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YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE VIRGINIA PENINSULAS
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE VIRGINIA PENINSULAS (Virginia) receives grants from 36 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,941,752 to it, the largest being THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ($1,440,495). 21 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $29M
- Funders on record
- 36
- Grants received
- $4.9M
- Net assets
- $50M
What Young Men's Christian Association of the Virginia Peninsulas does
Mission
Our mission is to put christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. Our focus is on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. We help kids succeed, prepare teens for life, prevent drowning, and help people grow healthier in spirit, mind, and body. We help members and program participants grow personally: build self-esteem and self-reliance; develop values for daily living: develop moral and ethical behavior based on christian principles; improve personal and family relations: learn to care, communicate and cooperate with others close to them; appreciate diversity: respect people of different ages, abilities, incomes, races, religions, cultures, and beliefs; become leaders and supporters: learn the give and take necessary to work toward the common good; develop specific skills: acquire new knowledge and ways to grow in spirit, mind, and body; and have fun: enjoy life.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Healthy living: the ymca of the virginia peninsulas approaches health as a unified balance of spirit, mind, and body, a holistic vision that guides every program we deliver. As rising obesity rates and chronic disease continue to threaten community well-being, the y plays a critical role in providing accessible, evidence-based solutions that help individuals build healthier, more resilient lives. In 2025, we created 338,505 opportunities for individuals of all ages to engage in health, wellness, and fitness activities designed to prevent disease, strengthen families, and promote lifelong well-being. Participants benefited from goal-based health improvement programs, nutrition education, physical activity, social connection, and values-driven support that encourages teamwork, self-esteem, and personal growth. Our aquatics programs continued to be one of our most powerful tools for community health and safety, reaching 54,561 people across the region. Infants through seniors participated in swim lessons, arthritis aquatics, aquatic exercise, lifeguard training, and safety programs that build confidence and reduce drowning riskespecially critical in a region defined by water. These…
$15,545,767 spent$12,866,936 earned by the program66% of program spendingYouth development: strengthening families and nurturing the potential of every child are at the core of the ymca's missionand in 2025, our youth development programs served as a lifeline for thousands of children, teens, and working families across our region. Our programs are intentionally designed to build confidence, character, and leadership while creating safe, supportive spaces where young people can thrive. Families rely on the y as a trusted partner in early learning and after-school enrichment. In 2025, there were 32,751 after-school opportunities across sixteen childcare sites and 7,615 preschool opportunities at five preschool locations, ensuring children received high-quality care, academic support, positive role models, and social-emotional development while their parents remained gainfully employed. Year-round family programs, including family swim nights, sports, parenting classes, and volunteer activities, strengthened bonds and supported parents as active partners in their children's growth. These experiences helped families build communication skills, deepen their connection, and develop shared values. Our day and teen camps continued to be one of the most…
$7,203,831 spent$8,084,856 earned by the program31% of program spendingSocial responsibility: the ymca of the virginia peninsulas is more than a place; it is a powerful catalyst for strengthening families and communities. In 2025, our commitment to social responsibility created meaningful pathways for equity, access, and opportunity across our entire service area. Through deep community partnerships, volunteer engagement, and mission-driven initiatives, we ensured that individuals and families received the support they needed to thrive. Our approach is intentionally collaborative. We work alongside local governments, school systems, service organizations, health agencies, civic groups, and business partners to address community needs with compassion and purpose. With 49,327 members, including 18,484 youth, and 11.96% receiving financial assistance valued at $1,735,525, the y remains committed to breaking down barriers and ensuring that all peopleregardless of income, background, or life circumstancehave access to life-changing programs. Achievers programthe achievers program empowers teens to pursue academic success, develop leadership skills, and build a pathway to higher education or vocational training. Grounded in five pillarsacademics, college…
$729,142 spentof which $9,500 as grants$439,247 earned by the program3% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $23,478,740.
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 2024 to 2025, from $53M to $62M (+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 3% · 2018 3% · 2020 8% · 2021 22% · 2022 10% · 2023 9% · 2024 10% · 2025 11%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
24% of YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE VIRGINIA PENINSULAS’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (21% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 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
John O'Shaughnessy
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2017 and FY2018 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 7 funders to 18 funders, grant income rose $202k → $792k.
10 of 36 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 36% 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 THE VIRGINIA PENINSULAS’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 36 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 VIRGINIA PENINSULAS has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 29% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
93% 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 VIRGINIA PENINSULAS.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 43% · 2018 25% · 2019 32% · 2020 74% · 2021 46% · 2022 27% · 2023 38% — 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
67% of YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE VIRGINIA PENINSULAS'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
85% of YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE VIRGINIA PENINSULAS's grant income comes from Virginia funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.8M arriving through sponsors registered in 9 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 VIRGINIA PENINSULAS runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 2,297 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,297 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
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In Virginia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
86% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
94%
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 THE VIRGINIA PENINSULAS?
- YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE VIRGINIA PENINSULAS (Virginia) receives grants from 36 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,941,752 to it, the largest being THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ($1,440,495). 21 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE VIRGINIA PENINSULAS have?
- IRS filings report 36 organizations giving $4,941,752 in grants to YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE VIRGINIA PENINSULAS, 21 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE VIRGINIA PENINSULAS?
- THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $1,440,495 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE VIRGINIA PENINSULAS find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Virginia. 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 36 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