The Foundation body of the institute is YMCA - Uganda which is an international body for Christians of all ages, embracing all reliogious denominations. Uganda YMCA was founded in 1959 and has various branches throughout the country, e.g Kampala, Mukono, Jinja, Mbale, Mbarara and Kasese branches. YMCA Comprehensive Institute is one of the other Degree Awarding Institutions recognized in Uganda by National Counci for Higher Education (NCHE) as a fully registered and classified Tertiary Institution for Higher learning.