Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$10,358,944

Total expenses

$9,985,771

Contributions and grants received

$1,310,437

Grants paid

$115,388

Program service revenue

$9,072,440

Investment income

$32,923

Other revenue

-$56,856

Total assets, end of year

$15,636,435

Total liabilities, end of year

$2,821,876

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$12,814,559

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$8,736,845

Management and general expenses

$961,505

Fundraising expenses

$287,421

Program service expenses (Part III)

$8,736,845

Program services were 87.5% 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

• CHILDCARE AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS:OUR LEARNING CENTERS PROVIDE NURTURING AND EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS FOR HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN ANNUALLY. WE SERVE INFANTS, TODDLERS, PRESCHOOLERS, AND SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN. OUR CLASSROOMS ARE WHERE CHILDREN DEVELOP EARLY LITERACY AND MATH SKILLS AND LEARN TO RESPECT THE EARTH AND EACH OTHER. OUR COMMITMENT TO END RACISM AND PROMOTE PEACE, JUSTICE, FREEDOM, AND DIGNITY FOR ALL PEOPLE IS REFLECTED THROUGHOUT OUR CURRICULUM, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND CLASSROOMS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO REDUCING THE STRESS OF WORKING PARENTS WHO RELY ON US FOR AFFORDABLE AND QUALITY CHILDCARE PROGRAMS. WE HAVE A GRANT FOR 16 CHILDREN TO BE IN MIXED-AGE CLASSROOMS FOR CHILDREN SIX MONTHS TO THREE YEARS OLD OR UNTIL THEY CAN ENTER THE PRE-K COUNTS PROGRAM. THE PRE-K COUNTS PROGRAM IS AN ESTABLISHED PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY PRE-KINDERGARTEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES AT NO COST. OUR PRE-K COUNTS PROGRAMS ARE HELD AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: YWCA YORK, LINCOLN CHARTER SCHOOL, YORK SUBURBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT, EASTERN YORK SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND NORTHEASTERN SCHOOL DISTRICT. PRE-K COUNTS IS A STATE-FUNDED PROGRAM FOR THREE TO FIVE-YEAR-OLD'S, MEETING FAMILY INCOME GUIDELINES, FROM 9:00 AM TO 2:00 PM DURING SCHOOL. WE OFFER WRAPAROUND CARE, WHICH ALLOWS THE CHILDREN TO BE AT THE PRE-K COUNTS LOCATION STARTING AT 6:30 AM AND CONTINUING TO 5:30 PM. OUR SCHOOL-AGED CHILDCARE PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH A SAFE, NOURISHING ENVIRONMENT WHERE KIDS CAN RELAX AND SOCIALIZE BEFORE SCHOOL, DECOMPRESS, AND PLAY AFTER SCHOOL. DURING THE PROGRAM HOURS, CHILDREN ARE FED BREAKFAST (AM) AND A SNACK (PM), CAN PLAY IN THE GYMNASIUM AND CAN SWIM AT OUR INDOOR POOL. OUR DEDICATED STAFF OFFERS UNIQUE HANDS-ON LEARNING ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR TO REINFORCE THAT LEARNING CAN BE FUN AND APPLICABLE TO THEIR GROWING NEEDS. DURING THE SUMMER, WE OFFER FULL-DAY SUMMER CAMP AT OUR PROPERTY, CAMP CANN-EDI-ON, LOCATED OFF THE STRINESTOWN 83 EXIT. CAMP CANN-EDI-ON REPRESENTS ONE OF THE REGION'S FEW AFFORDABLE SUMMER CAMP OPPORTUNITIES, OFFERING SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE FOR LOWER-INCOME FAMILIES AND GOVERNMENT-FUNDED SUPPORT. OUR CAMP ALLOWS OUR YOUTH TO EXPERIENCE AND CONNECT WITH THE OUTDOORS. CAMP EXPLORERS, FOR THE FOUR TO SIX-YEAR-OLDS, CAN ATTEND CAMP CANN-EDI-ON WEEKLY. YOUTH PROGRAMS: OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS (QUANTUM OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM AND NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH AMBASSADORS) FOCUS ON YOUNG PEOPLE'S STRENGTHS AND CHALLENGE THEM TO EXPECT AND CREATE GREAT THINGS IN THEIR LIVES. AS SUCH, YOUTH CAN EXPLORE NEW WORLDS, DISCOVER THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, AND DEVELOP TOWARD HEALTHY ADULTHOOD. NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH AMBASSADORS PROVIDES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH AN ADULT MENTOR TO VISIT NEIGHBORHOODS IN YORK CITY AND WORK WITH THE YOUTH GROUP AND THE COMMUNITY TO CLEAN UP TRASH, WEEDS, AND OTHER ITEMS TO BUILD A NEIGHBORHOOD EVERYONE WOULD BE PROUD TO LIVE IN. WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONE ADULT MENTOR WITH A GROUP OF ONE TO FOUR YOUTHS. THE YOUTHS ARE PAID FOR THEIR WORK IN THE LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH GIVES THEM PRIDE IN DOING THE WORK AND BUILDS A SENSE OF COMMUNITY. THE QUANTUM OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM (QOP) IS A FOUR-CORNERSTONE APPROACH THAT PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE SUCCESS PLAN FOR THE PARTICIPATING YOUTH, GRADES 9 THROUGH 12. STUDENTS RECEIVE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING, FINANCIAL LITERACY, ACADEMIC SUPPORT, CAREER AND GOAL DEVELOPMENT, UNDERSTANDING OF RACIAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND OTHER TOOLS TO HELP THEM BE WELL-ROUNDED INDIVIDUALS. QOP STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN UP TO 250 HOURS IN EACH AREA, INCLUDING COMMUNITY SERVICE, DEVELOPMENTAL AND CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND VOLUNTEERISM EACH YEAR IN QOP. THEY ARE CONSISTENTLY PROVIDED 24/7 SUPPORTIVE ADULT MENTORING. SUCCESSFUL QOP PARTICIPANTS CAN EACH EARN INCENTIVES UP TO 6,000 DOLLARS IN AN ESCROW ACCOUNT FOR THEIR USE FOR ANYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH PREPARATION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, INCLUDING APPLICATION FEES, DORM EXPENSES, TEXTBOOKS, TUITION AND/OR A COMPUTER. BY PROVIDING THESE INCENTIVES, YWCA YORK ASSISTS YOUTH FROM SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED HOUSEHOLDS WITH MORE EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES. FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: *265 CHILDREN IN STATE FUNDED PRE-K COUNTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 3 - 5*200 CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOL AGE BEFORE AND AFTER CARE PROGRAMS *175 YOUTH ATTENDED SUMMER CAMP AT COMP CANN-EDI-ON *75 CHILDREN ATTENDED CREATIVE EXPLORERS SUMMER CAMP FULL OF SWIMMING AND VARIOUS STEAM ACTIVITIES *41 CHILDREN ENROLLED IN THE EARLY LEARNING THAT ARE FOR CHILDREN 6 WEEKS OF AGE TO 3 YEARS OLD

  Expenses $5,133,257 · Grants $115,388 · Revenue $5,423,537

• VICTIMS SERVICES: THE YWCA YORK'S VICTIM SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS RECOGNIZED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE PENNSYLVANIA COALITION AGAINST RAPE. YWCA YORK IS THE ONLY COMPREHENSIVE VICTIM SERVICES PROVIDER IN YORK COUNTY, OFFERING 24-HOUR HOTLINE ASSISTANCE, EMERGENCY SHELTER, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, HOSPITAL RESPONSE, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN, LEGAL ADVOCACY, MEDICAL ADVOCACY, ABUSE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. OUR LEGAL ADVOCATES WORK DAILY AT THE YORK COUNTY JUDICIAL CENTER TO ASSIST CLIENTS WITH PROTECTION FROM ABUSE ORDERS. OUR ATTORNEY AND PARALEGAL SERVICE CLIENTS WITH CIVIL LEGAL MATTERS AND COURT CASES. THESE WIDE-RANGING SERVICES ARE OFFERED AT NO COST TO THOSE THAT RECEIVE THEM. FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS:* 876 HOTLINE CALLS WERE RECEIVED* PROVIDED EMERGENCY SHELTER OR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TO 182 ADULTS AND CHILDREN* 3,041 PEOPLE TRAINED BY COMMUNITY EDUCATION STAFF* 7,772 SHELTER NIGHTS PROVIDED FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN * 249 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED COUNSELING FROM OUR VICTIM ASSISTANCE CENTER* 846 DIRECT SERVICE COUNSELING HOURS FROM OUR VICTIM ASSISTANCE CENTER

  Expenses $3,192,898 · Revenue $3,341,794

• HEALTH & FITNESS: OUR YOGA AND AQUATICS DEPARTMENTS AIM TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES THROUGH PHYSICAL FITNESS AND HEALTH EDUCATION. PROGRAMS AIM TO PREVENT ADULT HEALTH PROBLEMS AND DEVELOP HEALTHY HABITS IN YOUTH. OUR PROGRAMS STRENGTHEN BODIES AND BUILD SELF-ESTEEM AND CONFIDENCE. THE YWCA YORK OFFERS MANY AQUA-EXERCISE PROGRAMS AND LEARN-TO-SWIM CLASSES. OUR GROUP YOGA CLASSES FOCUS ON YOUR PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. YWCA YORK HAS INTRODUCED MINDFULNESS ACROSS OUR ORGANIZATION. EVERY STAFF AND COMMITTEE MEETING BEGINS WITH A MINDFUL MOMENT. OUR PRE-K COUNTS KIDDOS ARE LEARNING BREATHING TECHNIQUES AND YOGA. CLIENTS WHO ARE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS ARE EXPLORING HOW THEIR BRAINS FUNCTION UNDER STRESS AND HOW TO CONTROL THEIR FIGHT-FLIGHT-FREEZE IMPULSES. OUR YOUNG PEOPLE LEARN THE VALUE OF TEAMWORK AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY WHILE DEVELOPING SKILLS THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME. THE YORK SYNCHRO TEAM HAS COMPETED AT THE LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL LEVELS. THE TEAM HAS PLACED SWIMMERS IN THE TOP EIGHT IN THE REGIONAL AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS AND THE JUNIOR OLYMPICS. MANY OF OUR SWIMMERS HAVE COMPETED AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL AND HAVE RANKED NATIONALLY. THE YWCA YORK ALSO OFFERS LIFEGUARD CLASSES AND REFRESHER CLASSES FOR CURRENT LIFEGUARDS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. TRAINING INCLUDES CERTIFICATION IN FIRST AID AND CPR FOR THE PROFESSIONAL RESCUER. FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: * 904 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN SWIM LESSONS * 80 AQUATICS MEMBERS* 309 SWIM LESSONS PROVIDED * THE YORK SYNCHRO TEAM HAD 15 MEMBERS THIS PAST YEAR RANGING IN AGE FROM 2ND TO 12TH GRADE. THIS IS THE ONLY SYNCHRONIZED SWIM TEAM IN YORK COUNTY. IN APRIL 2024, TWO OF OUR SYNCHRO PARTICIPANTS QUALIFIED FOR THE SOLO ROUTINE COMPETITION AT THE JUNIOR/SENIOR NATIONALS AND YOUTH JUNIOR NATIONALS HELD IN HOUSTON, TEXAS.* CONTINUE TO OFFER A VARIETY OF AQUATIC CLASSES INCLUDING DIFFERENT LEVELS OF AQUA EXERCISE AND PROGRAMS FOR SILVER SNEAKERS MEMBERS.

  Expenses $410,690 · Revenue $307,109

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

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

• MICHELLE POKRIFKA

  PRESIDENT

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• KRISTI RILEY-PLATT

  PRESIDENT ELECT

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  4

• DEMIETRA MIDDLETON

  SECRETARY

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  4

• CLAIRE FORBUSH

  TREASURER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  4

• GWEN BAKER

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1.5

• KIM BRISTER

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1.5

• RICHARD CRAIGHEAD

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1.5

• RACHEL EYSTER

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1.5

• HEATHER MAXFIELD

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1.5

• BRANDY PORTONOVA

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1.5

• KARIN SWARTZ

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1.5

• C KIM BRACEY

  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

  Total calculated

  $147,268

  From this org

  $139,468

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $7,800

  Hours/week

  40

• ANNIE MENDOZA JOINED 124

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1.5

• BARBARA NIXON JOINED 124

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1.5

• KIM LENTZ JOINED 124

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1.5

• KRISTEN DEMPWOLF JOINED 124

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1.5

• LOIS GARNETT JOINED 124

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1.5

• ROSA DUNCAN JOINED 124

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1.5

• CODY SANTIAGO TIL 1223

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1.5

• MARGIE MATTIS

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1.5

• PAULA COPELAND TIL 224

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1.5

• SHAWN E JAMISON

  CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

  Total calculated

  $82,712

  From this org

  $82,185

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $527

  Hours/week

  40

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

11 May 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202501349349301320

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