The Gateway Middle School transforms the lives of bright students with language-based learning disabilities and attention deficits. Students become skilled, strategic learners and confident self-advocates. Relying on direct, multisensory instruction and guided by an integrated curriculum, expert faculty teach students the language, literacy, and critical thinking skills that are the foundations for success in mainstream educational settings and beyond. Gateway believes a close relationship between the School and parents provides essential support as students grow and seek to realize their potential. In small classes and as members of a diverse and inclusive community, Gateway students experience academic and social success, recognize their strengths, and are empowered to become independent learners.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 125 volunteers and 42 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $401K a year · 8% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$425K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.8M
-61% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2021▼ -61%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.1M
FY2021$2.8M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2021▼ -61%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.5M
FY2021$2.5M
Net assets
$0
FY2021▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$0

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2021. IRS ruling in Jul 2010.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $2.1M Management & general 18% · $452K

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

25 people listed on the 990; $425K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head Teacher
$104,387Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Middle School
$102,052Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Admissions
$78,131Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Academic Support
$74,144Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Language and Literacy
$66,193Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Hope Blosser’s $104K as Head Teacher is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K education 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Hope Blosser$104,387—
Elian Seidel$102,052—
Ellen Grayson$78,131$70,595
Sharyn Lico$74,144$71,881
Heather Ironside$66,193$62,541
Victoria Messler—$61,986

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.

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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

Transforms lives of bright students with learning disabilities, fostering skilled learners and confident self-advocates.

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1 program · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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See schedule othe gateway middle school program prepares students with language-based learning disabilities AND/OR attention deficit for success in college preparatory high schools. It ensures they acquire skills and strategies they can apply towards the mastery of more complex academic material, and develop a sound sense of self.

$2.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 1 grant · $50K · 2019–2019
Unitemized GrantFY2019$50,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.8M
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$452K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.8M
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 542
VolunteersI 6125
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$93K$0
Total assetsLn 16$5.4M$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.0M$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$1.1M$1.1M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$26K$26K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$209K$209K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$114K$114K
Management feesLn 11a$435K$435K
Legal feesLn 11b$17K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$360$360
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$82K$82K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$875$875
Office expensesLn 13$22K$22K
OccupancyLn 16$297K$297K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$19K$19K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$35K$35K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$131K$131K
All other expensesLn 24e$23K$23K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$2.1M$452K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $2.8M$2.5M$210K$0 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.1M$6.5M$591K$1.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,753,585 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,072,525$2,753,585
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,072,525$2,753,585
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $50,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,783,883$1,465,068
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,647,201$1,078,799
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,481,084$2,543,867
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $591,441$209,718
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,753,585 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,753,585$2,753,585
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,753,585 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,753,585
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,543,867 across 16 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $1,115,646$1,115,646
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $26,381$26,381
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $208,967$208,967
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $114,074$114,074
IX-11a Management feesManagement $434,800$434,800
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $16,977$16,977
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $360$360
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $81,526$81,526
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $875$875
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,131$22,131
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $296,875$296,875
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $19,173$19,173
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $35,072$35,072
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,413$17,413
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $130,964$130,964
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $22,633$22,633
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,091,730 · Management $452,137 · Fundraising $0$2,543,867
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 7 lines filed
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $92,510$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $42,476$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,350,270$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,951,404$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,398,866$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,398,866$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,350,270$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,753,585
XI-2 Total expenses$2,543,867
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$209,718
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,398,866
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,608,584
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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