Washington · Nonprofit
WHATCOM FAMILY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
WHATCOM FAMILY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Washington) receives grants from 42 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,439,499 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF WHATCOM COUNTY ($411,419). 23 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $11M
- Funders on record
- 42
- Grants received
- $2.4M
- Net assets
- $11M
What Whatcom Family Young Men's Christian Association does
Mission
Whatcom family ymca (the ymca) is a 501(c)(3) association organized to advance the cause of strengthening community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. The ymca is an association of men, women, and children committed to bringing about lasting personal and social change. With a focus on nurturing the potential of every child and teen, improving the community's health and well-being and providing opportunities to give back and support neighbors, the ymca enables youth, adults, families and communities to be healthy, confident, connected and secure.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT - The Whatcom Family YMCA is committed to nurturing the potential of every child and teen. We believe all kids have great potential and deserve the opportunity to discover who they are and what they can achieve. That's 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 early learning, after school enrichment, Youth Institute, summer camps, and youth sports offer a range of experiences that enrich social-emotional, cognitive and physical growth. During 2025, we provided over $252,000 in scholarships and assistance to people who otherwise may not have been able to afford to participate.
$7,639,548 spentof which $371,473 as grants$6,113,726 earned by the program80% of program spendingHEALTHY LIVING - The Y 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. This is particularly important as our nation struggles with chronic disease and obesity, families wrest 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. In 2025, we provided $242,000 in scholarships and assistance to people who otherwise may not have been able to afford to participate.
$1,419,868 spentof which $250,679 as grants$1,724,365 earned by the program15% of program spendingSOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - The Whatcom Family YMCA believes in giving back and supporting our neighbors. We have been listening to and responding to our community's most critical social needs for more than 135 years. YMCA programs such as weekly food delivers to those suffering from food insecurity, free water safety classes to help prevent drownings, and our open door policy, which states that no one is ever turned away for lack of funds, are examples of how we deliver training, resources and support that empower our neighbors to effect change, bridge gaps and overcome obstacles, In 2025 we engaged over 10,500 YMCA members, participants and volunteers in activities that our community and pave the way for future generations to thrive.
$527,907 spentof which $215 as grants$13,997 earned by the program6% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $9,587,323.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 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 $12M to $15M (+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: 2019 0% · 2020 8% · 2021 26% · 2022 0% · 2023 26% · 2024 17% · 2025 19%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
25% of WHATCOM FAMILY 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. 2 of the last 7 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
Courtney Whitaker
Chief Executive Officer
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2024 and FY2025 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 7 funders to 14 funders, grant income rose $117k → $264k.
7 of 42 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 WHATCOM FAMILY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 42 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
WHATCOM FAMILY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 17% of grant income, and it takes 5 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 5 funders to its left
75% 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 WHATCOM FAMILY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 43% · 2018 33% · 2019 24% · 2020 23% · 2021 17% · 2022 16% · 2023 40% — 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
40% of WHATCOM FAMILY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 55% 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
75% of WHATCOM FAMILY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION's grant income comes from Washington funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $338k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 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
WHATCOM FAMILY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION is better cushioned 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
Organizations like WHATCOM FAMILY 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 Washington
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
97%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for WHATCOM FAMILY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WHATCOM FAMILY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION?
- WHATCOM FAMILY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Washington) receives grants from 42 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,439,499 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF WHATCOM COUNTY ($411,419). 23 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WHATCOM FAMILY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION have?
- IRS filings report 42 organizations giving $2,439,499 in grants to WHATCOM FAMILY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, 23 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WHATCOM FAMILY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION?
- UNITED WAY OF WHATCOM COUNTY is the largest funder on record, with $411,419 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WHATCOM FAMILY 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 Washington. 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 2019–2025), and the filings of 42 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