Rhode Island · Nonprofit
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF PAWTUCKET INC
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF PAWTUCKET INC (Rhode Island) receives grants from 24 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,971,493 to it, the largest being THE CHAMPLIN FOUNDATION ($1,112,038). 16 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $17M
- Funders on record
- 24
- Grants received
- $3.0M
- Net assets
- $24M
What Young Men's Christian Association of Pawtucket Inc does
Mission
To put christian principles into practice through programs that build character & promote a healthy spirit, mind & body for all. In concert with our mission statement, our vision is: enrich the spirit; provide an experience of tradition & association, to enhance a sense of belonging & well-being; build health & character; provide an environment in which people can engage in comprehensive quality programs of health, fitness & character development that will enhance healthy lifestyles & values. Develop lifetime skills: teach & nurture social, interpersonal & physical skills, which provide enjoyment & help meet the health, safety & welfare needs of all. Strengthen the family: encourage togetherness & enhance family participation & unity through a broad range of services & programs aimed at traditional & non-traditional family units. Strengthen the community: promote the development of leadership, volunteerism, cultural understanding & eliminate bias & advocate for those in need.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Childcare - the ymca's childcare programs offer high quality educational opportunities for preschool and school age children from all segments of the more than eight communities we serve. We offer a variety of state licensed childcare programs, both full and part time, which provide a safe and nurturing environment where children learn, develop and grow. We partner with other community agencies such as (united way, dhs, dept of health, gateway, and other governmental agencies) to provide financial assistance for those who cannot afford to pay and additional support and resources. In 2025, we provided financial assistance to 11,926 participants.
$5,430,360 spentof which $5,655 as grants$7,855,777 earned by the program36% of program spendingFitness and health - the ymca views health holistically: a healthy person has unity of body, mind and spirit. The ymca has identified the growing national obesity rates in this country as a critical social issue that must be addressed and our health and well-being programs are designed to help people develop new skills and set realistic goals for self-improvement and disease prevention through an active lifestyle, proper nutrition, stress management, and health education. In addition to health and wellness, ymca programs promote socialization, community, and self-esteem. We serve all ages, abilities, races, nationalities, and religions, and we provide financial assistance to those who need it. In 2025, we provided financial assistance to 22,728 people in our community.
$6,513,268 spentof which $722,006 as grants$5,378,712 earned by the program44% of program spendingCamp - day camp offers adventure and learning activities that challenge, educate, and support children's cognitive development, physical well-being, social growth, and self-esteem. Our camps foster respect for nature and the interconnectedness of all living things. In 2025, we provided financial assistance to 284 campers. Family and specialty camps for teens and athletes created opportunities to explore the outdoors, strengthen family connections, participate in healthy competition, and pursue personal growth. Camps are age-specific to support each child's development and are geographically located for the convenience of working parents. Located in four cities and towns across northern rhode island and the coventry community, our camps collectively serve children and teens up to age 16. Camp programming promotes health and fitness while teaching lifelong skills.
$1,859,373 spentof which $117,980 as grants$1,294,854 earned by the program12% of program spendingAquatics - swimming is a lifelong skill that encourages fitness, socialization, and exploration. We believe that teaching every child (and adult) basic swimming skills saves lives. Drowning accounts for one in four deaths amongst children. Safety around water programs teach basic skills for children. Swimming lessons provide progressive growth and skill development. For children who develop a passion for swimming, our swim teams allow for further growth and healthy competition in a team environment. We understand that swim lessons are more than just stroke development. As they learn to swim, children also develop endurance, self-confidence, and an appreciation for water safety. The y staff works hard to create an encouraging atmosphere in the water, where each swimmer can learn and progress at his or her own pace and comfort level. In 2025, the ymca raised $68,500 in sponsorship support for the safety around water program that provides free swim lessons to any community member in english or spanish designed specifically to prevent fatal drownings, a leading cause of accident death in our state.
$1,078,198 spent$889,277 earned by the program7% of program spendingThe hope (health outreach programs & engagement) initiative by the ymca of pawtucket brings essential resources and wellness opportunities directly to the community. The program provides the following key services:hope market: a community food distribution outlet. The pawtucket family ymca provides free bus transportation to the market weekly.workforce development: offers resume support, job search assistance, and weekly workshops at the pawtucket family ymca branch. Shower on the move: a local mobile health facility that provides private, ada-accessible shower stalls, haircuts, hygiene kits, and clean clothing to unhoused individuals.
$46,902 spent0% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $14,928,101.
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 $36M to $34M (−6%).
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 1% · 2018 0% · 2019 0% · 2020 0% · 2021 8% · 2022 18% · 2024 0% · 2025 2%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
7% of YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF PAWTUCKET 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. 4 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
Jeff Merhige
Chief executive officer
Board chair
Dr Patrick Nugent
Chairman of the board
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 15 funders, grant income rose $13k → $415k.
1 of 24 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 0% 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: $433k from 2 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest The Rhode Island Community Foundation). These are real filings, and they are not money YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF PAWTUCKET INC raised.
From the IRS filings of YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF PAWTUCKET INC’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 PAWTUCKET INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 37% of grant income and the top three 80%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
53% 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 PAWTUCKET INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 57% · 2018 35% · 2019 57% · 2020 52% · 2021 44% · 2022 46% · 2023 45% — 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
69% of YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF PAWTUCKET INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 67% 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
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF PAWTUCKET INC draws 82% of its grant income from funders outside Rhode Island, across 9 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $239 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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 PAWTUCKET INC's funding base is broadening — from 2 funders to 15 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,297 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF PAWTUCKET 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 Rhode Island
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
81% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
96%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Breakneck Hill Station · corp_trust
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Questions and answers
- Who funds YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF PAWTUCKET INC?
- YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF PAWTUCKET INC (Rhode Island) receives grants from 24 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,971,493 to it, the largest being THE CHAMPLIN FOUNDATION ($1,112,038). 16 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF PAWTUCKET INC have?
- IRS filings report 24 organizations giving $2,971,493 in grants to YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF PAWTUCKET INC, 16 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF PAWTUCKET INC?
- THE CHAMPLIN FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $1,112,038 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF PAWTUCKET INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Rhode Island. 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 24 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