Golden Isles YMCA Foundation

About the Golden Isles YMCA Foundation

The Golden Isles YMCA Foundation’s sole mission is to support the Golden Isles Branch of the YMCA of Coastal Georgia. In recent years this has been done mostly through fundraising to build a Legacy Fund to support the Y campus and facilities. Both the YMCA Branch and the YMCA Foundation are physically located at 144 Scranton Connector, Brunswick, GA. The Y B

ranch has a staff for day-to-day operations, but the Foundation is a volunteer organization partially supported by Y staff locally as well as from the corporate Advancement Office. The YMCA Foundation has a primary focus on philanthropy and financial development. Selected members plan and carry out the appeals and personal visits with individuals who have demonstrated an interest in supporting the sustainability efforts of the Y Foundation. Simply put, this means we strive to build a Legacy Fund that keeps the local YMCA facilities in good and safe working order so that the local Branch can continue conducting current programs as well as develop new ones to help meet local family needs. The Golden Isles YMCA Foundation was created in 1992, a year after the current Terrill Thomas YMCA Family Center opened in Brunswick. When the YWCA and YMCAs merged into the YMCA in 2012, the Foundation was officially renamed the Golden Isles YMCA Foundation. 2017 marked the Foundation’s 25th anniversary.