We’re the Y You’re the how YMCA OF GREATER BOSTON 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 1
Dear friends Now more than ever, WE are the Y, and YOU are the how. This report is coming to you at a time when the coronavirus is causing a global pandemic. We’ve witnessed suffering and isolation like we never experienced before. The coronavirus crisis has tested all of us. It required us to think, stretch and bend in ways we never thought possible, and we have. During one of the most vulnerable and uncertain times in our history, we also partnered with one another and cared for one another like never before. We proved that when our leaders, partners, donors, volunteers and staff are called to action, we unite and are stronger together. We are better together, for a better us. We remain deeply committed to the betterment of all, and our resolve is shown in this Annual Report, as we celebrate our 2019 impact. In good times and bad, the YMCA of Greater Boston serves with love and as a beacon of hope. We rely upon the contributions of many, as we endeavor to empower and uplift those we serve. This would not be possible, except for the support of individuals like you. Because of you, we were able to support the hopes and dreams of many. As we look back on 2019 in the pages of this report, we’ll learn how the Y Achievers Program expanded Brianna’s “worldview,” strengthened Paul through LIVESTRONG , and why, as a staff, we are “very much a family” to Sheri and Rebekah. These heartwarming and life-changing stories eloquently speak to the direct impact our programs, services and partnerships have on thousands of children, teens, seniors, and families in Greater Boston. ®
Last year, you helped us to provide over $11 million in financial scholarship and assistance to many deserving children, families, adults and seniors; engaged more than 50,000 youth and teens; and served 837,156 meals and snacks in our fight to end childhood hunger. As Brianna states in her story, “Whether you contribute financially, or you volunteer your time, it all matters. Supporting the Y is supporting our future.” This is the foundation of Meaningful Membership. Our commitment is written in our promise to put people first, listen and serve and inspire hope. We do this with your help and with love in our hearts. We’re the Y. Thank you for being the how. Gratefully,
James O'S. Morton President & CEO, YMCA of Greater Boston 2
William Parent Board Chair 2019
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OUR PROMISE The YMCA of Greater Boston will partner with others to create a community of caring people to improve health and empower youth and families.
OUR MISSION The YMCA of Greater Boston is dedicated to improving the health of mind, body, and spirit of individuals and families in our communities. We welcome men and women, boys and girls of all incomes, faiths and cultures.
OUR CAUSE Founded in 1851 as America's first Y, the YMCA of Greater Boston strengthens the Greater Boston community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.
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Leaders are made As the youngest of five growing up in Dorchester, Brianna Leslie was shy. She was surrounded by role models, but didn’t have a clear vision of what her future would be. She struggled to see herself going to college—let alone another continent. “Y Achievers helped to expand my worldview,” she says. A signature program for the YMCA of Greater Boston, Y Achievers is designed to show teens like Brianna that they belong on a bigger stage. In Brianna’s case, it took her to London where she participated in leadership activities and workshops alongside kids from around the world. Today, Brianna is a role model in her own right. She works at the Roxbury YMCA where she started the first teen leadership club and serves as a peer mentor. Her college applications are in, and she has a major in mind: forensic psychology. She credits the academic and career mentoring of Y Achievers with changing her life and advocates on behalf of all kids and teens. “Whether you contribute financially, or you volunteer your time, it all matters,” she says. “Supporting the Y is supporting our future.”
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Cancer survivors unite “It felt like it was getting to be too much,” recalls Paul Dansereau. In 2018, as he had done for decades, Paul was installing window air conditioners to prep for summer. This time, however, the task was considerably more challenging. He could hardly carry the units up from his basement. “That September is when I started with LIVESTRONG® at the YMCA.” LIVESTRONG® is a group exercise program for cancer survivors and those going through treatment. Despite never being a “gym person,” Paul—who beat prostate cancer—quickly felt at home and saw marked improvements. “One benefit I didn’t anticipate is the friendships I’ve developed,” Paul says. “And I feel like that’s been a major change in my life.” He and a core group of others have made LIVESTRONG® a staple in their lives. Some of his closest bonds are with people from the Y. He’s become a regular in the gym; and when the summer of 2019 arrived, Paul says moving his ACs was no problem at all.
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Love Where you work For 12 years, Wednesday nights have meant one thing for Sheri and Rebekah: family dinner. Only it’s not aunts, uncles, brothers and sisters who join them around the table. It’s their closest friends, all of whom started simply as colleagues. “When you work at the Y, the staff is very much a family,” says Rebekah. “We’re kind of like their moms,” Sheri adds half-joking. This tight-knit group of people has been part of the couple’s life since the beginning of their relationship. On their wedding day, “Y people” were their only guests other than relatives. And when Sheri and Rebekah decided to become actual moms through IVF, their co-workers were their support system. “It’s a tearful process,” says Sheri. The people she works with knew everything she and Rebekah went through. “We never hid anything from them.” Since then, they’ve welcomed a daughter, Violet, to the group, and everyone’s become even closer. If love is what defines a family, theirs is as good as it gets.
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Open new doors Development is everywhere around Greater Boston. They’re building higher and wider and creating boundless opportunities along the way. Margarita Quintero saw this and wanted in. “I wanted to transition to another industry,” she says. “When I learned about opportunities in property management, I knew it was a good fit for me.” At the time, Margarita was working as an office manager. Before she could make her move, she needed to develop the necessary skills. So, she joined YMCA Training, Inc.—which provides the technical skills and job readiness needed to succeed immediately in a business environment. While here, she honed her business administrative skills and improved her English within our International Learning Center. She now works as a property manager and says that being bilingual adds value every day when she speaks with tenants. More significant, though, are the emotional benefits felt by Margarita and her family. She’s proud and confident and on a path she made possible. Who’s to say what’ll come next, but she knows she wants to give back. “I hope to help new trainees somehow in the future,” she says. They’d surely learn a thing or two.
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Strength in numbers On any given morning, hundreds of folks come through the gym at the Parkway YMCA. They’re doctors, lawyers, construction workers, firefighters. And one high school basketball referee named Bill. These are the members of the “A.M. Crew.” It all dates back 30 years when Bill and others started a pre-dawn running club. Today, all people at all levels of fitness are included. “It’s a special group,” he says. “If you don’t show up for a while, you’ll get a phone call. ‘Hey, where are you? We’ll pay the ransom.’” The routine has kept Bill young. It’s not just the exercise but the socialization, as well as the events the Crew hosts outside the gym. Meaningful connections are made by people who are generations apart. One woman, who’s over 90 years old, has been affectionately nicknamed “The Godmother.” “When she comes in, everyone greets her,” Bill says. “She’s a celebrity and a sweetheart.” She became sick last year, and Bill notes that her absence was felt. However, she recovered and was given the Crew’s annual “Iron Person” Award. That speaks to the family atmosphere that’s been cultivated at Parkway. Everyone’s in it together. Everyone is there to feel good—whether they’re 19 or 90.
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Visits to the Y in 2019
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Total number of exercise class participants
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192
Cancer survivors took part in LIVESTRONG classes ®
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105
Students completed courses toward high school graduation in our Academic Recovery Centers
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Children received swimming lessons
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964 Cumulative weeks of summer camp provided in 2019
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Kids and teens participated in activities promoting literacy and STEM
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110,000,000 837,156 38,428 16,977 2,800+ 794 200 126 95 8
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earned by graduates of our Training, Inc. program.
meals and snacks given to children in need of food.
exercise classes offered in 2019.
teens provided with free summer memberships.
kids were enrolled in after school programs.
teens were given their first jobs. first-generation and low-income students prepared for college through Y Achievers.
people worked to beat chronic disease in our Diabetes Prevention Program.
% of families placed through our Families in Transition Program remain permanently housed.
early education centers offered care for infants and toddlers.
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MANAGEMENT TEAM
2019 GENERAL BOARD
James O’S. Morton, Esq. President & CEO
CHAIR
Kathy Kuras Chief Operations Officer
William M. Parent President & CEO, Envision Bank VICE CHAIRS
Paul Falvey Chief Financial Officer
Hope A. Aldrich Community Volunteer
Todd Tuney Chief Development Officer
Elizabeth B. Burnett Member, Litigation, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C.
Jarrett Royster Chief Branch Operations Officer Amy Gamache Turner Chief Programs Officer Wendy Zinn Senior Vice President, Partnerships & Social Responsibility Irene Collins Vice President, Marketing and Communications Adeline Campbell Senior Director of Information Systems
Matt McPherron Private Investor Tara Murphy Marketing Consultant TREASURER
Evelyn Kaupp Tax Partner, Deliotte Tax LLP MEMBERS
Reza Aghamirzadeh Executive Vice President & Director of Community Development, Citizens Bank Dan Brownell Community Volunteer Jeffrey Carpenter Executive Vice President, Capital Markets & Special Banking, People’s United Bank
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Neil Haynes Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Sun Life Financial U.S. André Johnson Community Volunteer Jennifer Marino Chief Marketing & Customer Officer, Rockland Trust David Marshall EFT Model Portfolio Strategist, State Street Global Advisors Charlayne Murrell-Smith Vice President, External & Corporate Development, Boston Children’s Museum Joan S. Parsons Executive Vice President, SVB and Risk Manager, Silicon Valley Bank Rachael Rollins District Attorney, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Rebekah Splaine Salwasser Executive Director, Red Sox Foundation Jonathan Savoy Assistant Vice President, The TJX Companies
Jeff Conway Community Volunteer
Shanique Smith Director, Program Management, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems
Joseph Ferra Chief Financial Officer, Syros Pharmaceuticals
Nancy Stuart Chief Operating Officer, Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Betty Francisco General Counsel, Compass Working Capital
Alan Tuck Senior Advisor, Bridgespan
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BOARD OF COMMUNITY ADVISORS
BRANCH BOARD LEADERSHIP
CO-CHAIRS
David Fubini Harvard University School of Business
YMCA ACHIEVERS Kevin Foster, Co-Chair Lydia Greene, Co-Chair
Kate Walsh President/CEO, Boston Medical Center
BURBANK YMCA Kevin Barlie, Chair
MEMBERS
YMCA OF GREATER BOSTON OVERNIGHT CAMPS ON LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE Bennie DiNardo, Chair
Rich Aldrich Co-Founder/Partner, Longwood Fund Fred Chicos Founder and CEO, Christie Student Health Tiffany Cooper-Gueye Community Volunteer Jack Connors Founding Partner, Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos, Inc. Joe Corcoran President, Corcoran Jennison Co., Inc.
CHARLES RIVER YMCA Joanna Murphy, Chair CHARLESTOWN YMCA Alex Robinson, Chair DORCHESTER YMCA Natalia Urtubey, Co-Chair Leon Bethune, Co-Chair
John Donohue President/CEO, Arbella Insurance Company
EAST BOSTON YMCA Michael Kenton, Chair
Chris Gabrieli President/CEO, Empower Schools/Mass 2020
EDUCATION & TRAINING Jennifer Doran, Chair
John Hailer Chairman, New England Council
HUNTINGTON AVENUE YMCA Debra Blair, Chair
Margaret McKenna Educator
NORTH SUBURBAN YMCA Jeff Zegas, Chair
Quincy Miller President, Eastern Bank
OAK SQUARE YMCA Jo-Ann Barbour, Chair
Myechia Minter-Jordan EVP & Chief Impact Officer, DentaQuest Lee Pelton President, Emerson College Carmel Shields Senior Vice President, Shields Healthcare Group Ron Walker Chief Operating Officer, Rasky Partners
PARKWAY COMMUNITY YMCA Stephen Morris, Chair ROXBURY YMCA Wilton DeVonn Baker, Chair THOMAS M. MENINO YMCA Sam Smith, Chair WALTHAM YMCA Amy Cho, Chair WANG YMCA OF CHINATOWN Richard K. Chang, Esq., Chair
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2019 FINANCIAL REPORT ASSETS
2019
2018
Cash
9,949,595
7,843,375
Accounts Receivable
3,160,791
3,066,149
Contributions Receivable
160,478
226,678
Other Assets
420,005
476,863
17,646,302
14,056,500
114,440,786
116,023,388
145,777,957
141,692,953
Investments and Beneficial Trust Land, Property and Equipment, Net Total Assets
LIABILITIES Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense
4,175,198
4,360,965
Deferred Revenue
1,593,693
946,288
52,607,800
58,709,359
58,376,691
64,016,612
87,401,266
77,676,341
145,777,957
141,692,953
Notes and Mortgages Payable Total Liabilities
Net Assets Total Liabilities & Net Assets
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SUPPORT AND REVENUE Contributions
2019
2018
6,979,051 6,548,114
Government Fees & Grants
12,938,464
11,012,135
Membership Dues
27,932,993
27,161,166
Program Service Fees
30,376,647
29,833,571
Other Total Support and Revenue
3,336,277 2,972,821 81,563,432
77,527,807
73,285,332
70,726,571
Management and General
5,072,117
4,811,947
Fundraising
1,838,398 1,979,519
EXPENSES Program Services
Total Expenses
80,195,847
77,518,037
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2019 COMMUNITY BENEFIT Everyone belongs at the Y. Thanks to the generous support of many people, we proudly delivered over $11 million in free or subsidized programs and services to thousands of children, individuals, and families across Greater Boston in 2019.
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HEALTHY LIVING & MEMBERSHIP
57%
2019 COMMUNITY BENEFIT
11 million
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EARLY EDUCATION & AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS TEEN PROGRAMS
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
31%
6%
2% SUMMER LEARNING & CAMP
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YMCA LOCATIONS BURBANK YMCA Executive Director: John Feudo 36 Arthur B. Lord Drive Reading, MA 01867
NORTH SUBURBAN YMCA Executive Director: Mark Straubel 137 Lexington Street Woburn, MA 01801
CHARLES RIVER YMCA Executive Director: Paula Jacobson 380 Chestnut Street Needham, MA 02492
OAK SQUARE YMCA Executive Director: Tom Myers 615 Washington Street Brighton, MA 02135
863 Great Plain Avenue Needham, MA 02492
PARKWAY COMMUNITY YMCA Executive Director: Marion Kelly 1972 Centre Street West Roxbury, MA 02132
CHARLESTOWN YMCA Executive Director: Dru Belli 150 Third Avenue Charlestown Navy Yard Boston, MA 02129 DORCHESTER YMCA Executive Director: Anthony Attride 776 Washington Street Dorchester, MA 02124 EAST BOSTON YMCA Executive Director: Joseph Gaeta 215 Bremen Street East Boston, MA 02128 54 Ashley Street East Boston, MA 02128 HUNTINGTON AVENUE YMCA Executive Director: Eileen MacNeil 316 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115
ROXBURY YMCA Executive Director: Kathryn Saunders 285 Martin Luther King Boulevard Roxbury, MA 02119 THOMAS M. MENINO YMCA Executive Director: William Alves 1137 River Street Hyde Park, MA 02136
Signature Programs YMCA ACHIEVERS Executive Director: Karina Teixiera 3134 Washington Street Roxbury, MA 02119 YMCA OF GREATER BOSTON OVERNIGHT CAMPS ON LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE Executive Director: Kate Lemay PO Box 10 Mirror Lake, NH 03853 YMCA TRAINING, INC. Executive Director: John Brothers 18 Tremont Street, Suite 400 Boston, MA 02108 YMCA INTERNATIONAL LEARNING CENTER Executive Director: John Brothers 100 Franklin Street, Lower Level Boston, MA 02110
WALTHAM YMCA Executive Director: Donny Bautz 725 Lexington Street Waltham, MA 02452 WANG YMCA OF CHINATOWN Executive Director: Patricia Barnwell 8 Oak Street West Boston, MA 02116
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