Nonprofit · EIN 56-0928743
YMCA OF CATAWBA VALLEY
Tax-exempt · HICKORY, NC 28601
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $14,931,288 | $15,020,896 | -$89,608 | $43,418,081 | $7,111,748 | $36,306,333 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $23,757,729 | $12,989,513 | $10,768,216 | $41,897,692 | $5,954,087 | $35,943,605 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $11,969,895 | $9,632,114 | $2,337,781 | $28,026,869 | $3,086,787 | $24,940,082 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,596,149
- of which government grants
- $1,157,732
- Program service revenue
- $11,653,228
- Investment income
- $505,602
- Net rental income
- $30,925
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $168,806
- Net income from fundraising events
- $91,884
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $22,726
- Other revenue
- $176,309
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $538,738
- Other salaries and wages
- $6,406,854
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $8,131,095
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $183,577
- Travel
- $75,886
- Depreciation
- $1,363,391
- Program services (functional)
- $13,096,782
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,897,848
- Fundraising (functional)
- $26,266
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $41,897,692
- Total assets, end of year
- $43,418,081
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,111,748
- Net assets, end of year
- $36,306,333
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $30,357,654
- Publicly traded securities
- $6,064,990
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $34,473,716
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,832,617
- Gross receipts
- $15,861,548
- Employees
- 914
- Volunteers
- 1,800
- Year formed
- 1968
- State of legal domicile
- NC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAT AUTEN | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 45 | $247,056 | $39,085 |
| PAXTON TALLENT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $119,361 | $24,194 |
| DIANNA CLONINGER | HR DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $89,412 | $19,631 |
| JOEY WILLIAMS | LINCOLN BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE SWAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DARRELL JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE HINDMAN | SALLYS BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMIKA GARRISON | PHIFER BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN TEETER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HAL HUFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY FARR | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD DOWDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHNNY SCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GRANT SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KARI DUNLAP | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
12 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEVIN BAXTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SIMMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JON MERCER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CLIFTON SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MCCRACKEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| AVA TAYLOR | FINANCIAL DEV CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| STUART BRIDGERS | PAST TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| PAUL CARSWELL | HICKORY BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| ERIC LEVIN | CVO Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| VIDAL SIPE | PERSONNEL CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARK SEAMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TIFFANI HART | SHUFORD BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAT AUTEN | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 45 | $213,336 | $45,097 |
| PAXTON TALLENT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $123,519 | $20,948 |
| DIANNA CLONGINGER | HR DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $98,643 | $18,512 |
| JOEY WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE SWAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DARRELL JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE HINDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMIKA GARRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN TEETER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HAL HUFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY FARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD DOWDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHNNY SCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GRANT SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KARI DUNLAP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN BAXTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SIMMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JON MERCER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CLIFTON SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MCCRACKEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| AVA TAYLOR | FINANCIAL DEV CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STUART BRIDGERS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL CARSWELL | HICKORY BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC LEVIN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| VIDAL SIPE | PERSONNEL CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK SEAMAN | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANI HART | SHUFORD BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAT AUTEN | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 45 | $163,842 | $34,609 |
| PAXTON TALLENT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $99,212 | $18,009 |
| DIANNA CLONGINGER | HR DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $87,682 | $17,013 |
| ELIZABETH FRANKLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY GUYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BURLESON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GABRIELA R DE BOER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN TEETER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HAL HUFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY FARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD DOWDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHNNY SCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GRANT SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KARI DUNLAP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN BAXTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SIMMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JON MERCER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CLIFTON SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MCCRACKEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| AVA TAYLOR | FINANCIAL DEV CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STUART BRIDGERS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL CARSWELL | HICKORY BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC LEVIN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| VIDAL SIPE | PERSONNEL CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK SEAMAN | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANI HART | SHUFORD BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 315 1ST AVE NW STE 104, HICKORY, NC 28601-6169
- In care of
- % CINDY LAKE
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- NAT AUTEN, 315 1ST AVE NW SUITE 104, HICKORY, NC 28601
- Signed the 990
- NAT AUTEN, CEO
- Phone
- (828) 324-9622
- Website
- WWW.YMCACV.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RM ADVISORY LLC
Mission
TO PUT CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES INTO PRACTICE THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT BUILD HEALTHY SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY FOR ALL.
Program accomplishments
- FAMILY LIFE ACTIVITIES ARE DRIVEN BY OUR MISSION TO BUILD SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY, OFFER A PLACE TO BELONG, PEOPLE WHO CARE, AND FUN, AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO SOCIAL PROBLEMS. FAMILY LIFE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CHILD CARE (FULL-DAY INFANT, TODDLER, AND PRESCHOOL, PART DAY PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS, SCHOOL-AGE CHILD CARE FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE-SCHOOLERS, SUMMER DAY CAMP, AND HOLIDAY CAMP). THIS ALSO INCLUDES FAMILY PROGRAMMING (FAMILY MEMBERSHIP, FAMILY ACTIVITY PROGRAMS, FATHER/DAUGHTER DANCE, PARENTING SKILLS PROGRAMS, FOOD SERVICE PROGRAMS, AND TEEN CHARACTER AWARDS. REVENUES ABOVE INCLUDE A PRO-RATA PORTION OF MEMBERSHIP DUES TOTALING $4,795,401.71Expenses $6,391,158 · revenue $8,995,738
- WELLNESS AND FITNESS PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS & CHILDREN ARE DRIVEN BY OUR MISSION TO BUILD SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY, OFFER A PLACE TO BELONG, PEOPLE WHO CARE, AND FUN, AS WELL AS, PROVIDE EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO SOCIAL PROBLEMS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE GROUP EXERCISE, HEALTH RISK/LIFESTYLE ASSESMENT, FITNESS TESTING, PERSONAL FITNESS PROGRAMS FOR THOSE STARTING OUT, PERSONAL TRAINING, PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND YOUTH FITNESS, INCLUDING PRESCHOOL MOVEMENT, PARENT-CHILD, AND TEEN EXERCISE.REVENUES INCLUDE PRO-RATA PORTION OF MEMBERSHIP DUES WHICH TOTAL $404,272.54Expenses $4,402,978 · revenue $758,379
- AQUATIC PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS & CHILDREN ARE DRIVEN BY OUR MISSION TO BUILD SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY, OFFER A PLACE TO BELONG, PEOPLE WHO CARE, AND FUN, AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO SOCIAL PROBLEMS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE WATER EXERCISE CLASSES AND ARTHRITIS CLASSES, YOUTH AND ADULT SWIM INSTRUCTION, CPR AND FIRST AID, CLASSES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, COMPETITIVE SWIMMING AND WATER POLO, AND LIFE GUARDING INSTRUCTION.REVENUES ABOVE INCLUDE A PRO-RATA PORTION OF MEMBERSHIP DUES TOTALING $392,449.40Expenses $1,604,418 · revenue $736,199
- SPORTS PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS & CHILDREN ARE DRIVEN BY OUR MISSION TO BUILD SPIRIT, MIND, AND BODY, AND OFFER A PLACE TO BELONG, PEOPLE WHO CARE, AND FUN. THEY ALSO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO SOCIAL PROBLEMS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE ADULT LEAGUES, YOUTH BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL, YOUTH BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, SOCCER, HOCKEY, FLAG FOOTBALL, AND TENNIS.REVENUES ABOVE INCLUDE A PRO-RATA PORTION OF MEMBERSHIP DUES TOTALING $619,919.35Expenses $698,228 · revenue $1,162,912
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 56-0928743
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1969
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P27Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $43,418,081
- Income (IRS master file)
- $15,861,548
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $14,931,288 | $15,020,896 | $43,418,081 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $23,757,729 | $12,989,513 | $41,897,692 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $11,969,895 | $9,632,114 | $28,026,869 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $11,297,403 | $8,224,098 | $25,100,141 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 56-0928743).
Questions about YMCA OF CATAWBA VALLEY
- What is the EIN of YMCA OF CATAWBA VALLEY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of YMCA OF CATAWBA VALLEY is 56-0928743.
- Is YMCA OF CATAWBA VALLEY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1969.
- Are donations to YMCA OF CATAWBA VALLEY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does YMCA OF CATAWBA VALLEY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of YMCA OF CATAWBA VALLEY due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did YMCA OF CATAWBA VALLEY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of YMCA OF CATAWBA VALLEY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names NAT AUTEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of YMCA OF CATAWBA VALLEY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 27 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $247,056 (NAT AUTEN, PRESIDENT/CEO).
- How much revenue does YMCA OF CATAWBA VALLEY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $14,931,288, expenses of $15,020,896 and total assets of $43,418,081 at year end.
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