YPurchasing is a YMCA group purchasing cooperative that provides savings programs for over 240+ of its YMCAs. The programs are available to ALL YMCAs in the United States. YPurchasing leverages these members' collective member volume, knowledge, and spend to create a competitive advantage in the marketplace by reducing costs and offering additional dollars to each member's bottom line. Member YMCAs represent over 4,300 individual locations and additionally include 49 of the top 100 largest YMCAs in the U.S. YPurchasing provides contract negotiation, procurement, and other services exclusively for its members. The savings members receive are similar to unrealized donations that accumulate throughout the year. Social Responsibility involves fiscal responsibility, a key component of effective purchasing. After all, every dollar wasted is one less dollar available to further programs and the Cause.