Gateway to Discovery

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
455552768
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2012–2023
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Fort Dodge, IA, USA
Phone
5155702840
Rating
92
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Housing Rehabilitation

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$-44,385
Expenses
$104,773
Assets
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JIM MCCOLLEY (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JIM MCCOLLEY (PRESIDENT)
  • JESSICA MOFFITT (SECRETARY)
  • CASSIE JORDISON (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purpose of gateway to discovery is to be a community of women in recovery from drug addiction, alcoholism and prostitution. The mission is to provide sanctuary along with an array of support services and educational opportunities for women who have a significant history of prostitution and chemical dependency. Developed primarily as a safe house, the residential program provides long-term secure housing as a haven from social, psychological and economic factors that drive women to desperate means for survival.

What it reported doing in 2023

The organization provides a 2 year residential program in fort dodge, Iowa designed to support women in their rise from the depths of chemical addiction, homelessness and related struggles.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 87% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 81% 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 revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 9
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -336.1%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -13.6% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.1% per year; rating input score 0; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $105K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2012 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 4/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.