Young Women's Christian Association of

Public charity · Grantmaker Los Angeles, CA EIN: 95-1652919

Dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.

Young Women's Christian Association of at a glance

Total assets
$31,289,840
-2.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$16,323,451
-2.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$544,045
+157.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$17,188,490
+12.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Young Women's Christian Association of funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Los Angeles

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2022 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $45K (2023) to $300K (2022). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $45K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Community Development Technologies Center Los Angeles, CASouth Los Angeles Nonprofit Career Apprenticeship Program$45,000
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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$31,289,840$16,323,451$17,188,490——$544,045
2024$31,938,918$16,676,168$15,218,577——$211,651
2023$31,538,074$14,565,352$13,377,991$45,0001$-390,511
2022$32,824,843$12,452,692$14,583,966$300,0001$-137
2021$37,921,425$31,293,983$12,938,869——$21,444
2020$18,655,655$10,708,767$12,430,407——$750
2019$18,487,773$24,752,535$25,771,906——$14,670

About Young Women's Christian Association of

Based on IRS filings

Young Women's Christian Association of is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $31.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $544K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Young Women's Christian Association of is led by Lori Carmona, CEO on every filing since 2024; 9 of 23 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lori Carmona

    CEO

    On filings since 2024

    35 hrs/week

    $57K (2024) → $351K (2025)

  • Kymberly Garrett

    Board Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aylin Atay

    Director, Mis & Information Technology

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $113K (2025)

  • Caron Ng

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cynthia Kim

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jaron P. Hamlett Sr.

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Felix Whittaker

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole Harper Rawlins

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ilyana Benson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Lahoda

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ronda Jackson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stella Jiang

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Staci Tomita

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Crowder

    CAO

    V.p., Operations & Administration → CAO, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    35 hrs/week

    $162K (2019) → $194K (2025)

  • Sharon Shelton

    COO

    COO → COO & Interim CEO, 2024

    COO & Interim CEO → COO, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $131K (2019) → $252K (2025)

  • Barbara Harper

    Senior Program Administrator

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $113K (2022) → $124K (2025)

  • Ruby Yuen

    CFO

    Director of Accounting & CFO → CFO, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $153K (2022) → $109K (2025)

  • Andrew Johnson

    Controller

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $143K (2024) → $130K (2025)

  • Joanne Mathew

    Interim CFO

    New on the 2025 filing

    30 hrs/week

    $32K (2025)

  • Maychen Tham

    Senior Assets Administrator

    New on the 2025 filing

    20 hrs/week

    $103K (2025)

  • Corina Casco

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Darcy Wilson-Jones

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Miessner

    Board Vice Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (20)
  • Former: Alva P. Adams-Mason (2019–2024) — Board Chairwoman
  • Former: Margaret Leong Checca (2019–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Karen D. Miessner Cfe CPA (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Kimberly Garrett Mba Gphr (2020–2024) — Board Vice Chairwoman
  • Former: Taylor McKenzie (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: May Chen Tham (2024) — Senior Assets Administrator
  • Former: Cynthia Heard (2019–2023) — V.p., Communications & Bus. Development
  • Former: Faye Washington (2019–2023) — President & CEO
  • Former: Delilah Lanoix-Harris (2020–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Christine Sarkissof (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Denise Orme (2022–2023) — CFO
  • Former: Darnetta Dartest (2022) — Hr Associate Director
  • Former: Noel Russell-Unterburger (2019–2021) — V.p. & Finance
  • Former: Nicole Enearu (2021) — Director
  • Former: Gerald Ford (2019–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Michelle Isenberg (2019–2020) — Board Vice Chairwoman
  • Former: Patricia Reed-Cunningham (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Delliah Lanoix-Harris (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jeane Relleve Caveness PhD (2019) — Director
  • Former: Nicole Osby (2019) — Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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

Lori Carmona — CEO: $351KLori CarmonaCEO$351KSharon Shelton — COO (Term Ended 12/2024): $252KSharon SheltonCOO (Term Ended 12/2024)$252KDonna Crowder — Cao (Term Ended 6/2025): $194KDonna CrowderCao (Term Ended 6/2025)$194KAndrew Johnson — Controller (Term. 5/2025): $130KAndrew JohnsonController (Term. 5/2025)$130KBarbara Harper — Sr. Program Administrator: $124KBarbara HarperSr. Program Administrator$124KAylin Atay — DIR, MIS & Information Technology: $113KAylin AtayDIR, MIS & Information…$113KRuby Yuen — CFO (Term Ended 5/2025): $109KRuby YuenCFO (Term Ended 5/2025)$109KMaychen Tham — Senior Assets Administrator: $103KMaychen ThamSenior Assets Administrator$103KJoanne Mathew — Interim CFO (EFF. 9/2024): $32KJoanne MathewInterim CFO (EFF. 9/2024)$32K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $351K, to Lori Carmona (CEO). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Young Women's Christian Association of

How large is Young Women's Christian Association of?

Young Women's Christian Association of reported $31.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $16.3M.

What is Young Women's Christian Association of?

Young Women's Christian Association of is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Los Angeles, CA. It holds $31.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Young Women's Christian Association of operate?

Young Women's Christian Association of has awarded grants in California.

What is Young Women's Christian Association of's EIN?

Young Women's Christian Association of's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-1652919. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 1, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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