Arizona · Nonprofit
VALLEY OF THE SUN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
VALLEY OF THE SUN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Arizona) receives grants from 120 organizations whose IRS filings report $20,267,670 to it, the largest being Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust ($3,190,000). 64 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $42M
- Funders on record
- 120
- Grants received
- $20M
- Net assets
- $39M
What Valley of the Sun Young Men's Christian Association does
Mission
To put christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Youth development - the valley of the sun ymca is committed to nurturing the potential of every child and teen. We believe all children have great potential and deserve the opportunity to discover who they are and what they can achieve. We help young people build the skills, confidence, and relationships needed to thrive. Through childcare, camps, sports, swim lessons, educational enrichment, leadership programs, and volunteer opportunities, youth develop healthy habits, strengthen character, and gain skills that support success in school and life. The ymca is committed to ensuring all children have access to these opportunities through scholarships and financial assistance. In 2025, the ymca served more than 22,600 youth under the age of 18 through membership and programs. The ymca taught swim safety to 2,800+ youth, engaged 8,700+ in youth sports, provided summer camp experiences to 1,800+ youth, and enrolled 4,300+ in childcare.
$18,354,399 spentof which $5,000 as grants$9,156,194 earned by the program56% of program spendingHealthy living - the valley of the sun ymca serves as a center for connection, health and well-being for our arizona community. Through 12 ymca branches, the ymca has helped more than 74,000 individuals strengthen their health, build meaningful relationships and access programs that support healthy spirit, mind and body in 2025. The ymca provides individuals and families access to fitness facilities, wellness programs, sports, group exercise, nutrition support, cancer survivorship programs, healthcare access initiatives and opportunities for social connection. In 2025, more than 18,800 older adults and 2,260 military personnel and their families benefited from ymca programs and services. The ymca aims to provide programs that are accessible, affordable and open to all. The ymca offers subsidized memberships for seniors, military veterans and other community groups and provides financial assistance to those who otherwise may not have been able to afford to participate.
$12,123,674 spent$10,978,455 earned by the program37% of program spendingSocial responsibility - for more than 87 years, the valley of the sun ymca has responded to community needs by connecting individuals and families to resources, opportunities, and support systems that help them succeed. Through workforce development, mentoring, juvenile intervention, military outreach, housing support, senior engagement, and financial assistance programs, the ymca helps people overcome barriers, build self-sufficiency, and strengthen community connections. In 2025, more than 1,000 volunteers contributed their time and talents to ymca programs and initiatives throughout our arizona community.
$2,183,716 spentof which $10,000 as grants$1,152,292 earned by the program7% of program spendingSupport of another ymca association $151,750 - in 2025, the valley of the sun ymca provided operational and strategic support to another ymca association for their programs.
$0 spent$151,750 earned by the program0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $32,661,789.
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 $45M to $54M (+22%).
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 7% · 2018 7% · 2019 7% · 2020 27% · 2021 25% · 2022 47% · 2023 44% · 2024 36% · 2025 19%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
31% of VALLEY OF THE SUN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (21% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 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
James Bryan Madden
Chief executive officer/ president
Board chair
Jim Pitman
Board chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 15 funders to 45 funders, grant income rose $1.3M → $2.7M.
16 of 120 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 14% 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 VALLEY OF THE SUN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 120 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
VALLEY OF THE SUN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 16% of grant income, and it takes 6 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 6 funders to its left
59% 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 VALLEY OF THE SUN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 26% · 2018 32% · 2019 22% · 2020 32% · 2021 24% · 2022 61% · 2023 19% — 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
42% of VALLEY OF THE SUN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 53% 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
66% of VALLEY OF THE SUN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION's grant income comes from Arizona funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $2.8M arriving through sponsors registered in 13 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
VALLEY OF THE SUN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 2,396 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,396 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding VALLEY OF THE SUN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $1.5M on record.
- Department of Labor$1.5M
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 VALLEY OF THE SUN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
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 Arizona
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
96%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- Northwest Valley Family YMCA LLC · disregarded
- Working Poor Support LLC · disregarded
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Questions and answers
- Who funds VALLEY OF THE SUN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION?
- VALLEY OF THE SUN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Arizona) receives grants from 120 organizations whose IRS filings report $20,267,670 to it, the largest being Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust ($3,190,000). 64 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does VALLEY OF THE SUN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION have?
- IRS filings report 120 organizations giving $20,267,670 in grants to VALLEY OF THE SUN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, 64 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of VALLEY OF THE SUN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION?
- Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust is the largest funder on record, with $3,190,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like VALLEY OF THE SUN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Arizona. 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 120 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