Gateway Community Services

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
810303335
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2021
Forms available
Form 990 2021
Location
Great Falls, MT, USA
Phone
4067272512
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, Treatment Only

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,370,838
Expenses
$1,842,941
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MICHELLE HILL (PRESIDENT)
  • ROBERT LEWIS (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • SYDNEY BLAIR STARTED JANUARY 2022 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • TAMMY HATCH (BUSINESS MANAGER): $93,346 total reported compensation
  • ANN MCWILLIAMS (CLINIC MANAGER): $87,213 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide quality comprehensive community focused recovery based services addressing the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders.

What it reported doing in 2021

The selene house (formerly the kalispell women's recovery home) is a clinically managed low intensity residential, eight bed facility in kalispell, Montana for women who have a substance use disorder and require a structured, safe, and drug-free living environment. As of june 24, 2019, the facility is operated by gateway (it was formerly operated under the flathead valley chemical dependency clinic) and combines individual substance use disorder treatment with assistance transitioning back to independent living in the community and development of life-long recovery skills in a residential therapeutic community that encourages peer support, personal insight and growth. Eligible applicants must be a resident of Montana, be at least 18 years of age, fall below 200% of the federal poverty level, be capable of obtaining employment while residing in the home and meet clinical criteria for asam 3.1 level of care.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 61
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 61.6%; rating input score 62
  • Program expense ratio: 79.2%; rating input score 79
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 22.3%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9.8%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -7.5% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 61.6% of revenue deployed · 79.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $93K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 29 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2011 to 2021
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 26/100.