YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit

2021 Annual Report

2021: A Year of Resilient Recovery

Conditions are rarely ideal. Yet we continue to take strides and persevere. Together we exercise our core values: caring, honesty, inclusion, respect and responsibility.

Hello Members, Friends, Donors, Partners, Participants and Volunteers of the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit,

We just marvel at the fact that 2021 has come and gone. It was a year of steady progressive reopening of programs and services, of welcoming back lifelong Y members, air-hugging over 19,000 active older adults–who did not just walk into their exercise regimens at the Y, but swarmed in and maxed out classes! It was a year of helping children transition back into school, examining community needs, and attracting qualified, committed staff. It was a year of Resilient Recovery.

The beauty of a resilient recovery is that it is not achieved in isolation. The support of others is essential to attaining a healthy recovery and your YMCA received some incredible support in 2021…

1. MacKenzie Scott contributed ten million dollars to the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit. This gift helped stabilize our recovery plan.  After being closed for six months we lost over half our membership and millions of dollars.  Mackenzie Scott funding is allowing our YMCA to 

  • Update our facilities
  • Invest in staff with training, living wages and increased benefits
  • Invest in community programs that operate outside YMCA walls in collaboration with municipalities and community organizations
  • Meet our financial obligation to keep our facilities open

2. Federal and state funding enabled our YMCA to expand our meal programs to provide over 98,000 healthy meals to children. We are very grateful for our bi-partisan representatives in local, state and national government.

3. Foundations like the Ralph C. Wilson Fund enabled our YMCA to provide outdoor sports and organized free play to more than 4,000 children in their neighborhoods.

4. Y staff provided services from early childhood education, summer camp and sports to over 32,000 children. We are very grateful to the hundreds of annual campaign donors who collectively contributed over $900,000 to keep children active in safe spaces.

5. 400 new employees joined the Y team to make every day better.  

6. We awarded $235,000 in scholarships to Metropolitan Detroit families.

7. Seven full facility YMCAs, two overnight camps, and five non-facility YMCAs served over 80,000 people, of which over 11,000 were new members! 

8. Lastly we thank the heartbeat of our Y; our members and participants. Especially those who stayed with us when our wellness centers were closed but our mission to serve remained open.

This letter is just a glimpse, please take a few minutes to hear from the resilient people whose lives are better through their engagement with the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit.

Helene and David
Helene Weir signature

Helene Weir
President and CEO

David Allen signature

Judge David Allen
Board Chair

2021 Impact Data

83,470 people were impacted by the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit in 2021.

Numbers contain duplicates and some parties participate in multiple Y services.

More Than Numbers

Behind each number is a story of a real person.

A child, a parent, a friend who connected with the YMCA to make their life a little better. Some connected to receive a healthy meal, learn to swim, help recover from cancer treatment, take control of their health, bond with their children, connect to mentoring and career opportunities, or give themselves a timeout to relax and breathe.

So they joined, gave and served with the YMCA.

Heather

Heather’s Story: A Courageous Journey that began in 2019 and continues

My name is Heather Landis and I’d like to tell you a little bit today about my journey through breast cancer and how the YMCA has played a positive role in my recovery and the well-being of my family.

I am a 41-year-old wife and mother of 3 young children. In February of 2019, I was diagnosed with very aggressive Breast cancer. I went through several surgeries before starting chemotherapy. Just 3 days before chemo began I needed an urgent last-minute procedure. Starting chemo just days after surgery created great difficulty as I was recovering and surviving treatment at the same time. The aggressive chemo took its toll. I lost the ability to stand or walk, shower or dress, and became bedridden and wheelchair-bound. I got my affairs in order as it seemed I may not survive. The doctors suggested we stop the treatment but I insisted on continuing and fighting my way through it!

All the while my family watched their mother fight but still fade. My husband began preparing to lose me forever and thought much about how he would tell our children.

After 16 long weeks of treatment, I had more reconstructive surgery. When this was done and I began to slowly heal I was told about a fantastic program, called Livestrong at the Y. This program is designed for all types of cancer survivors. Created by the Livestrong Foundation, and partnered with the YMCA to promote the importance of physical activity and recovery after a cancer diagnosis. This 12-week program provides survivors rehabilitation, exercise, and supportive cancer care. I was so excited to begin the program and take back my life.

At this point, I was walking a little on my own, using just a wheeled walker to assist me when needed, I had attended two classes when a lump was found in the newly constructed breast tissue. I had to stop attending the Livestrong class to have a lumpectomy. I was devastated all over again.

This recovery meant I wouldn’t be rejoining the Livestrong class and would need to try again the next time the class was offered. Then 2020 hit and things closed down including my doctor’s office and physical therapist. My recovery process had come to a screeching halt.

I wasn’t working and my medical bills were stacked high. We had too little income to survive. Being that I had been connected with the YMCA Facebook page, I discovered the food program the Y was offering to feed the children and families in the community. The Y began the amazing program of offering the weekly produce boxes. Twenty-two pounds of real fresh produce FREE to us every week! We received Holiday assistance at Thanksgiving, a whole fresh turkey, and all the fixings. What a blessing the YMCA has been to my family over the course of the pandemic. 2020 was supposed to be the year I took my life back, but life had other plans for us all. We had used our entire life savings to keep me alive. The bills continued to stack up but thank goodness we were fed! My children weren’t going hungry! Do you have any idea the relief that this gave our family? The YMCA had become our refuge!

As the pandemic began to wind down and businesses reopened we were unable to afford much-needed additional activities for our children. We had no spare money to enroll them in programs after so much social isolation. Luckily, I discovered the Y offered financial assistance for families like mine. My son took Karate, and my daughter is currently enrolled in Girls on the Run, a program not only for fitness but for positive mind and empowerment! She is excited as she’s training right now to run her first 5k with the other girls and their fantastic coaches in May! We still come every Thursday to the Y for the free Healthy Living food program for children.

I’m pleased to say I have currently enrolled in Livestrong again. I have waited 2 years for the privilege of finally attending this program and my life is finally feeling like my own again. Things I never thought I’d be capable of doing again are possible because of the amazing staff at the Farmington YMCA. Every one of the programs my family and I have counted on the last few years was FREE to me. Free because amazing people made the choice to financially support these programs.

Local YMCA Highlights

Where the magic happens–in the branches, programs, and initiatives

Association Board Leadership Volunteers

Our Officers

  • CHAIR OF THE BOARD
    David J. Allen
    Judge, Wayne County Circuit Court
  • OUTGOING CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD (Jan-Apr)
    Michael E. McInerney
    Principal, MEM Investments, LLC
  • VICE CHAIR
    Mary E. Corrado
    President & CEO, American Society of Employers
  • VICE CHAIR
    Eric Huffman
    Retired, Owner/Operator, State Farm Insurance Company
  • TREASURER
    Arthur J. Kubert
    CFO, Lakeview Capital Inc.
  • SECRETARY
    Helene Weir
    President & CEO, YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit

Executive Committee

  • Paul M. Balas
    Retired, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • John C. Carter
    Retired, President, Michigan Middle Market, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
  • Anthony P. Cracchiolo
    Member, Bodman PLC
  • Ronald A. Deneweth
    President, Deneweth, Vittiglio & Sassak, P.C.
  • Jay D. Farner
    Chief Executive Officer, Rocket Companies
  • Marita S. Grobbel
    Chief Operating Officer, Autism Alliance of Michigan
  • Sandra M. Hermanoff
    CEO/President, Hermanoff Public Relations
  • Robert W. Kruse, III
    Vice President, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  • Steven Kurmas
    Retired, President & COO, DTE Energy
  • James M. Nicholson
    Co-Chairman, PVS Chemicals Inc.

Members at Large

  • John Athanas
    Partner, Deloitte
  • Jeanne Carlson
    Retired, President & CEO, Blue Care Network of Michigan
  • Anthony Catalina
    Director of Private Banking, Fifth Third Bank
  • Liz Deutch
    Branch Chair (Jan-Aug), Carls Family YMCA,
    Financial Advisor, Ameriprise
  • Jim Drotman
    Executive Vice-President, Ford Motor Credit Company
  • Raymond L. Finocchio
    Retired, Vice President of Regional Sales, PPG Industries
  • Gary Forhan
    Branch Chair, YMCA Camping Services,
    Product Management, Flagstar Bank
  • Ronald J. Gantner
    Partner, Plante Moran Cresa
  • Khalilah Burt Gaston
    Founder and President, GlidePath Strategies
  • Patrice Harold, MD
    Southfield Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Amy Hockhammer
    Branch Chair (Jan-Aug), Birmingham Family YMCA,
    Board Trustee, Birmingham Board of Education
  • Kerry Jantz
    Branch Chair, Macomb Family YMCA,
    Strategic Development Coordinator, Parkway Christian School
  • Kevin Johnson
    Branch Chair (Jan-Aug), Y Arts,
    Economic and Community Vitality Planner, SEMCOG
  • MaryAnn Kanary
    Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, Barton Malow Holdings LLC
  • Greg Kateff
    Branch Chair, Farmington Family YMCA,
    Wealth Advisor, Stonebridge Financial
  • Tracey Kenty
    Vice President, Human Resources, Strategic Staffing Solutions
  • Pete Kowalski
    Vice President/DOS, Audacy—Detroit, Station Manager WWJ News Radio 950
  • Trevor Lauer
    President & COO, DTE Electric
  • Sawyer Lipari
    Branch Chair (Jan-Aug), Boll Family YMCA
    Senior Director, Lambert & Co.
  • Maria Martinez
    Branch Chair (Sept-Dec), Boll Family YMCA,
    Deputy Legal Counsel, Executive Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer
  • Don McCann
    Branch Chair (Sept-Dec), Carls Family YMCA,
    Independent IT Consultant, Retired Vice President IT, Emerson
  • Ray Moulden
    Branch Chair, South Oakland Family YMCA,
    Owner, Moulden Allstate Insurance Agency
  • Karen O’Donoghue
    Partner, Taktix Solutions
  • Nina Payne
    Branch Chair (Sept-Dec), Y Arts,
    Founder & CEO, Foundation Management LLC
  • Tom Schumm
    Branch Chair, Livingston County Family YMCA,
    Owner, Mason Jar Shoppe
  • Riccardo Selva, PhD
    Branch Chair (Sept-Dec), Downriver Family YMCA,
    Director of Jazz Studies, Schoolcraft College
  • Benjamin L. Smith, III
    Principal, Summit Commercial Creative Real Estate Solutions
  • Jeffrey S. Solis
    Principal, UHY, LLC
  • Amanda Stubbe
    Branch Chair, Plymouth Family YMCA,
    Technical Project Lead, Bosch USA
  • Jeff Terrill
    Senior Vice President, Flagstar Bank
  • Anthony Vittiglio, II
    Branch Chair (Sept-Dec), Birmingham Family YMCA,
    Principal, Deneweth, Vittiglio & Sassak, P.C.
  • Gail Bernard von Staden
    Principal, von Staden Architect, LLC

Emeritus Members

  • William P. Baer
    Chairman & CEO, The Crown Group, Inc.
  • Evelyn Caise
    President, Caise and Associates
  • Matthew P. Cullen
    Principal and Chairman of the Board, JACK Entertainment
  • Burton D. Farbman
    Chairman, The Farbman Group, Inc.
  • Ben C. Maibach, III
    Vice Chairman & Chief Community Officer, Barton-Malow Company
  • James B. Nicholson
    Chairman, PVS Chemicals, Inc.
  • Susan M. Webb
    Retired, President & CEO, Jervis B. Webb Company

Non-Metropolitan Board Members serving on committees of the Metropolitan YMCA Board

  • Scott Anderson
    Vice President of Human Resources, Heartland Region, Comcast
  • Kevin Bush
    Consultant at Governance by Design & Retired, YMCA of the USA
  • John Davids
    Senior Design Architect, Kingscott
  • Mike Heatley
    Manager, Global Security, Ford Motor Company
  • Darrell A. Kennedy
    PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
  • Mark Lezotte
    Attorney, Butzel Long
  • Patrice Matejka
    Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan
  • Nancy A. Peters
    Owner/Consultant, Peters Consulting
  • Gino Roncelli
    Vice President, Roncelli
  • Amy Schaden
    International Bancard
  • Heather Sullivan
    Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

YMCA Foundation Leadership
a Michigan Nonprofit Corporation supporting the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit

Officers

  • CHAIR
    Anthony P. Cracchiolo Member, Bodman PLC
  • VICE CHAIR
    Michael E. McInerney Principal, MEM Investments, LLC
  • PRESIDENT
    Helene Weir President & CEO, YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit
  • TREASURER
    Michelle Kotas Senior Vice President/CFO, YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit
  • SECRETARY
    Lisa Mullin VP of Finance & Risk Management / Controller, YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit

Members at Large

  • Richard Aginian
    Retired, President, Hometown Communications Network
  • John C. Carter
    Retired, President, Michigan Middle Market, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
  • Marita S. Grobbel
    C-Level Business Executive Services
  • Gregory C. Hamilton
    Owner, Hamilton & Associates
  • Harold Dubrowsky
    Harold Dubrowsky CPA Financial and Organizational Consulting
  • Andrew A. Dincolo
    Dincolo & Company, PLC

2021 Financials

January 1-December 31, 2021

Operating Activities

2021 operating revenue chart
Contributions & Grants$3,943,382
Membership & Program10,184,761
Other165,508
Total Operating Revenue14,293,651
2021 operating expense chart
Youth Development6,266,976
Healthy Living6,776,830
Social Responsibility1,144,540
Management4,947,637
Fundraising952,501
Total Operating Expense20,088,484

Net Loss from Operating Activities ($5,794,833)

Non-Operating Activities

Capital and Other Contributions1,720,836
Pandemic Relief Funding6,185,225
Investment Activity906,911
Interest Expense(403,913)
Depreciation Expense(2,271,156)
Other(1,352,644)
Net Income from Non-Operating Activities$4,785,259

Net Loss ($1,009,574)

2021 Partners

  • Abbott Laboratories-EGC
  • Ally Financial
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
  • Amazon Smile
  • Ameriprise
  • Ann Arbor Hands on Museum
  • Arch Insurance Company
  • Arman Foundation
  • Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management
  • Asplundh Tree Expert
  • Bank of America Charitable Foundation
  • Barton Malow Co.
  • BASF Corporation
  • BBD Boosters Inc.
  • Belcrest Pest Control
  • Belden
  • Best Buy
  • Birmingham Optimist Club
  • Bot V’s
  • Brunch X Burn LLC
  • Busch’s Supermarket
  • Canton Community Foundation
  • Carls Foundation
  • Children’s Foundation
  • City of Detroit Block Grant NOF
  • City of Detroit Parks & Recreation
  • Clarkston Swim Academy
  • Comcast
  • Comcast Heartland Region 
  • Comcast NBC Universal
  • Community Education Commission (City of Detroit)
  • Community Financial Credit Union
  • Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
  • Community Foundation of Plymouth
  • Community Sharing
  • Costco Wholesale Corporation
  • Couzens, Lansky, Fealk, Ellis, Roeder & Lazar, P.C.
  • Credit Agricole CIB
  • Crown Automotive Systems, LLC
  • Dairy Queen – Mt. Clemens
  • Dell Technologies
  • Deloitte Services LP
  • Delta Airlines
  • Delta Dental
  • Deneweth Vittiglio Sassak PC
  • DESC-City Connect Detroit GDYT
  • DESC-WIOA
  • Detroit Pistons Basketball Co.
  • Detroit Public School District
  • Dick Genthe Chevrolet
  • Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation
  • Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation
  • Draught Horse Group LLC
  • Drs. Jackson, Snider and Parker Dentistry, PLLC
  • DTE Energy Foundation
  • DTE Energy Foundation
  • Dynamic Edge
  • Elizabeth, Allan, and Warren Shelden Fund
  • Elmira L. Rhein Family Foundation
  • Emerson
  • Emerson Automation Solutions
  • Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation
  • Erb Foundation
  • Fairlane Dental Lab
  • Fakhoury Global Immigration, USA PC
  • Farm/Farm Hills Foundation for Youth and Families
  • Farmington Area Goodfellows
  • Farmington Public Schools
  • Farmington Public Schools
  • Fidelity Charitable Fund
  • Fidelity Information Services (FIS)
  • First Merchant Bank
  • Flagstar Bank
  • Flagstar Foundation
  • Ford Motor Company
  • Ford Motor Company Fund
  • Ford Motor Credit Company
  • Foundation Management, LLC
  • Frontstream
  • Gamma Phi Beta Foundation
  • Generation IV Charitable Trust
  • Girls on the Run
  • Girls on the Run International
  • Girls on the Run of Southeastern Michigan
  • Gleaner’s Community Food Bank
  • Global Reward Solutions
  • Global Telecom Solutions 
  • Goodwill Industries of Mid-Michigan Inc.
  • Google
  • Guernsey Farms Dairy
  • Hastings Mutual Insurance
  • Hastings Mutual Insurance Company
  • Hazel Park School District
  • Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital
  • Holistic Counseling & Wellbeing
  • HR Management Group, Inc.
  • Huron Valley State Bank
  • Interlochen Center for the Arts
  • Jabro Carpet One
  • JB Cutting Inc.
  • Jehovah Jireh Ministries
  • Kappen Tree Service LLC
  • Karmanos Cancer Center
  • Karn Sitkins Payette Insurance
  • Kearney Financial Services
  • Kienbaum Hardy Viviano Pelton & Forrest P.L.C.
  • Kiwanis
  • Kresge Foundation
  • Kroger
  • Lafontaine Automotive Group
  • Level One Bank
  • Liberty Mutual
  • MacKenzie Scott
  • Maibach Family Foundation
  • Maplewood Office Park LLC
  • Matilda R. Wilson Fund
  • Matilda Wilson Foundation
  • Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs
  • Michigan Department of Education
  • Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
  • Michigan First Foundation
  • Michigan Institute for Neurological Disorders
  • Michigan Judo Development Association
  • Michigan Scientific Corporation
  • Michigan United Credit Union
  • Michigan Works Going Pro Talent Fund
  • Milford Rotary Foundation
  • Miller Vein
  • MJS Packaging
  • Moosejaw
  • Moran Buick GMC, Inc.
  • Morgan Stanley/Graystone Consulting
  • Mount Clemens Kiwanis Club Foundation, Inc.
  • Mount Clemens Rotary Club
  • Mt. Clemens Lions Club
  • Mt. Clemens Rotary Foundation
  • Nagle Paving Company
  • North American YMCA Development Organization
  • North Bros Ford, Inc.
  • North Congregational Church
  • One Hope
  • Optimist Club
  • Partnership for a Healthy America
  • Peacock Farms
  • Petoskey United Methodist Church
  • Plante Moran Cresa
  • Plunkett Cooney PC
  • Plymouth Community United Way
  • Plymouth Lions Club
  • Plymouth Rotary Foundation
  • Plymouth Rotary Foundation, Inc.
  • PNC Foundation
  • Precor
  • Presbytery of Detroit, Inc.
  • Price Waterhouse Cooper Foundation (PwC)
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
  • Print DDS
  • PVS Chemicals, Inc.
  • QL Media House
  • Quicken Loans Rock Ventures
  • Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation
  • Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation
  • Ralph L & Winifred Polk Foundation
  • Ralph L & Winifred Polk Foundation
  • Rite Aid
  • River Raisin National Battlefield Park Service
  • River’s Edge Brewing Co.
  • Robert Bosch Corporation
  • Rock Financial
  • Roscoe & Horkey Farm
  • Roseville Optimist Club
  • Rosso Family Foundation
  • RouteOne LLC
  • RunSignUp Inc.
  • SABIC Innovative Plastics
  • Samona Weiss Properties
  • Samuel A. Ramirez & Co.
  • Sandra Lyness Foundation
  • Santoro Incorporated
  • Serving Macomb Inc
  • Siara-Olds Orthodontics
  • Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber
  • State Alliance of Michigan YMCAs
  • State Farm Companies Foundation
  • Sutar-Sutaruk-Meyer Foundation
  • Szuba PLLC
  • Table No. 2 Restaurant 
  • Target Corporation Employees
  • Taylor Fence Service LLC
  • The Barbat Organization
  • The Detroit Creativity Project
  • The Redwoods Group
  • Thomson Reuters
  • TK Seibold, LLC
  • Toni A. Wisne Foundation
  • Toys for Tots
  • Trinity International Film Festival
  • UBS
  • Ultimate Computer Systems
  • United Way for Southeast Michigan
  • United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County
  • United Way Of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey
  • United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
  • United Way of Washtenaw County
  • Van Dusen
  • Verizon Foundation
  • Vibe Credit Union
  • Walled Lake School E.Fed C.U.
  • Walmart
  • Wayne and Joan Webber Foundation
  • Wayne Metro Community Action Agency
  • Wayne RESA
  • Woodbridge-MGT LLC
  • Woodhaven Pediatrics
  • World Heritage Foundation, Prechter Family Fund
  • Xemplar Club Of Farmington & Farmington Hills
  • YMCA of Northwest North Carolina
  • YMCA of the USA