Annual campaign · 2026

Give where you live.

Every dollar to the Montgomery YMCA Annual Campaign funds scholarships for kids and families across 17 branches and Camp Chandler. We don't turn neighbors away. Help us keep that promise.

For 125 years the YMCA of Greater Montgomery has held one promise: no one is turned away for inability to pay. The Annual Campaign is how we keep it. Every dollar you give becomes a swim lesson for a child whose family is between paychecks, a Camp Chandler week for a kid who's never seen the lake, a senior aquatics class for a widow who needs the morning routine.

Ways to give

Choose what works for your household.

All gifts are tax-deductible. The Montgomery YMCA is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization (EIN on request).

Option 01

One-time gift

Give a one-time gift in any amount — $25 covers a youth program week, $250 a swim lesson scholarship, $1,000 a Camp Chandler week.

Give once
Option 02

Monthly giving

Recurring monthly gifts compound impact. $25/mo = a youth membership funded all year. $50/mo = the equivalent of a Camp Chandler scholarship every quarter.

Give monthly
Option 03

Sponsor a child

$300 funds a year-long youth membership for a kid whose family can't afford it. $1,200 funds a full Camp Chandler resident-camp scholarship.

Sponsor a child
Option 04

Planned giving / legacy

Honor someone with a memorial gift, name the YMCA in your will, or set up a charitable IRA distribution. Speak with our development office for tax-advantaged options.

Speak with development
Where your gift goes

Scholarships, brown-bag lunches, summer camp.

The Montgomery YMCA's annual campaign funds three things, in order of priority:

1. Scholarships. Sliding-scale membership and program rates for any household that needs them. One-page application, 5-day turnaround.

2. Brown-bag lunch outreach. Year-round meal delivery to Montgomery seniors, partnering with local food banks and faith communities.

3. Camp Chandler scholarships. Lake Jordan resident camp tuition for kids whose families couldn't otherwise afford it. We've sent kids to Chandler since 1948.

2025 campaign impact

Real dollars, real outcomes.

$1.2M
in financial assistance granted
2025 calendar year
3.2K+
scholarships awarded
across all 17 branches
485
Camp Chandler scholarships
Lake Jordan · resident camp
100%
of donations stay local
Greater Montgomery only
Donor stewardship

Every gift is acknowledged. Every dollar is reported.

Donors of any amount get an annual report by mail showing exactly how their dollars were used — total scholarships granted, programs funded, families served. The Montgomery YMCA has been audited and Charity Navigator-rated for over a decade.

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