YWCA USA

YWCA USA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and the American division of the YWCA. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and focuses on women's empowerment. The organization additionally aims for the promotion of peace, justice, freedom, and dignity.

In 2024, the organization had $16.4 million in revenue, $19 million in expenses (of which $2.1 million was for executive compensation) and $79.8 million in assets. YWCA USA employed 54 staff and had 19 volunteers in 2023.

YWCA is an organization with nearly 200 local associations across the United States. At YWCA's annual meeting in May 2012, a transition from the prior regional structure to a national federated structure was approved, followed by the adoption of new bylaws in November 2012.

YWCA's Local Associations are separate and independent 501(c)(3) organizations with their own Board of Directors, staffing and budget.^{[citation needed]}

YWCA USA was founded as the Young Women's Christian Association in New York City in 1858.

In 1905, the Harlem YWCA hired the first Black woman general secretary of a local YWCA branch, Eva del Vakia Bowles. Bowles joined the national association as the head of "colored programs" in 1913 and remained in that capacity until 1932. Prior to the Civil Rights Movement, some YWCA facilities were segregated or operated as separate organizations. Advocates like Helen L. Seaborg in Washington, D.C., worked successfully to mediate mergers between the segregated groups.

YWCA USA used the classic "blue triangle" logo from its foundation until 1988, when it unveiled a new logo and identity designed by the renowned graphic designer Saul Bass. This was subsequently replaced with a new logo, designed by Landor Associates, in 2004.

YWCA USA changed its corporate name from "Young Women's Christian Association of the United States of America, Inc." to "YWCA USA, Inc." in December 2015.