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YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CANTON OHIO
YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CANTON OHIO (Ohio) receives grants from 14 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,734,650 to it, the largest being United Way of Greater Stark County ($3,404,063). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $6.3M
- Funders on record
- 14
- Grants received
- $5.7M
- Net assets
- $11M
What Young Women's Christian Association of Canton Ohio does
Mission
Ywca canton is on a mission to eliminate racism, empower women, stand up for social justice, help families and strengthen communities.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The early head start childcare partnership program provides year-round comprehensive child development and family support services for numerous stark county children through its partnership with six center-based and family childcare providers. The program serves children from six weeks to three years of age. Priority is given to eligible children who are designated as low-income, homeless, or children with a disability or are in foster care.
$3,594,460 spent55% of program spendingYwca canton's rapid re-housing program connects eligible individuals and families with permanent housing as quickly as possible. The program offers short-term financial assistance and supportive services to help participants stabilize their housing situations. Our case managers provide education on lease compliance and tenant responsibilities, assist with household budgeting, and work with participants to address barriers. Regular home visits are required to ensure our clients' success. Rapid rehousing is funded by federal continuum of care and state dollars.
$786,664 spentof which $510,229 as grants12% of program spendingYwca canton operates the largest homeless shelter for women and children in stark county, and assist with household budgeting, and work with participants to address barriers. Regular home visits are required to ensure our clients' success. Our shelter program has 38 rooms on the third floor of our main building and five family rooms at our gateway ii housing site. Our case managers assist program participants in developing a unique housing plan to help them exit to permanent housing in 90 days or less. Ywca canton's emergency shelter is funded through united way of greater stark county, local and state dollars.
$654,382 spentof which $3,985 as grants$7,955 earned by the program10% of program spendingThe ywca's onsite early childhood learning center provides quality care and education to children aged six weeks to 11 years. Our certified teachers provide everything children need to transition successfully to kindergarten. We conduct developmentally appropriate lessons and activities and provide healthy meals and a safe and creative environment.the ywca canton housing program comprises three departments: emergency shelter, permanent supportive housing, and rapid rehousing. To be assessed for any of these programs, individuals must first register with the homeless hotline by calling 330-452-4363.ywca canton provides permanent supportive housing through our three housing sites: new beginnings, gateway I, and gateway ii. Permanent supportive housing is an intervention of low-barrier affordable housing designed for disabled or chronically homeless persons. In addition to secure housing, we offer voluntary support services to help participants lead stable lives. Collectively, our three housing sites have 106 units. Rent is based on 30% of the household income. We receive funding from a combination of sources for these three sites and partner with stark metropolitan housing authority…
$1,478,304 spentof which $4,122 as grants$244,900 earned by the program23% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $6,513,810.
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 $13M to $12M (−10%).
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 67% · 2018 68% · 2019 75% · 2020 79% · 2021 79% · 2022 78% · 2023 79% · 2024 83%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
92% of YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CANTON OHIO’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (81% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 8 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
Shana Smith
CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 5 funders, grant income rose $538k → $952k.
2 of 14 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 WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CANTON OHIO’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 WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CANTON OHIO leans on a few funders — its largest provides 59% of grant income and the top three 85%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
90% 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 WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CANTON OHIO.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 80% · 2018 56% · 2019 54% · 2020 80% · 2021 49% · 2022 81% · 2023 41% — 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
33% of YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CANTON OHIO's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 71% 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
100% of YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CANTON OHIO's grant income comes from Ohio funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $977k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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 WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CANTON OHIO's funding base is broadening — from 3 funders to 5 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,263 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CANTON OHIO receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $34.6M on record.
- Department of Health and Human Services$30.2M
- Department of Housing and Urban Development$4.5M
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 WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CANTON OHIO
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 Ohio
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
95% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
92%
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 2 related entities
- Gateway House II LLC · partnership
- Gateway House II Manager Inc · corp_trust
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Questions and answers
- Who funds YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CANTON OHIO?
- YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CANTON OHIO (Ohio) receives grants from 14 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,734,650 to it, the largest being United Way of Greater Stark County ($3,404,063). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CANTON OHIO have?
- IRS filings report 14 organizations giving $5,734,650 in grants to YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CANTON OHIO, 10 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CANTON OHIO?
- United Way of Greater Stark County is the largest funder on record, with $3,404,063 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CANTON OHIO find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Ohio. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 14 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