North Carolina · Nonprofit
YMCA BLUE RIDGE ASSEMBLY INC
YMCA BLUE RIDGE ASSEMBLY INC (North Carolina) receives grants from 55 organizations whose IRS filings report $7,723,957 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($2,383,510). 28 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $5.5M
- Funders on record
- 55
- Grants received
- $7.7M
- Net assets
- $21M
What YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly Inc does
Mission
To enable staff and guests, especially the young, to develop their fullest potential in spirit, mind and body. Ymca blue ridge assembly seeks to fulfill this purpose by: 1) serving ymca and other non-profit training events and conferences of a religious, educational or community service nature. 2) serving staff by providing leadership training in a work experience with a christian atmosphere. 3) providing programs which develop self-esteem and self confidence, build lasting relationships, encourage interpersonal understanding of individual differences and increase civic engagement. 4) services are offered at affordable fees with financial assistance available for those who cannot afford the full fee.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Ymca blue ridge prepares the next generation of leaders through tailored leadership programming that keeps them engaged and actively learning through understanding and application. They may draw on the skills learned at ymca blue ridge - teamwork, interpersonal communication, critical thinking and social awareness - in any context throughout life, and will find these skills essential to building a solid foundation of good character and self-concept. Our teaching model creates confident kids today that will become contributing, engaged adults tomorrow. At ymca blue ridge, we are surrounded by a uniquely beautiful natural landscape which informs and inspires our mission. We are able to utilize the world immediately around us as a platform for adventure, self- discovery, and hands-on learning. Whether traversing a challenge course, hiking in the woods, exploring a creek ecosystem, or conquering an outdoor teambuilding exercise, our program participants are encouraged to face new challenges in a positive, energizing environment. They are able to learn about themselves and their peers, navigate their strengths and weaknesses; and develop confidence and trust in themselves and others.…
$3,867,491 spentof which $101,311 as grants$2,114,694 earned by the program100% of program spendingYmca blue ridge supports healthy living by offering opportunities for guests to refresh and renew in spirit, mind and body. We are a sanctuary: a place where the refuge of nature meets the reality of experiences that many may not otherwise have access to or the ability to enjoy. Visitors of all ages find ymca blue ridge a place of rest from the stress and pressure of everyday life. Our campus's beauty provides inspiration for all to reflect on the wonder of creation and their place within it, helping us authentically foster spiritual growth for all. Our facilities, programming and tailored staff-led activities also provide intellectual growth for all ages. Intentional spaces where community, fellowship and discussion may be fostered are readily available, and indoor activities including our heritage arts studio invite guests to explore their creativity. Our adventure, challenge, ropes, and other outdoor courses promote personal determination, teamwork, and problem solving. The impact, influence and importance of a healthy lifestyle are a part of the daily operations at ymca blue ridge, from well-balanced meal options to an abundance of recreational opportunities. The natural…
Ymca blue ridge's neighbors span the southeast united states. We have the unique opportunity to impact more than 30,000 lives per year: they are our community. To them, we offer a safe place where healthy discussion and both mutual and dissenting viewpoints can be shared and addressed. At ymca blue ridge, we live out our values of hospitality and inclusion. To ensure that all are able to experience what we offer each year, we rely on generous donations to our annual campaign. We value our doors being open to everyone, regardless of financial standing. Our service-learning program is another unique ymca blue ridge initiative which inspires a spirit of service in young adults by engaging them in hands-on service projects in the community. We partner with local organizations and equip young people with the skills and tools necessary to serve those in western north carolina, instilling the value of service leadership within them so they can continue to serve in their communities back home. Our cause is to provide a safe environment for people to connect, learn, grow and thrive. We believe that the value of our work is most noble, honorable and impactful if we can measure it by how it…
To enable staff and guests, especially youth, to achieve their full potential in spirit, mind and body. Ymca blue ridge assembly seeks to fulfill this purpose by: 1) serving ymca and other non-profit organizations, training events and conferences of a religious, educational or community service nature. 2) serving staff by providing leadership training in a work experience with a christian atmosphere. 3) providing programs which develop self-esteem and self confidence, build lasting relationships, encourage understanding of cultural and individual differences and increase civic engagement. 4) services are offered at affordable fees with financial assistance available for those who cannot afford the full fee. The organization has all volunteer members on the board of directors. Other volunteer roles include assisting in the gift shop, craft room, maintenance department, and/or dining room. Ymca blue ridge assembly strengthens the community by: - giving teens the opportunity to reach their maximum self-potential through leadership development. - teaching service-based leadership and offering hands-on learning experiences to teens and church groups. - providing unique opportunities…
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,867,491.
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 2022 to 2023, from $19M to $23M (+21%).
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: 2020 17% · 2021 14%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
58% of YMCA BLUE RIDGE ASSEMBLY INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (81% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 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.
Board chair
Karen Deblieux
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 9 funders to 16 funders, grant income rose $166k → $1.6M.
14 of 55 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 43% 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 YMCA BLUE RIDGE ASSEMBLY INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 55 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
YMCA BLUE RIDGE ASSEMBLY INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 31% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
88% 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 YMCA BLUE RIDGE ASSEMBLY INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 22% · 2018 35% · 2019 37% · 2020 43% · 2021 44% · 2022 39% · 2023 89% — growing more concentrated.
“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
46% of YMCA BLUE RIDGE ASSEMBLY INC'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
YMCA BLUE RIDGE ASSEMBLY INC draws 80% of its grant income from funders outside North Carolina, across 19 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $3.3M arriving through sponsors registered in 11 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
YMCA BLUE RIDGE ASSEMBLY INC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 11,274 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,274 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding YMCA BLUE RIDGE ASSEMBLY INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $1.1M on record.
- Department of Agriculture$1.1M
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 YMCA BLUE RIDGE ASSEMBLY INC
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 North Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
86% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
70%
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
- Onprinciple LLC · disregarded
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Questions and answers
- Who funds YMCA BLUE RIDGE ASSEMBLY INC?
- YMCA BLUE RIDGE ASSEMBLY INC (North Carolina) receives grants from 55 organizations whose IRS filings report $7,723,957 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($2,383,510). 28 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does YMCA BLUE RIDGE ASSEMBLY INC have?
- IRS filings report 55 organizations giving $7,723,957 in grants to YMCA BLUE RIDGE ASSEMBLY INC, 28 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of YMCA BLUE RIDGE ASSEMBLY INC?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $2,383,510 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like YMCA BLUE RIDGE ASSEMBLY INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Carolina. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 55 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