YMCA of Collier County Inc.

“In 2016 the greater naples ymca amended the bylaws, providing more clarity to the number of board members who can serve and recognizing an honorary board for their lifelong achievement and dedication. The amendments met all legal requirements and was approved and adopted by majority vote of the board of directors this 18th day of november, 2016.”

“The cfo performs a complete review of the form 990 (including schedule b) prior to forwarding the return to the ceo for his top-side review. The ceo completes his review prior to filing with the irs.”

“In may of 2014, the board of directors added a conflict of interest policy whereby the board of directors and officers of the organization disclose annually any conflicts of interest that are known to them. During meetings, board members are also required to disclose when they have a conflict of interest on a particular issue and those members are excluded from deliberation and voting on the issue at hand.”

“The board of directors determines the ceo's compensation based on performance reviews and yusa industry standards (last done in 2016). The ceo determined the cfo's compensation based on performance reviews and yusa industry standards (last done in 2016).”

“The organization makes its governing documents, specifically the by laws, and their annual report available to the public on the website. A conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request to the public.”

“7/1/16 began operating the ncef early childhood development center which is a preschool for ages 0 - 5 years.”

“The greater naples ymca serves over 11,000 people annually in our community. The ymca is committed to strengthening our community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. In 2016, the ymca provided almost $1,057,000 in direct financial assistance to children, individuals, and families for all program scholarships and membership assistance in addition to numerous free, subsidized, and sponsored programs and services. Youth development is the social-emotional, cognitive and physical processes that all youth uniquely experience from cradle to career. At the greater naples ymca, we understand that a successful developmental process fulfills a child's innate need to be loved, spiritually grounded, educated, competent and healthy. Our programs and services are designed to do just that through creative engagement of body, mind and spirit. In 2016, over 5,000 children and teens were served in our community through our youth development programs. We served 350 children through our early education programs; 400 students through our after school and camp programs; 1,820 children through our youth sports programs; 750 children through swim lessons, swim teams and drowning prevention programs; and over 1,000 high school seniors served through project graduation. Additionally, in 2016, the ymca opened a brand new children's pediatrics center and therapy clinic in partnership with healthcare network of southwest florida and golisano's children's hospital of southwest florida. Health, well-being and fitness are all components of the ymca's healthy living vision. The greater naples ymca's extensive and diverse fitness offerings, organized sports programs, cooking classes and wellness 24/7 as well as access to our 20 acre healthy living campus, support both members and the community in incorporating health of body, mind and spirit into daily life. Members at the ymca are taking their workouts to new levels, setting personalized goals and accessing fitness programs inside and outside the four walls of the ymca. 25% of our members are 55 or older and are staying physically active and socially connected through our senior programs. We offered over 7,800 group fitness classes to our members in 2016 and provided more than 1,850 personal training sessions. Last year we also successfully partnered with help a diabetic child foundation and healthcare network of southwest florida to hour our 2nd annual diabetes conference. The conference brought in over 300 attendees. Renowned doctors, diabetes professionals and members of the public came together to discuss the past, present and future of diabetes. The ymca has also introduced the complete health improvement program (chip) which is the world's largest lifestyle education program that helps arrest and even reverse common risk factors for lifestyle diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure. The ymca is dedicated to strengthening our communities. We understand that when we work together we move individuals, families and communities forward. Since 1844, the y has responded to society's most pressing needs by creating innovative, community-based solutions and uniting children, women and men from all walks of life to participants in, as well as work for, social change. Whether it's advocating for affordable healthy food options for under-served communities or providing scholarships four childcare programs, the greater naples ymca is committed to giving everyone the tools and support to live healthy, connected and secure lives. In 2016 the ymca offered the spier splash drowning prevention program. This is an initiative that strives to teach water safety skills and drowning prevention programming to underprivileged children in collier county. 200 children went through this program in 2016 at no cost. Another major initiative the y leads is project graduation. Project graduation was started in 1985 when a small group of concerned parent”

“Scholarships and assistance are awarded based on the financial need of the individuals that receive them. Donor money is received and tracked in our daxko operations software. Funds are deposited in a separate insured bank account. Funds are allocated out to operations after the grant purpose has been completed or the assistance has been provided. No funds are given directly to the individual awarded assistance. The following scholarships were supported by grants received from third party foundations: early learning scholarships - 100 recipients; $237,500 awarded in 2016 out of school scholarships - 30 recipients; $77,500 awarded in 2016 summer early learning scholarships - 20 recipients; $15,000”