When you give to the Y, you support life-changing programs and services, right here in our community.
The Woodson YMCA is committed to helping everyone belong to the Y, regardless of their ability to afford fees, through our Community Supported Memberships and Program Scholarships. When you donate to the Y, you are investing in the lives of the people in our community.
Your Donations Help:
• 1 in 3 Seniors • 1 in 5 Youth in Programs • 1 in 6 Families
Child Care
Summer Camp
Youth Programs
Swim Lessons
Membership
The Landing
Annual Giving
The Woodson YMCA’s Annual Giving Campaign (also known as the Y For All Annual Campaign) is the YMCA’s community fundraising effort to support its mission of building a stronger, healthier, more inclusive community. Every donation to the campaign is invested directly into programs, services, and financial assistance that help children, adults, seniors, and families access YMCA memberships, youth programs, scholarships, and essential community resources—regardless of their ability to afford fees. This campaign helps ensure that everyone can belong, grow, and thrive at the YMCA.
Gifts to the campaign help fund things like program scholarships for youth soccer sessions, swim lessons, summer camp, childcare assistance, and community supported memberships that might otherwise be out of reach, strengthening the community one person at a time.
Your Donation Creates Opportunities for Everyone to Connect and Grow
Legacy Giving
Legacy giving (also called planned giving or gift planning) is a way for individuals to make meaningful, often larger-than-normal charitable contributions to an organization by including those gifts in their long-term financial or estate plans. Rather than giving cash in the moment, donors arrange in advance—typically through wills, trusts, life insurance policies, retirement plans, or other financial vehicles—for a gift to be made to a nonprofit at a future date, which may be during their lifetime or after their death. Planned gifts can include assets like cash, real estate, stocks, or personal property, and often help donors leave a lasting impact while potentially receiving tax advantages.
In short, planned giving is a thoughtful, strategic form of philanthropy that supports an organization’s long-term mission and allows donors to create a legacy aligned with their values. We invite you to consider a legacy gift to the Woodson YMCA, an enduring commitment that ensures your passion for strengthening community, supporting youth, and fostering well-being lives on for generations to come.
Sponsorships
Community impact and sponsorship opportunities at the Woodson YMCA provide businesses and community partners with a way to support YMCA events and programs that strengthen the local community while boosting their brand through exposure at our events and programs.
Through sponsorships such as our annual golf outing, Healthy Kids Day, and The Landing Annual Gala, organizations gain visibility and recognition while helping underwrite programs, scholarships, and activities that make YMCA offerings more accessible to children, families, and individuals in the Greater Wausau area.
Contact us today to learn more about our these great opportunities!
More Ways to Give
The Woodson YMCA offers a variety of meaningful ways for individuals and organizations to support its mission of strengthening community. In addition to donating online or by mail, supporters can give through gifts of stock, tributes in honor or memory of loved ones, and employer matching programs.
There are also options for legacy and planned gifts such as wills, trusts, IRA gifts, donor-advised funds, and charitable gift annuities that provide lasting support and potential tax benefits. In-kind donations are welcome as well, and all gifts made help ensure quality programs and services remain accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds.
Join us in our mission for everyone to belong.
The Woodson YMCA relies on support and donations from people like you to help us meet the needs of our community by providing memberships and scholarships.