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FOR A HEALTHY COMMUNITY
2020 ANNUAL REPORT YMCA of Met ropolit an Chat t anooga ymcachattanooga.org
For 148 years, the YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanoooga has been faithful stewards of funds enrtrusted to us. Our budget, including investments made by our members and benefactors, is a tool for accomplishing our cause.
The year 2020
was challenging for all mankind. At the Y, we endured and conquered many obstacles and our staff rose to each challenge, pivoting in new ways they/we never thought possible. Our operations evolved and changed as the peak of the pandemic crept into our area. The needs of the community were many and often shifted throughout the course of the year.
2020 IMPACT Food Programs During 2020, 400,000 healt hy meals were prepared and distributed to children, and an additional 26,000 pounds of food given to families who are food insecure.
Number of children fed: 4,000 The Chattanooga Mobile Market brought healthy produce
Toget her , however, with the help and
and grocery store goods to more than 500
support of our generous donors and members, the YMCA mission not only stayed alive, but THRIVED and played a pivotal role in the HEALTH OF OUR
in food desert s each week.
COMMUNITY.
people
Essent ial Worker Childcare/ Preschools Nearly 700 children have part icipat ed in Essent ial Worker Childcare since the onset of the pandemic. Our combined Downtown & St. Paul's Preschools have served 78 children, with an additional preschool on Willow Street set to open soon.
Tornado Relief 4 weeks of immediat e response to victims of the April 2020 tornado, including providing shelter, food and thousands of supplies available daily in the weeks following the tornado.
Support Services 14,000 calls were made to vulnerable families (more than 350 of these calls to seniors).
Corporat e Memberships Despite many corporations moving to work- from- home operations during the pandemic, 280 local companies chose to continue their support of the Y.
2020 Financials (unaudited)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Pat Neuhoff Dennis Blanton Greg Cullum Bobby Lusk Tony Killen
Chair Chair Elect Immediate Past Chair Finance Chair Secretary
STAFF Janet Dunn Rick Madison Jonathan Panter
President & CEO Chief Operating Officer Chief Financial Officer
BOARD MEMBERS Ann Aiken Joy Akins Melissa Arkin Tom Bukowski Jens Christensen Christian Coder Alnoor Dhanani Daniel Goldberg Terry Henry
Our Mission is to put
Christian Principles into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind, and body for all.
Cory Howard Bradley Jordan Sandra Krawchuck Mary- Stewart Lewis Stacy Lightfoot Andrew McGill Michelle Medlock Erskine Oglesby Richard Park
Jeff Rayburn Art Rhodes Jack Robbins Kristy Steele Elaine Swafford Rodney Thompson Donna Van Natten Brad Whitaker Tracy Wood