Health & Wellbeing Education & Young People Free 2024

2024 Impact Report

Glacial Community YMCA's 2024 impact report covers its two branches — YMCA at Pabst Farms (Oconomowoc) and Watertown Area YMCA — serving 28,844 members across 32 communities with 690,044 facility visits. Highlights include a successful $18.5m capital campaign, launch of the PEAK after-school programme, significant wellness centre renovations, and special programmes supporting 253 individuals with disabilities.

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📋About

Health and fitness programmes including EGYM strength training circuit; youth development (PEAK after-school programme, 4K Wrap kindergarten readiness across 8 school sites, summer day camp, Y Care before/after school); special programmes for individuals with disabilities (Adaptive Aquatics, Miracle League Baseball, Special Olympics); Healthy Minds mental health initiative; financial assistance for membership and programmes

📊Key Metrics

28,844 individuals held a YMCA membership in 2024 (Pabst Farms: 19,506; Watertown: 9,338) Key Metric 1
690,044 facility visits in 2024 (Pabst Farms: 501,456; Watertown: 188,588) Key Metric 2
1,090 children learned water safety through swim lessons; 1,642 youth participated in league sports Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • 558 children attended summer day camp; 203 children enrolled in 4K Wrap kindergarten readiness; $283,165 provided in financial assistance for membership; 1,356 individuals received financial assistance for membership and programmes
  • Capital fundraising campaign in Watertown raised over $18.5m; groundbreaking held August 2024 for new Tom & Mary Schultz Family YMCA
  • 253 individuals with disabilities participated in social, fitness and volunteer programmes; 5,133 food items collected through Thanksgiving outreach, providing 200 full take-home meals for an estimated 800 individuals

📍Geography

International

2026 Enhanced

Impact — Winter 2026

Total income £18,180,000 and total expenditure £18,560,000 (year ended 31 December 2024, charity no. 1084958 England/Wales and SC039654 Scotland); in 2024 spent £3.8m on charitable activities including £1,079,000 on research, £1,366,000 on EB Community Support, £943,000 on public education, £270,000 on EB healthcare and £185,000 on respite breaks
Key Metric 1
700+ members supported through in-person visits and support calls in 2025; 697 support grants allocated in 2025 for essential items including specialist clothing, cooling fans and sheepskin liners; 2 new holiday homes purchased in 2025 with over 700 guests enjoying holiday homes; £34,000 raised through 2025 winter 'The Longest Night' appeal
Key Metric 2
Largest global investment in EB research to date: multi-million-pound drug repurposing trial provisionally agreed with LifeArc partner at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London; EB Priorities Setting Partnership study completed mapping global research priorities for all four main EB forms
Key Metric 3
£34,000 raised in 2025 winter appeal supporting families like Darcie's with specialist items, emotional support and research; 697 support grants delivered in 2025; first Members Connect event in Northern Ireland; EB Priorities Setting Partnership study completed providing global research roadmap
2025 Enhanced

Impact Report 2025

22,507 households helped through RBL casework and specialist support services across 66 countries
Key Metric 1
22,600 grants given to those in need, totalling £11.8 million
Key Metric 2
733 beneficiaries represented at tribunals, resulting in £24.5 million in War Pensions awards
Key Metric 3
1,548 new families living with dementia supported by RBL Admiral Nurses service
2025 Enhanced

Our Impact 2024-25

3,600 blind veterans received support across the UK; 447 new blind veterans started receiving support in 2024/25
Key Metric 1
1,598 referrals to rehabilitation services completed; 313 veterans received assistive technology training
Key Metric 2
997 volunteers donated 26,824 hours of support; befriending service awarded Quality in Befriending Excellence — one of only 11 organisations in the UK to achieve this
Key Metric 3
1,831 National Creative Wellbeing Project packs issued to help veterans reconnect with creativity and independence