Volunteer Program:
Last year the Grand Traverse Bay YMCA has nearly 600 volunteers give over 45,000 hours to help us build strong kids, strong families, strong communities. Click here to become a Y-Volunteer.
YMCA Corporate Advisory Committee
Annual Business Leader Luncheon
We wish to acknowledge our event sponsor, Schmuckal Oil Company, for their gift to our annual YMCA Corporate Advisory Committee Luncheon held on Wednesday, October 28, 2009.
We thank our table sponsors: Cass Street E.N.T. Associates, Chase Bank, Cherryland Electric Cooperative, EverywhereUGo, National City Bank, Plante Moran Financial Advisors, and Traverse City State Bank.
We thank the members of the CAC for their working in making the Luncheon our largest luncheon to date.
To make a donation to our Invest in Youth Community Appeal, click here for a downloadable form.

2009 TC Turkey Trot benefits New YMCA
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Click here on Donations for other ways of financial and asset giving.

Do you give through the United Way? Feel free to designate your United Way gift to the Grand Traverse Bay YMCA as you fill out your United Way pledge this fall.
Click here for an on-line form. Remember to designate your gift to the Grand Traverse Bay YMCA at the bottom of the form.
Click here on endowment to help us build a fund that will help YMCA programs forever.
Participate in or help organize our annual golf fundraiser by clicking here at Youth Golf Outing.
Have you reviewed your will or living trust lately?
Consider making a bequest in your will or living trust to the Grand Traverse Bay YMCA.
People have inquired how to include the YMCA in their will or living trust. You can insert simple language like:
"I devise and bequeath to the Grand Traverse Bay Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), Traverse City, Michigan, Federal ID #38-1709640, (insert sum or percentage or description of property) which shall be used for such YMCA purposes as the Board of Directors may determine."
Please always consult with legal counsel or your other financial professionals to make sure any changes in your will or living trust are recorded correctly and have taken into account all aspects of this kind of gift including future needs.
Other kinds of asset gifts to the Grand Traverse Bay YMCA could include real estate, vacation or investment property, timber, personal property, insurance, appreciated stock, or beneficiary designations when required on IRAs, insurance, annuities, certificates of deposits, etc.
Consult with the Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation concerning life income options like charitable gift annuities, remainder trusts, and the like that directly benefit the Grand Traverse Bay YMCA.
Can I deduct my charitable donations? Click here for a cute explanation from the Internal Revenue Service.
The Grand Traverse Bay YMCA is a 501 (c) 3 organization and donations to us qualify for a tax deduction to the full extent of the law.
10/15/09