Why Belong to the University YMCA?
Our building and programs are always free and open to everyone the campus and community. So why become a member?
When you donate to the Y, you are joining a community of action-oriented, solution-focused individuals who are committed to addressing the issues and concerns of our community and society. Our community is a network of students, alums, and community members who support each other and foster spaces for members to embark on their own journeys of activism, advocacy, and leadership.
Did You Know?
The first $20 of your gift each year makes you a Dues Paying Member of the University YMCA. This is fully tax deductible and allows you to vote for or serve on the Board of Governors.
Anyone can become a Dues Paying Member, including students! Learn more about the benefits below.
General Benefits
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Translate your values into impactful work
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Vote for our Board of Governors
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Eligible to serve on our Board of Governors
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Invest in constructive dialogue, action, and reflection
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Support those seeking a world that is more just, equitable, and sustainable.
Added Benefits for Students
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Your dues go directly to the Student Board
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Vote for our Board of Governors members
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Early access to student-centered workshops, events, and programs.
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Free ticket to our Annual Dinner & Auction in April
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One free item at Dump & Run's in August (up to $10)
Where does your membership go?
Your support is a direct investment in our programs and people. We take our stewardship responsibilities seriously. For over 150 years, we have helped our members and other donors transform their giving into positive change in the lives of students and others in our communities. Approximately 20% of our annual budget comes from donations and membership dues (the rest comes from grants, program sponsorship, building revenue; our endowment provides approximately 10% of our operating budget). We are an independent non-profit and receive no dedicated support from the University of Illinois - although many units across the campus are partners and help to sponsor our programs.
Student membership dues are set aside exclusively for the use by the Student Board, which determines how best to use those resources to support student organizations and programming.
Thank You to Our Members
As of June 30, 2025
1873 Circle Members: Gold - $2,500 +
- Kimball & Karen Anderson
- Nicki Anselmo
- Bruce & Helen Berndt
- Joseph P. Chamley & Amy Kilgus Chamley
- Dr. Michael Garst & Dr. Patricia Donahue
- Gloria & Fred Gleave
- Darrell & Donna Hartweg
- Mr. Bernie Heisner & Mrs. Sue Heisner
- Mr. Scott Herrick & Dr. Beth Elliott
- Ron & Janice Hoffman
- Sabria Hwu & Wen-mei Hwu
- Dr. Charles Kerchner
- Mary Kruse
- Philip Martin
- Jack & Kathy Lavin
- Dr. Walter W. McMahon
- Anne Robin
- Debbie & Steve Rugg
- Mr. Ashton & Mrs. June Waller
- Ross Wantland & Anita Hund
- Rev. Jim Young
1873 Circle Members: Silver - $1,000 - $2,499
- Quintin Anderson
- William Brighton & Andrea Wolfman
- Jack & Rosanne Brighton
- Willard & Anne Broom
- Chuck & Jan Cooper
- Charles Cowger
- Jo Ellen DeVilbiss
- Char Glashagel
- Sharon & Maury Goodman
- Laura Grenda
- Lauren Haynes
- Ellen Hinterlong
- Jim & Anne Hinterlong
- Jim Hinterlong & Valerie Holton
- Mr. Peter Hood & Mrs. Joan Hood
- Joan Hutchison
- Naomi Jakobsson
- Mr. John Jordan & Mrs. Pat Jordan
- Dr. Robert Kirby & Mrs. Claudia Kirby
- Ray & Jane Leuthold
- Stuart Levy
- Greg & Cathy Lindsey
- Linda & Richard Matkowski
- Diane & Jim Pearse
- Dr. Scott J. Peters
- Ruta & Bob Rauber
- Christie Roszkowski
- Tom Seals & Ruth Wene
- Ruth Stoltzfus
- Gary & Cheryl Winget
- Rose Yaguchi & Conn Dickson
- Helen Zhang
- Mary Zhou
1873 Circle Members: Bronze - $500 - $999
- Dr. Keenan Barber
- George Batzli
- Mr. Otha Brandon Jr.
- Dr. Clark Bullard & Mrs. Irene Bullard
- Cassie Carroll
- Bob Case
- Suzanna & Geoffrey Challen
- Jay Corwin
- Emily Cross Vayr & Bryan Vayr
- Lisa & Joe Curts
- Ryne & Sara Dionisio
- Beth & John Dlutowski
- Dr. Gary Gladding & Victoria Christensen
- Gioconda Guerra Perez & Jose Andino Martinez
- Becca & Joe Guyette
- Ravi Hasanadka
- Mr. G.W. Howard III
- Julia Kellman & Phil Miller
- Dr. Earl Kellogg & Mrs. Jan Kellogg
- Kevin Kho
- Dr. Roy Korn Jr.
- Mr. Robert J. Lenz
- Will & Kevin Leodinh
- Karen Linder
- Geoff Merritt
- Sam Miller
- Kunjan Narechania
- John & Rebecca Pearson
- Mr. Charles Price & Mrs. Roberta Price
- Ann & Bob Rasmus
- Kathy Shannon & Matthew Frank
- Nadja Shoemaker
- Jamie Singson
- Valerie Sivicek
- Eric Springer
- Elizabeth Tsukahara
- Kasey Umland & Eric Green
- Joe & Yvonne Vitosky
- Mr. Dick Williams
- Ann-Perry & Steve Witmer
- Peter & Rittchell Yau
Gold Member: $250 - $499
- Annie & Bruce Adams
- Nathan Alexander
- Roaa Al-Heeti
- Dr. Kenn Allen
- Warren Arakaki
- Stephen Beck
- Jennifer Bergmark & Roderick Wilson
- Tim Chao & Dai Shi
- Catherine Connor
- Ellen Dahlke
- Brian & Claire Deal
- Jennifer Delaney
- Ricardo & Lisa Diaz
- Nancy Dietrich
- Betty & Bill Earle
- Jon & Megan Fry
- Laura & Tori Giffin
- Dr. Pat Gil
- Xinyao Guo
- Adrienne Harris
- Jeremy Hays
- Dr. Jim Hintz
- Mary Johnson
- Sara Kelley
- Catherine Kemp
- Mr. Todd Kinney & Mrs. Peggy Patten
- Anna & Harry Look
- Anna Merritt
- Judith Moldenhauer
- Sharon Monday & Jack Paxton
- Nao Nishio
- John & Gayle OHolleran
- Dean & Nancy Olson
- Matthew Panopio
- Scott Potenberg
- Lisa Power
- James & Jill Quisenberry
- Kathleen Robbins
- Stacey Robinson
- Marya Ryan
- Barbara Schleicher
- David Spearman
- Amy Sponsler & Tom Robb
- William Sullivan & Rebecca Ginsburg
- Rebecca Tanaka
- John Thompson & Laurie Blakeley
- Richard Weibl & Terri Nally
- Lauren Ziegler & Raj Nandy
Silver Member: $100 - $249
- Jill Adams
- Rabbi Bruce D. Aft
- Marc Alexander
- Jenny Amos
- Listowell Appiah
- Chris Bares
- Carolyn Baxley
- Bethany & Kevin Bayci
- Amy Beck
- Ramon Belicano
- Sandra Blanco
- Joyce Blessman
- Tom Brewer
- Joan Brighton
- Jonne Brown
- Roy & Ann Campbell
- James Canning
- Lynette Chapman
- Sophie Chiewtrakoon
- Dr. David Chih
- Clara Chu
- Zonghe Chua
- Nancy Creason
- Alexander Crisel
- Sydney Curts & Joey Hartz
- Tracy Dace
- Dr. Benjamin Davis & Mrs. Jennifer Davis
- Abbey Delgadillo
- Bret & Aixa Dengate
- Wendy Dorman
- Mr. John Duffin
- Mr. James Durand
- Betoel Escobar
- Casey Fee
- Seth Fein
- Barbara Ford
- Amanda Fox
- Dr. Steven Frankel
- Lydia Khuri
- Qu Kim
- Gerri Kirchner
- Michael Kolloway
- David Krooks
- Julie Laut
- Thara Gagni Villegas
- Nancy Goodall
- Peggy & Michael Grossman
- Dan & Jerri Hanus
- Stacy Harwood
- Elizabeth Hendrick
- Mrs. Zarina Hock & Mr. Hans Hock
- John Holton
- Jesse Hoyt @ Mary Claire Schmit
- Dr. David Hsu
- Robert & Sara Illyes
- Patricia Jones
- Susan Jones
- Max Kamowski
- Dr. Rob Kanter & Dr. Karen Carney
- Milo & Helen Kaufmann
- Melissa Keeble
- Dr. Richard Laugesen
- Warren Lavey & Holly Rosencranz
- Donald & Joyce Leak
- Daniel Lewart
- Howie Liu
- Kenny Long & Ian Berg
- Xui Xin Luo
- George Luscombe
- Dr. David Main & Mrs. Chris Main
- Dr. Larry Mallak
- Gayle Matteson
- Tiffany McNeely
- Kayla Morrison
- Kev Murphy
- Dr. Marika Nell
- Reza Nia
- Cristina Ong
- Anwen Parrott
- Jean & David Peters
- Mr. Lou Petterchakj
- Lucia Preciado
- Ann Prisland
- Jennifer Putnam & Bruce Komadina
- Susan Renken
- Dr. Wendell Rhine
- Leah Robberts-Mosser & David Robberts
- Jennifer Romine & Clint Ourso
- Kathy & Mark Schoeffmann
- Linn Phillips
- Scott Potenberg
- Lisa Power
- Susan Renken
- Marianne & Kieran Repko
- Kathleen Robbins
- Stacey Robinson
- Jennifer Romine & Clint Ourso
- Marya Ryan
- Sherri Sandberg
- Barbara Schleicher
- Brianna Schmidt
- Linda Schroat
- Cindy Shepherd
- Marian Sibayan
- Aditi Singh
- Marlyn Rinehart
- Jay Rosenstein
- Matt Rundquist
- Tod & Beth Satterthwaite
- Beth Scheid
- Brianna Schmidt
- Ed & Nancy Schneider
- Kathy & Mark Schoeffmann
- Monica Scott
- Adithi Singh
- Katharine & Terry Slocum
- Michael & Kathy Smeltzer
- Martin Srajek & Ann Clare
- Jan & Gary Stangland
- Jane & Danny Stocker
- Sidney Stutz
- Mr. Mike Tarpey
- David & Jodie Thies
- Nora & Daryl Thomas
- Marci Uihlein
- Jim & Sharon Umland
- Carolyn Vance
- Ms. Aurora Villacorta
- Anna Vrioni
- Dr. David A. Waas
- Mr. Terrence S. Welch
- Steve Witt
- Lukasz Wojtaszek
- Jian Kun Zhao
Bronze Member: under $100
- Leilynn Allison
- Mari Altshuler
- Dr. Alice Arnold
- Jim Barrett
- Jeremy Bautista
- Ria Bawiskar
- Susan & Wayne Bekiares
- David Betz
- Chris Beuoy
- Forrest Bricker
- Dre Brown
- Danita Brown Young
- Barbara Cattani
- Tom & Beth Chamberlain
- Rodney Chambers
- Nancy Cirujales
- Fara Cole
- Alex Cordain
- Julie Cordero
- Elmie Criste
- Mike Doyle & Loretta Morales
- Ryan Dubnicek
- Sally Feng
- Mr. Harry Fisher
- Roy Gayatin
- Michael & Sandra Giger
- Roger Golingan
- Alex Gordon
- Heather Grossman
- Saurabh Gupta
- Darren & Jody Havens
- Jo Ann & Daryl Houghton
- Melissa Houston
- Lauren Hwang
- Amanda Hwu
- Tracy Isaac
- Rian Jones
- Anya Kanevskaya
- John & Arleen Keele
- Mr. Robert Kirk & Mrs. Carol Kirk
- Kris Koester
- Aarnah Kurella
- Marmni Law
- Dayna Le
- Kimberly Leifker
- Ashley Lulkin
- Mark Luscombe
- Katherine Marshall & Kirk Ruthenberg
- Menjiwe Martin
- Roger & Kim Master
- Jan Merchen
- Maurice Miller
- Marry Moosbrugger
- Lowa Mwilambwe
- Randall & Marcia Nelson
- Stephanie Nevins
- Timothy Njuguna
- Barbara Oehlschlaeger-Garvey
- Clarisse Panlilio
- Carl Pearson & Amanda Bienz
- Brett Peugh
- Claire Psarouthakis
- A.J. & Alison Rivera
- Elizabeth Rockman
- Lily Rybka
- Monica Saavedra
- Gretchen Sanders
- Elizabeth & Glenn Scholebo
- Joyce Shields
- Dr. Herman & Mrs. Kathryn Sievering
- Jasmine Singleton
- Douglas Smith
- Charlie Smyth & Audrey Ishii
- Jonathan Staehling
- Nina Stepaniants
- Lara Terpetschnig
- Carol Tilley
- Sam Tillman
- Gabbie Torralba
- Eric Vargas
- Dr. Satomi Wakita
- Yichen Wang
- Ian Wang
- Marvin & Francine Weinbaum
- Gary Lillke
- Iris Wilson-FarleyU
- Yue Wu
- Aeraena Yang
Ready to Join Us?
With your support we offer and champion a diverse set of programs and student organizations committed to social justice, environmental protection, interfaith cooperation and global engagement by fostering dialogue, reflection and action.