Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1975.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
93 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
37 people listed on the 990; $168K paid to officers and key staff.
Martina Roe’s $101K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 572 $10–100M community development 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martina Roe | $101,045 | $96,227 | $56,972 | — | — | — |
| Melinda Engle | — | — | — | $96,457 | $96,605 | $85,670 |
| Kristy Gamble | — | — | — | $74,163 | $71,187 | $63,598 |
| Kristy Gallion | — | — | — | $41,331 | — | — |
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 Gateway Community Services 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 15aYes
Programs and updates
Administers programs to identify, relieve, and eliminate poverty causes in five Kentucky counties.
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Head Start
Gateway head start promotes school readiness of children ages three to five from low-income families by supporting the development of the whole child. 451 children were provided head start services in the agency's five (5) county jurisdiction. 91% of children were identified as income eligible, homeless, or foster.
Early Head Start
Gateway early head start promotes school readiness for children ages birth to three from low-income families, supporting the development of the whole child. 124 children were provided early head start services in the agency's five (5) county jurisdiction. 97% of children were identified as income eligible, homeless, or foster.
Fatherhood
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
Plus 8 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 9 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 6 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 7 smaller programs.
The auditor reported: a weakness in money controls.
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $557K | $1.1M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $1.6M | $3.6M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $2.6M | $5.7M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $1.7M | $2.6M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $957K | $3.1M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $2.3M | $2.3M | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $230K | $230K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $5.0M | $4.5M | $446K | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $1.1M | $1.0M | $70K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $1.1M | $1.0M | $85K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $383K | $346K | $37K | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $1K | $1K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $22K | $22K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $896K | $896K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $2.1M | $2.1M | $30K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $363K | $355K | $8K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $60K | $60K | $374 | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $211K | $205K | $7K | |
| InterestLn 20 | $36K | $36K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $282K | $282K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $188K | $182K | $6K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $478K | $478K | ||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $47K | $5K | $43K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $14.8M | $13.8M | $984K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 3, 2026 | $18.1M | $18.2M | −$42K | $4.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 5, 2025 | $17.9M | $17.3M | $597K | $4.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 5, 2024 | $18.9M | $18.6M | $369K | $4.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 14, 2023 | $18.0M | $17.5M | $481K | $3.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 16, 2022 | $15.0M | $14.8M | $212K | $3.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 14, 2021 | $12.1M | $11.7M | $466K | $957K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $14,963,535 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 33 of 33 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $14,963,535 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $14,751,410 across 18 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $5,716,948 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,108,193 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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