Iowa · Nonprofit
YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC OF SPENCER IOWA
YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC OF SPENCER IOWA (Iowa) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $32,500 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF SPENCER ($27,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $3.1M
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $33k
- Net assets
- $3.4M
What Young Mens Christian Assoc of Spencer Iowa does
Mission
The ymca of spencer is a charitable, community service organization that includes men, women, and children of all ages, abilities, incomes, races, and religions we are dedicated to building strong kids, strong families, and strong communities by putting christian principles into practice through programs that promote healthy lifestyles, strong values, leadership development, community interaction, and international understanding all persons are welcome at our ymca, through generous contributions from ymca members and the united way, no one is turned away from the ymca due to inability to pay our ymca is founded and led by volunteers from our community, volunteers also serve as mentors, coaches, program leaders, instructors, and more. Goals of programs the goals of all ymca programs and practices are to help participants - grow as responsible members of families and communities - recognize that everyone is a child of god and worthy of respect.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The childcare and preschool program offers high quality child care and preschool by providing comprehensive activities for children of all ages, drawing on diverse members of the community. This program relieves the burden of balancing work and family. It allows parents of children in the organization's care to remain employed, knowing that their children are thriving in a safe, developmentally sound environment.
$1,304,420 spent$1,160,844 earned by the program50% of program spendingThe membership and healthy living program strives to develop health in spirit, mind and body for people of all ages and abilities. This program is designed to help people create realistic goals for self-improvement and emphasize disease prevention through regular exercise, proper nutrition, stress management and health education.
$620,184 spent$692,792 earned by the program24% of program spendingThe program classes and services program is used to develop values related to daily living. This program encourages moral and ethical behavior based on judeo-christian principles. It emphasizes the appreciation of all diversities by teaching to respect people of different ages, abilities, income levels, races, religions, cultures, and beliefs. It creates future leaders and supporters by demonstrating the appropriate give and take necessary to work toward the common good. Lastly, it expands the development of specific skills used to grow in spirit, mind, and body.
$576,685 spent$395,145 earned by the program22% of program spendingThe city pool and playground program provides area youth opportunities to shape values and develop healthier lifestyles with the use of the city parks and aquatic center.
$106,920 spent$128,150 earned by the program4% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,608,209.
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 $4.2M to $3.8M (−9%).
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 0% · 2019 0% · 2020 1% · 2021 13% · 2022 29% · 2023 0% · 2024 0% · 2025 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
42% of YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC OF SPENCER IOWA’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (81% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 6 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
Sandra Warren
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $6k → $9k.
1 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 17% 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 OF SPENCER IOWA’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 MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC OF SPENCER IOWA leans on a few funders — its largest provides 83% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% 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 OF SPENCER IOWA.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“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.
Where its funders are
100% of YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC OF SPENCER IOWA's grant income comes from Iowa funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $6k 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 MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC OF SPENCER IOWA's funding has concentrated — grant income rose while the number of funders held roughly flat.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 6,891 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC OF SPENCER IOWA
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 Iowa
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
97%
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 3 related entities
- Westshire · partnership
- Michael E Tangney Charitable Trust · corp_trust
- Public Benefit Holding Corporation · corp_trust
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Questions and answers
- Who funds YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC OF SPENCER IOWA?
- YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC OF SPENCER IOWA (Iowa) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $32,500 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF SPENCER ($27,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC OF SPENCER IOWA have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $32,500 in grants to YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC OF SPENCER IOWA, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC OF SPENCER IOWA?
- UNITED WAY OF SPENCER is the largest funder on record, with $27,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC OF SPENCER IOWA find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Iowa. 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 2 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