We need your support to help children and teens grow up happy and strong, to support families in their efforts to be successful, and to make our communities safer, healthier, better places to live and work.

YMCA Camp Bernie and the Oak Street Branch rely on the generous support of hundreds of donors every year to ensure that its programs and facilities are available to all. Our commitment is that every person can be a member of the YMCA regardless of economic circumstances.

Every year, the Ridgewood YMCA conducts its Strong Kids Campaign to provide funding for our Good Works Programs. Volunteers call on members, friends, businesses and foundations seeking support for the Ridgewood YMCA.

Donations to the campaign provide financial assistance to hundreds of people so they can take part in YMCA programs and provide the funding for our Good Works Programs that include:

• Summer Camp Scholarships
• RAINBOWS
• Programs for Teens with Special Needs
• Mentoring
• Community Leadership and Service Program (CLASP)
• International Camp Program
• Senior Fitness Day
• Healthy Kids Day
• National and International Relief
• Membership Scholarships
• Senior Fellowship Aquatics Leaders Club
• Family Friendly Fridays
• Program Scholarships
• Memberships for 9/11 Families

If your employer has a matching gift plan, please complete the matching gift form and forward it to the Ridgewood YMCA, 55 N. Broad Street, Ridgewood, NJ 07450, attention Lew Dickinson.

Please contact Administrative office at (201) 444-5600, ext. 324 for instructions and appropriate forms.

If you are making a donation to the United Way, please designate the Ridgewood YMCA as the recipient of your United Way gift. The Ridgewood YMCA is not a United Way agency and only receives United Way donations through recipient designations.

Members of the Heritage Club provide an inspiring legacy of support to the Ridgewood YMCA through their donations and charitable gift plans. Individuals, corporations and foundations are welcomed into the Heritage Club by donating directly to the Endowment Fund or upon informing the Ridgewood YMCA that provisions have been made to include the YMCA as part of their estate planning.

Donations to the Endowment Fund ensure the future of the Ridgewood YMCA, its Oak Street Branch and YMCA Camp Bernie. Be sure to consult your legal and financial professionals when drafting wills or other estate plans.

Ways to donate to the Endowment Fund and become a member of the Heritage Club include:

• Make an outright gift of cash, securities, property or other marketable assets
• Name the Ridgewood YMCA to receive a bequest in your will
• Name the Ridgewood YMCA as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy
• Name the Ridgewood YMCA as the recipient of your retirement plan benefits
• Create a charitable trust, gift annuity, or life estate program (be sure to consult your legal and financial professionals)

Please contact Administrative office in the Development Office at (201) 444-5600, ext. 324 for more information regarding the Heritage Club.