Wisconsin · Nonprofit
Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Milwaukee Inc
Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Milwaukee Inc (Wisconsin) receives grants from 44 organizations whose IRS filings report $8,374,692 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY INC ($3,697,191). 24 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $15M
- Funders on record
- 44
- Grants received
- $8.4M
- Net assets
- $15M
What Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Milwaukee Inc does
Mission
The Y is the nation's leading nonprofit committed to strengthening communities through Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Youth development - the y is committed to nurturing the potential of every child and teen. At the y, youth develop values and refine skills that lead to more positive relationships with peers, better health, and increased educational success. The y served more than 6,100 preschoolers, children, and youth. The benefits of y youth development programs are greater than just physical health. Because of the y, more young people in neighborhoods across milwaukee learned the importance of being community minded and civically engaged in 2024. The y offers early childhood programs at the northside y early childhood education center. The y's early education center and k4 & k5 wrap served 140 youth birth-to-five years of age. The the northside locations retained its five-star rating (the highest possible) from wisconsin's youngstar childcare rating system. Financial assistance was available for those preschool families who could not afford to pay. (continued on schedule o)
$8,474,708 spentof which $521,711 as grants$7,962,929 earned by the program68% of program spendingHealthy living - at the y, we know that healthy lifestyles are achieved through nurturing mind, body and spirit. Well-being and fitness at the y are so much more than just working out. Beyond exercise facilities, the y provides educational programs to promote smarter and healthier decisions. Our community integrated health programs increased access to care, lowered costs, improved prevention and reduction of chronic disease, and reduced gaps in milwaukee. In addition, the y runs programs for individuals living with multiple sclerosis, suffering from parkinson's disease, or dealing with the after-effects of a stroke. Fitness center activities, group exercise, healthy lifestyle programming, and personal training offer important ways for people of any age to achieve their personal heath goals and reduce social isolation by developing bonds with their peers. Through programs and activities like parent-child swim and preschool classes, and family fun nights, families grow closer and more connected. Personal trainers guide and support. (continued on schedule o)
$3,813,257 spent$3,931,287 earned by the program31% of program spendingSocial responsibility - from january to december 2024, the y continued living out its promise to create, strengthen, and replicate practices that bring about greater community cohesion, address gaps in health outcomes, and promote social well-being. Our changing communities is reflected at all levels, including the recruitment of board leaders and staff, and a volunteer social responsibility committee provides input into how the y delivers on its promise. During the year. The ymca of metropolitan milwaukee is committed to positioning the y as a community convener and collaborator to address critical social issues. (continued on schedule o)
$147,798 spent1% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $12,435,763.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 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 2020 to 2021, from $18M to $21M (+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: 2018 3% · 2019 3% · 2020 3% · 2021 7% · 2022 35% · 2023 6% · 2024 8% · 2025 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
17% of Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Milwaukee Inc’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. 6 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.
Board chair
Jeffrey Lueken
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 12 funders to 20 funders, grant income rose $868k → $1.2M.
13 of 44 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 9% 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 Metropolitan Milwaukee Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 44 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 Milwaukee Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 44% of grant income and the top three 77%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
85% 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 Milwaukee Inc.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 64% · 2018 55% · 2019 63% · 2020 51% · 2021 46% · 2022 54% · 2023 34% — 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
50% of Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Milwaukee Inc's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 55% 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
63% of Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Milwaukee Inc's grant income comes from Wisconsin funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $791k arriving through sponsors registered in 10 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 Metropolitan Milwaukee Inc's funding base is broadening — from 12 funders to 20 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,396 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Milwaukee 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 Wisconsin
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 Metropolitan Milwaukee Inc?
- Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Milwaukee Inc (Wisconsin) receives grants from 44 organizations whose IRS filings report $8,374,692 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY INC ($3,697,191). 24 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Milwaukee Inc have?
- IRS filings report 44 organizations giving $8,374,692 in grants to Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Milwaukee Inc, 24 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Milwaukee Inc?
- UNITED WAY OF GREATER MILWAUKEE & WAUKESHA COUNTY INC is the largest funder on record, with $3,697,191 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Milwaukee Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Wisconsin. 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 2018–2025), and the filings of 44 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