New Jersey · Nonprofit
YMCA of Montclair NEW JERSEY
YMCA of Montclair NEW JERSEY (New Jersey) receives grants from 39 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,014,525 to it, the largest being National Council of YMCAs of the USA ($226,369). 18 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $19M
- Funders on record
- 39
- Grants received
- $1.0M
- Net assets
- $18M
What YMCA of Montclair NEW JERSEY does
Mission
The YMCA of Montclair welcomes all. We are a nonprofit that strengthens individuals, families, and community by developing spirit, mind, and body. Membership is open to all, with financial assistance available to those who live in our service area (Bloomfield, Bloomingdale, Clifton, Cedar Grove, Glen Ridge, Haskell, Hewitt, Montclair, Verona, Wanaque, and West Milford) with demonstrated financial need.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT: With 130 years of experience offering programs that serve infants through high school students, we have a highly successful track record in providing childcare to our shared community. Our diverse offerings of youth programming currently include: Bloomfield, Montclair, and Verona Before and After School Age Child Care: Throughout 2025, 1,967 students were served throughout these three districts. Early Learning Center (3 months to 5 years old): served 210 students during the 2024-25 school year, including three Montclair Public School Pre-K classrooms. Staycation School Break Holiday Care (5 to 12 years old): In 2025 we provided 925 Staycation enrollments over 18 Staycation days. Staycation has been offered for more than 25 years and is a staple childcare option for working parents. 5 Summer Camps (3 to 14 years old): In 2025 we served 1,607 individual campers, or over 800 campers daily. We have provided day camps for over 50 years, including at our YMCA Outdoor Education Center's Camp at the Lake in West Milford NJ. Kids/Parents Night Out Evening Childcare (6 months to 12 years old): In 2025 we hosted 930 children in this program. We have provided this service…
$9,545,598 spentof which $288,815 as grants$10,968,273 earned by the program73% of program spendingHEALTHY LIVING: The YMCA of Montclair is a community leader in health and well-being. The Y brings families closer together, encourages healthy habits, and fosters connections through fitness, sports, fun, and shared interests. As a result, thousands of individuals receive the support, guidance, and resources they need to achieve better health and well-being through a wide array of our programs. In 2025, the YMCA of Montclair served close to 20,000 members who checked into Y facilities over 393,000 times. In 2025 the Y offered 3,362 group exercise classes with options accessible to all levels and abilities. Classes included Zumba, Pilates, Yoga, Spin, Senior Chair Exercise, and dozens more. 2,300 seniors aged 65 and over maintained healthy lifestyles and combatted social isolation as members of the Y in 2025, and individuals aged 90 and over were offered a complimentary membership. The Y also provided several Chronic Disease Prevention Programs to the community, including our Prevent T2 Diabetes program, as well as our Enhance Fitness program, Parkinson's Adaptive Exercise Program, and more, which are free to all Y members. In 2025, more than 500 individuals participated in these…
$3,376,763 spentof which $190,434 as grants$6,277,456 earned by the program26% of program spendingSOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: Our YMCA is proud to support community needs in a broad variety of initiatives such as Mental Health First Aid training, 7th Grade Initiative, Leaders Club, Chronic Disease Programs, Safety Around Water classes, annual collection drives, community partnerships, volunteer and internship opportunities, and more. We are proud to collaborate with dozens of local organizations to serve our community. For example, in 2025 we hosted American Red Cross blood drives that saved 153 lives. The Y also collected hundreds of holiday gifts to be distributed to local families in need by our community partner Toni's Kitchen. In partnership with the Human Needs Food Pantry, Y members and volunteers collected hundreds of pounds of groceries to feed neighbors in need. Our volunteer program engaged 431 volunteers to help support the Y's mission, logging more than 6,000 volunteer hours in 2025. We also hosted engaging, cause-driven programming throughout the year, free and open to the public. Examples include MLK Day of Service, Healthy Kids Day, Welcoming Week, Women's History Month programs, 9/11 Day of Service, a Veteran's Day Appreciation Program, and more. We are proud to…
$133,942 spentof which $1,127 as grants$18,337 earned by the program1% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $13,056,303.
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 2018 to 2019, from $16M to $18M (+13%).
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 0% · 2018 0% · 2019 0% · 2020 1% · 2021 19% · 2022 10% · 2023 8% · 2024 0% · 2025 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
7% of YMCA of Montclair NEW JERSEY’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. 1 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.
Board chair
Marjorie Pierre-Merritt
Chair (thru jul 2025), trustee after
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 8 funders to 13 funders, grant income rose $96k → $156k.
7 of 39 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 25% 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 of Montclair NEW JERSEY’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 39 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 of Montclair NEW JERSEY has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 22% 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
65% 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 of Montclair NEW JERSEY.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 78% · 2018 37% · 2019 31% · 2020 41% · 2021 26% · 2022 42% · 2023 23% — 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 YMCA of Montclair NEW JERSEY's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 46% 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
53% of YMCA of Montclair NEW JERSEY's grant income comes from New Jersey funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $255k arriving through sponsors registered in 6 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 of Montclair NEW JERSEY holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters 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
Organizations like YMCA of Montclair NEW JERSEY
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 New Jersey
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
74% 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
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Questions and answers
- Who funds YMCA of Montclair NEW JERSEY?
- YMCA of Montclair NEW JERSEY (New Jersey) receives grants from 39 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,014,525 to it, the largest being National Council of YMCAs of the USA ($226,369). 18 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does YMCA of Montclair NEW JERSEY have?
- IRS filings report 39 organizations giving $1,014,525 in grants to YMCA of Montclair NEW JERSEY, 18 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of YMCA of Montclair NEW JERSEY?
- National Council of YMCAs of the USA is the largest funder on record, with $226,369 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like YMCA of Montclair NEW JERSEY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New Jersey. 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 39 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