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Gateway Childrens Charity

Public charity · Grantmaker St. Louis, MO EIN: 27-0534742 Website

Gateway Childrens Charity is a public charity focused on Education, based in St. Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2023.

Gateway Childrens Charity at a glance

Revenue (2023)
$61,445
-73.3% vs 2022
Expenses (2023)
$12,408
-94.9% vs 2022
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2023 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2023; updated September 2026.

Who Gateway Childrens Charity funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 8 (63%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

St. LouisFlorissant

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants2020 3 grants2021 5 grants2022 0 grants2023

From 2021 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $140K (2021) to $220K (2022). In 2022 it made 5 grants totaling $220K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Familyforward St. Louis, MODouble the Size of the Therapeutic Preschool$120,000
1 grant to individuals Recipients not named —$30,000
North Side Community School St. Louis, MORemodel and Improvements to the Pre Kindergarten Facility$30,000
Refuge and Restortation Florissant, MOStart of the Early Childhood Education Center$20,000
City Garden Montessori School St. Louis, MOCreation of a Special Education Pre Kindergarten Classroom$20,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2023—$61,445$12,408———
2022$77,792$230,120$244,179$220,0005$7
2021$91,851$219,118$158,165$140,0003$3
2020$30,898$39,754$42,087———

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Gateway Childrens Charity is led by Mike Todorovich II, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 12 officers listed in 2023 report compensation.

Officers on the 2023 filing

  • Mike Todorovich II

    President & Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andy Spitzfaden

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Annie Beattie

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carolyn McCarthy

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Short

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kyle Chapman

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lindsey Niemeier

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert J. Minkler Jr.

    Treasurer & Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Taylor Matthews

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Schmidt

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Sheehan

    Vice President & Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Corcoran

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Caroline Lavigne (2020–2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2023. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Gateway Childrens Charity

What is Gateway Childrens Charity?

Gateway Childrens Charity is a public charity focused on Education, based in St. Louis, MO.

Where does Gateway Childrens Charity operate?

Gateway Childrens Charity has awarded grants in Missouri.

What is Gateway Childrens Charity's EIN?

Gateway Childrens Charity's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-0534742. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2023.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2023

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