The YMCA of Southwest Michigan is a finalist in the national State Farm Neighborhood Assist Contest.

The organization is currently number 80 of 200 organizations, and is hoping need to be in the top 40 to receive $25,000. To earn the rank of the top 40, community members can vote to help get them there.

Each year, State Farm donates millions of dollars to nonprofits across the United States. State Farm Neighborhood Assist began in 2012 so that users could help decide where the money should go.

The program has three phases. First, users submit causes that they think deserve a $25,000 grant. Next, the State Farm Review Committee will narrow down the submissions to the top 200 and pair them with nonprofit organizations that can help make them happen.

Finally, the public will vote to select the top 40. Each winner will receive a $25,000 grant, for a total of $1 million.

The YMCA has been selected from a pool of 2,000 submissions, and looks to make it in the top 40 to receive the grant, which would be applied to the Capital expansion supporting the Teen and Youth Center.

Those interested can vote through Friday by visiting neighborhoodassist.com/entry/1996127.