Minnesota · Nonprofit
Young Women's Christian Association of St Paul
Young Women's Christian Association of St Paul (Minnesota) receives grants from 45 organizations whose IRS filings report $10,805,737 to it, the largest being The Chicago Community Trust ($3,000,000). 21 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 53% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $4.9M
- Funders on record
- 45
- Grants received
- $11M
- Net assets
- $-363134
What Young Women's Christian Association of St Paul does
Mission
YWCA St. Paul's mission is to eliminate racism, empower women and promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Housing & supportive services helped families and individuals overcome homelessness through affordable housing and supportive services to empower families to stabilize their lives, build new skills, decrease their utilization of emergency services, and keep families united and safe. While each program has specific eligibility criteria & requirements, all programs are united in philosophy, core services & service delivery methods that equip & empower participants to achieve foundational stability (i.e., stable housing), improve their economic resources & increase their self-sufficiency. They link affordable housing to customized support services; use the whole family approach; operate collaboratively; are case management-driven & participant centered; employ outcome-based evaluation; research-based tools, strategies, and best practices. YWCA's transitional housing program (THP), established in 1984, creates a path out of homelessness for single parent families with moderate to high barriers to housing stability. A family centered program, THP provides life changing case management, advocacy, training & support that helps parents achieve stable housing and supports the needs of…
$1,971,668 spentof which $88,493 as grants$1,012,540 earned by the program49% of program spendingThe health & fitness center (HFC) is a community health hub that provides individual and group-based activities that support good health. A welcoming and inclusive setting empowers people of all ages to live an active lifestyle, prevent, and manage chronic medical conditions, reduce stress, and grow strong in body and mind. Outreach and initiatives help keep health and wellness services accessible and welcoming to all genders, ages, and abilities. Service and facility offerings include group and specialty classes, pool, hot tub, free weights, cardio equipment, and on-site personal trainers work one-on-one with members to meet their fitness goals.The HFC helped members meet their health and fitness goals by providing classes, personal training and coaching services, swimming instruction, aquatic exercise, lap swimming, competitive swimming, open swimming, and pool rental. Supported the health of participants in YWCA's social service programs through special programs (e.g., swimming lessons for housing program families).
$1,112,358 spent$1,013,807 earned by the program28% of program spendingThe YWCA's Economic Advancement Career Pathways Program provides culturally responsive employment counseling and comprehensive support to adults seeking to advance their economic stability. Grounded in our commitment to equity, the program is designed to serve individuals and families navigating barriers to employment, particularly those from communities historically impacted by systemic inequities, while remaining inclusive and accessible to all.Through the Career Pathways Program, unemployed and underemployed individuals are supported in preparing for the workforce, building critical skills, and earning industry-recognized credentials that lead to sustainable, in-demand careers. Participants receive individualized coaching, ongoing case coordination, and wraparound services that address both professional and personal barriers to success.Our current healthcare tract is within the healthcare sector, including training courses such as Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Phlebotomy, Trained Medication Assistant (TMA), and Nurse Station Technician (NST/HUC). All training courses are complemented by a strong focus on career readiness, financial literacy, and essential professional soft…
$763,905 spentof which $135,339 as grants$40,925 earned by the program19% of program spendingYouth development programs empower young people to build bright futures. Programming helps young people affirm who they are, and supports them in building leadership skills, employment readiness, and academic success. YW Stride helps young women of color ages 17-24 who are transitioning from foster care by helping them secure stable housing and navigate relationships, resources, and systems. The Young Women's Initiative of MN is a public-private partnership between the Women's Foundation of MN and the State of MN. It is comprised of twenty-four young women and youth leaders ages 16-24 appointed by the Governor and actively engaged in leadership and advocacy development, philanthropy, policy initiatives, and community engagement to address disparities for girls and young women.Increased Stride participants' employment or education involvement, with majority working full-time jobs, enrolling in school, or entering job training programs. Ninety-five percent of Stride participants remained in stable housing after their subsidy support concluded.YWI 2025-2026 cohort served twenty-four participants aged 16 to 24 for their leadership development over a year and four months. Provide them…
$192,467 spentof which $18,932 as grants5% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,040,398.
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 $7.7M to $11M (+39%).
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 30% · 2018 33% · 2019 26% · 2020 20% · 2021 37% · 2022 26% · 2023 20% · 2024 25% · 2025 28%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
55% of Young Women's Christian Association of St Paul’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. 7 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
Ashley Booker
Chief Executive Officer
Board chair
Mara Ascheman
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 7 funders to 17 funders, grant income rose $742k → $1.2M.
10 of 45 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 53% 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 St Paul’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 45 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 Women's Christian Association of St Paul leans on a few funders — its largest provides 28% of grant income and the top three 62%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
80% 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 St Paul.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 59% · 2018 42% · 2019 42% · 2020 36% · 2021 75% · 2022 24% · 2023 30% — 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
56% of Young Women's Christian Association of St Paul's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 47% 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
53% of Young Women's Christian Association of St Paul'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 $5.0M that is directly attributable, 96% of it comes from Minnesota funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $5.8M arriving through sponsors registered in 7 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 St Paul receives grants from 45 organizations whose IRS filings report $11M to it.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 6,891 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Government funding Young Women's Christian Association of St Paul receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $2.4M on record.
- Department of Housing and Urban Development$2.4M
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.
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In Minnesota
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
69% 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 5 related entities
- Lexington Supportive Housing LLC · disregarded
- Grotto Supportive Housing LLC · disregarded
- Oxford Supportive Housing LLC · disregarded
- Cleveland Saunders Supportive Housing LLC · disregarded
- MLK Court Supportive Housing LLC · disregarded
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Young Women's Christian Association of St Paul?
- Young Women's Christian Association of St Paul (Minnesota) receives grants from 45 organizations whose IRS filings report $10,805,737 to it, the largest being The Chicago Community Trust ($3,000,000). 21 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 53% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does Young Women's Christian Association of St Paul have?
- IRS filings report 45 organizations giving $10,805,737 in grants to Young Women's Christian Association of St Paul, 21 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Young Women's Christian Association of St Paul?
- The Chicago Community Trust is the largest funder on record, with $3,000,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Young Women's Christian Association of St Paul 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.
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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 45 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