John E Alexander YMCA Community Center Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Wisconsin Rapids, WI EIN: 39-0929462

Our mission is to put christian principles into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind and body for all. Through our youth development, healthy living and social responsibility focus areas, we fulfill our cause of strengthening the foundations of spirit, mind and body for all. Through our youth development, healthy living and social responsibility focus areas, we fulfill our cause of strengthening the foundations of community.

John E Alexander YMCA Community Center Inc at a glance

Total assets
$24,081,592
-7.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$8,971,923
+132.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$-1,334,115
+327.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$6,417,778
+12.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who John E Alexander YMCA Community Center Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Wisconsin Rapids

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $601K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
John E Alexander Foundation Wisconsin Rapids, WIOperations$600,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$24,081,592$8,971,923$6,417,778——$-1,334,115
2024$26,082,717$3,865,866$5,724,905——$-311,935
2023$27,999,343$4,298,199$5,720,439——$13,952
2022$29,417,189$6,063,885$5,934,581$600,5001$1,266,354
2021$37,128,376$3,845,465$4,807,263——$24,706
2020$35,249,268$7,387,179$3,802,411——$-965,268

About John E Alexander YMCA Community Center Inc

Based on IRS filings

John E Alexander YMCA Community Center Inc is a public charity, based in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $24.1M in total assets.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

John E Alexander YMCA Community Center Inc is led by Erin Hess, CEO on the 2025 filing; 1 of 13 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Erin Hess

    CEO

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $89K (2025)

  • Tim Birkhauser

    Chair & Chief Volunteer Officer

    Secretary → Vice President, 2022

    Vice President → Chair & Chief Volunteer Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Arendt

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Luke Bord

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sherry Evenson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim O'Connor

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daric Smith

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deejay Gendreau

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shane Blaser

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joann Lester

    Emeritus Director

    Director Emeritus → Director, 2022

    Director → Emeritus Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Huebner

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristen Henslin

    Vice President

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Sigler Bryniarski

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (19)
  • Former: Kristie Egge (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Mary Sigler (2020–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Matt Lund (2023–2024) — Former CEO
  • Former: Ryan Zietlow (2024) — Interim CEO
  • Former: Sharon Blaser (2024) — Director
  • Former: Rick Rustad (2020–2023) — Chief Volunteer Officer
  • Former: Bret Salscheider (2020–2022) — Former Executive Director
  • Former: Jon Byom (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Keith Johnson (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Luke Weiland (2020–2022) — Past President
  • Former: Michael Kirschling (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Shawn Becker (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Shelly Mondeik (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Bryan Bailey (2022) — Interim Executive Director
  • Former: Shane McCann (2022) — Director
  • Former: Chris Stines (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Mike Meinel (2020) — Chief Volunteer Officer
  • Former: Nan Taylor (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Sue Budjac (2020) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Erin Hess — CEO: $89KErin HessCEO$89K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $89K, to Erin Hess (CEO).

Frequently asked questions about John E Alexander YMCA Community Center Inc

How large is John E Alexander YMCA Community Center Inc?

John E Alexander YMCA Community Center Inc reported $24.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $9.0M.

Where does John E Alexander YMCA Community Center Inc operate?

John E Alexander YMCA Community Center Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is John E Alexander YMCA Community Center Inc's EIN?

John E Alexander YMCA Community Center Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-0929462. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 14, 2023)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 9, 2026)

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