About North Carolina Alliance of Ymcas
The NC Alliance of YMCAs, Inc. fosters collaboration among YMCAs and partner organizations to implement statewide initiatives; advocates on behalf of the YMCA’s mission and cause; and coordinates communications to ensure YMCAs are recognized leaders in youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.
Focus Areas
youth developmenthealthy livingsocial responsibilitychild care modernizationteen mental healthnutrition/food programswalkabilityevidence-based health programs
Who They Fund
adolescents / teenagersyouth-serving institutions (schools, youth centers, clinics)nonprofit organizations responsible for facility maintenance
About North Carolina Alliance of Ymcas
A defining feature of North Carolina Alliance of Ymcas’ recent grantmaking is the scale of its deferred maintenance support for YMCA facilities, with several seven-figure awards appearing in the record. The largest recent grant listed is $1,337,358 to YMCA Association of Greater Charlotte for deferred maintenance projects, followed by $1,176,024 to YMCA of the Triangle Area for the same purpose. Those awards show a funder working through the YMCA network on capital and asset preservation rather than individual services. The pattern is reinforced by other large grants to YMCA of Greensboro, YMCA of Northwest North Carolina, Rowan-cabarrus YMCA, and YMCA of Western North Carolina, all for deferred maintenance. The foundation also extends that facility-oriented approach into youth-serving priorities: some 2025 grants pair deferred maintenance with teen mental health, indicating that building condition and adolescent support are both part of its funding logic. Across the recent grants list, the recipients are YMCA associations and related YMCA organizations, which fits the alliance’s role in coordinating statewide initiatives among YMCAs and partner organizations.
What North Carolina Alliance of Ymcas Funds
Deferred maintenance is the clearest throughline in the recent grants record. North Carolina Alliance of Ymcas gave $823,976 to YMCA of the Triangle Area for deferred maintenance projects in 2024, and $657,315 to YMCA of Northwest North Carolina for the same purpose in 2024. In 2023, it also funded YMCA Association of Greater Charlotte at $1,337,358 for deferred maintenance projects. Teen mental health appears as a secondary but recurring priority. In 2025, YMCA of Northwest North Carolina received $596,046 for deferred maintenance projects and teen mental health, while YMCA Association of Greater Charlotte received $351,780 for the same combined purpose. Other grants point to a broader portfolio of facility and youth-serving support. The foundation awarded $200,000 to Eastern Carolina YMCA for deferred maintenance projects in 2024, and $100,455 to YMCA of High Point for teen mental health in 2025. These awards show a mix of capital support and adolescent mental-health programming within YMCA organizations.
How North Carolina Alliance of Ymcas Gives
Grant sizes cluster in the mid-to-large range: the 25th percentile is $44,963, the median grant is $100,000, and the 75th percentile is $300,000. The recent record includes both large capital grants and many round-number awards at $100,000 or $200,000, alongside a smaller set of higher-dollar projects above $500,000. The grant history also shows repeated support to the same recipients across multiple years, including YMCA of the Triangle Area, YMCA of Northwest North Carolina, YMCA of Western North Carolina, YMCA Association of Greater Charlotte, Gaston County Family YMCA, YMCA of High Point, YMCA of Southeastern NC, and YMCA of Catawba Valley. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its grantmaking is project-based, with restricted, facility-specific funding appearing throughout the recent awards.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.8M
Total Assets
$1.8M
Total Revenue
$2.9M
Total Expenses
$2.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $45K and $300K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$45K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$300K
Geographic Reach
Leadership
Sheree Vodicka
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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