Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$37,009,276

Total expenses

$38,331,478

Contributions and grants received

$35,864,863

Grants paid

$7,637,327

Program service revenue

$520,572

Investment income

$573,432

Other revenue

$50,409

Total assets, end of year

$31,732,767

Total liabilities, end of year

$14,463,017

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$17,269,750

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$31,589,739

Management and general expenses

$5,012,873

Fundraising expenses

$1,728,866

Program service expenses (Part III)

$31,589,739

Program services were 82.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• UNLEASHING YOUTH AND FAMILY POTENTIAL: HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD STARTEARLY HEAD START AND HEAD START PROGRAMS ARE THE BACKBONE OF A STRONG CHILDCARE ECOSYSTEM, ENSURING CHILDREN ARE READY FOR SCHOOL AND SUPPORTING PARENTS AT WORK OR IN THEIR BUSINESSES. YWCA METRO CHICAGO IS A KEY LEADER IN THIS EFFORT, PARTNERING WITH 19 COMMUNITY-BASED CHILDCARE PROVIDERS TO ENROLL 621 EARLY LEARNERS (458 IN HEAD START AND 163 IN EARLY HEAD START), TRANSFORMING THE LIFE TRAJECTORY OF THE NEXT GENERATION.OUR GOALS INCLUDE:CLOSING THE ENROLLMENT GAP: WE STRIVE TO CLOSE THE GAP IN ACCESS AND ENROLLMENT IN LAKE AND DUPAGE COUNTIES THROUGH COORDINATED, COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES. OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL CENTERS AND FAMILY CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AIM TO MEET THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES IN ACCESSIBLE CHILDCARE PROGRAMS.REACHING CHILD DEVELOPMENT GOALS: WE ENSURE CHILDREN MEET OR EXCEED DEVELOPMENTAL GOALS, INCLUDING IMAGINATION, EMOTIONS, CURIOSITY, AND INITIATIVE.CONNECTING CHILDREN TO HEALTH CARE: WE STRENGTHEN THE COORDINATION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO ENSURE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES RECEIVE HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH, ORAL HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THAT SUPPORT CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND SCHOOL READINESS.ENSURING QUALITY EDUCATION: WE ENSURE CHILDCARE PROVIDERS ADHERE TO BEST PRACTICES REGARDING COMPLIANCE, SAFETY, AND OVERALL DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.INCREASING FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND WELLBEING: WE FOCUS ON CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY RESPONSIVE RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING WITH KEY FAMILY MEMBERS IN A CHILD'S LIFE, INCLUDING PREGNANT WOMEN, EXPECTANT FAMILIES, MOTHERS, FATHERS, GRANDPARENTS, AND OTHER ADULT CAREGIVERS. WE HONOR AND SUPPORT PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE CENTRAL TO A CHILD'S HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT, SCHOOL READINESS, AND WELLBEING. WE ALSO OFFER HOLISTIC AND WRAP-AROUND SUPPORT TO PARENTS AND CARETAKERS, INCLUDING FOOD ASSISTANCE, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL HEALTHCARE, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, WORKFORCE TRAINING, OR REFERRALS TO OTHER AGENCIES TO ADDRESS IMMEDIATE NEEDS.UNLEASHING YOUTH AND FAMILY POTENTIAL: CHILD AND ADULT FOOD PROGRAMSTHE CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP), ALSO KNOWN AS THE "TUMMY NUTRITION PROGRAM," AT YWCA METROPOLITAN CHICAGO PROVIDES ESSENTIAL NUTRITION EDUCATION TO SUPPORT TEACHERS, PARENTS, AND CHILDREN IN MAKING HEALTHIER FOOD CHOICES. THROUGH CULTURALLY SENSITIVE AND ACCESSIBLE GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL TRAINING SESSIONS, TUMMY PROMOTES A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO WELLNESS, FOCUSING ON MEAL PLANNING, PURCHASING, AND FOOD PREPARATION, WHILE ADDRESSING OBESITY PREVENTION.THE YWCA REIMBURSES CHILDCARE PROVIDERS FOR NUTRITIOUS MEALS SERVED TO LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME CHILDREN, SUPPLEMENTING THE INCOME OF THESE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. IN 2024, THE PROGRAM ENROLLED 2,109 CHILDREN THROUGH 219 PROVIDERS, DELIVERING NEARLY 1.3 MILLION NUTRITIOUS MEALS AND SNACKS OVER THE PAST YEAR.YWCA STAFF VISIT CHILD CARE CENTERS AND HOME-BASED PROVIDERS TO OFFER TRAINING IN COOKING AND NUTRITION SKILLS, ENSURING HEALTHY MEALS FOR CHILDREN. IN 2024, NEARLY 550 CENTER VISITS WERE CONDUCTED. HEALTHY EATING IS CRUCIAL FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH, GROWTH, AND DEVELOPMENT, REDUCING THE RISK OF CHRONIC DISEASES LIKE HEART DISEASE, TYPE 2 DIABETES, OBESITY, AND CANCERS.POST-COVID-19, YWCA STAFF AND PARTNERS OBSERVED AN INCREASE IN BMIS AMONG HEAD START-ENROLLED CHILDREN. IN APRIL 2023, 35% OF THESE CHILDREN WERE IDENTIFIED AS OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE, HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING HEALTHY SNACKS AND MEALS AT CHILD CARE CENTERS, WHICH MAY BE THE ONLY NUTRITIOUS MEALS SOME CHILDREN RECEIVE.

  Expenses $19,981,348 · Grants $7,339,805 · Revenue $152,023

• ADVANCING SAFETY, HEALING AND BELONGING SEXUAL VIOLENCE SUPPORT SERVICES DRIVING THE YWCA'S ADVANCING HEALING, SAFETY, AND BELONGING STRATEGY, THE SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM (SVSS) AT YWCA METROPOLITAN CHICAGO IS ILLINOIS' LARGEST PROVIDER OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE SERVICES. AS A COMMUNITY FIRST RESPONDER, SVSS OFFERS CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND TRAUMA-INFORMED SERVICES TO SURVIVORS AGED 3 TO ADULT AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. THE PRIMARY GOALS ARE TO PROMOTE VICTIM SAFETY, REDUCE TRAUMA, SUPPORT HEALING AND RECOVERY, AND ENHANCE COMMUNITY AWARENESS TO SHIFT SOCIAL NORMS THAT PREVENT SEXUAL VIOLENCE. IN FY24, ADVOCATES WORKING 24/7 RESPONDED TO 617 VICTIMS AT 10 PARTNER HOSPITALS AND ASSISTED 295 INDIVIDUALS WITH CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCEDURES. THERAPISTS PROVIDED TRAUMA-FOCUSED COUNSELING TO 259 SURVIVORS, AND EDUCATORS DELIVERED 3,669 SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY-BASED PRESENTATIONS. OVERALL, THE SVSS PROGRAM PROVIDED NEARLY 9,000 HOURS OF COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND ADVOCACY SERVICES TO 1,057 SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE RAPE CRISIS HOTLINE RECEIVED OVER 1,000 CONTACTS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS REACHED 184,000 PEOPLE. YWCA SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUALLY, PRIMARILY SERVING CHICAGO, DUPAGE COUNTY, AND SOUTH COOK COUNTY. AMONG CLIENTS, 88% IDENTIFY AS FEMALE, 44% AS AFRICAN AMERICAN, 31% AS LATINO, 17% AS WHITE, AND 42% ARE AGED 18 AND UNDER.

  Expenses $7,783,701 · Grants $289,407 · Revenue $128,164

• Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  Expenses $3,824,690 · Grants $8,115 · Revenue $217,614

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

• HOMETOWN CHILD CARE LLC

  $1,151,512

  CHILD CARE SUPPORT

• ONE HOPE UNITED

  $646,115

  CHILD CARE SUPPORT

• JUGANDO SE APRENDE INC

  $538,339

  CHILD CARE SUPPORT

• LITTLE PRINCE DAY CARE II LLC - ADDISON

  $384,140

  CHILD CARE SUPPORT

• STEP BY STEP DAYCARE INC

  $357,351

  CHILD CARE SUPPORT

• PEPPERMINT STICK CHILDREN'S CENTER

  $309,714

  CHILD CARE SUPPORT

• VERSITYLINK LLC

  $289,407

  SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM

• ALPHA & OMEGA LEARNING CENTER

  $174,578

  CHILD CARE SUPPORT

• KIDDIE ACADEMY OF CARPENTERSVILLE

  $153,710

  CHILD CARE SUPPORT

• GRANNY BETTYS DAYCARE AND LEARNING CENTER INC

  $150,146

  CHILD CARE SUPPORT

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

13 May 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202501339349307930

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