--- title: "GIVE" description: "When you get involved with the YMCA, you get so much more than a place to work out. It’s a chance to connect with neighbors, develop skills, explore new interests and give back to others. " type: article version: 1 version_id: "6e35f726-bdba-412d-817e-5653b20eaf8d" generated_at: "2026-04-29T15:57:36.734Z" author: "developing new skills" date_published: "2019-10-01" language: en reading_time: "11 min" word_count: 2048 keywords: ["Ways to Give", "Matching Gifts", "Impact Membership", "Annual Campaign"] url: "https://metroymcas.org/give" --- # GIVE > When you get involved with the YMCA, you get so much more than a place to work out. It’s a chance to connect with neighbors, develop skills, explore new interests and give back to others. ## Key Takeaways - Why Give? - Your Gifts at Work - $2,403,907 - Ways to Give - Matching Gifts ## Contents - [Why Give?](#why-give) - [Your Gifts at Work](#your-gifts-at-work) - [$2,403,907](#2-403-907) - [Ways to Give](#ways-to-give) - [Matching Gifts](#matching-gifts) - [Impact Membership](#impact-membership) - [Annual Campaign](#annual-campaign) - [Support Our Events](#support-our-events) # Donate Today! ## Why Give? Whether you join as a member, participate in a program, volunteer, donate or a combination of these activities, the Y helps people discover a renewed sense of positivity, passion, purpose and belonging. The YMCA is a community that is dedicated to helping people realize a greater sense of purpose in their community, thereby, finding their ‘why’. We encourage people to get involved with the Y so they can discover their own sense of purpose by developing new skills, connecting with neighbors, pursuing health goals, and giving back in support of their fellow community members.  The generosity of others is at the core of the Y’s existence as a nonprofit. It is only through the support of our hundreds of thousands of volunteers and public and private donors that we are able to support and give back to the communities we engage.  ## Your Gifts at Work [ ](https://blog.metroymcas.org/metro-y/support-and-growth-how-ymca-helped-danial-thrive?hsLang=en) ###### 1 min read [ #### Support and Growth: How YMCA Helped Danial Thrive ](https://blog.metroymcas.org/metro-y/support-and-growth-how-ymca-helped-danial-thrive?hsLang=en) Mollie Shauger: Oct 1, 2019 Kaitlyn Ghiassi, her husband Erfann, and 2-year-old son Danial had just moved to New Jersey from Grenada, where Erfann... [ ](https://blog.metroymcas.org/metro-y/metro-ymca-kicks-off-2026-charge-ahead-campaign?hsLang=en) ###### 2 min read [ #### Metro YMCA Kicks Off 2026 ‘Charge Ahead’ Campaign ](https://blog.metroymcas.org/metro-y/metro-ymca-kicks-off-2026-charge-ahead-campaign?hsLang=en) Mollie Shauger: Feb 10, 2026 LIVINGSTON, NJ – When Kaitlyn Ghiassi and her husband moved to New Jersey so he could begin an unpaid medical rotation,... [ ](https://blog.metroymcas.org/metro-y/financial-assistance-helps-family-thrive-in-child-care?hsLang=en) ###### 2 min read [ #### Financial Assistance Transforms Child Care Experience for Family ](https://blog.metroymcas.org/metro-y/financial-assistance-helps-family-thrive-in-child-care?hsLang=en) Metro Y Staff: Mar 6, 2026 When Maria Silvera’s previous child care option lacked activities, enrichment, and the extended hours she needed as a... ## $2,403,907 Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges total financial assistance distributed in 2025 $ 536403 Membership & Activities : 1,569 Awardees $ 189654 Aquatics: 561 Awardees $ 819345 Camp: 1,392 Awardees $ 446530 School-Age Child Care: 463 Awardees $ 411975 Early Childhood Learning Center: 84 Awardees ### Choose Your Donation Location [ #### EAST ORANGE YMCA ](https://metroymcas.org/asceoy?hsLang=en) [ #### FAIRVIEW LAKE YMCA CAMPS ](https://fairviewlakeymca.org/fa?hsLang=en) [ #### NEW MILFORD YMCA ](https://metroymcas.org/ascnmy?hsLang=en) [ #### SOUTH MOUNTAIN YMCA ](https://metroymcas.org/ascsmy?hsLang=en) [ #### SUSSEX COUNTY YMCA ](https://metroymcas.org/ascscy?hsLang=en) [ #### WEST ESSEX YMCA ](https://metroymcas.org/ascwey?hsLang=en) [ #### ASSOCIATION OFFICES ](https://metroymcas.org/annual-campaign?hsLang=en) [ #### SUSSEX COUNTY YMCA ](https://metroymcas.org/ascscy?hsLang=en) [ #### WEST ESSEX YMCA ](https://metroymcas.org/ascwey?hsLang=en) ## Ways to Give Metro Y Leadership Council is a group of prominent community leaders, philanthropists, board members, and staff, who are highly committed to the values of the YMCA. Founded in 2006 as the President’s Club, this benefactor group was expanded and renamed the Leadership Council. It has grown from 68 to over 300 members and recognizes those individuals who donate $1,000 and above to the YMCA’s Annual Campaign. - #### Planned Giving The Heritage Club is designed to recognize individuals from all backgrounds and communities who have made an outright or deferred gift to the Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges Endowment Fund. You can become a member of the Heritage Club by donating to the: **The Trustees’ Round Table:** recognizes those who make immediate/outright gifts - Cash - Stocks or Securities - Real Estate **The Legacy Society:** recognized donors who make deferred gifts to the YMCA: - Wills and Bequests - Charitable Gift Annuities - Life Insurance - Charitable Remainder Trusts - Pooled Income Fund - Charitable Lead Trust [Learn More](https://metroymcas.org/hubfs/Legacy%20Society%20Donors.pdf?hsLang=en) The Financial Development staff, in coordination with your financial service professionals, can assist donors with identifying the endowment opportunity that best meets your goals in a tax-advantaged manner. The Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges encourages you to discuss these options with an attorney or financial planner. For more information, on the Heritage Club and make a planned gift to the YMCA, please contact our Financial Development Department at 973 758 9622. - #### Program Initiatives/General Operating Support ##### Program Initiatives The YMCA offers individuals, corporations and foundations several sponsorship and underwriting opportunities for key YMCA program initiatives. Here is a partial list of programs and initiatives that are underwritten at our Y: Healthy U Program, Leaders Club, Summer Camps, Teen Programs, Computer Programs, etc. ##### General Operating Support The YMCA offers individuals, corporations and foundations several sponsorship and underwriting opportunities for key YMCA program initiatives. Here is a partial list of programs and initiatives that are underwritten at our Y: Healthy U Program, Leaders Club, Summer Camps, Teen Programs, Computer Programs, etc. - #### Capital Projects Each year, the YMCA makes significant capital improvements to all its branches and facilities. By donating to the YMCA’s capital fund, you can help us to keep our facilities current and up to date for years to come. - #### Volunteer Incentive Programs A growing number of companies are supporting their employee’s volunteer efforts, by making donations in recognition of volunteer service to a local charity such as the YMCA. Typically, the employer will make a modest gift (up to $500) if an employee volunteers a given number (typically 50) hours to the YMCA. The employer will ask the YMCA to verify your volunteer hours. - #### Appreciated Stock and Securities The YMCA will kindly accept gifts of long-term (owned for over 1 year) appreciated stock or securities. In addition to your charitable deduction, you can avoid capital gains taxes. To receive a sample stock transfer letter with our broker’s contact information, please call 973 758 9622. - #### Gifts-In-Kind The YMCA will accept selected goods and professional services as gifts-in-kind. Please contact your local YMCA Executive Director for donations of gifts-in-kind. ## Matching Gifts Your gift can change a life. Your company's matching gift can change another. Did you know that hundreds of companies across the country match employee contributions to the YMCA. Simply contact your employer's human resources office and ask whether your company matches employee donations. [Learn More](/matching-gifts?hsLang=en) ## Impact Membership An Impact Membership provides opportunity for ALL to advocate for the most vulnerable among us and enables the Y to deepen their role as a community-impact organization committed to addressing inequities, food insecurity, health disparities, social isolation, learning loss and more.  [Learn More](/impact?hsLang=en) ## Annual Campaign Thanks to donations from our Annual Campaign, we help individuals and families access life-changing programs—no matter their financial situation. But we need your help. Donate today to support more people in our community. Give today. *For a Better Us.* [Learn More](/annual-campaign?hsLang=en) ## Support Our Events At the Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges, events are more than just gatherings—they’re opportunities to bring the community together, promote healthy living, and provide access to vital resources.  When you support an event, you're not just giving to the Y—you're helping strengthen our entire community. [Learn More](/events?hsLang=en) ### METRO YMCA OF THE ORANGES ACCREDITATIONS - - - - - - --- ## About This Content **Source:** [GIVE](https://metroymcas.org/give) **Author:** developing new skills **Published:** October 1, 2019 *This content is provided for informational purposes. Please visit the original source for the most up-to-date information.*