Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO OPERATE OUR TWO PRECIOUS SARASOTA BRNACHES IN ACCORDANCE WITHOUR TRADITIONAL PRINCIPLES AS WE WORK TO REGAIN AN OFFICIAL YMCA CHARTER FROM Y-USA. OUR GOAL IS TO CONTINUE TO OFFER THE SAME FITNESS PROGRAMS AND CLASSES, THE SAME INSTRUCTORS, THE SAME PRICE POINTS, AND THE SAMELEVEL OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND SERVICES AS BEFORE. WE FURTHER INTEND TO LEVERAGE COST SAVINGS FROM CERTAIN OPERATING EFFICIENCIES TO ALLOW US TO INVEST IN AND BRING BACK PROGRAM OFFERINGS THAT HAVE BEEN NEGLECTED IN THE RECENT PAST BY PRIOR MANAGEMENT.
FITNESS AND WELLNESS--AQUATICS, GYMNASTICS, WELLNES THROUGH EXERCISE AND CLASSES. WELLNESS AT OUR Y IS ADDRESSING VARIOUS SARASOTA COUNTY HEALTH ISSUES INCLUDING CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND DIABETES. OUR Y PROMOTES FITNESS THROUGH AGE GROUP TARGETED FITNESS CLASSES. YOUTH GROUP FITNESS INCLUDES SOCCER CAMPS AND LEAGUES, YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUES, SWIM LESSONS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. YOUTH SPORTS LEAGUES ARE OFFERED TO CHILDREN FROM AGE 3 THROUGH 18 IN SOCCER, BASKETBALL, AND LACROSSE. ONE-HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE FITNESS CLASSES ARE OFFERED EACH WEEK THAT COVER A FULL SPECTRUM OF HEALTH AND FITNESS. MANY CLASSES ARE FOCUSED ON SENIOR HEALTH IN THE AREAS OF BALANCE, FLEXIBILITY AND FUNCTIONAL STRENGTH. IN ADDITION OUR Y OFFERS SPECIFICALLY TARGETED FITNESS CLASSES FOR CHILDREN AGES 5 THROUGH 11 THAT FOCUS ON STRENGTH TRAINING, MOVEMENT, AND HEALTHY LIVING AT TIMES THAT ALLOW PARENTS TO WORK OR WORK OUT. OUR Y ALSO PROVIDES A YOUTH READING PROGRAM THAT ENCOURAGES CHILDREN TO IMPROVE THEIR READING AND ACADEMIC SKILLS. IN 2019 WE ALSO OFFERED GYMNASTICS AND DANCE CLASSES FOR CHILDREN. OUR Y PROVIDES SWIM LESSONS FOR YOUNG SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IN THE SARASOTA COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM IN A EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT ALL SARASOTA COUNTY SCHOOL CHILDREN LEARN TO SWIM AT A YOUNG AGE TO SAVE LIVES. OUR Y OFFERS COOKING CLASSES FOR CHILDREN TO LEARN HOW TO SELECT AND PREPARE HEALTHY MEALS. ADULT COOKING CLASSES ARE OFFERED TO HELP ADULTS LEARN HOW TO SELECT HEALTHY , GOOD TASTING FOOD, AS WELL AS FOOD PREPARATION. THE ADULT COOKING CLASS ALSO COMBINE A MENTAL HEALTH COMPONENT TO PROMOTE HEALTHY LIVING. DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OF ALL LEVELS FOR THOSE IN NEED IN THE SARASOTA COMMUNITY HAS BEEN A CORE OBJECTIVE OF OUR Y SINCE INCEPTION, AS EVIDENCED BY OUR ORIGINAL PARTNERSHIP WITH DREAMERS ACADEMY AND OUR SUBSEQUENT PARTNERSHIP WITH ELEVATION ACADEMY ON OUR BERLIN CAMPUS. OUR CORE MISSION IS TO OFFER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE UNDERSERVED, INCLUDING ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, TUTORING, YOUTH SPORTS, WELLNESS EDUCATION, CAMPS, AND AFTER SCHOOL. DESPITE OUR EARLY STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT, WE CURRENTLY OFFER A NUMBER OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT BOTH OF OUR FACILITIES AND ON OUR CAMPUSES.
FAMILY AND CHILD CARE THROUGH THE TEEN & FAMILY CENTER. OUR Y UNDERSTANDS THAT MANY IN OUR SARASOTA COMMUNITY CANNOT AFFORD A FITNESS MEMBERSHIP. MANY YOUNG FAMILIES AS WELL AS DISABLED AND RETIRED SENIORS LIVING ON FIXED INCOMES SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO LIVE A HEALTHY LIFE STYLE. THAT IS WHY OUR Y OFFERS DISCOUNTED AND FREE MEMBERSHIPS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES BASED ON INCOME. 1N 2019, THERE WERE 738 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THAT ARE PART OF THIS PROGRAM WHICH RESULTS IN 70,848 IN YEARLY DISCOUNTS. IN ADDITION , ,OUR Y OFFERS FREE MEMBERSHIPS TO FAMILIES WITH FOSTER CARE CHILDREN AS PART OF OUR COMMITMENT TO AID FAMILIES WILLING TO HELP NEEDED FOSTER CHILDREN OF SARASOTA COUNTY. OUR Y OFFERS UNIQUE PROGRAMS LIKE PEDALING WITH PARKINSON'S CYCLING CLASSES THAT ADDRESS THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES OF PARKINSON'S PATIENTS. THIS PROGRAM COSTS 15,168 TO ADMINISTER AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE CLEVELAND CLINIC AS THE MODEL FOR A SUCCESSFUL PARKINSON'S PROGRAM.
OUR Y IS A YOUNG ORGANIZATION BASED IN A LONG HISTORY OF SERVICE TO THE SARASOTA COMMUNITY AS THE FORMER SARASOTA YMCA. FOR MORE THAT FIFTY YEARS OUR ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN PROVIDING HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND, RACE, AND INCOME. OUR Y WELCOMES ALL MEMBERS OF THE SARASOTA COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR OWN WELLNESS AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY WELLNESS THAT COMES FROM FELLOWSHIP WITH OTHER MEMBERS. MANY LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPS HAVE BEGUN AT OUR Y AND IT IS OUR FULL INTENT TO CONTINUE THIS EFFORT. IN ADDITION, OUR Y WILL BEGIN NEW INITIATIVES TO RETURN TO MANY OF THE TRADITIONAL YMCA PROGRAMS AS WELL AS NEW PROGRAMS LIKE THE SOCIAL BLACK BELT THAT WILL EDUCATE TEENS ON LIFE AND COPING SKILLS NOT TAUGHT IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. MOST OF THE PROGRAMS WE CURRENTLY OFFER REQUIRE SUBSTANTIAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF FOUNDATION SUPPORT, GRANTS, AND OTHER FORMS OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT. THOUGH WE MAY IN CERTAIN CASES RECEIVE TUITION OR MEMBERSHIP FUNDS TOWARDS THE OPERATION OF THESE PROGRAMS, THEY ARE NOT ENOUGH TO SUSTAIN THE PROGRAMS AND WE REQUIRE SUBSTANTIAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT THROUGH DONATIONS, GRANTS, IN KIND CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUSTAINABLE VOLUNTEER EFFORTS TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR Y'S MISSION IN SARASOTA
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Lauren Kohl | DIRECTOR SEC | 20 | $0 |
| Kathleen Kennedy | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| Edward Hoffman | DIRECTOR | 30 | $0 |
| Marc Schafer | DIRECTOR TRE | 30 | $0 |
| James C Campbell | DIRECTOR --C | 40 | $0 |
| James A Purdy | PRESIDENT | 40 | $0 |
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