Maryland · Nonprofit
YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION INC
YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION INC (Maryland) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,540,710 to it, the largest being THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF FREDERICK COUNTY MARYLAND INC ($530,082). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 71% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $22M
- Funders on record
- 16
- Grants received
- $1.5M
- Net assets
- $37M
What Young Mens Christian Association Inc does
Mission
Associations of person of all ages who are united through a common effort to put christian principles into practice through programs that promote healthy lifestyles, strengthen the family, develop leadership in youth, build international understanding, and assist in community development in frederick, maryland.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Family services and child care: the ymca is the largest childcare provider in frederick county, and as such has a strong working relationship with fcps, frederick county government, and the frederick county housing authority. Through a partnership approach, we provide service to nearly 3,000 unique children. Over the last year, the ymca has successfully provided quality childcare services at multiple locations for a variety of ages, serving a diverse population year-round. The programs, as mentioned above, include: licensed child care development centers, before- and after-school activities hosted in twenty-four (24) locations, and summer day camp at seven (7) off-site locations. The ymca is committed to providing a multitude of experiences and activities, including enrichment-based offerings such as dance, youth sports, arts & crafts, gymnastics, science & technology, homework/tutoring, comprehensive state-approved preschool curriculum, specialty field trips, and guest speakers.
$5,310,081 spent$9,094,646 earned by the program25% of program spendingHead start & early head start program:the ymca of frederick county continues to administer the federally funded head start and early head start programs, serving 144 funded enrollment slots across multiple locations throughout frederick county, including 120 head start (ages 3-5) and 24 early head start (6 weeks to age 3). While the ymca has managed the federal grant since 2011, these programs have served the frederick county community for more than 50 years.head start and early head start promote school readiness for children from low-income families by supporting cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development. The programs provide comprehensive services to enrolled children and their families, including early learning, health, nutrition, mental health, and family support services, all informed by individualized family needs assessments.services are designed to be responsive to each child and family's ethnic, cultural, and linguistic background. Both programs emphasize the critical role of parents as their child's first and most important teacher, fostering strong family engagement to support long-term success.to implement this comprehensive model, the ymca partners with…
$4,501,667 spent$3,396,349 earned by the program21% of program spendingMembership services: the ymca provides the opportunity for anyone in frederick county to participate in ymca programming and activities and to enroll regardless of their ability to pay. Financial assistance is made possible through the board of directors' efforts and numerous local businesses and organizations, on behalf of the ymca, to support the ymca's initiatives while focusing on the strategic plan. The ymca continues to position itself as a leader in the community by providing services and activities to community members that other agencies or organizations might not be able to offer. Over the last year, the ymca has partnered with a variety of agencies and organizations to provide quality activities to the community, allowing these local charities and organizations to leverage financial and physical resources and eliminate duplicate services. Community partnerships include, but are not limited to: the city of frederick, frederick county government, 12-24 initiative, ausherman family foundation, delaplaine foundation, coipp, city youth matrix, and phoenix house. The ymca of frederick county continued to implement the strategic plan. The association continues to upgrade and…
$6,283,948 spent$7,980,390 earned by the program29% of program spendingPrograms such as youth and community programs and adult programs align with the mission of the ymca that promote general welfare of the residents of frederick, maryland. These programs support a positive environment for residents of frederick maryland to make healthy living choices that give them the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive.
$5,271,671 spent$386,958 earned by the program25% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $21,367,367.
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 2019 to 2020, from $22M to $36M (+67%).
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 18% · 2018 19% · 2021 26% · 2022 11% · 2023 4% · 2024 3% · 2025 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
4% of YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION 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. 2 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
Chris Colville
Secretary/treasurer/CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 5 funders, grant income rose $92k → $107k.
6 of 16 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 71% 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 ASSOCIATION 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 MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 34% of grant income and the top three 70%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
91% 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 ASSOCIATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 36% · 2018 60% · 2019 68% · 2020 25% · 2021 39% · 2022 50% · 2023 52% — 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
43% of YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 63% 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
71% of YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $450k that is directly attributable, 50% of it comes from funders outside Maryland, across 6 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.1M arriving through sponsors registered in 6 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 ASSOCIATION INC's revenue grew 51% between 2017 and 2025.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,297 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION 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 Maryland
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
94% 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
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Questions and answers
- Who funds YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION INC?
- YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION INC (Maryland) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,540,710 to it, the largest being THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF FREDERICK COUNTY MARYLAND INC ($530,082). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 71% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 16 organizations giving $1,540,710 in grants to YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION INC, 10 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION INC?
- THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF FREDERICK COUNTY MARYLAND INC is the largest funder on record, with $530,082 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Maryland. 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 16 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