aquacize program is an aquatic program that keeps seniors active and flexible; our aquatic program(progressive swim) helps to develop physical skills in toddlers through school age children; our family swim program gives adults and children share time in the pool to appreciate one another and promote intergenerational relationships. Our services are offered at affordable fees for the community service area, with reasonable accommodations for those with special needs, and with financial assistance available for those with special needs, and with financial assisstance available for those who cannot afford the full fee.in light of the rising obesity rates in this country, our ymca participates in the…
$1,377,542 spent$989,012 earned by the program65% of program spendingThe ymca has established a policy of "never refusing membership and/or program services solely based on the applicants inability to meet the cost". The annual scholarship program approved 159 youth and family membership assistance requests valued at $80,559.
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,115,515.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 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 2022 to 2023, from $3.4M to $3.2M (−5%).
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: 2018 0% · 2020 0% · 2022 15% · 2023 7% · 2024 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 6 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
Christie Thornton
CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 6 funders, grant income fell $49k → $40k.
4 of 13 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 16% 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 ITHACA AND TOMPKINS COUNTY’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 12 of 13 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 ITHACA AND TOMPKINS COUNTY leans on a few funders — its largest provides 30% of grant income and the top three 67%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
70% 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 ITHACA AND TOMPKINS COUNTY.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 51% · 2018 51% · 2019 26% · 2020 60% · 2021 34% · 2022 38% · 2023 35% — 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
56% of THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF ITHACA AND TOMPKINS COUNTY's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 69% 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
50% of THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF ITHACA AND TOMPKINS COUNTY's grant income comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $121k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 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.
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In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
90% 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
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF ITHACA AND TOMPKINS COUNTY?
- THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF ITHACA AND TOMPKINS COUNTY (New York) receives grants from 13 organizations whose IRS filings report $756,143 to it, the largest being National Council of YMCAs of the USA ($224,912). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF ITHACA AND TOMPKINS COUNTY have?
- IRS filings report 13 organizations giving $756,143 in grants to THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF ITHACA AND TOMPKINS COUNTY, 9 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF ITHACA AND TOMPKINS COUNTY?
- National Council of YMCAs of the USA is the largest funder on record, with $224,912 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF ITHACA AND TOMPKINS COUNTY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. 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 2018–2024), and the filings of 13 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