The Edward Jones Family YMCA is among the first projects made possible by funds contributed to the YMCA Vision 2000 Capital Campaign. The capital campaign is designated for the improvement of facilities in order to offer expanded programs to a larger population. In the late 1980s, the Board of Managers of the Northwest YMCA in conjunction with the Metropolitan Board of Directors saw a need for a new facility in the Maryland Heights area. St. Louis-based Edward Jones donated a lead gift for the construction of the facility.