The mission of Gatewood Schools is to educate students in a nurturing, christian environment while instilling the life long commendable characteristics of excellence, truth, honor, loyalty and prinde in each student. Gatewood Schools will jprovide an educational experience that will prepare students for post secondary education and life long success.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 250 volunteers and 73 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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FY2025 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $802K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$164K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $216K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.4M
50% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 50% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.6M
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$5.3M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$6.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.6M
FY2025▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$6.1M
FY2025$5.6M
Expenses
$5.3M
FY2025▲ +27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$5.3M
Net assets
$6.5M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$6.3M
FY2025$6.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Jul 1985.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $5.3M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $164K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Headmaster
$163,986Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeffrey Decker’s $164K as Headmaster is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Jeffrey Decker$163,986$163,986$163,986

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates students in a Christian environment, fostering character and preparing them for success.

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1 program · $5.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Routine operation of school facility and related programs

$5.3Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$216K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $881K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$360,710
Unitemized GrantFY2023$32,755
Unitemized GrantFY2022$141,692
Unitemized GrantFY2021$130,339
Unitemized GrantFY2020$193,016
Unitemized GrantFY2019$22,586

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$944K
Other incomeLn 4–11$314K
Money outPt IX
$5.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$6.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$710K
Total assetsLn 16$12.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$944K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$34K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$314K
Total revenueLn 12$5.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$579K
SavingsLn 2$131K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$710K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$103K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.8M
Total assetsLn 16$12.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.4M
Net assetsLn 32$6.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 573
VolunteersI 6250
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$900K$710K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$300K$103K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.1M$11.8M
Total assetsLn 16$12.4M$12.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.1M$6.4M
Net assetsLn 32$6.3M$6.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$361K$361K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.6M$2.6M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$80K$80K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$284K$284K
Payroll taxesLn 10$181K$181K
Accounting feesLn 11c$81K$81K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$41K$41K
Information technologyLn 14$26K$26K
OccupancyLn 16$122K$122K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$319K$319K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$448K$448K
InsuranceLn 23$80K$80K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$658K$658K
All other expensesLn 24e$81K$81K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.3M$5.3M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $5.6M$5.3M$252K$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.1M$4.2M$1.8M$6.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.0M$4.4M$1.7M$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.8M$4.2M$678K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.3M$3.9M$436K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.4M$3.4M−$60K$1.6M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,589,898 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,112,501$944,127
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,616,072$4,325,752
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28,256$6,091
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $300,224$313,928
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,057,053$5,589,898
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $32,755$360,710
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,776,588$3,103,535
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,401,286$1,874,136
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,210,629$5,338,381
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,846,424$251,517
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,589,898 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $10,879 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$944,127
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$33,752
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$944,127
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,325,752$4,325,752
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,091$6,091
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$303,049
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,336,631 · Excluded from tax $6,091$5,589,898
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,338,381 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $360,710$360,710
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,558,192$2,558,192
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $79,879$79,879
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $284,298$284,298
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $181,166$181,166
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $81,100$81,100
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,645$14,645
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $40,538$40,538
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $26,147$26,147
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $122,212$122,212
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,918$2,918
IX-20 InterestPrograms $319,189$319,189
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $447,647$447,647
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $80,400$80,400
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $657,909$657,909
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $81,431$81,431
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,338,381 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,338,381
Part X · Balance sheet $12,901,532 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $771,790$578,711
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $128,177$130,977
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $24,619$222,385
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,375$11,040
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,112,190$11,836,945
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $300,114$103,161
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $17,402$18,313
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,365,667$12,901,532
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $123,309$54,805
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,649,133$949,734
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,107,959$6,392,307
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,257,708$6,509,225
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,257,708$6,509,225
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,365,667$12,901,532
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,509,225 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,589,898
XI-2 Total expenses$5,338,381
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$251,517
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,257,708
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,509,225

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