RARITAN VALLEY YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION A NJ NON PROFIT CORPORATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

RARITAN VALLEY YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION A NJ NON PROFIT CORPORATION

EIN 22-1494457 · Human Services (P27Z)

What they do

Mission: The Raritan Valley YMCA is Committed to Building Strong Kids, Strong Families and Strong Communities Throughout Our Area. It is A Charitable, Not for Profit Organization That Welcomes All People Regardless of Age, Race, Religion, or Economic Status and Strives to Enrich Each and Every Life Through A Unique, Dynamic Combination of Programs That Strengthen Spirit, Mind, and Body. The Raritan Valley YMCA Embraces The Values of Caring, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility.

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Of every $100 spent, about $84.70 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders22 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

71.41%of revenue went to mission work84.7% of expenses · Program services

0.36%of revenue went to fundraising0.4% of expenses

$84.30spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

12.53%of revenue went to management and office costs14.9% of expenses

$3.11in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

7.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$3,346,796

Mission workProgram services$2,389,84571.41% of revenue84.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$419,21712.53% of revenue14.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$12,1440.36% of revenue0.4% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$525,59015.70% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$2,821,20684.30% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 84.7% mission · 14.9% management · 0.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.30% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 85.4% mission · 14.1% management · 0.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.88% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 83.7% mission · 15.8% management · 0.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 72.01% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 82.1% mission · 17.3% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.87% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 79.8% mission · 19.5% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 74.38% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 79.1% mission · 20.4% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.75% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 82.1% mission · 17.4% management · 0.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.13% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 82.6% mission · 16.9% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 107.32% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$3,346,796

Expenses$2,821,206

Annual surplus $525,590 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$2,389,845 · 84.7% of expenses

Management and office costs$419,217 · 14.9% of expenses

Fundraising$12,144 · 0.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$3,346,796

Expenses$2,821,206

Assets$8,775,918

Income$3,436,730

Contributions$246,879

Mission work (program services)$2,389,845

Fundraising$12,144

Management and general$419,217

Stocks and bonds$2,167,197

Accounting fees$26,000

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

GINA STRAVICEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $159,517Base $142,000 · Other $17,517

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (22)

GINA STRAVICEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

KARL HALLDIRECTOR

WILLIAM NEARYDIRECTOR

TANJI PARISDIRECTOR

ROBERT CARSONTRUSTEE

RACHEL PEREIRADIRECTOR

PRISCILLA ROSETRUSTEE

PATRICK M RYANDIRECTOR

MARY PODOLAKTRUSTEE

MARISSA GUAGLIARDODIRECTOR

KENT WEBERTRUSTEE

KEN STOUTDIRECTOR

AL WIECZOREKTRUSTEE

KAREN SCOTTDIRECTOR

JULIA WIECZOREKSECRETARY

DR ARTHUR LEWINPRESIDENT

CHRIS NEWCOMBDIRECTOR

CATHY DIEMTRUSTEE

ANSHUL GOELTREASURER

ANDREW THOR EKLUNDVICE PRESIDENT

AMAR KARKIDIRECTOR

ALBERT GONZALEZDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1934
Location: 144 TICES LN, E BRUNSWICK, NJ 08816-2014
County: Middlesex
In care of: GINA STRAVIC
Primary officer: GINA STRAVIC, Executive Director

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailchirschy@raritanvalleyymca.org Phone(732) 257-4114

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BEDERSON LLP
NTEE classification: Human Services (P27Z)