YMCA of Greater Providence
YMCA of Greater Providence
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About this organization
Mission
Founded in 1883, YMCAs collectively make up the largest nonprofit community service organization in America. YMCAs are at the heart of community life in neighborhoods and towns across the nation. They work to meet the health and social service needs of 16.9 million men, women and children. Ys help people develop values and behavior that are consistent with Christian principles. Ys are for people of all faiths, races, abilities, ages and incomes. No one is turned away for inability to pay. YMCAs' strength is in the people they bring together. In the average Y, a volunteer board sets policy for its executive, who manages the operation with full-time and part-time staff and volunteer leaders. Ys meet local community needs through organized activities called programs. In its own way, every Y nurtures the healthy development of children and teens; strengthens families; and makes its community a healthier, safer, better place to live. YMCA programs are tools for building the values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. Longtime leaders in community-based health and fitness and aquatics, Ys teach kids to swim, offer exercise classes for people with disabilities and lead adult aerobics. They also offer hundreds of other programs in response to community needs, including camping, child care (the Y movement is the nation's largest not-for-profit provider), teen clubs, environmental programs, substance abuse prevention, youth sports, family nights, job training, international exchange and many more. Organization: Each YMCA is a charitable nonprofit, qualifying under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Tax Code. Each is independent. YMCAs are required by the national constitution to pay annual dues, to refrain from discrimination and to support the YMCA mission. All other decisions are local choices, including programs offered, staffing and style of operation. The national office, called the YMCA of the USA, is in Chicago, with field offices in California, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Ohio, Indiana, Minnesota and Texas. It is staffed by 241 employees. Its purpose is to serve member associations. International: YMCAs are at work in more than 120 countries around the world, serving more than 30 million people. Some 230 local US Ys maintain more than 370 relationships with Ys in other countries, operate international programs and contribute to YMCA work worldwide through the YMCA World Service campaign. Like other national YMCA movements, the YMCA of the USA is a member of the World Alliance of YMCAs, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. History: The YMCA was founded in London, England, in 1844 by George Williams and about a dozen friends who lived and worked as clerks in a drapery a forerunner of dry-goods and department stores. Their goal was to help young men like themselves find God. The first members were evangelical Protestants who prayed and studied the Bible as an alternative to vice. The Y movement has always been nonsectarian and today accepts those of all faiths at all levels of the organization, despite its unchanging name, the Young Men's Christian Association. The first U.S. YMCA started in Boston in 1851, the work of Thomas Sullivan, a retired sea captain who was a lay missionary. Ys spread fast and soon were serving boys and older men as well as young men. Although 5,145 women worked in YMCA military canteens in World War I, it wasn't until after World War II that women and girls were admitted to full membership and participation in the US YMCAs. Today half of all YMCA members and program members are female, and half are under age 18.
About
Membership and programs: The YMCA of Greater Providence is committed to improving the health of the community. We currently have over 43,928 members and provided $2,722,192 in financial assistance in 2018. The primary way we support individuals and families of all ages and walks of life is through our seven conveniently based wellness centers, where everyone is welcome and no one is turned away due to an inability to pay. Individual, group, and family programs are offered at each of these locations to provide a supportive setting and community to help individuals meet their personal health and wellness goals. Complementing these basic services are a suite of evidence-based health interventions that are designed to meet the needs of individuals living with chronic health conditions as well as to help those at risk of such conditions prevent later life onset. These interventions range from child obesity to diabetes prevention to cancer survivorship to falls prevention for older adults.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as documented in the filing, is “The mission of the ymca of greater providence is to build healthy spirit, mind and body for all, through programs, services and relationships that are based upon our core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were described as: “Build healthy spirit, mind and body for all, through programs, services and relationships that are based upon our core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.”.
- The non-profit is legally allowed to operate in the state of RI, as reported.
- The filing provides the non-profit's address in 2019 as 21 PEACE STREET, PROVIDENCE, RI, 02907.
- The non-profit has a total of 1561 employees, as reported on their form for 2019.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$15,120.
- The organization has 26 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1854.
- The organization pays $13,600,342 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $237,519 in fundraising expenses.
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