- Revenue 2024
- $5,457,196
- Expenses 2024
- $5,451,905
Program services were 94.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- O50
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- PO BOX 125
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO HONOR AND OBEY GOD BY PROVIDING HOPE AND HEALING TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, WHO MAY THEN BLESS OTHERS. THE RESIDENTIAL, FOSTER CARE, ADOPTION AND OTHER PROGRAMS SERVED NEARLY 500 INDIVIDUALS DURING THE YEAR.
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GATEWAY WOODS FAMILY SERVICES PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FOR ABUSED, NEGLECTED OR DELIQUENT TEENS IN A CARING, CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT ON A BEAUTIFUL 50 ACRE CAMPUS WITH FIVE FAMILY GROUP HOMES WITH A CAPACITY FOR 32 RESDIDENTS WHO ARE PLACED BY PUBLIC AGENCIES AND PRIVATE FAMILIES. HOUSEPARENTS FAMILIES PROVIDE A MODEL OF SPIRITUALITY, FAMILY INTERACTION, DILIGENCE, STRUCTURE & NURTURING. RESIDENTS RECEIVE THERAPEUTIC INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELING FROM ON-STAFF COUNSELORS AND PARENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE TREATMENT PROCESS WHEN A PLAN OF RECONCILIATION IS IN PLACE. ONE GROUP HOME IS UNIQUELY STAFFED AND PROGRAMED FOR TROUBLED PREGNANT TEENS AND TEEN MOMS. THIS INCLUDES CHRISTIAN PARENTING, ROLE MODELING & INSTRUCTION, DAY CARE, COUNSELING, AND HEALTH & INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS EDUCATION.
Expenses $2,267,369 · Revenue $2,107,695
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GATEWAY WOODS FAMILY SERVICES OFFERS SPECIALIZED AND THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE. FOSTER CHILDREN RECEIVE MONTHLY OR BI-MONTHLY SERVICES AND VISITS FROM GATEWAY WOODS FAMILY SERVICES'S QUALIFIED CASE MANAGERS. FOSTER PARENTS RECEIVE SPECIALIZED AND THERAPEUTIC TRAINING. OUR FOSTER PARENTS ARE PART OF THE GATEWAY WOODS FAMILY SERVICES TEAM AND ARE DEDICATED TO QUALITY CARE, CONSISTENT DISCIPLINE, AND OPEN, LOVING COMMUNICATION. OUR EXPERIENCED STAFF MAKE CAREFUL MATCHES OF CHILDREN WITH FOSTER HOMES FOR MORE SUCCESSFUL PLACEMENTS. IN ADDITION, GATEWAY WOODS HAD PROFESSIONAL FOSTER CARE IN THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR AND CONTINUED THE PROGRAM INTO THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR BUT IT WILL NOT CARRY OVER TO FUTURE YEARS. OVER 50 CHILDREN WERE SERVED BY THE FOSTER CARE AND PROFESSIONAL FOSTER CARE PROGRAMS.
Expenses $889,165 · Revenue $829,618
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ACCREDITED BY ACSI, THE SCHOOL FOR GATEWAY WOODS FAMILY SERVICES OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE FOR MORE THAN 30 STUDENTS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE STRUGGLE IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL SETTING. OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IS BASED ON CLOSE, PERSONAL TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS IN A HIGHLY STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT. OUR DAY STUDENT PROGRAM ALSO SERVES OTHER STUDENTS FROM LOCAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND PROBATION DEPARTMENTS.
Expenses $711,831 · Revenue $898,978
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GATEWAY WOODS FAMILY SERVICES FACILITATES ADOPTIONS FOR INDIANA AND ILLINOIS FAMILIES BY PROVIDING QUALITY, AFFORDABLE AND FAMILY-FOCUSED SERVICES FOR DOMESTIC, INTERNATIONAL, INFANT-TEENS, AND SPECIAL & MEDICAL NEEDS ADOPTIONS WITH A FOCUS ON FINDING CHRISTIAN FAMILIES. GATEWAY WOODS FAMILY SERVICES, INC. COORDINATES WITH 25 INTERNATIONAL AND 10 DOMESTIC AGENCIES. THE CARING, SKILLED AND DILIGENT STAFF AT GATEWAY WOOD FAMILY SERVICES STRIVES TO MAKE THIS COMPLEX PROCESS A SUCCESSFUL, AFFORDABLE AND JOYOUS EXPERIENCE. IN THIS FISCAL YEAR THE ADOPTION PROGRAM SERVED OVER 110 INDIVIDUALS. ADOPTION INDIANA AMOUNT: 230,185 ADOPTION ILLINOIS AMOUNT: 138,281 WILLOWBRIDGE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING IS DESIGNED TO HELP YOUTH TRANSITION FROM GATEWAY WOODS TO FULL INDEPENDENCE. 50% OF YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE WILL BE UNEMPLOYED AT TEH AGE OF 24. LESS THAN 3% OF FOSTER YOUTH GRADITATE FROM A 4 YEAR COLLEGE. WILLOWBRIDGE WILL GIVE YOUTH, ONCE THEY COMPLETE THEIR PLACEMENT AND LEAVE GATEWAY CAMPUS, A SAFE PLACE WHERE THEY CAN LIVE, LEARN AND GROW TO INDEPENDENCE. AMOUNT: 388,276 LARC (LINKING TO ATTAIN RESPONSIBILITY AND COMMUNITY) SEEKS TO CONTINUE THE MISSION OF GATEWAY WOODS BY DEVELOPING ORGANIC NETWORKS THAT ALLOW CONCERNED AND WILLING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BECOME INVOLVED IN PAST CLIENTS LIVES IN MEANINGFUL WAYS. THE LARC PROGRAM DOES NOT DIRECTLY PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND/OR FAMILIES, BUT RATHER FACILITATES THE CONNECTION OF THOSE WITH NEEDS TO CHRISTIAN MENTORS, EMPLOYERS, AND RESOURCES WILLING AND ABLE TO HELP. NEARLY 180 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED WITH THIS PROGRAM IN THIS FISCAL YEAR. AMOUNT: 292,272 GATEWAY FARMS EMPLOYS TEENS LIVING ONCAMPUS, GIVING JOB OPPORTUNITIES WHERE YOUTH LEARN JOB SKILLS, WORK SKILLS, AND BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE. HERE YOUTH LEARN THE VALUE OF PERSEVERANCE AND RESILIENCY AS THEY SEE THEIR HARD WORK TURN INTO DISIRED INCOME. AMOUNT: 210,198
Expenses $1,259,212 · Revenue $322,343
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Jeff WaibelJEFF WAIBEL
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $139,788
- From this org
- $110,069
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $29,719
- Hours/week
- 40
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Staci FiechterSTACI FIECHTER
VICE CHAIRMA
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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John FrauhigerJOHN FRAUHIGER
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Dustin HodelDUSTIN HODEL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Mark KaiserMARK KAISER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Tim KieserTIM KIESER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Mike KlopfensteinMIKE KLOPFENSTEIN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Neil KnoblochNEIL KNOBLOCH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Sarah KnochelSARAH KNOCHEL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jay MaibachJAY MAIBACH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Gary RassiGARY RASSI
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Duane SinnDUANE SINN
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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John TeubelJOHN TEUBEL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $5,457,196
- Expenses
- $5,451,905
- Contributions
- $1,261,109
- Grants paid
- $0
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2023
- Revenue
- $5,309,558
- Expenses
- $5,219,172
- Contributions
- $1,771,234
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $4,986,339
- Expenses
- $4,815,999
- Contributions
- $1,846,372
- Grants paid
- $0
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,316,744
- Expenses
- $4,362,362
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,086,644
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,466,641
- Expenses
- $4,414,763
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,089,521
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,457,805
- Expenses
- $4,455,837
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,304,420
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,157,190
- Expenses
- $4,144,890
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,034,054
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,849,245
- Expenses
- $3,855,284
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,025,545
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,789,307
- Expenses
- $3,754,456
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,013,484
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,573,224
- Expenses
- $3,512,516
- Assets (EOY)
- $992,335
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,256,406
- Expenses
- $3,251,806
- Assets (EOY)
- $912,891
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,398,069
- Expenses
- $3,389,339
- Assets (EOY)
- $910,420
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $3,464,836
- Assets (EOY)
- $949,565
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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2022 SUPPORTING ENTITY
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2024 SUPPORTING ENTITY
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2023 SUPPORTING ENTITY
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2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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$20,000
2024 FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
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2022 GROWTH
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2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
Related organizations
From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
Declared on its 2024 return
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APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN CHURCHAMERICA APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF AMERI
501C3 · CHURCH · IL
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APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN CHILDREN'S HOME DBA GATEWAY WOODS
501C3 · SERVICES · IN
Declared as related by
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GATEWAY WOODS -APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN CHILDRENS HOME INC
On its 2024 return
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility SO.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.