Gateway School EIN 94-2441484

Gateway School FY2023 filing

EIN  94-2441484 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Santa Cruz, CA Founded 1977
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Inspires children to lead purposeful, compassionate lives through education and community involvement.
Leadership
Zachary Roberts · Head of School · $351K
Money in and out
$5.7M revenue, $5.5M expenses
Bottom line
85% program efficiency

Inspires children to lead purposeful, compassionate lives through education and community involvement. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $5.7M in revenue, $5.5M in expenses, and $1.5M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$5.7M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$5.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $239K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
85%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
3.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+4%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$5.7M
FY2023▲ +4%
Expenses
$5.5M
FY20230%
Total assets
$3.4M
FY2023▼ -19%
Total liabilities
$1.9M
FY2023▼ -35%
Total revenue
$5.7M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$5.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$239K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$3.4M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 318
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 418
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $4.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Instruction & student serviceduring fiscal 2022-2023 the school served 173 children in their regular k-8 school year program.

$4.5Mprogram expense
02

After school programduring fiscal 2022-2023 the school continued to provide exceptional afterschool care and specialty classes to approximately 48 children, almost all of whom are included in the regular k-8 program.

$100Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CGateway School
EINHdr · item D94-2441484
Principal addressHdr · item CSanta Cruz, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.gatewaysc.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1977
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B21Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 1978

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a18
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b18
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$351,425Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Hos
$153,518Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Advancemnt
$125,028Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Dir
$122,408Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Hannah Wikse’s $162K as Head of School is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3393 $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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Zachary Roberts$351,425$227,355$185,400$176,051
Hannah Wikse$161,820$156,187$153,518
Shawn Padilla$122,408$144,479$132,050$132,843
Jeremy King$126,596$109,457
Jennifer Graham$125,028$118,564
Kurt Almendras$103,801$103,340
Kaia Huseby$101,416$101,253

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$5.3M · 93%
Contributions & grants$368K · 6%
Program service revenue93%$5.3M
Contributions & grants6%$368K
Investment income$9K
Total revenueLn 12$5.7M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.07
Program services85%$4.6M
Management & general8%$461K
Fundraising7%$376K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.5M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
Total net assetsLn 32$1.5M
Months of cash on handcomputed3.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.6M · Operating expenses/yr $5.5M
3.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $4.6M · Total expenses $5.5M
85%
Management & General
Management & general $461K · Total expenses $5.5M
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $376K · Total expenses $5.5M
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $246K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $358K
$0.69 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $368K · Total revenue $5.7M
6%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $5.7M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $5.3M · Total revenue $5.7M
93%
Investment reliance
Investment income $9K · Total revenue $5.7M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $5.3M · Total expenses $5.5M
97%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $5.7M · Prior year $5.5M
+4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.5M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $5.7M · Expenses $5.5M
+4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $3.4M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.5M · Total assets $3.4M
44%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $3.4M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Zachary Roberts · Reported title HEAD OF SCHOOL · Highest reported compensation $351K · Total expenses $5.5M
6%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $3.2M · Total expenses $5.5M
59%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 102%
Revenue growth 4%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$35K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $3.9M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$746,762
Unitemized GrantFY2023$791,282
Unitemized GrantFY2022$696,095
Unitemized GrantFY2021$628,109
Unitemized GrantFY2020$683,524
Unitemized GrantFY2019$395,075

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$5.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$5.7M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$5.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$5.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$5.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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