Gateway Foundation INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Since 1964Mental HealthEIN 36-2670036

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Gateway Foundation, Inc. is a national, non-profit organization committed to reducing substance abuse and co-occurring mental health problems through effective and efficient treatment programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$3.5M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2.2M a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3.5M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $274K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$63.1M
105% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 105% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$91.9M
+1% vs prior year
Spent
$93.2M
To programs
79%
Net assets
−$3.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$91.9M
FY2021▲ +1%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$90.6M
FY2021$91.9M
FY2022$103.6M
FY2023$95.9M
FY2024$109.5M
FY2025$118.2M
Expenses
$93.2M
FY2021▼ -0.6%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$93.7M
FY2021$93.2M
FY2022$91.1M
FY2023$98.2M
FY2024$115.5M
FY2025$131.4M
Net assets
−$3.0M
FY2021▼ -108%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$1.4M
FY2021−$3.0M
FY2022$23.3M
FY2023$23.1M
FY2024$19.1M
FY2025$7.7M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1968.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $73.2M Management & general 21% · $20.0M

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

31 people listed on the 990; $3.5M 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
$626,486Pt VII · Sec A
$327,739Pt VII · Sec A
$319,152Pt VII · Sec A
Community Division President
$296,479Pt VII · Sec A
Correction Division President
$279,535Pt VII · Sec A
$268,459Pt VII · Sec A
Medical Director
$242,455Pt VII · Sec A
$233,930Pt VII · Sec A

Jeremy Klemanski’s $853K as President & CEO is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 76 $100M+ mental health 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeremy Klemanski$852,680$769,938$76,453———
Dr Thomas P Britton PHD———$669,548$626,486$585,652
Roueen Rafeyan$377,749$488,642$348,019$343,318$327,739$326,537
Marc C Turner—$349,404$478,287$291,047——
Tomas Del Rio$350,520$463,740$322,169$321,899$319,152$297,295
Gregory Dockins$319,501$426,892$331,580$288,596$279,535$276,912
Patricia Aitken—$398,636$277,432$280,556$268,459$255,244
Deborah Solmor$367,215—————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides effective treatment for substance abuse and mental health issues.

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1 program · $73.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

See Schedule OEstablished in 1968, Gateway Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation incorporated in the State of Illinois, celebrating its 53rd year of service in 2021. Gateway Foundation is one of the largest and most trusted providers of substance use disorder treatment and treatment of co-occurring disorders through…

$73.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$91.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$87.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$361K
Money outPt IX
$93.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$73.2M
Managementcol C$20.0M
Owns and owesPt X
−$3.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28.7M
Total assetsLn 16$60.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$63.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
31
listed · VII A
PaidVII A13
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$87.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$73K
Other incomeLn 4–11$361K
Gains on assetsLn 7$24K
Total revenueLn 12$91.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$28.5M
SavingsLn 2$167K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$28.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.7M
Other assetsLn 15$5.2M
Total assetsLn 16$60.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$63.1M
Net assetsLn 32−$3.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,945
VolunteersI 615
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
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17.5M$28.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.7M$8.7M
Total assetsLn 16$47.3M$60.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$48.8M$63.1M
Net assetsLn 32−$1.4M−$3.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.6M$2.6M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$48.5M$42.1M$6.4M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$603K$433K$170K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8.6M$7.2M$1.4M
Payroll taxesLn 10$3.8M$3.2M$626K
Management feesLn 11a$850K$850K
Legal feesLn 11b$761K$761K
Accounting feesLn 11c$229K$229K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$186K$186K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.7M$1.6M$90K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2.4M$101K$2.3M
Office expensesLn 13$5.5M$5.0M$511K
Information technologyLn 14$2.8M$917K$1.9M
OccupancyLn 16$10.3M$9.3M$958K
TravelLn 17$794K$582K$212K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$159K$46K$113K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$963K$719K$244K
InsuranceLn 23$598K$490K$108K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.2M$974K$261K
All other expensesLn 24e$604K$465K$139K
Total functional expensesLn 25$93.2M$73.2M$20.0M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $118.2M$131.4M−$13.2M$7.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $109.5M$115.5M−$6.0M$19.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $95.9M$98.2M−$2.3M$23.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $103.6M$91.1M$12.5M$23.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $91.9M$93.2M−$1.3M−$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $90.6M$93.7M−$3.1M−$1.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $91,852,254 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$243,700
VIII-1e Government grants$1,690,350
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,706,266
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,640,316
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $87,706,218 · Unrelated business $72,084$87,778,302
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $48,673$48,673
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $24,200$24,200
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $360,763$360,763
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $87,706,218 · Unrelated business $72,084 · Excluded from tax $433,636$91,852,254
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $93,197,825 across 20 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $2,580,737$2,580,737
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $42,131,507 · Management $6,370,613$48,502,120
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $432,569 · Management $170,265$602,834
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,185,420 · Management $1,416,211$8,601,631
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,166,874 · Management $625,783$3,792,657
IX-11a Management feesManagement $849,737$849,737
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $760,607$760,607
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $228,769$228,769
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $186,023$186,023
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,649,916 · Management $89,507$1,739,423
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $100,688 · Management $2,331,719$2,432,407
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,003,441 · Management $511,242$5,514,683
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $917,030 · Management $1,869,268$2,786,298
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,308,886 · Management $958,196$10,267,082
IX-17 TravelPrograms $581,889 · Management $212,463$794,352
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $45,561 · Management $113,216$158,777
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $718,990 · Management $243,543$962,533
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $489,863 · Management $107,898$597,761
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $974,400 · Management $261,075$1,235,475
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $464,586 · Management $139,333$603,919
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $73,171,620 · Management $20,026,205 · Fundraising $0$93,197,825
Part X · Balance sheet $60,111,192 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $17,368,918$28,526,652
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $137,024$166,763
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,685,230$14,993,442
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,656,550$2,528,637
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,677,927$8,699,251
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,796,213$5,196,447
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $47,321,862$60,111,192
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,685,337$13,485,618
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $109,870$69,666
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $5,000,000$11,465,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $33,958,079$38,074,338
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $48,753,286$63,094,622
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$1,456,424−$3,008,430
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $25,000$25,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$1,431,424−$2,983,430
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $47,321,862$60,111,192
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$2,983,430 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$91,852,254
XI-2 Total expenses$93,197,825
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,345,571
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$1,431,424
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$206,435
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$2,983,430

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