Tennessee · Nonprofit
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN CHATTANOOGA
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN CHATTANOOGA (Tennessee) receives grants from 51 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,174,959 to it, the largest being National Council of YMCAs of the USA ($1,295,615). 29 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $28M
- Funders on record
- 51
- Grants received
- $5.2M
- Net assets
- $39M
What Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Chattanooga does
Mission
The ymca of metropolitan chattanooga is an organization that strengthens community by nurturing the potential of kids, promotes healthy living for all, and fosters social responsibility by putting christian principles into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind and body for all.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Healthy living - the y is a leading voice on health and well-being. We bring families closer together, encourage good health and foster connections through healthy living in spirit, mind and body. As a result over 50,000 people in our community are receiving the support, guidance, and resources they need to achieve greater health. This is particularly important as our nation and the greater chattanooga area struggles with health disparities and chronic disease, 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. Scholarships and subsidies are offered to all individuals and families in need of financial assistance. In 2024, we provided $774,381 of direct financial assistance to individuals who otherwise would have faced economic barriers to participation.
$13,099,145 spent$15,503,585 earned by the program65% of program spendingYouth development - our 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 include afterschool enrichment programs and day camps for school age kids, parent/child program such as adventure guides, youth sports programs, aquatics programs and resident camping experiences as well as juvenile delinquency prevention programs. These programs offer a range of experiences that enrich cognitive, social, physical and emotional growth. Scholarship and subsidies are offered to all individuals and families in need of financial assistance. In 2024, we provided $300,845 of direct financial assistance to the individuals involved in our youth development programs.
$5,093,360 spent$2,107,513 earned by the program25% of program spendingSocial responsibility - our ymca believes in giving back and supporting our neighbors. We have been listening and responding to our community's most critical needs for more than 145 years in the greater chattanooga area. Y programs such as the mobile market for people in the inner city living in food deserts, our feeding program of more than 300,000 meals each year, and our mobile fit program enriches lives in our area housing project are some examples of how our y is delivering precious resources and support that help effect change, bridge gaps, and overcome obstacles. We also motivate and provide opportunities for members of our community to give back through volunteerism and philanthropic giving. In 2024, we engaged over 2,300 volunteers in our programs and over 2,300 donors to our annual campaign to provide financial assistance for those who otherwise would not be able to participate in our programs due to economic constraints.
$1,824,332 spent$1,575,514 earned by the program9% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $20,016,837.
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.
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 $38M to $44M (+17%).
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 6% · 2018 7% · 2019 8% · 2020 13% · 2021 15% · 2022 19% · 2023 10% · 2024 7%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 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
Baron Herdelin-Doherty
President/CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2020 and FY2021 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 9 funders to 16 funders, grant income rose $387k → $774k.
16 of 51 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 18% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $3.6M from 7 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN CHATTANOOGA raised.
From the IRS filings of YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN CHATTANOOGA’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 51 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 METROPOLITAN CHATTANOOGA has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 25% 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
76% 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 METROPOLITAN CHATTANOOGA.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 27% · 2018 36% · 2019 36% · 2020 24% · 2021 23% · 2022 30% · 2023 32% — 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
33% of YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN CHATTANOOGA's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 57% 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
64% of YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN CHATTANOOGA's grant income comes from Tennessee funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $941k arriving through sponsors registered in 13 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.
Government funding YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN CHATTANOOGA receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $671k on record.
- Appalachian Regional Commission$500k
- Department of Agriculture$171k
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 YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN CHATTANOOGA
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 Tennessee
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
83% 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 2 states
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Questions and answers
- Who funds YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN CHATTANOOGA?
- YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN CHATTANOOGA (Tennessee) receives grants from 51 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,174,959 to it, the largest being National Council of YMCAs of the USA ($1,295,615). 29 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN CHATTANOOGA have?
- IRS filings report 51 organizations giving $5,174,959 in grants to YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN CHATTANOOGA, 29 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN CHATTANOOGA?
- National Council of YMCAs of the USA is the largest funder on record, with $1,295,615 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN CHATTANOOGA find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Tennessee. 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 51 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