Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2005.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
38 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
11 people listed on the 990; $14K paid to officers and key staff.
Ben Bobeda’s $87K as Executive Director is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Bobeda | $87,309 | $83,475 | $86,017 | $67,583 | $41,428 | $6,000 |
| Dale Collver | $60,792 | $58,458 | $48,893 | — | — | — |
| Derek Conn | $51,587 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Geanell McDonald | — | $28,100 | $50,950 | $41,250 | $19,799 | — |
| Mykaela Anderson | $41,400 | $29,504 | — | — | — | — |
| Casey Jones | $28,180 | $26,288 | $22,218 | $8,615 | — | — |
| Michelle Lewis | — | $27,933 | — | — | — | — |
| Cara Bobeda | $26,750 | — | — | — | — | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Gate Youth Association executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Offers youth academic, social, and spiritual activities to share Christ's love.
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Thursdays at the Gate
Thursdays at The Gate is a recreational and social component of The Gate/Central High School After-school Program collaboration. From 3:15 to 6:00, 50 to 60 students gather in a church multipurpose room across from the high school that is transformed into a recreation and learning area.
High School Lunch
Tuesday Lunch is a lunch prepared by community and parent volunteers for up to 170 high school students and staff every Tuesday. During the 30 minute lunch period, participants walk across the street to a "teen comfort food" lunch and experience a short inspirational talk in an inviting and affirming environment where they are known…
Mentoring
The Mentoring Program is a collaborative program with the Central High School College and Career Center helping students with post high school planning and implementation. This year 8 mentors individually worked with 14 seniors as they transitioned beyond high school.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 | FY16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $321K | $285K | $253K | $250K | $0 |
| Given inLn 1b | $1K | $0 | $0 | $250K | $0 |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $638K | $141K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $1.4M | $700K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $1.5M | $2.8M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $3.6M | $3.7M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $266K | $61K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $3.3M | $3.6M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $15K | $14K | $980 | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $1K | $1K | $227 | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $3K | $146 | $3K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $4K | $4K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $4K | $3K | $1K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $342 | $342 | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $9K | $9K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $1K | $247 | $1K | |
| InterestLn 20 | $8K | $8K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $5K | $5K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $5K | $5K | $97 | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $54K | $21K | $29K | $5K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 30, 2026 | $944K | $796K | $148K | $7.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 7, 2025 | $2.8M | $677K | $2.2M | $6.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 9, 2024 | $839K | $501K | $338K | $4.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 19, 2023 | $560K | $333K | $228K | $4.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 9, 2022 | $839K | $197K | $643K | $4.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 6, 2021 | $367K | $54K | $313K | $3.6M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $367,478 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $367,478 across 11 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $54,404 across 11 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $3,695,998 assets, 14 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,634,685 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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