THE WEST COOK YMCAS INC

As filed

Subsection

03

Classification

1200

Street

255 S MARION ST

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Mission and programs · 2025

• YOUTH AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT: OUR YMCA IS COMMITTED TO NURTURING THE POTENTIAL OF EVERY CHILD THROUGH COGNITIVE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. IN ALL OUR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, WE STRIVE TO HELP EACH CHILD ACHIEVE A GREATER SENSE OF WELLBEING: SPECIFICALLY, IN THE AREAS OF SENSE OF BELONGING, ACHIEVEMENT, AND RELATIONSHIPS. WE BELIEVE THAT THESE THREE ELEMENTS ARE VITAL TO A YOUNG PERSON'S DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTER AND CAN HELP THEM BE THE BEST VERSION OF THEMSELVES. OUR GOAL IS THAT THROUGH OUR RANGE OF PROGRAMS WE CAN SUPPORT YOUTH IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS. IN 2025, WE CONTINUED OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOL DISTRICT D90 TO PROVIDE THE SIGNATURE PROGRAM AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAM POWER SCHOLARS ACADEMY. THESE PROGRAMS SUPPORT SCHOLARS YEAR-ROUND TO ENSURE THEIR LEARNING IS SUPPORTED, PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD SEL SKILLS, THE SUMMER PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY WORKS ON PREVENTING THE SUMMER LEARNING LOSS AIMED AT IMPROVING STUDENTS' ACADEMICS IN MATH AND LITERACY. IN THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE LAUNCHED OUR ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS FOR THE SIGNATURE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM, AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM AIMED AT PARTNERING WITH SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE ACADEMIC, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUPPORT WITHIN THE SCHOOLS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR NEIGHBORING SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WE WERE ABLE TO LAUNCH OUR SCHOOL'S OUT SPECIALS PROGRAM IN THE FALL TO PROVIDE CHILDCARE SERVICES FOR PARENTS WHO STILL NEED TO WORK WHILE THEIR KIDS WERE OUT OF SCHOOL FOR K-5TH GRADE STUDENTS.

  Expenses $349,557 · Revenue $239,967

• RESIDENCE PROGRAM: SINGLE-ROOM OCCUPANCY (SRO) UNITS HAVE SERVED A CRITICAL NEED OF PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME AND FORMERLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS. SROS ARE INDIVIDUAL UNITS WITH SHARED BATHROOM FACILITIES. THE SROS ARE CRITICAL ASSETS WHICH PROVIDE PREVENTATIVE SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS TO MAINTAIN HOUSING AND STAVE OFF POVERTY AND/OR THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT. MOST INDIVIDUALS THAT SEEK OUT SRO HOUSING HAVE INCOMES AT OR BELOW THE POVERTY LINE. THE WEST COOK YMCA IS THE ONLY SINGLE-ROOM OCCUPANCY PROGRAM IN THE WESTERN SUBURBS. IT ADDRESSES THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE OAK PARK AREA. AS A RESULT OF THIS PROGRAM, INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS AFFORDABLE HOUSING SO THAT THEY CAN EXPLORE MORE SUSTAINABLE/INDEPENDENT HOUSING. RESIDENTS ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO WELLNESS BENEFITS. IN 2025, THE WCY DID NOT ONBOARD NEW RESIDENTS WHILE WE FOCUSED ON MAINTAINING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR CURRENT RESIDENTS.

  Expenses $127,183 · Revenue $227,150

• MEMBERSHIP - THE MEMBERSHIP DEPARTMENT IS THE GATEWAY TO THE Y, AS THEY ARE THE FIRST TO INTERACT WITH OUR CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS. THE MEMBER ENGAGEMENT TEAM SERVES THE MEMBER BY HELPING THEM NAVIGATE THE Y'S SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO BEST FIT THEIR NEEDS. WE ENSURE ALL FEEL WELCOMED, CONNECTED, AND ENGAGED AT THE Y. TEAM MEMBERS LISTEN AND UNDERSTAND THE COLLECTIVE NEEDS OF OUR MEMBERSHIP AND ADVOCATE ON THEIR BEHALF SO THAT THE Y IS ALWAYS STRIVING TO BEST ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT HELP CHANGE THE BEHAVIORS OF INDIVIDUALS AS THEY ACHIEVE THEIR HEALTH AND WELLNESS GOALS. IT IS THROUGH MEMBERSHIP THAT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS NOT ONLY TO THE Y FACILITY BUT TO THE MANY COMPLIMENTARY PROGRAMS AND AMENITIES AVAILABLE TO THEM.

  Expenses $433,249 · Revenue $1,264,744

• HEALTHY LIVING: THE Y IS A LEADING VOICE ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AS WELL AS THE INVENTOR OF GROUP SWIMMING LESSONS. WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY CHILD DESERVES TO KNOW HOW TO SWIM, AND HOW TO BE SAFE AROUND WATER. AQUATIC ACTIVITIES ARE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE METHODS OF SUPPORTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND A GREAT SOURCE OF EXERCISE. OUR SWIMMING AND AQUATICS PROGRAMS NOT ONLY PROVIDE LIFE-SAVING WATER SKILLS TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS, BUT THEY ALSO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO GAIN SELF-CONFIDENCE AND BUILD A FOUNDATION IN PHYSICAL SKILLS WHICH CAN SUPPORT A PERSONAL HEALTH PROGRAM THAT CAN BE MAINTAINED AT ALL AGES AND FITNESS LEVELS FOR A LIFETIME ALL WHILE HAVING FUN IN THE WATER. BOTH YOUTH AND ADULTS GAIN A TREMENDOUS SENSE OF SELF CONFIDENCE AND SELF-WORTH WHEN LEARNING TO SWIM OR IMPROVING AQUATIC SKILLS. THE Y'S AREA OF FOCUS IS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, HEALTHY LIVING, AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. IN 2025, THE Y CONTINUED TO OFFER SWIMMING LESSONS AND COMPLIMENTARY DROWNING PREVENTION PROGRAMS. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO GROW THE COMPETITIVE SWIM TEAM AND THEY WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SWIM MEETS DURING THE SEASONS. WE ALSO RE-LAUNCHED OUR IN-PERSON CHRONIC DISEASE PROGRAMMING INCLUDING OUR DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM AIMED AT CHANGING THE LIFESTYLE OF INDIVIDUALS AND REDUCING THEIR RISK FACTORS FOR DEVELOPING TYPE 2 DIABETES, WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM, AND BLOOD PRESSURE SELF-MONITORING PROGRAM.

  Expenses $400,649 · Revenue $448,862

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2025

  Revenue

  $3,058,596

  Expenses

  $3,102,818

  Contributions

  $862,380

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2024

  Revenue

  $4,659,575

  Expenses

  $4,068,640

  Contributions

  $2,227,859

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $3,890,716

  Expenses

  $3,624,710

  Contributions

  $1,561,110

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $3,009,661

  Expenses

  $3,170,272

  Contributions

  $1,020,714

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,614,305

  Expenses

  $3,110,788

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,702,115

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,142,733

  Expenses

  $3,629,521

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,623,840

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,774,472

  Expenses

  $4,168,324

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,728,295

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,008,038

  Expenses

  $4,266,813

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,889,674

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,091,972

  Expenses

  $4,148,394

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,915,164

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,923,001

  Expenses

  $4,087,595

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,841,056

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,416,853

  Expenses

  $3,639,296

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,844,207

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,825,759

  Expenses

  $3,621,685

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,862,965

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,738,059

  Expenses

  $3,869,605

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,855,572

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $3,365,251

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,771,583

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $100,500

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• NATIONAL COUNCIL OF YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSNS OF THE USA

  $49,339

  2022 · Program Support

• NATIONAL COUNCIL OF YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSNS OF THE USA

  $49,264

  2023 · Program Support

• NATIONAL COUNCIL OF YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSNS OF THE USA

  $29,500

  2024 · Program Support

• OAK PARK-RIVER FOREST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $12,000

  2022 · CHARITABLE PURPOSES

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

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