Gateway Counseling Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
133492890
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Bronx, NY, USA
Phone
7188854986
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$16,676,122
Expenses
$17,554,829
Assets
$23,899,370
Liabilities
$10,171,150

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANNIE BALDWIN-BARNES (CHAIRPERSON/PRESIDENT)
  • FRED S ROMERO (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • FRED S ROMERO (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $422,502 total reported compensation
  • ROSEMARY MINAYA (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $171,163 total reported compensation
  • JADIL JIMENEZ (GENERAL MANAGER): $162,979 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Gateway's organizational mission is a dedication to promoting habilitative and mental health services to developmentally disabled and severely and persistently mentally ill population by establishing a safe environment that supports quality services for our clients and individuals.

What it reported doing in 2024

Group day habilitation services (without walls) are habilitation services provided to adult individuals diagnosed as developmentally disabled. Services are provided in the community and are not based in a facility or "within walls." it facilitates these individuals to increase their independence, productivity, individuality and inclusion in the non-disabled community. Group day habilitation offers the highest quality of "person-centered" service to every individual accepted. Gcc's staff coordinates and integrates comprehensive services with residential providers, which enhance individuals' social, coping and vocational skills. Services are certified by the New York state office for people with developmental disabilities ("opwdd"). Group day habilitation services are provided monday - friday 9:00 am - 3:00 pm; and supplemental group day habilitation services are provided on weekdays monday - friday 3:15 pm - 6:00 pm and weekends saturday - sunday 9:00 am - 3:00 pm; current enrollment: 117. Program locations: bronx, queens & brooklyn.community habilitation: community habilitation services are delivered at any non-certified location, including the individual's home. Supports include adaptive skill development, assistance with activities of daily living (hands-on), community inclusion and relationship building, training and support for independence in travel, transportation, adult educational support, development of social skills, leisure skills, self-advocacy and informed choice skills, and appropriate behavior development to help the individual access their community.cacfp: through the cacfp program, gateway provides nutritious meals and snacks to individuals with persistent and psychiatric illnesses enrolled in our day services program. Advance fss: gateway's advance family support services program offers compassionate, family-oriented guidance to help families of those with developmental disabilities through challenging times. A team of professionals work with all members of the family to develop an appropriate course of action with an emphasis on both behavioral modification and coaching parents and other family members in the skills they need to get through the current crisis. It also provides individuals and their families with more long-term support by offering assistance in navigating evaluative, diagnostic, or habilitative services that might be right for the particular situation.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 85% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 89
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 93.8%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 89%; rating input score 89
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -5.3%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.36; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.43; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.2%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 93.8% of revenue deployed · 89% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $15.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $423K · 9 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.2M reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 9 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 16/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 47/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 34/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 41/100.