Gateway Christian School

Analysis

Gateway Christian School is a registered charity in United States, based in Mertztown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Gateway Christian School reported income of $166k and spending of $183k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $158k to $166k (+5.3%), an average of +1.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Gateway Christian School sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Claremont Prep Association Inc ($166k), Queen Anne Elementary Ptsa ($166k) and National Pediatric Hypnosis Training Institute ($166k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 60% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $88k. At year end it held assets of $486k against liabilities of $45k, net assets of $441k. It reported 5 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.