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YMCA OF ROCK RIVER VALLEY

YMCA OF ROCK RIVER VALLEY (Illinois) receives grants from 47 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,748,888 to it, the largest being National Council of YMCAs of the USA ($426,696). 34 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$18M
Funders on record
47
Grants received
$2.7M
Net assets
$24M
34/47 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 4%
01What it does

What YMCA of Rock River Valley does

Mission

With a focus on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility program services strengthen a foundation of community with an asset building, character development approach. Our goal is to help all people learn, grow and thrive in spirit, mind, and body.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Healthy 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. As a result, 34,754 people in our community are receiving the support, guidance and resources they need to achieve greater health in spirit, mind and body. 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. Membershp rates had been reduced making belonging the the y more affordable. In 2024 we provided $1,359,057 in financial assistance to people who otherwise many not have been able to afford to participate.

    $6,877,122 spentof which $2,910,495 as grants$5,493,003 earned by the program
    55% of program spending
  2. Youth development:our 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 kids' time after school care, 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 over 1,000 of the young people we engage.

    $5,323,568 spent$4,012,324 earned by the program
    43% of program spending
  3. Social 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 135 years. We raise funds to ensure everyone has access to the y. We strive to remove barriers and strengthen our community.

    $247,872 spent$1,671,741 earned by the program
    2% of program spending
  4. Facility rentals and merchandise sales

    $572,900 earned by the program

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $12,448,562.

02The organization over time

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.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($12M) Expenses 100 ($12M) Net assets 100 ($20M)2018 Revenue 104 ($12M) Expenses 101 ($12M) Net assets 97 ($19M)2019 Revenue 99 ($11M) Expenses 102 ($12M) Net assets 96 ($19M)2020 Revenue 65 ($7.5M) Expenses 74 ($8.8M) Net assets 93 ($18M)2021 Revenue 115 ($13M) Expenses 94 ($11M) Net assets 106 ($21M)2022 Revenue 147 ($17M) Expenses 122 ($15M) Net assets 111 ($22M)2023 Revenue 128 ($15M) Expenses 137 ($16M) Net assets 107 ($21M)2024 Revenue 155 ($18M) Expenses 133 ($16M) Net assets 121 ($24M)
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Revenue (155)Expenses (133)Net assets (121)Peer revenue range

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 $32M to $40M (+25%).

$30M
$29M
$29M
$29M
$31M
$33M
$32M
$40M
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

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.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2017 4% · 2018 4% · 2019 5% · 2020 5% · 2021 35% · 2022 14% · 2023 4% · 2024 6%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

32% of YMCA OF ROCK RIVER VALLEY’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (21% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 3,405 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.

−$334k
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−$37k
’18
−$729k
’19
−$1.2M
’20
$2.1M
’21
$2.5M
’22
−$1.5M
’23
$2.1M
’24
1.5
months of
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

Brent Pentenburg

CEO

As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.

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Listed2226272523222427
Joined·+6+2+2+4+5+8+6
No longer listed·2146663
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 10 funders to 20 funders, grant income rose $168k → $291k.

9 of 47 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 27% 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 ROCK RIVER VALLEY’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 47 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 ROCK RIVER VALLEY has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 16% 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

69% 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 ROCK RIVER VALLEY.

16%
largest funder
42%
top three
~12
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 23% · 2018 33% · 2019 23% · 2020 18% · 2021 30% · 2022 23% · 2023 26% — 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

48% of YMCA OF ROCK RIVER VALLEY's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 72% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y+2y+3y+4y+5y+6y

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

95% of YMCA OF ROCK RIVER VALLEY's grant income comes from Illinois funders.

IL
WI
NJ
CA
NC
GA
TX

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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Illinois out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $746k 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.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

YMCA OF ROCK RIVER VALLEY runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 3,289 human services nonprofits its size.

Operating margin12% · top quartile
Months of reserve1.5mo · below the median
Revenue growth (annualized)6% · above the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,289 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024

Government funding YMCA OF ROCK RIVER VALLEY receives

Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $750k on record.

Federal$750k
grants $750kcontracts $0
Top agencies
  • Department of Housing and Urban Development$750k

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 OF ROCK RIVER VALLEY

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.

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

79% of spending goes to programs.

Program 79%Management 18%Fundraising 3%

Governance

23
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

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

IL

Part of a family of 1 related entity

  • YMCA of Rock River Valley Holdings · exempt

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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for YMCA OF ROCK RIVER VALLEY: 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 YMCA OF ROCK RIVER VALLEY?
YMCA OF ROCK RIVER VALLEY (Illinois) receives grants from 47 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,748,888 to it, the largest being National Council of YMCAs of the USA ($426,696). 34 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does YMCA OF ROCK RIVER VALLEY have?
IRS filings report 47 organizations giving $2,748,888 in grants to YMCA OF ROCK RIVER VALLEY, 34 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of YMCA OF ROCK RIVER VALLEY?
National Council of YMCAs of the USA is the largest funder on record, with $426,696 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like YMCA OF ROCK RIVER VALLEY find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. 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 47 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