Illinois · Nonprofit
Young Mens Christian Assoc McGaw Inc
Young Mens Christian Assoc McGaw Inc (Illinois) receives grants from 65 organizations whose IRS filings report $11,832,124 to it, the largest being Childcare Network of Evanston ($4,862,229). 50 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $20M
- Funders on record
- 65
- Grants received
- $12M
- Net assets
- $17M
What Young Mens Christian Assoc McGaw Inc does
Mission
The McGaw YMCA cultivates the whole person, strengthens community, and provides equitable access to transformational experiences that uplift the mind, body, and spirit. McGaw YMCA will be a place of belonging for all people at every stage of life. We are committed to strengthening community. Every day, we work in partnership with our neighbors to make sure that everyone in our diverse and vibrant community has the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT: McGaw 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. We help young people cultivate the values, skills, and relationships that lead to positive behaviors, better health, and educational achievement. Our Y programs such as Child Care, Early Learning, Head Start, STEM education for middle school children, youth sports, day camp, and residential camp, offer a range of experiences that enrich cognitive, social, physical, and emotional growth. Last year, McGaw provided $615,559 in scholarship assistance to make our youth development programs accessible to the community.
$9,266,411 spentof which $615,559 as grants$8,901,977 earned by the program58% of program spendingHEALTHY LIVING: McGaw YMCA is a leading voice on improving individual and community well-being. We bring families closer together, encourage good health and foster connections through fitness, sports, fun, and shared interests. As a result, thousands of families in our community are receiving the support, guidance, and resources they need to achieve greater health in spirit, mind, and body. This is particularly important as our nation struggles with an obesity crisis, families struggle with work/life balance and individuals search for personal fulfillment. Our programs are accessible, affordable and open to all people. Last year, McGaw provided $417,771 in scholarship assistance to make our healthy living programs accessible to the community.
$5,451,896 spentof which $417,772 as grants$6,326,398 earned by the program34% of program spendingSOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: McGaw YMCA believes in giving back and supporting our neighbors. We have been listening and responding to our community's most critical social needs for more than 140 years. Y programs such as the men's residence and food programs are examples of how we deliver training, resources, and support that empower our neighbors to effect change and overcome obstacles. Last year, we engaged 250 YMCA members, participants, and volunteers in activities that strengthen our community and pave the way for future generations to thrive. Last year, McGaw provided $30,001 in scholarship assistance to make our social responsibility programs accessible to the community.
$1,218,339 spentof which $30,001 as grants$1,196,098 earned by the program8% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $15,936,646.
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 2020 to 2021, from $23M to $27M (+21%).
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 1% · 2019 1% · 2020 0% · 2021 27% · 2022 16% · 2023 2% · 2024 2% · 2025 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
16% of Young Mens Christian Assoc McGaw 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. 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.
Board chair
Mark Metz
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 24 funders to 37 funders, grant income rose $739k → $1.7M.
19 of 65 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 15% 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 Mens Christian Assoc McGaw Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 65 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 Mens Christian Assoc McGaw Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 41% of grant income and the top three 57%; half comes from just 3 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
78% 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 Mens Christian Assoc McGaw Inc.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 36% · 2018 51% · 2019 45% · 2020 38% · 2021 46% · 2022 35% · 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
64% of Young Mens Christian Assoc McGaw Inc's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 77% 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
94% of Young Mens Christian Assoc McGaw Inc's grant income comes from Illinois 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 15 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 Mens Christian Assoc McGaw Inc runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 2,396 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,396 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like Young Mens Christian Assoc McGaw 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 Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
84% 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
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Young Mens Christian Assoc McGaw Inc: 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 Mens Christian Assoc McGaw Inc?
- Young Mens Christian Assoc McGaw Inc (Illinois) receives grants from 65 organizations whose IRS filings report $11,832,124 to it, the largest being Childcare Network of Evanston ($4,862,229). 50 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Young Mens Christian Assoc McGaw Inc have?
- IRS filings report 65 organizations giving $11,832,124 in grants to Young Mens Christian Assoc McGaw Inc, 50 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Young Mens Christian Assoc McGaw Inc?
- Childcare Network of Evanston is the largest funder on record, with $4,862,229 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Young Mens Christian Assoc McGaw Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. 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 65 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