GATEWAY CHILDREN'S SERVICES
We are "A Lifeline for Change" to children and families.
GATEWAY CHILDREN'S SERVICES
EIN: 61-1033836
Mission
Gateway Children's Services provides preventative services to children and families and we are a "Lifne for Change" for children who have been abused, neglected, abandoned, and exposed to drugs alcohol in utero. We provide therapeutic services to children throughout Kentucky in our Qualified Residential Treatment Program, Emergency Shelter, Alternative to Detention, Therapeutic Foster Care, Medically Complex Foster Care, Adoption Services, and Substance Misuse Programs.
Ruling year
1984
CEO
Ms. Denise Spittler
Main address
37 N Maysville St
Mt Sterling, KY 40353 USA
Formerly known as
Gateway Juvenile Diversion Project
EIN
61-1033836
Mental health care
Adoption
Foster care
Family counseling
Youth services
Population served
Children and youth
Adults
Families
Parents
Non-adult children
NTEE code
Children's and Youth Services (P30)
Group Home, Residential Treatment Facility - Mental Health Related (F33)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Tax forms
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Residential Treatment
Our Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP) provides a trauma informed care supportive environment where children and youth, ages 10-17, have an opportunity to learn key skills needed to become healthy responsible citizens.
We are a trauma informed, "no restraint" facility providing short & long term programs for Kentucky's youth. Our program is guided by the Family First Prevention Services Act.
PROGRAMS OFFERED: Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP), Emergency Shelter with Treatment, Alternative to Detention, and a Stepdown from Juvenile Justice & Psychiatric Facilities
SERVICES PROVIDED: Clinical Therapy, Medical Services, Education, Independent Living Skills, Substance Abuse Treatment, Psychiatric Care, Case Management, Recreation, Family Involvement & Supervised Visitations, and Post Discharge Services
Therapeutic Foster Care
Foster Care Program allows children to be in a less restrictive home setting. Services include: child assessment/evaluation, foster parent recruiting and certification, on-going case management, and counseling services for both child and parents.
Outpatient Behavioral Health
Our Outpatient Behavioral Health Program provides supportive services to children and families to help overcome parenting challenges, strengthen relationships and address barriers in accessing mental health and medical services.
SERVICES PROVIDED: Family Support Services, Counseling, Parent Skill Building, Substance Abuse Treatment, DUI Classes, Anger Management, Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Assessments, & more.
Where we work
Accreditations
Council on Accreditation (COA) [for Children and Family Services] - Accreditation 2019
Awards
Affiliations & memberships
Chamber of Commerce 2023
Children's Alliance of Kentucky 2023
External reviews
Photos
Videos
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2022 info
2.47
Months of cash in 2022 info
12.9
Fringe rate in 2022 info
17%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
GATEWAY CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
GATEWAY CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Fiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
This snapshot of GATEWAY CHILDREN'S SERVICES’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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Business model indicators
| Profitability info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | $196,747 | $610,063 | $201,839 | $291,569 | $47,987 |
| As % of expenses | 11.6% | 37.1% | 11.2% | 17.0% | 2.7% |
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | $188,550 | $577,416 | $168,842 | $257,957 | $11,403 |
| As % of expenses | 11.0% | 34.5% | 9.2% | 14.7% | 0.6% |
| Revenue composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $1,899,247 | $2,252,451 | $2,005,738 | $2,008,934 | $1,818,721 |
| Total revenue, % change over prior year | -5.6% | 18.6% | -11.0% | 0.2% | -9.5% |
| Program services revenue | 82.5% | 66.4% | 82.2% | 71.9% | 71.8% |
| Membership dues | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Investment income | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Government grants | 14.5% | 11.4% | 12.9% | 12.8% | 14.2% |
| All other grants and contributions | 2.7% | 21.3% | 4.6% | 3.9% | 4.6% |
| Other revenue | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 11.1% | 9.1% |
| Expense composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses before depreciation | $1,702,500 | $1,642,388 | $1,803,899 | $1,717,365 | $1,770,734 |
| Total expenses, % change over prior year | -0.7% | -3.5% | 9.8% | -4.8% | 3.1% |
| Personnel | 52.9% | 58.8% | 57.5% | 61.3% | 61.2% |
| Professional fees | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Occupancy | 9.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Interest | 0.6% | 3.4% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.0% |
| Pass-through | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| All other expenses | 36.7% | 37.5% | 40.0% | 36.2% | 36.5% |
| Full cost components (estimated) info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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| Total expenses (after depreciation) | $1,710,697 | $1,675,035 | $1,836,896 | $1,750,977 | $1,807,318 |
| One month of savings | $141,875 | $136,866 | $150,325 | $143,114 | $147,561 |
| Debt principal payment | $0 | $461,815 | $0 | $25,792 | $240,649 |
| Fixed asset additions | $1,309,493 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total full costs (estimated) | $3,162,065 | $2,273,716 | $1,987,221 | $1,919,883 | $2,195,528 |
Capital structure indicators
| Liquidity info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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| Months of cash | 9.7 | 10.9 | 12.7 | 14.5 | 12.9 |
| Months of cash and investments | 11.7 | 13.1 | 14.7 | 17.1 | 15.2 |
| Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 12.6 | 14.1 | 15.0 | 17.6 | 15.6 |
| Balance sheet composition info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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| Cash | $1,377,489 | $1,486,793 | $1,904,514 | $2,078,949 | $1,906,148 |
| Investments | $287,458 | $305,548 | $310,001 | $361,669 | $334,235 |
| Receivables | $180,126 | $202,428 | $141,641 | $181,702 | $186,389 |
| Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $1,450,346 | $1,450,346 | $1,453,846 | $1,461,254 | $1,493,196 |
| Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 10.3% | 12.5% | 14.8% | 17.0% | 19.1% |
| Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 43.5% | 27.8% | 29.8% | 27.5% | 23.2% |
| Unrestricted net assets | $1,789,105 | $2,366,521 | $2,535,363 | $2,793,320 | $2,804,723 |
| Temporarily restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Permanently restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total net assets | $1,789,105 | $2,366,521 | $2,535,363 | $2,793,320 | $2,804,723 |
Key data checks
| Key data checks info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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| Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
CEO
Ms. Denise Spittler
Mrs. Denise Spittler has served with Gateway Children's Services as our Therapeutic Foster Care Director, Chief Operating Officer and transitioned into the CEO position in October 2021. Bringing expertise and capacity to the role of CEO, Denise earned her MBA from Belhaven University and her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Mississippi College.
She began her career in a domestic violence shelter and then moved on to Information Technology with the Mississippi Department of Audit as a statewide IT trainer for seven years. Denise spent 13 years as Program Director and Developer with Central Kentucky Riding for Hope, a nonprofit serving individuals with disabilities and economic disadvantages. Here she led a team that built the first public school program on a state park serving youth with behavioral challenges. Prior to joining Gateway Children’s Services, she was a Program Director for a community based brain injury rehabilitation program in Lexington, KY.
Denise has a unique skill set in the social services, nonprofit management and business. She is an outstanding manager, communicator, self-starter and goal oriented individual, who possess an outstanding vision for the future of Gateway Children’s Services.
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
GATEWAY CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
GATEWAY CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Board of directorsas of 05/20/2023
Board of directors data
Mr. Jesse Hodgson
Attorney - White, Peck, & Carrington, LLP
Term: 2021 - 2023
Jesse Hodgson
Attorney White Peck Carrington, LLP
Judy Bramblet
Retired Educator
Cay Lane
Former Executive Director Gateway Regional Arts Center
Al Botts
Mayor of Mount Sterling
Scott Holley
Pastor First Christian Church, Mount Sterling
Will Clark
Traditional Bank
Amy Ruth
Retired Health Care
Emily Settle
Dentist, Beacon Hill Family Dentistry
Joe Zakrzewski
Senior Engineer, Cooper Standard Automotive
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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