Young Mens Christian Association of the Suncoast Inc.

“The ymca of the suncoast has appointed a designee to conduct a thorough review of the complete 990 to provide an independent, professional review. The ymca of the suncoast board of directors also receives an emailed copy of the public disclosure version of the 990 prior to its board meeting nearest the date of the filing deadline, typically in late april. The board may review the information prior to its presentation in the meeting, make inquiries regarding the 990 and make recommendations for changes prior to the filing deadline. The complete 990 is available for review at the board meeting. In addition, the ceo and vice president of finance also review the complete form and oversee the preparation inputs and process.”

“In may of each year, the ymca of the suncoast distributes to all full-time staff, volunteers serving in a decision-making capacity and the association board members and its committee members a conflict of interest statement of disclosure to be completed and retained at the association offices. The forms are collected by the human resource department and logged into its database as having been received. At least once a year, they are reviewed by the audit committee.”

“The executive compensation committee was commissioned by ymca of the suncoast to advise, evaluate and confirm that the compensation for senior staff, as defined by intermediate sanctions, is not excessive. The committee, consisting of members of the board of directors and the board chair, met on june 21, 2013. The committee reviewed the compensation of the president and ceo, the executive vice president/chief operating officer, senior vice president/chief administration officer, vice president of financial development, vice president of buildings and grounds and vice president of finance. They used comparable data including the 2012 ymca's survey of executive compensation complied by sullivan cotter and the 2012-13 tampa bay online salary survey data. Members also reviewed the 2013 salary administration guideline recommendations provided by the ymca human resources and talent management task force. The committee determined that the recommended compensation was comparable to other ymca and non-profit executives and not excessive. The committee approved the ceos recommendations for merits. Minutes of the meeting were taken and retained in a secured file in human resources. The executive compensation committee submitted a motion to the board of directors that was approved.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, financial statements, and annual returns are available to the public upon verbal or written request. The irs form 990 may also be found on guidestar.org.”

“The ymca of the suncoast is a cause-driven charitable organization that strengthens the foundations of community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Serving more than 86,000 men, women, and children in citrus, hernando, pasco, and pinellas counties, the y provides opportunities for all ages to learn, grow, and thrive. There are three areas of focus that allow us to fulfill our mission each and every day. Through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility, the y can promise and deliver lasting personal and social change.”

“The ymca of the suncoast has partnered with national and local organizations to create new opportunities, resources, and benefits for those we serve in our communities. We continue the work of the african-american hispanic latino collaboration with our national ymca, implementing an early learning readiness (elr) program at the high point ymca. The free elr program targets hispanic/latino families and is for caregivers, parents and their children aged five and under. The y's program is designed to help children enter school ready to succeed and it gives parents and caregivers skills to encourage learning. A successful partnership continues to grow throughout pinellas county schools. In 2012, a pilot academic and enrichment focused program began at belcher elementary school. In 2013, the program expanded to belleair and frontier elementary schools. The program combines community partnerships and joint educational learning and tutoring to benefit students who are falling behind. However, all the students enrolled in the afterschool program are benefitting from supplemental learning through activities, games, and projects that are fun and engaging. In addition, we opened our first afterschool program in citrus county at homosassa elementary school. The program's early success should lead to an expanded child care program in the county next year. The ymca of the suncoast continues to play a pivotal role in narrowing the achievement gap that exists today in many communities. The ymca afterschool programs partnership with pinellas county schools expanded its food services from snacks to provide weekday dinner meals to all participants and families in most elementary schools in the county. The enrollment cost to children is free and the cost to additional family members is nominal. The ymca's diabetes prevention program continues to grow throughout our association. The ymca's diabetes prevention program helps those at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles by eating healthier, increasing physical activity and losing a modest amount of weight in order to reduce their chances of developing the disease. Our key audience for this program is the older adult population. In 2013, this program has been expanded to include and educate more seniors with governmental funding from cmmi - the center for medicare and medicaid innovation. The ymca of the suncoast continued to be a partner with livestrong. The y has many livestrong group wellness classes that address the special wants, needs and interests of cancer survivors. Due to the program's success, the north pinellas branch partnered with morton plant mease, baycare health systems, to act as camp counselors for mease's camp living springs in october 2013. The camp served up to 75 cancer survivors and the y designed the camp's itinerary.”

“The greater ridgecrest branch served middle school boys through a collaborative mentoring program called ridgecrest 360. This collaboration includes representatives from local agencies: pinellas county schools, st petersburg college, pinellas technical education center (ptec), head start, department of juvenile justice, the juvenile welfare board, community churches and others. They work together to address issues that impact children's educational advancement from cradle to career. The key concept is to align and improve services to help improve every child's educational success. The program has been recognized by the county school administration as a model for other communities. One of the successes of the collaboration has been the designation of ridgecrest elementary school as a title 1 school equivalent. This has resulted in additional funding and resources to help struggling students within the general education population at the school. The group is also working on improving parental involvement, connecting parents, teachers and staff to resources and services available in the community and community-wide projects. Developed in partnership with leadership pinellas, the youth leadership pinellas program seeks to provide information on community resources and issues, develop an excellence in leadership, build teamwork skills, and foster involvement in community services for a diverse group of high school students. Dialogue is created between established and potential leaders of diverse backgrounds, including business and professional persons, plus leaders of government, education, etc. Each class has the opportunity to meet community decision makers and to engage them in frank, off-the-record discussions on current issues. Leaders clubs meet at several of our ymca branches. The program instills positive discipline by developing leadership qualities, builds self-esteem and a sense of accomplishment through a series of well-rounded trainings in the area of physical education, healthy living, personal growth, and values. Students learn valuable work and community service experience through volunteer activity. Youth ages 12 - 17 meet regularly for workshops, program updates and recreational activities. Teens from around the country gathered at blue ridge leaders school for a week-long program that teaches lifetime leadership skills. The ymca of the suncoast sent 44 local teens to participate in healthy activities and leadership learnings.”

“The north pinellas branch and greater palm harbor branch ymcas served 49 people in their mash (mainstream adults sharing hope) programs in 2013. There are many adults who are physically and/or mentally challenged and living at home with their parents or relatives in our pasco and upper pinellas area. Many of these adults are isolated due to the fact that they are new to the area, they are unable to independently get themselves out of their own environment, or they do not have a circle of friends. These individuals do not consider themselves handicapped; rather they are challenged for independent living. The ymca and mash parents have accepted the challenge to help create independence in their lives. The goal within the program is to encourage and support single "challenged adults" to meet and socialize with their peers and to experience the enjoyment of friendship, fun, and physical activity. Physically and/or mentally challenged adults within the pasco/upper pinellas area are able to participate in a program that allows them to grow in spirit, mind and body through interaction with friends, expressing their creativity, and participating in recreational programs. The ymca of the suncoast will continue serving the children and families in our service area, using our learnings to improve our service and help people grow in spirit, mind and body.”

“Change in fair value of interest rate swap 98,922. Write off of uncollectible pledges -62,495.”