Texas · Nonprofit
Young Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area
Young Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area (Texas) receives grants from 178 organizations whose IRS filings report $220,732,323 to it, the largest being CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH ($81,327,438). 97 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $120M
- Funders on record
- 178
- Grants received
- $221M
- Net assets
- $151M
What Young Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area does
Mission
It is the mission of the YMCA of Greater Houston to put Judeo-Christian principles into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind and body for all. See Schedule O.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2025 return the organization reported a significant change in how it conducts a program.
In January 2025, the U. S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo directing federal agencies to temporarily pause funding of all federal assistance programs to allow time to evaluate agencies and programs for consistency with the law and with Presidential priorities. The memo was later rescinded but there continued to be delays in funding and increased scrutiny of programs. These actions were the subject of various ongoing legal proceedings which impacted collectability of existing contracts and future funding availability. As a result of this uncertainty around programming, availability and collectability of funding, as well as various Executive Orders and stop-work orders, several YMCA federal assistance programs were discontinued in February and March 2025. YMCA contracts totaling approximately $45 million were discontinued. While this represented a significant share of revenue, the YMCA swiftly executed corresponding cost adjustments involving both staff and program operational costs to minimize the impact on future changes in net assets and cash flow from operations.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 3).
Healthy Living The YMCA of Greater Houston plays a vital role in enhancing community health by addressing chronic diseases and reducing the risk of drowning through targeted programs. Through inclusive programming designed for all-regardless of economic circumstance or location-the Y offers mindful activities and guidance on active living. A holistic approach empowers all community members to work toward a healthy spirit, mind, and body, ensuring that every individual has the opportunity to thrive. See Schedule O for additional information.
$48,501,371 spentof which $44,083 as grants$60,855,183 earned by the program48% of program spendingYouth Development Children and teens can unlock their full potential through enhanced educational readiness and the closing of achievement gaps. By building and instilling confidence in today's youth, the YMCA ensures our young leaders develop into engaged and contributing adults in the future. See Schedule O for additional information.
$32,273,406 spentof which $1,651,482 as grants$19,945,570 earned by the program32% of program spendingInclusive Communities The YMCA of Greater Houston has proven communities are stronger when everyone has an opportunity to succeed and improve their quality of life. The YMCA of Greater Houston strives to serve all segments of our collective society by unifying our community through membership and scholarship for all. The YMCA of Greater Houston is not a place but a purpose, everyone is welcome. See Schedule O for additional information.
$20,816,321 spentof which $3,937,010 as grants$459,054 earned by the program20% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $101,591,098.
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 2017 to 2018, from $294M to $316M (+7%).
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 0% · 2018 10% · 2019 15% · 2020 21% · 2021 37% · 2022 39% · 2023 40% · 2024 34% · 2025 14%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
30% of Young Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area’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. 5 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
Stephen Ives
President and CEO
Board chair
Paula Mendoza
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 48 funders to 79 funders, grant income rose $9.1M → $51M.
24 of 178 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 13% 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: $4.5M from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Young Mens Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area Endowment Foun dation). These are real filings, and they are not money Young Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area raised.
From the IRS filings of Young Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 178 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 the Greater Houston Area leans on a few funders — its largest provides 37% of grant income and the top three 71%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
89% 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 the Greater Houston Area.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 39% · 2018 29% · 2019 45% · 2020 32% · 2021 67% · 2022 50% · 2023 58% — 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
36% of Young Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 54% 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
69% of Young Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area's grant income comes from Texas funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $29M 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 the Greater Houston Area's funding base is broadening — from 48 funders to 79 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 180 human services nonprofits over $100M, FY2025
Government funding Young Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $94.9M on record.
- Department of Health and Human Services$87.6M
- Department of Housing and Urban Development$3.5M
- Department of Justice$3.1M
- Department of Homeland Security$700k
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 the Greater Houston Area
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 Texas
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
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- YMCA of the Greater Houston Area Endowment Foundation · exempt
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Young Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Young Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area?
- Young Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area (Texas) receives grants from 178 organizations whose IRS filings report $220,732,323 to it, the largest being CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH ($81,327,438). 97 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Young Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area have?
- IRS filings report 178 organizations giving $220,732,323 in grants to Young Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area, 97 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Young Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area?
- CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH is the largest funder on record, with $81,327,438 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Young Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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 178 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