Santa Maria Valley YMCA Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Santa Maria, CA EIN: 77-0472736

The specific purpose of the Santa Maria Valley YMCA Foundation is to raise and manage funds to defray the expenses of the long term capital projects and operational needs of the santa maria valley ymca, inc. As expressed in the foundation's articles of incorporation.

Santa Maria Valley YMCA Foundation at a glance

In short: Santa Maria Valley YMCA Foundation gave $68K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $68K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$67,917
+3.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$67,917
+3.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$67,917
Total assets
$1,924,675
+6.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Santa Maria Valley YMCA Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Santa Maria Valley Young Men's Christian Association: $68KSanta Maria Valley Young Men'sChristian Association$68K

The largest 2025 recipient was Santa Maria Valley Young Men's Christian Association ($68K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Santa Maria

How Santa Maria Valley YMCA Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 70% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80KTotal only2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $21K (2020) to $68K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $68K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Santa Maria Valley Young Men's Christian Association Santa Maria, CATo defray expenses of long-term capital projects and operational needs of the santa maria valley ymca.$67,917
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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$1,924,675$117,250$86,254$67,9171$100,168
2024$1,804,453$272,273$81,644$65,4301$58,371
2023$1,554,272$368,129$69,989$54,3251$26,396
2022$1,150,185$102,243$56,000$40,0001$95,037
2021$1,315,112$54,465$48,565$32,0001$54,275
2020$1,211,014$61,720$36,789$21,107Total only$56,114

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Santa Maria Valley YMCA Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Santa Maria Valley YMCA Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Santa Maria, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $68K. Net investment income was $100K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Santa Maria Valley YMCA Foundation is led by Aaron B. Smith, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Aaron B. Smith

    President

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Gibson

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick McDermott

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peggy Blough

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shannon Seifert

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Frequently asked questions about Santa Maria Valley YMCA Foundation

How much does Santa Maria Valley YMCA Foundation give each year?

Santa Maria Valley YMCA Foundation gave $68K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $65K across 1 grant.

How large is Santa Maria Valley YMCA Foundation?

Santa Maria Valley YMCA Foundation reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $117K.

What is Santa Maria Valley YMCA Foundation?

Santa Maria Valley YMCA Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Santa Maria, CA. It holds $1.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Santa Maria Valley YMCA Foundation operate?

Santa Maria Valley YMCA Foundation has awarded grants in California.

What is Santa Maria Valley YMCA Foundation's EIN?

Santa Maria Valley YMCA Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0472736. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 9, 2021)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 7, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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