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YMCA of Greater Des Moines

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

The Y. For Youth Development. For Healthy Living. For Social Responsibility

Founded in 1868, the YMCA of Greater Des Moines has been a constant in the changing horizon of the Des Moines area. Central Iowa has embraced the YMCA because of the strength & number of facilities operated to serve our growing region; our life-impacting programs delivered to support all people, and in the manner we engage with people - through our core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. The YMCA puts Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. The YMCA of Greater Des Moines has 9 facility branches & 2 specialty campuses that include the YMCA Supportive Housing Campus, and our beautiful year-round Y Camp. Annually the Y serves over 100,000 individuals.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.55Overall score
out of 100

89.30Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$29,594,687

Total expenses · USD$24,791,877

Program expenses

$21,073,095.45 recorded amount

85.0%

Fundraising expenses

$446,253.79 recorded amount

1.8%

Administrative expenses

$3,247,735.89 recorded amount

13.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Dave Schwartz
Recorded compensation: $109,329.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.44%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for YMCA of Greater Des Moines
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1868, the YMCA of Greater Des Moines has been a constant in the changing horizon of the Des Moines area. Central Iowa has embraced the YMCA because of the strength & number of facilities operated to serve our growing region; our life-impacting programs delivered to support all people, and in the manner we engage with people - through our core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. The YMCA puts Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. The YMCA of Greater Des Moines has 9 facility branches & 2 specialty campuses that include the YMCA Supportive Housing Campus, and our beautiful year-round Y Camp. Annually the Y serves over 100,000 individuals.
`ein` EIN	42-0680438
`tot_exp` Total expenses	24791877.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.131
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.018000000000000002
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.85
`fscore` Financial score	89.3
`leader` Recorded leader	Dave Schwartz
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	109329.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0044
`motto` Tagline	The Y. For Youth Development. For Healthy Living. For Social Responsibility
`name` Charity name	YMCA of Greater Des Moines
`tot_rev` Total revenue	29594687.0
`score` Overall score	90.55
`state` State code	IA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Multipurpose Human Service Organizations
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	21073095.45
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	446253.7860000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	3247735.887

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 42-0680438
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Multipurpose Human Service Organizations
Recorded location: Iowa (IA)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.