NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

P27Z

Classification

1000

Street

259 PROSPECT ST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

• HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR ALLTHE Y VIEWS HEALTH HOLISTICALLY: A HEALTHY PERSON HAS UNITY OF BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT. THE Y HAS IDENTIFIED THE GROWING YOUTH AND ADULT OBESITY RATES AND YOUTH ANXIETY AS CRITICAL SOCIAL ISSUES THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED. OUR HEALTH AND WELL BEING PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP PEOPLE DEVELOP NEW SKILLS AND GROW IN SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY BY SETTING REALISTIC GOALS FOR SELF-IMPROVEMENT AND EMPHASIZE DISEASE PREVENTION THROUGH REGULAR EXERCISE, PROPER NUTRITION, STRESS MANAGEMENT, AND HEALTH EDUCATION. THE NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT YMCA DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY PERSON OR GROUP OF PERSONS ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGIOUS CREED, AGE, MARITAL STATUS. FAMILIAL STATUS, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ANCESTRY, SEX, GENDER IDENTITY OF EXPRESSIONS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY, MENTAL DISABILITY, LEARNING DISABILITY, LAWFUL SOURCE OF INCOME, PHYSICAL DISABILITY, BLINDNESS OR DEAFNESS AND WE PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO NEED IT.IN 2021, 6,928 PEOPLE WERE NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT Y MEMBERS OR PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAMS, INCLUDING 2,438 YOUTH, 3,235 ADULTS AND 1,255 SENIORS. IN ADDITION, PEOPLE FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WHO WERE NOT Y MEMBERS, RECEIVED THE BENEFITS OF Y PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THROUGH OUR WINCHESTER & TORRINGTON YOUTH SERVICE BUREAUS, HOUSING AND SHELTER PROGRAMS, OUR GRAND PRIX RACE SERIES AND BIRTHDAY PARTIES.IT IS THE Y'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY THAT NO ONE IS TURNED AWAY FROM Y PROGRAMS BASED SOLELY UPON THE INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO PAY. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO QUALIFY. IN 2021, THE Y AWARDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR Y MEMBERSHIPS, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES AT A COST OF $97,057. ADDITIONALLY, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS, YOUTH PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL AND PRO-SOCIAL SUPPORT GROUPS HOSTED BY THE YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU STAFF WERE OFFERED TO PARTICIPANTS AT NO COST.

  Expenses $1,720,111

• HOUSING PROGRAMSTHE Y IS A SAFE HAVEN FOR UP TO 74 INDIVIDUALS AT ONE TIME WHO REST THEIR HEADS EACH NIGHT AND CALL THE Y HOME. WE OFFER A 17 BED HOMELESS SHELTER FOR FAMILIES AND SINGLE ADULTS IN WINSTED, 15 SINGLE ROOMS IN WINSTED AND 42 SROS IN TORRINGTON. Y SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IS LONG-TERM HOUSING WITH SOCIAL SERVICES FOR THE FORMERLY HOMELESS, PEOPLE WITH MEDICAL DISABILITIES, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH LOW INCOME. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IS A PROVEN, EFFECTIVE MEANS OF REINTEGRATING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES INTO THE COMMUNITY BY ADDRESSING THEIR BASIC NEEDS FOR HOUSING AND ON-GOING SUPPORT. IT COMBINES AFFORDABLE ACCOMMODATIONS WITH SERVICES LIKE COUNSELING, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. IN EFFECT, OUR HOUSING IS A BRIDGE TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE FUTURE AND MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS GO ON TOPURSUE BETTER JOBS, ADDITIONAL PERMANENT HOUSING AND HIGHER EDUCATION. WINCHESTER EMERGENCY SHELTER PROVIDES A MINIMUM OF 30 DAYS OF SAFE HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO FIND THEMSELVES HOMELESS. GUESTS ARE PLACED THROUGH OUR REGION'S COORDINATED ACCESS NETWORK (CAN), AND CAN BE SINGLE ADULT MALES, FEMALES OR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN. SINGLE ADULT SHELTER GUESTS WHO QUALIFY WILL MOVE TO PERMANENT SECTION 8 SUBSIDIZED HOUSING.

  Expenses $1,242,302

• CHILDCAREOUR Y PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY CHILD CARE BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE ACTIVITIES FOR INFANT/TODDLER, PRESCHOOL AND SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN DRAWING ON DIVERSE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. WOVEN INTO THE FABRIC OF THE Y MISSION IS A COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHENING FAMILIES. Y CHILDCARE PROGRAMS RELIEVE THE BURDEN OF BALANCING WORK AND FAMILY AND MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN IN OUR CARE TO REMAIN EMPLOYED, KNOWING THAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE THRIVING IN A SAFE, DEVELOPMENTALLY SOUND ENVIRONMENT.WE PROVIDE AID TO FAMILIES WHO NEED HELP DUE TO FAMILY VIOLENCE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, ETC. BY COLLABORATING WITH OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES. WE ALSO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT EMPHASIZE PARENT EDUCATION AND HELP PARENTS LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TO RAISE HEALTHY, HAPPY CHILDREN WITH A HIGH SELF-ESTEEM AND MORAL AND ETHICAL VALUES.

  Expenses $955,617

• YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMSY YOUTH AND TEEN PROGRAMS GIVE KIDS GOOD ROLE MODELS TO HELP THEM DEVELOP SELF-ESTEEM AND GOOD VALUES, INCLUDING CARING, HONESTY, RESPECT, AND RESPONSIBILITY. OVER 300 "AT RISK YOUTH" ARE SERVED EACH YEAR WITH EDUCATION AND TAUGHT COPING SKILLS, ALONG WITH COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES AND LIFE-SKILLS TRAINING. MANY PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED AT NO COST. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE FOR FEE-BASED PROGRAMS, SO A YOUNG PERSON'S ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES ARE NOT A BARRIER TO PARTICIPATION.THE WINCHESTER YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU (WYSB) AND THE TORRINGTON YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU (TYSB) ARE PART OF A STATE-WIDE NETWORK OF AGENCIES THAT SERVE AT-RISK YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE WORK OF YSBS WAS ACTUALLY CODIFIED IN STATE STATUE, WHEN THEY WERE PENNED IN 1975. WHILE THE MAJORITY OF YSBS ARE MUNICIPAL AGENCIES, SOME LIKE THE WYSB AND TYSB ARE A PART OF A LARGER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION LIKE THE Y.THE WINCHESTER YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU (WYSB) SERVES AT-RISK YOUTH WHO ARE DEALING WITH THE STRESS OF FAMILY ISSUES, HOMELESSNESS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, ABUSE, SCHOOL PROBLEMS, AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. OUR GOALS INCLUDE ASSISTING YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH DIFFICULT LIFE EXPERIENCES; HELPING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR CONSTITUENTS; FACILITATING FAMILIES IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION; ASSISTING FAMILIES INVOLVED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM; INCREASING AWARENESS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE TO YOUNG PEOPLE; KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE; AND ENHANCING OUR COMMUNITIES. THE WYSB SERVES YOUTH AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT IN BARKHAMSTED, COLEBROOK, HARTLAND, NEW HARTFORD, NORFOLK, AND WINCHESTER.THE TORRINGTON YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU (TYSB) SERVES AT-RISK YOUTH WHO ARE DEALING WITH THE STRESS OF FAMILY ISSUES, HOMELESSNESS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, ABUSE, SCHOOL PROBLEMS, AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. OUR GOALS INCLUDE ASSISTING YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH DIFFICULT LIFE EXPERIENCES; HELPING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR CONSTITUENTS; FACILITATING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW-INCOME YOUTH, ASSISTING FAMILIES INVOLVED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM; INCREASING AWARENESS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE TO YOUNG PEOPLE; KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE; AND ENHANCING OUR COMMUNITIES. TYSB SERVES YOUTH AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT IN HARWINTON, BURLINGTON AND TORRINGTON.IN-SCHOOL AND AFTER SCHOOL GROUPS ARE OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, IN EACH OF THE 9 TOWNS SERVED BY THE YSB'S. OUR STAFF COLLABORATES WITH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND MUNICIPALITIES TO DETERMINE THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF EACH SCHOOL, DEVELOPING GROUPS (GRADES K-12) THAT MEET WEEKLY FOCUSED ON PROMOTING SELF-AWARENESS, BUILDING POSITIVE PEER RELATIONSHIPS, AND DEVELOPING CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS. THE JUVENILE REVIEW BOARD (JRB), OPERATED BY BOTH THE WYSB AND TYSB, IS FOR FIRST-TIME, NON-VIOLENT JUVENILE OFFENDERS. JRBS CREATE AN ALTERNATIVE PATH THAT NOT ONLY HOLDS THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR INFRACTIONS, BUT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THAT CAN HELP THEM CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR AND BE SUCCESSFUL. IF THEY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE PROGRAM, THEIR CASE IS DROPPED BY THE POLICE; OTHERWISE THE CASE IS RETURNED TO THE POLICE.EACH HOLIDAY SEASON, OUR CHRISTMAS ANGELS PROGRAM HELPS TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE RECEIVE GIFTS HAVE THEIR WISHES FULFILLED. IN 2021, OVER 1,000 CHILDREN & FAMILIES RECEIVED GIFTS AND CRITICAL NEEDS, INCLUDING CLOTHING AND FOOD.OUR PARENT & CHILD, PRESCHOOL AND YOUTH LEVEL AQUATICS PROGRAM HELP TO DEVELOP PHYSICAL SKILLS AND LIFESAVING EXPERIENCE TO CHILDREN AGES 6 MONTHS THROUGH 12 YEARS; OUR FAMILY SWIM PROGRAM GIVES ADULTS AND CHILDREN SHARED TIME IN THE POOL TO APPRECIATE ONE ANOTHER AND PROMOTE INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS. SPORTS AND NINJA WARRIOR PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH, FAMILIES AND ADULTS PROMOTE FITNESS, TEAMWORK AND DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL SKILLS. THE Y'S COMPETITIVE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM, NORTHWEST JUNIORS, PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIRLS, GRADES 6 THROUGH 12, TO DEVELOP ADVANCED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE COMPETING THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND. BOYS & GIRLS AAU BASKETBALL PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN PLAYING HIGH LEVELS OF COMPETITIONOUR COMPETITIVE YOUTH SWIM TEAM FOR YOUTH AGES 6 TO 18 YEARS, PROVIDES TWO SEASONS OF DEVELOPMENT. IN ADDITION, TORRINGTON HIGH SCHOOL BOYS AND GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING TEAMS PRACTICE AND HOST MEETS AT THE TORRINGTON BRANCH, AND NORTHWEST REGION 7 HIGH SCHOOL AND LEWIS MILLS HIGH SCHOOL SWIM TEAMS PRACTICE AND HOLD MEETS AT THE WINSTED BRANCH. SPECIAL OLYMPICS ALSO USES WINSTED BRANCH AS THEIR SWIM TEAM PRACTICE FACILITY.

  Expenses $860,055

• SUMMER CAMPS AND PROGRAMSTHE Y SUMMER CAMPING PROGRAM PROVIDES A LASTING EXPERIENCE OF PERSONAL ENRICHMENT FOR CHILDREN DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. DAY CAMPS OFFER ADVENTURE AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES THAT PROVIDE CHALLENGE AND PROMOTE SPIRITUAL AWARENESS, MENTAL DEVELOPMENT, PHYSICAL WELL-BEING, SOCIAL GROWTH, AND SELF-RESPECT. CAMPING HELPS YOUTH BECOME AWARE OF THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CAPABILITIES, TO RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF COOPERATION, AND TO GAIN AN APPRECIATION OF THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.OUR CAMPS ARE OPEN TO ALL REGARDLESS OF INCOME OR SPECIAL NEEDS, SO THAT CHILDREN APPRECIATE DIVERSITY, AND DEVELOP THE VALUES OF CARING, HONESTY, RESPECT AND RESPONSIBILITY. Y SUMMER CAMPS INCLUDE TRADITIONAL CAMP,EDUCATIONAL CAMP, NINJA WARRIOR CAMP, SPORTS CAMP, AS WELL AS, RISING STAR CAMP FOR HIGH RISK KIDS. RISING STAR CAMP PROVIDES CHILDREN, WHO OFTEN CANNOT BE SUCCESSFUL IN A COMMUNITY CAMP, A SMALL GROUP SETTING WITH A WELL-TRAINED COUNSELOR WHO WORKS ON GOALS, IMPROVING SELF-ESTEEM, LEARNING NEW & APPROPRIATE WAYS TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS AND TO JUST HAVE CAREFREE FUN.

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $5,213,235

  Expenses

  $5,387,141

  Contributions

  $2,207,184

  Grants paid

  $11,757

• 2024

  Revenue

  $5,211,385

  Expenses

  $5,465,318

  Contributions

  $2,207,184

  Grants paid

  $11,757

• 2023

  Revenue

  $4,712,567

  Expenses

  $5,056,760

  Contributions

  $2,010,588

  Grants paid

  $6,596

• 2023

  Revenue

  $4,718,603

  Expenses

  $5,043,730

  Contributions

  $2,010,212

  Grants paid

  $6,596

• 2022

  Revenue

  $4,142,609

  Expenses

  $4,630,739

  Contributions

  $704,447

  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

  $4,303,120

  Expenses

  $3,787,662

  Assets (EOY)

  $7,115,631

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,283,530

  Expenses

  $3,393,961

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,823,690

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,613,011

  Expenses

  $3,795,811

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,464,367

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,329,091

  Expenses

  $3,536,584

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,190,946

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,372,265

  Expenses

  $3,496,814

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,316,679

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,519,959

  Expenses

  $3,575,991

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,269,600

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,436,369

  Expenses

  $3,622,461

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,361,075

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,411,623

  Expenses

  $3,667,878

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,668,573

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $3,255,345

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,792,902

• 2011 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $3,347,636

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,342,381

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

• NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

  $416,873

  2024 · General and Program Support

• NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

  $248,062

  2022 · General and Program Support

• LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION

  $233,000

  2024 · SEE PART IV

• NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

  $220,227

  2023 · General and Program Support

• NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

  $49,100

  2024 · General & Program Support

• NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

  $48,750

  2022 · General & Program Support

• NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

  $36,800

  2023 · General & Program Support

• THE NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TRUST

  $17,850

  2025 · To support homelessness

• NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

  $16,807

  2024 · HUMAN SERVICES

• NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

  $16,250

  2024 · Program Support

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

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.

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

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