Massachusetts · Nonprofit
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER BOSTON INC
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER BOSTON INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 172 organizations whose IRS filings report $51,102,388 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($21,429,335). 99 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $106M
- Funders on record
- 172
- Grants received
- $51M
- Net assets
- $115M
What Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Boston Inc does
Mission
The ymca of greater boston is dedicated to improving the health of mind, body, and spirit of individuals and families in our communities. We promote welcoming, belonging, and opportunity for all.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Healthy living - ymca of greater boston members and program participants benefit from a diverse array of health and wellness programs and services which are offered at 13 center locations throughout the city of boston and surrounding suburban locations. Program offerings include fitness centers, instructional fitness programs, personal training, aquatics learn-to-swim programs, community health programs, family gym time, youth sports, sports leagues and the jr celtics academy league. (continued on schedule o)the youth camps provides a unique opportunity for children and teens to have a break from their daily routine and experience independence in a safe and controlled environment under the guidance of college-age mentors. The camp experiences provide an opportunity to form new meaningful relationships in a setting that encourages belonging while trying new activities and developing important life skills that promote physical activity and overall well-being.
$46,255,807 spent$39,590,574 earned by the program47% of program spendingYouth development - the ymca of greater boston has a long and successful history of providing pre-school, after-school and summer development, educational, recreational and social activities for youth of all ages. In our early education program, children from all backgrounds are brought together to be nurtured, nourished, loved and celebrated. Diversity where strength and creativity and critical thinking flourish. A holistic, play-based curriculum allows our teachers to follow each child's interest, while building essential skills, strength and resilience. In addition, we operate two youth overnight camps and a family camp in new hampshire. (continued on schedule o)for school age before and afterschool programs in local public schools and at community sites, the ymca of greater boston is the largest provider of state licensed childcare in massachusetts. Programs are held during afterschool hours, school vacations, on certain holidays and teacher professional development days. Our staff lead activities that promote cooperation and character development. In our summer camp programs, we take a whole-child approach, and round out their summer experience with invigorating sports and…
$35,020,804 spent$18,262,301 earned by the program36% of program spendingSocial responsibility - the ymca supports low-income families with educational services, job skills training, and a families in transition program to address homelessness. The ymca of greater boston offers an array of education services to low-income individuals and families including adult basic education, computer literacy services, and english as a second language for recent immigrants. The y provides comprehensive job skills training and helps with placement in permanent employment positions. In 2025, we continued to deliver groceries and meals, provide nutrition education, and operated a food distribution warehouse to support the community.(continued on schedule o)the ymca continued to deliver groceries and prepared ready to go meals to children, seniors and families in 2025 and operated a food pantry warehouse in east boston that supported both ymca locations and community partner locations in the greater boston area. A new partnership we are excited about is our role in the boston community hub schools. The model intentionally looks at its assets and opportunities to take action to make their school community the best it can be. Families and the community are empowered and…
$16,363,935 spent$1,160,336 earned by the program17% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $97,640,546.
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 2019 to 2020, from $129M to $164M (+27%).
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: 2021 41% · 2022 38% · 2023 32% · 2024 32%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
44% of YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER BOSTON INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (17% 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.
Chief executive
David Shapiro
President/CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 42 funders to 72 funders, grant income rose $1.6M → $3.4M.
30 of 172 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 48% 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 GREATER BOSTON INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 172 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
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER BOSTON INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 42% of grant income and the top three 57%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
78% 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 GREATER BOSTON INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 27% · 2018 24% · 2019 18% · 2020 12% · 2021 82% · 2022 26% · 2023 12% — 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
44% of YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER BOSTON INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 58% 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
87% of YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER BOSTON INC's grant income comes from Massachusetts funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $24M arriving through sponsors registered in 16 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 GREATER BOSTON INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 248 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 248 human services nonprofits over $100M, FY2024
Organizations like YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER BOSTON 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 Massachusetts
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
91% 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 2 states
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- YMCA Shared Services Inc · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER BOSTON INC?
- YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER BOSTON INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 172 organizations whose IRS filings report $51,102,388 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($21,429,335). 99 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER BOSTON INC have?
- IRS filings report 172 organizations giving $51,102,388 in grants to YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER BOSTON INC, 99 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER BOSTON INC?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $21,429,335 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER BOSTON INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Massachusetts. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 172 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