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2015

ANNUAL REPORT

Dear YMCA Friends,

The operating landscape for nonprofit organizations is constantly changing. 2015 saw our organization challenged by a number of factors including rising costs of maintaining our facilities while keeping our membership rates reasonable for the majority of northern Beaufort County residents, and the need for technology and equipment enhancements to increase our impact and better serve our members. We are pleased with the progress made during the last year.

In 2015, we transformed the lives of more than 8,000 children and adults who walked through the doors of our facility. We provided more than $260,000 in financial assistance to 764 local families in Beaufort and Jasper Counties so they could benefit from Y programs and memberships, regardless of their financial circumstance.

2015 also saw the formation of TOGETHERHOOD – the YMCA’s signature program for social responsibility. This program invites Y members to lead and participate in volunteer service projects that benefit the communities where we live. Our Togetherhood volunteers planned and completed five projects in 2015 assisting our fellow non-profits Friends of Caroline Hospice, HELP of Beaufort and The Giving – totaling over 350 hours donated to these worthy causes.

Our 2015 YMCA summer camps were held at 8 different sites in Beaufort and Jasper Counties and registered a record 734 youth ages 3-15 in its programs. Additionally, we welcomed over 80 participants into our Youth Boating Program and taught 259 free swim lessons through summer camp.

We thank you, our Beaufort County neighbors, for the gifts of time and financial resources you have shared with us to advance our cause: Strengthening our community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.

Looking forward, we have plans for developing additional innovative senior-oriented programming, enriching academics for our youth as well as incorporating family-oriented engagement, and continuing to build strong, dynamic partnerships within our community. We will strive to meet challenging shifts in our operating environment with sound management and innovative thinking. We will uphold our unending commitment to our neighbors with increasing needs who reside across northern Beaufort County.

We are also excited to celebrate 20 years of the YMCA of Beaufort County during the entirety of 2016! Many of our popular, community-wide events like the Beaufort River Swim, Trunk or Treat, Boots & Bling plus some special surprises await us over the coming months, made even more festive during this anniversary year.

Though through the years the needs of our community never stop evolving, neither does the Y. By embracing change, we ensure our ability to innovate and remain vital well into the future. Thanks for being part of this change and an integral part of the Y. For a better us.

Michael Bostwick, CEO

Sharing Our Impact More families are involved in the Y than ever before because you and

your neighbors give your time, expertise and generous donations.

Thank you for leading the way by supporting the Y mission.

Thank you for helping countless individuals who love and need

the Wardle Family YMCA of Beaufort County.

Thank you for making an impact in your neighbor’s life!

Your support directly supports the programs & activities

at the Wardle Family YMCA of Beaufort County!

PROGRAMS IMPACTED

BY YOUR SUPPORT:

Childcare: $ 113,863

Membership: $ 70,319

Aquatics: $ 20,749

Summer Camps: $ 54,023

NURTURING POTENTIAL Child Care All kids deserve the opportunity to discover who they are and what they can achieve. That’s why our Y nurtures the potential of hundreds of local children and teens by cultivating the values, skills and relationships that lead to positive behaviors, better health and educational achievement. Here are just a few program highlights demonstrating how our YMCA is influencing young lives.

Discovery Preschool: Our fully-licensed preschool includes two classes of 3- and 4-year old students. Currently we serve 44 children, with 60% receiving financial support.

Students enrolled in the Discovery Kids Preschool are taught by certified teachers using The Creative Curriculum, which is also used in pre-kindergarten classrooms in the Beaufort County School District. 100% of the children that graduated from the program went into Kindergarten measuring at or above grade level.

After School Program:

2015 was another extraordinary year for our afterschool program with 225 kids age 4 – 14 attending our program in Beaufort and Jasper Counties. They are provided with not only a safe place to receive homework assistance but also an environment conducive to making new friends, learning new skills and building self-reliance. Activities available during the afterschool program include:

Tail Waggin’ Tutors & ARF, reading programs for students in second grade and above Bible Study led by volunteers from the Parish Church of St. Helena’s.

Y Club, where students choose from hobby/interest activities for themselves such as Lunch Box Cooking Club, Crafty Critters, Sports of All Sorts, STEM and more.

Students participate in gym activities including yoga and team sports, yoga, swimming, and are provided a healthy snack and dinner in line with HEPA standards.

Our after school program includes off-site locations: Robert Smalls International Academy, and Ridgeland Elementary School. 100% of these children received financial support while 55% of children attending the program at our facility in Port Royal received financial assistance.

GAINING CONFIDENCE Camp

YMCA Summer Camp is all about learning outside of school, exploring and appreciating the outdoors, and trying new things. We offer youth a variety of camps that keep them

active and engaged all summer! In addition to our Kiddie Camp and Traditional Camp we offered 19 specialty camps ranging from STEM-based LEGO® Remote Control

Mania Camp to Tennis Camp, Diva Camp and more.

Over 700 campers attended camp at one of our 8 sites during the ten weeks of camp last summer; Penn Center on St. Helena

Island, Whale Branch Elementary, Roberts Smalls International Academy, Hardeeville, Ridgeland, Port Royal Elementary, Lady’s

Island Elementary as well as the main YMCA facility in Port Royal. Campers at the Penn Center, Lady’s Island and Jasper County site received 100% financial assistance, benefitting 230 campers. In

total, our 28 different camps provided financial assistance to over 250 local families.

To ensure that all kids have opportunities to progress – not regress– with learning over the summer, the Y continued to

implement our Summer Learning Loss Prevention Camp (SLLPC). This camp included 2.5 hours of 4-Block literacy instruction and 4.5 hours of enrichment aligned to literacy daily. Also, we continued our

camp upgrade program that integrates new ideas and focuses on areas of skill building, relationship and belonging, and peer

interactions in our 2015 traditional summer camp program.

Additionally, we serve our community by hosting fun and educational day camps at our Port Royal location throughout

the school year when regular classes are not held due to holidays and teacher in-service days.

ACHIEVING GOALS Aquatics

2015 was a busy and successful year for YMCA aquatics as we taught over 2,500 swim lessons including evening and morning lessons, private instruction, after school, Discovery preschool, summer camp and groups from community partners including Thumbs Up, CAPA and the Boys & Girls Club. 344 individuals received swim lessons for no cost, thanks to generous donations and the success of events like Puppy Plunge and our annual Beaufort River Swim, which raised $8,800 and boasted 182 swimmers - our largest field of participants ever! Our Y swim team had an incredible year, with our girls’ team bringing home the 2015 State Championship and an overall second place for our Tigersharks! We added a pre swim team program for those young swimmers interested in testing the waters before making a swim team commitment and specialty clinics that focus on refining stroke and technique. In addition to our indoor pool renovation which was completed in January 2015, we added a special hydraulic chair lift, making access of our pool by those with disabilities much easier. We are also proud to give local Special Olympic swimmers a place to practice. Lowcountry Masters Swim Club utilize our pool three times per week and both physical therapy sessions (through Carolina SportsCare) and our own water aerobics classes have seen increased participation.

Our YMCA 100-Mile Swim Club reports14 participants completed their one hundred miles in the pool, with several members surpassing this goal. In the coming year we are excited to have our outdoor pool renovated with new Marcite and tile, freshly equipped for a busy summer in 2016!

2015 YMCA Tigersharks

IMPROVING HEALTH Wellness

We offer our “Get Started! Stay Active!” program to all members. This12-week training program includes a fitness assessment, a personalized exercise plan

and follow-up. In 2015, over 500 members participated.

We have found many members utilizing the expertise of our Personal Training Staff to tweak a

workout routine, assist with a specialized regime due to illness or injury. We offer Personal Training Staff with specializations in areas of senior adult

fitness, agility training, aqua fitness, Tabata, tennis and strength and conditioning.

Our Group Fitness classes are open to all Y

members 13 years of age and older as part of your Y membership. Classes cover many different

disciplines from strength training and cardiovascular exercise to mind-body and water exercise — there

is something for everyone!

Class participation levels have also grown in 2015, by approximately 30%, maxing out at 75

participants in one class alone! We credit

our awesome Y instructors as well as

offering various modalities in the group

exercise classes.

While we offer over 60 combined indoor

cycling and aerobics classes per week, we

were able to add several new offerings in 2015, including Senior

Shape Up and Holy Yoga to our schedule.

2015 ANNUAL SCHOLAR PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE: $2,500+

Anonymous

Bank of America/Merrill Lynch

James & Nancy Bailey

Carlos & Brenda Black

CBC National Bank

Coastal Community Foundation

Greg & Sarah Dyson

James & Patty Crower

John & Joann Fontana

Dollar General Literacy Foundation

Hargray Caring Coins Foundation

John & Mary Jane Martin

Publix Supermarkets

United Way of the Lowcountry

Walmart Foundation

Wardle Family Foundation

Wells Fargo Foundation

CHAIRMAN'S ROUND TABLE: $1,000+

Peter Balson & Karen Jorgensen

Michael & Joanna Bostwick

Collins Pest Control

Roger & Cheryl Comes

Charles & Gloria Dalvini

Friends of Callawassie Island

Hargray Caring Coins Foundation

Dean Hewitt

Harriet & Herbert Keyserling Endowment

Kiwanis Club of Beaufort

Fred & Everette Kuhn

Arthur & Elly Levin

The Link

Joanne & Alan Moses Fund

Paul & Susan Pineo

Peter & Jane Post

Sea Island Rotary Club

Bennett & Karoline Schiller

Ernie & Peg Schlichtemeier

John & Jennifer Tuckwiller

George & Judy Utter

BUILDERS: $500+

BCMA

Brad & Jacqueline Blake

Carteret Street United Methodist Church

Denice Davis

Ryan & Kaylin Garst

James & Ebony Gaffney

Malcolm Goodridge

In honor of Caroline and John Havens

Susan And John Hemcher

Ginnie Kozak

Lowcountry Insurance Services, Inc.

David & Melissa Mandell

Mark & Debra Mattox

Ursula Mercier

Donald & Carmen Meyer

Amy & John Patrick

Redwoods Group Foundation, Inc.

William Reid

Jamie Singleton

Stokes Brown of Hilton Head

Ron Tuttle

FRIENDS: $250+ Alton Bennett

Charles & Kathleen Bray

Carolina Sportscare & Physical Therapy

Carey & Mary Clark

Gerry & Garrett Clark

Jack & Mary Cunningham

Ralph & Dolores Fuller

In Memory of Thomas Grewenig

Elliott & Pam Hagan

Handy Dans Enterprise

Matt & Betsy Hinderliter

Cliff & Ellen Keith

Samuel & Dolores Molinary

Sally Moona

Bradley & Tamerra Moore

David Painter

Parker Hannifin Foundation

Tracey Robinson

Irvin Seger

Paul & Leigh Spencer

Paula & Will Verity

Martha Webb

Van & Josephine Willis

SHIP CAMPAIGN DONORS

William & Amy Achurch Louise Allen Frank & Abby Alling Meredith Anderson Anonymous John & Marjorie Barber Gary Bellomy Leah Benn Vivian Bikulege Linda Blackman BMH Youth Soccer Team Paul & Donna Brainard Susan Brooks Dalvin Broussard Heather Bruner Debra Bush Anjanette Capers Sarah Carden Thomas M. Collins William & Susan Collins John Craig Crown Pointe Packaging Company Jeannine C. Dameworth Carolyn Davis Kent & Joan Easty Betty Elkins Nancy Ferry Marta Fosberry Mary Foster Elaine Gantt Katherine Gay Nancy Gilley Sheila Greene Rick & Mandy Griffin Frank & Gloria Hamilton In Memory of William H. Harris Connie Hipp Catherine Hutchins Michael Iannarone June Jones Sam Jorgensen Edward Kawczynski Rhonda Kern William Keyserling Scott Lacy James Ladd Betty Laurent-Bellomy Eric Mabey

Hannah Manning

Carol Mather

Louise Mathews

Gregory McCord

Kay McCormick

Deborah McCoy

Ann McDuff

Charles & Joanne McFee

Steve Mix

Charles Morrissey

Kathy Nell

Lisa O'Brien

London Ocon

Tom Ogle

Arthur O'Kelley

Brenda O'Shields

George & Kay Owen

Alan Phillips

Catherine Rae

Lisa Redwine

Amy Roberts

John Roberts

Tony Royal

Laurence Schaefer

Freda Schroeder

Leigh & David Shipper

Marilyn Shup

Roger & Headley Smith

Veronica Stephens

Renee Sutton

Brittany Sutton

Mattie Thomas

Stefan Wechsler

Mary Wightman

Angela Williams

Meindert Wolff

Larrimore Wright

SUPPORTERS $50+

We See A Better Us Ahead!THANK YOU!

BUILDING LIFELONG SKILLS Boating

2015 saw our Boating Program blossom from 3 to 5 week-long youth boating classes and

expand with an additional power boating class specifically for adults! Led by Boating Director

Paul Spencer, the need for boating instruction and safety education in our area is apparent

by the popularity of this Y program. In 2016 our adult boating class will be offered 5 times.

Adult: The adult class consists of one 3-hour

evening class at the Y covering South Carolina

DNR education and a second 4-hour class

using hands-on instruction at the Port Royal

Sound Maritime Center dock. Participants are

taught the DNR boating education class and

receive on-water experience in boat trailer

launching & retrieval, power boat operations,

docking, navigation, GPS & radio use, knots and basic safety instruction.

Youth: With the motto, “Leave No Child at the Dock“ this program taught over 80 rising 7th-10th

graders the knowledge and skills to become confident mariners

during 5 different one-week summer sessions in 2015. By using

hands-on teaching methods and STEM-based (science, technology,

engineering, math) practices, students gained skills necessary to

operate a sailboat, motorized watercraft, kayak, canoe and stand

up paddleboard safely.

Taught in conjunction with the Spirit of America Boating Education

and Safety Program, 100% of the students graduated, earning

their SC DNR Boating License.

DEVELOPING STRENGTH

Sports

In 2015, our Y hosted more youth and adults sports than ever before! Lisa Redwine,

Aquatics and Sports Director and James Penley, Sports Coordinator, continue to grow YMCA

sports in both numbers of participants and sports offered.

They are enthusiast and especially proud of the adult sports

that we now offer.

Every Monday evening or Sunday afternoon, we have adults

playing basketball, volleyball, kickball or soccer in a YMCA

league!

Lisa and her dedicated staff, including many volunteers (thank

you!), ran several program including basketball, indoor and

outdoor soccer, t-ball, flag football, and gymnastics/creative

movement for youth in 2015.

Adult sports programs continued to grow in popularity in

2015, having over 360 adults participating in team sports.

The Y. For a better us. ™ ™

2015: Our Y By The Numbers

Memberships: 2,775 units

Members: 6,433 members

Summer Camp: 734 participants at 8 sites providing 18,520 meals served over the course of the summer. Our campers were physically active for over 1,092,000 combined minutes!

Y Readers: Campers read for a combined 522,000 minutes over the summer

After School Program: 225 participants in 3 locations

Swim Lessons: 1,500+ lessons

Swim Team: 100 participants

Adults Sports: 360+ participants

Youth Sports: 630+ participants

Indoor Pool: On a daily basis over 200 individuals utilize our indoor pool

Boating Program: 1,800+ hours of on-water boating lessons over 6 sessions

Personal Training: Over 1,000 hours of personal training logged by our members

Spin: Over 8,000 miles cycled by our spin instructors

SUPPORTING & CELEBRATING ACHIEVEMENT

We continue to invest in maintenance and improvements to our facility and programming to better serve our members. We celebrate the achievements of

our Y members, board, staff and volunteers!

Facility: Completed renovation of the indoor pool including hot tub, sauna and steam room

Installed special hydraulic chair lift for the indoor pool

Purchased a 72-seat bus

Added 4 AMP's and 3 elliptical machines in the fitness center

Refinished the gymnasium floor

Reupholstered basketball goals

Aquatics: Swim Team: 29 Tigershark Swim team members competed in the SC State YMCA

Swim Championships with the girls winning first place and the Tigersharks placing 2nd overall

100 Mile Swim Club: 75 participants with 14 completing their100-mile goal Our annual Beaufort River Swim had 182 participants and raised $8,800 benefiting

our ‘Learn to Swim” scholarship program, thus allowing 150+ children to take swim lessons.

Y Member David Painter broke the meet record for the 50 Freestyle at the 2015 YMCA National Championship held in Sarasota, FL in May

Added Pre-swim team program, swim team specialty clinics and SCUBA certification class to our aquatics programming

Boating: Offered (5) Sessions of the Youth Boating Program with 80 graduates & offered

the new Adult Power Boating Class

Membership: Total membership increased by 9.8% over 2014 Program membership increased by 18% over 2014

Our People: Operations Director Kaylin Garst accepted into the 2016 Leadership Beaufort program Denice Davis, Wellness Director, completed her 3rd Boston Marathon and her 3rd

New York Marathon in 2015, finishing with the second best time of any female from South Carolina in the NY Marathon!

Volunteers contributed hundreds of hours of time to assist the Y with everything from coaching youth sports, to planning and running special events to reading with our after-school program students

Our annual Boots & Bling Capital Fundraiser & Silent Auction logged a record attendance of 225+ and raised $38,000 toward roof repair

TOGETHERHOOD volunteers completed (5) projects with local partner non-profit organizations, totally over 350 hours of donated work hours

Sports: 650 youth playing in 200 games 350 adults playing in 130 games

Wellness: Named 2015 Beaufort’s Best Gym/Fitness Center by Eat Sleep Play Beaufort

ANNUAL FINANCIALS

SUMMARIZED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

ASSETS

CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (NET)

FIXED ASSETS (NET)

NON-CURRENT ASSETS

TOTAL ASSETS

LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

LONG TERM LIABILITIES

SUB TOTAL LIABILITIES

NET ASSETS—UNRESTRICTED

NET ASSETS—TEMP. RESTRICTED

NET ASSETS—PERM. RESTRICTED

SUB TOTAL NET ASSETS

TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS

2015

$162,534

$77,500

$3,878,401

$513,211

$4,631,646

2015

$57,935

$841,330

$2,812,819

$3,712,083

$817,048

$102,515

$0

$919,563

$4,631,646

2014

$54,807

$77,500

$3,873,830

$512,290

$4,518,427

2014

$96,539

$795,616

$2,890,163

$3,782,318

$634,594

$102,515

$0

$737,109

$4,519,427

SUMMARIZED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES & CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

REVENUES & SUPPORT

FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES*

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

2014

$2,097,380

$2,000,116

($102,736)

2015*

$2,309,335

$2,126,881

$182,454

Years: 2015 is unaudited; 2014 is audited *Excludes depreciation expense

YMCA BOARD DIRECTORS:

Ernie Schlichtemeier, Chairman

Cheryl Comes, Vice-Chairwoman

Fred Kuhn, Past Chairman

Mike Green, Secretary

Jennifer Tuckwiller, Treasurer

Michael Bostwick

Robert Candillo

Kelly Collins

John Fontana

Ralph Fuller

Brandon Gaffney

David Homyk

Mary Jane Martin

Debbie Mattox

Gregory McCord

Henry Robinson

Bennett Schiller

John Troutman

YMCA STAFF:

CEO—Michael Bostwick

Controller—Wanda Diggs

Operations Director—Kaylin Garst

Marketing & Development Director−Betsy Hinderliter

Wellness Director—Denice Davis

Boating Program Director—Paul Spencer

Aquatics & Sports Director—Lisa Redwine

Early Childhood Director—Hannah Manning

Sports Coordinator: James Penley

Membership Coordinator—Lizz Madlinger

Childcare Coordinator—Debra Bush

Facility/Maintenance Coordinator−Irvin Seger

Swim Team Coach: Heather Bruner

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