Massachusetts · Nonprofit
WEST SUBURBAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
WEST SUBURBAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Massachusetts) receives grants from 43 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,700,088 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($1,465,742). 17 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 62% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $16M
- Funders on record
- 43
- Grants received
- $2.7M
- Net assets
- $15M
What West Suburban Young Men's Christian Association does
Mission
The West Suburban YMCA, located in Newton, Massachusetts, is a nonprofit community service organization made possible because of charitable donations, member and program participant support and dedicated volunteers and staff. The YMCA is devoted to education, physical health, mental well-being, and social-emotional development of children, families, and communities. The YMCA strives to incorporate all its programs with the core values of honesty, caring, respect, and responsibility. Founded in 1877, the West Suburban YMCA has over 20,000 members and program participants annually and primarily serves the residents of the communities of Newton, Watertown, Belmont, Wellesley, and Weston. We offer additional camp programs in Newton, Wayland and East Brookfield, MA. All are welcome at our YMCA, regardless of ability to pay full fees according to our financial aid program.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Youth Development - Our YMCA is committed to nurturing the potential of every child and teen. We believe all kids deserve the opportunity to discover who they are and what they can achieve. That is why we help young people cultivate the values, skills and relationships that lead to positive behaviors, better health, and educational achievement. Our YMCA programs, such as childcare, preschool, youth sports, and day and overnight camps, serve thousands of children annually and offer a range of experiences that enrich social-emotional, cognitive and physical growth. Expenses include subsidies and direct financial assistance that make participation possible for all the young people we engage, regardless of income. The Y continues to significantly invest in our facilities to increase capacity to serve children.
$6,983,477 spentof which $547,997 as grants$6,568,030 earned by the program54% of program spendingHealthy Living - The West Suburban YMCA is committed to improving America's health and well-being, community by community. We bring families closer together, encourage good health, and foster connections through fitness, sports, fun and shared interests. As a result, over 20,000 people in our community are receiving the support, guidance and resources they need to achieve greater health in spirit, mind and body. In addition, we offer specialized programs for cancer survivors, those with disabilities, and older adults. This is particularly important as our nation struggles with chronic disease and obesity, families wrestle with work/life balance, and individuals search for personal fulfillment. Our programs are accessible, affordable and open to all faiths, backgrounds, abilities and income levels. We opened a second full service YMCA in Newton to expand access to people of all ages. After three years of operating two full facility YMCA's, our extended reach in our community has enabled us to double the number of members engaged with our YMCA, serving nearly 10,000 households and 19,000 individuals at the end of 2025.
$5,812,829 spentof which $233,171 as grants$7,871,688 earned by the program45% of program spendingSocial Responsibility - Our YMCA believes in giving back and supporting our neighbors. We have been listening and responding to our community's most critical social needs for more than 140 years. Through mission-based programs, such as subsidized housing, we deliver training, resources, and support that empower our neighbors to effect change, bridge gaps, and overcome obstacles. In 2025 we engaged thousands of YMCA members, participants and volunteers in activities that strengthen our community and pave the way for future generations to thrive. Our financial aid program has reached an all-time high; in 2025 we distributed more than $740,000 in program and membership subsidies to ensure that all our neighbors can thrive at the Y.
$166,484 spent1% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $12,962,790.
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 2021 to 2022, from $21M to $35M (+69%).
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 2% · 2019 1% · 2020 22% · 2021 14% · 2022 8% · 2023 4% · 2024 5% · 2025 4%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
9% of WEST SUBURBAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION’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. 0 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
John P Fucci
President/CEO
Board chair
Aaron Goldman
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 15 funders, grant income rose $162k → $342k.
11 of 43 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 62% 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 WEST SUBURBAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 43 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
WEST SUBURBAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 54% of grant income and the top three 75%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
74% 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 WEST SUBURBAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 95% · 2018 75% · 2019 45% · 2020 71% · 2021 38% · 2022 57% · 2023 44% — 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
41% of WEST SUBURBAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 40% 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
62% of WEST SUBURBAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $1.0M that is directly attributable, 58% of it comes from Massachusetts funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.7M arriving through sponsors registered in 9 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
WEST SUBURBAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 2,297 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,297 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding WEST SUBURBAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $61k on record.
- (JJ) OPERATIONAL SERVICES$34k
- (MM) PURCHASED CLIENT/PROGRAM SVCS$27k
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 WEST SUBURBAN 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 Massachusetts
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
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- Newton Corner Place Limited Partnership Co West Suburban YMCA · partnership
- Newton Corner Place Inc Co West Suburban YMCA · corp_trust
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WEST SUBURBAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION?
- WEST SUBURBAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Massachusetts) receives grants from 43 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,700,088 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($1,465,742). 17 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 62% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does WEST SUBURBAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION have?
- IRS filings report 43 organizations giving $2,700,088 in grants to WEST SUBURBAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, 17 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WEST SUBURBAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $1,465,742 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WEST SUBURBAN 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 Massachusetts. 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 43 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