Iowa · Nonprofit
THE YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER DES MOINES
THE YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER DES MOINES (Iowa) receives grants from 70 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,299,186 to it, the largest being National Council of YMCAs of the USA ($630,694). 36 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $16M
- Funders on record
- 70
- Grants received
- $2.3M
- Net assets
- $33M
What The Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Des Moines does
Mission
The y's programs focus on improving people's spiritual, intellectual, and physical well-being to support people as they actualize their fullest potential. The ymca serves community members of all abilities, ages, cultural backgrounds, races, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, faith, ideology, income, and national origin. No one is turned away. We offer financial assistance when there is a demonstrated need.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Healthy living: the y believes that healthy living encompasses multiple facets of health in an individual and community context, not just physical activity. Following the social determinates of health, the y's programs strengthen the health of individuals and the community. We partner with many health experts and providers to offer a vast array of health programming that promotes wellness, disease prevention, and health management. In 2025, the ymca of greater des moines engaged over 2,800 seniors in activities at the y like our active older adult programming. Our silver sneaker program partners with insurers to offer free exercise and programs for senior participants. We host various fitness classes like yoga, cycling, and water aerobics. Many active older adults in the e-gym program which encourages people to engage in healthy physical activities in an interactive goal-setting format. Family connectedness is crucial for adult and youth well-being and health. We provide family-centered programming to encourage families to bring and engage loved ones in activities together. Additionally, our programs foster connections amongst participants to instill lifelong friendships and…
$8,477,044 spent$7,807,925 earned by the program63% of program spendingSocial responsibility: since 1868, the ymca of greater des moines has been addressing and responding to the needs of our community. The y understands the challenges that keep individuals from reaching their full potential. We respond with services and support people to be self-reliant, productive, and connected to the community. We respond to the issues of the community through various programs that focus on critical areas like childcare and youth development, community health and well-being, and housing for those experiencing or at risk of homelessness.the ymca of greater des moines addresses critical social issues through programs like active older adults, which improve seniors' social connectedness, cognitive, and physical health. Our safety around water program is a drowning prevention program that teaches underserved children about water safety so that we achieve a drown-proof community. Over 2,100 youth and adults learned to swim at the y this past year. Outdoor education programs at our y camp in boone serve children from diverse communities to engage and connect youth to nature appreciation. Our y supportive housing campus houses individuals experiencing homelessness while…
$4,688,014 spent$4,317,975 earned by the program35% of program spendingYouth development: the ymca of greater des moines believes that all children deserve the opportunity to discover who they are, what they can achieve, and to unlock their full potential. At the y, youth have access to many programs that support their academic, cognitive, physical, and social-emotional development. The y offers education and enrichment-based out-of-school-time programs that support educational growth while engaging children in activities that encourage them to learn, grow, and play. Our summer learning loss prevention program engaged low-income elementary students in 2025 to improve their reading and math ability while inspiring children to explore new interests and skills like stem, art, and social-emotional activities. Youth sports programming like basketball and flag football leagues inspire teamwork, leadership, and growth of youth in our community. Teen leadership programs like our grit, y achievers, and camp counselor in training programs teach teens leadership skills that set them up for success as they become young adults entering college/careers. The ymca's youth development programs build children's self-esteem, teamwork, leadership skills, and curiosity…
$357,887 spent$329,638 earned by the program3% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $13,522,945.
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 2019 to 2020, from $82M to $56M (−32%).
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 1% · 2018 1% · 2019 2% · 2020 1% · 2021 2% · 2022 10% · 2023 2% · 2024 1% · 2025 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 6 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
Cameron Nicholson
President/CEO
Board chair
Mark Vukovich
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2017 and FY2018, and between the FY2018 and FY2019, and between the FY2019 and FY2020, and between the FY2020 and FY2021, and between the FY2022 and FY2023 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 13 funders to 25 funders, grant income rose $283k → $351k.
9 of 70 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 29% 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: $7.8M from 9 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest United Way of Central Iowa). These are real filings, and they are not money THE YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER DES MOINES raised.
From the IRS filings of THE YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER DES MOINES’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 70 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 MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER DES MOINES has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 27% 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
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 MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER DES MOINES.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 70% · 2018 46% · 2019 29% · 2020 43% · 2021 36% · 2022 43% · 2023 20% — 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
28% of THE YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER DES MOINES's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 51% 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
THE YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER DES MOINES draws 50% of its grant income from funders outside Iowa, across 15 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $660k arriving through sponsors registered in 7 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 THE YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER DES MOINES
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 Iowa
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
83% 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
- Central Iowa Supportive Housing Lllp · partnership
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER DES MOINES?
- THE YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER DES MOINES (Iowa) receives grants from 70 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,299,186 to it, the largest being National Council of YMCAs of the USA ($630,694). 36 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER DES MOINES have?
- IRS filings report 70 organizations giving $2,299,186 in grants to THE YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER DES MOINES, 36 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER DES MOINES?
- National Council of YMCAs of the USA is the largest funder on record, with $630,694 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER DES MOINES find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Iowa. 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 70 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