The YWCA

In South Bend since 1903

Founding and course: The YWCA North Central Indiana dates itself, in the boilerplate it repeats across its current releases, to 1903 — "since 1903" is the organization's own line, and it is the founding date this account carries. The founding's circumstances — the organizers, the first rooms, the charter — are not set out in the organization's published materials reached for this account, and they are not invented here. What the record documents whole is the modern institution: from its home at 1102 South Fellows Street in South Bend it operates two domestic-abuse emergency shelters and serves St. Joseph and Elkhart counties, and its federal filings put its revenue at about 4.2 million dollars for fiscal 2025. Amy Hill is its chief executive in the public record of office, named in a March 2026 KeyBank Foundation release. The shelter work connects this entry to St. Margaret's House below, whose guests the YWCA's shelters receive; each institution's record is its own.

Sources:

1. YWCA North Central Indiana, organizational boilerplate in its 2026 releases — "since 1903"; the two emergency shelters; the two-county service area; 1102 South Fellows Street.
2. KeyBank Foundation release, March 2026 — Amy Hill named as the YWCA's chief executive.
3. IRS Form 990 summaries — fiscal 2025 revenue of about 4.2 million dollars.