Minnesota · Nonprofit
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BRAINERD
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BRAINERD (Minnesota) receives grants from 14 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,284,511 to it, the largest being COMMUNITYGIVING ($609,064). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 66% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $3.3M
- Funders on record
- 14
- Grants received
- $1.3M
- Net assets
- $4.9M
What Young Men's Christian Association of Brainerd does
Mission
The mission of the brainerd family ymca is to enhance the lives in the brainerd lakes area by connecting individuals and families with opportunities based on christian values that build a healthy spirit, mind, & body.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Youth developmentour ymca is committed to nurturing the potential of every child and teen. We believe that 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, school year care, swim lessons, swim team, summer daycamp, and youth sports leagues offer a range of experiences that enrich cognitive, social, physical, and emotional growth. Expenses include subsidies and direct financial assistance that make participation possible. In 2025 we provided over $60,000 in financial assistance to young people who otherwise would have faced economic barriers to participate in our programs. Daycare programs:our ymca provides high quality childcare by providing comprehensive activities for infant through school age children drawing on diverse members of the community. We provide both full and part time options to serve a wide range of family scheduling needs. Woven into the fabric of the ymca mission is a commitment to strengthening families. Ymca childcare programs relieve…
$2,106,346 spent$1,668,652 earned by the program69% of program spendingHealthy livingthe y is a leading voice on health and wellbeing. We bring families close together, encourage good health, and foster connections through fitness, sports, fun, and shared interests. As a result, 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 an obesity crisis, families struggle 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 over $52,000 in financial assistance adults and families who otherwise would have faced economic barriers to participation. Health and wellness for youth and adults:helping people of all ages and abilities develop health in spirit, mind and body is the core of the ymca movement. Our programs are designed to help people create realistic goals for self improvement and emphasize disease prevention through regular exercise, proper nutrition, stress management, and health education. We offer a variety of group fitness classes, wellness center with cardio…
$925,865 spent$852,775 earned by the program31% of program spendingSocial responsibilitythe ymca's commitment to social responsibility and to providing support for all is at the root of our work. We believe that every person deserves the opportunity to reach his or her fullest potential. Dig (diversity, inclusion & global) the y was designated as an inclusive workforce employer for our commitment to reducing regional disparities, promoting equitable workforce practices, and fostering an inclusive culture in our business and community. Little free library children reading proficiently by the 3rd grade are 3 times more likely to graduate high school. Low-income communities average one book for every 300 children. Having free access to age-appropriate books is an important step to help increase the odds that youngsters will graduate.food insecuritiesto help kids stay healthy, succeed in school and reach their full potential, the y supports good health by providing nutritious snacks and meals to youth who may otherwise be at risk of hunger when the school day ends. By participating in the usda child and adult care food program (cacfp) and summer food service program (sfsp), the y is able to help close the gap on food insecurity among children and…
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,032,211.
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 $3.7M to $6.8M (+82%).
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: 2018 0% · 2020 22% · 2021 19% · 2022 9% · 2023 5% · 2024 19% · 2025 10%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
20% of YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BRAINERD’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. 8 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
Shane Riffle
CEO
Board chair
Warren Larson
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 5 funders, grant income rose $24k → $235k.
5 of 14 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 66% 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 YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BRAINERD’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BRAINERD leans on a few funders — its largest provides 47% of grant income and the top three 74%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
92% 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 YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BRAINERD.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 84% · 2018 35% · 2019 65% · 2020 72% · 2021 27% · 2022 56% · 2023 66% — 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
70% of YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BRAINERD's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 64% 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
66% of YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BRAINERD'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 $437k that is directly attributable, 55% of it comes from Minnesota funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $848k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 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
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BRAINERD has grown faster than half of the 6,891 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 6,891 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BRAINERD
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In Minnesota
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
82% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
98%
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 YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BRAINERD?
- YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BRAINERD (Minnesota) receives grants from 14 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,284,511 to it, the largest being COMMUNITYGIVING ($609,064). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 66% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BRAINERD have?
- IRS filings report 14 organizations giving $1,284,511 in grants to YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BRAINERD, 9 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BRAINERD?
- COMMUNITYGIVING is the largest funder on record, with $609,064 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BRAINERD find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Minnesota. 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 14 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