Minnesota · Nonprofit
YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTH
YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTH (Minnesota) receives grants from 198 organizations whose IRS filings report $60,039,050 to it, the largest being NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST ($18,257,250). 122 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $174M
- Funders on record
- 198
- Grants received
- $60M
- Net assets
- $250M
What Young Mens Christian Association of the North does
Mission
The mission of the YMCA of the North is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind & body for all. The Y is a cause-driven organization that strengthens communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. The Y is committed to providing equal access to its programs, services and facilities without regard to income, race, ability, creed, national origin and sex. The YMCA celebrates the presence of differences that make each person unique. The Y intentionally engages and develops all members of the Y community and strive to connect and serve populations locally, nationally and globally. The Y's vision is "we serve relentlessly with our community until all can thrive in each stage of life." Strengthening community is the Y's cause. The YMCA believes "we are stronger together."
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Youth Development: Nurturing the potential of every child and teen. The YMCA believes in youth development, nurturing the potential of every child and teen. At the Y, children and teens explore their unique talents and interests to help them realize their potential. That makes for confident kids today and contributing and engaged adults tomorrow. The Y believes the values and skills learned early on are vital building blocks for life. Because of the Y, more young people in neighborhoods around the nation are taking a greater interest in learning and making smarter life choices. Key youth program areas at the Y include: Childcare: safe, nurturing environment for children to learn, grow and develop social skills. Education & Leadership: knowledge, character development, guidance and encouragement to help youth develop and realize their potential. Swim, Sports & Play: positive, fun activities that build athletic, social and interpersonal skills. Camp & Adventure: exciting, safe community for young people to explore the outdoors, build self-esteem, develop interpersonal skills and make lasting friendships and memories. Youth development in the Y includes leadership development…
$80,893,060 spentof which $6,642,686 as grants$66,464,810 earned by the program61% of program spendingHealthy Living: Improving the nation's health and well-being. Being healthy means more than simply being physically active. It is about maintaining a balanced spirit, mind and body. The Y is a place where people can work toward that balance by challenging themselves to learn a new skill or hobby, fostering connections with friends through lifelong learning programs, or bringing loved ones closer together through many family-centered activities. At the Y, it is not about the activity people choose as much as it is about the benefits of living healthier on the inside as well as the outside. The Y demonstrates its commitment to healthy living through a variety of focus areas. Health and Wellbeing provides resources and guidance to maintain or improve physical activity, mental health and overall wellbeing. Family Time brings families together to have fun and grow together. Sports and Recreation provides healthy lifestyle activities that unite people with shared athletic and recreational interests. The Y also provides social networking opportunities and activities that connect people who share common passions and personal interests. Specific core programs that promote Healthy Living…
$41,828,820 spentof which $4,493,493 as grants$59,710,398 earned by the program32% of program spendingSocial Responsibility: Giving back and providing support to our neighbors. The YMCA believes in social responsibility, giving back and providing support to neighbors. The generosity of others is at the core of the Y's mission. It is only through the support of countless volunteers and public and private donors that the Y is able to support and give back to the communities we engage. Core program areas in this focus are: Leadership Impact Group: drives sustainable change and transforms systems within our communities to ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive. Through an inclusive and collaborative process, we create environments where leaders can explore new perspectives, gain practical tools and take action with confidence. Newcomer Support: support systems that welcome, celebrate, educate and connect diverse demographic populations in local neighborhoods, the U.S. and around the world. Volunteerism and Giving: voluntary contributions that fund, lead and support the Y's critical work. Advocacy: collaboration with policy makers, community leaders and private and public organizations to develop youth, eliminate barriers, prevent chronic disease, build healthier communities and…
$9,513,373 spentof which $3,296,167 as grants$820,719 earned by the program7% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $132,235,253.
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 2021 to 2022, from $395M to $344M (−13%).
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 4% · 2018 4% · 2019 4% · 2020 10% · 2021 9% · 2022 18% · 2023 10% · 2024 11%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
21% of YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTH’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 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.
Chief executive
Glen Gunderson
President and CEO
Board chair
Carolyn Sakstrup
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 37 funders to 80 funders, grant income rose $2.0M → $5.8M.
33 of 198 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 43% 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: $12M from 21 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Greater Twin Cities United Way). These are real filings, and they are not money YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTH raised.
From the IRS filings of YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTH’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 198 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 ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTH has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 30% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
59% 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 OF THE NORTH.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 23% · 2018 73% · 2019 17% · 2020 13% · 2021 81% · 2022 17% · 2023 18% — 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
41% of YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTH's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 62% 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 MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTH's grant income comes from Minnesota funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $26M arriving through sponsors registered in 18 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 OF THE NORTH's funding base is broadening — from 37 funders to 80 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 248 human services nonprofits over $100M, FY2024
Government funding YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTH receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $9.4M on record.
- Department of Health and Human Services$4.9M
- Department of Justice$4.4M
- Department of Agriculture$64k
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 MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTH
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 Minnesota
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
75% 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 2 states
Part of a family of 4 related entities
- Open y LLC · disregarded
- YMCA at the Marsh LLC · disregarded
- YN Mineral Holdings LLC · disregarded
- Twin Cities Partners LLC · partnership
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Questions and answers
- Who funds YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTH?
- YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTH (Minnesota) receives grants from 198 organizations whose IRS filings report $60,039,050 to it, the largest being NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST ($18,257,250). 122 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTH have?
- IRS filings report 198 organizations giving $60,039,050 in grants to YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTH, 122 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTH?
- NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST is the largest funder on record, with $18,257,250 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTH find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Minnesota. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 198 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