Skip to main content

Nonprofit · EIN 43-0653616

GATEWAY REGION YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

Tax-exempt · SAINT LOUIS, MO 63103

Financials

$85.1M$75.8M2023$81.3M$80.6M2024$84M$83.6M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of GATEWAY REGION YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$84,044,927$83,600,814$444,113$178,134,364$22,756,783$155,377,581
December 31, 2024990$81,344,046$80,561,871$782,175$169,380,262$17,350,862$152,029,400
December 31, 2023990$85,082,556$75,847,138$9,235,418$165,251,618$15,856,786$149,394,832
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$9,330,638
of which government grants
$2,490,039
Program service revenue
$70,693,463
Investment income
$3,097,532
Net rental income
$20,513
Net gain from sales of assets
$1,875,767
Net income from fundraising events
-$215,776
Net income from sales of inventory
$100,614
Other revenue
$923,294

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$2,664,841
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,679,783
Other salaries and wages
$40,589,303
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$50,255,961
Professional fundraising fees
$82,350
Legal fees
$481,249
Accounting fees
$98,500
Occupancy
$7,143,205
Travel
$494,460
Depreciation
$6,276,564
Program services (functional)
$71,003,374
Management and general (functional)
$9,814,388
Fundraising (functional)
$2,783,052

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$169,380,262
Total assets, end of year
$178,134,364
Total liabilities, end of year
$22,756,783
Net assets, end of year
$155,377,581
Land, buildings and equipment
$115,138,468
Publicly traded securities
$35,059,430
Net assets without donor restrictions
$104,454,813
Net assets with donor restrictions
$50,922,768
Gross unrelated business income
$111,727
Gross receipts
$87,458,249
Employees
4,475
Volunteers
2,908
Year formed
1853
State of legal domicile
MO

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
TIMOTHY HELMPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
45$505,982$74,859
JARED BEARDEXECUTIVE VP & COO
Officer
45$249,800$40,541
JUDITH ABRAMSSR. VP & CFO
Officer
45$241,693$39,827
DEBORAH TALLOSR. VP & CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES
Officer
45$236,727$36,094
WENDY CORNETT-MARQUITZSR. VP & CHIEF FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Officer
45$218,208$36,051
MATTHEW THOMPSONDISTRICT VP
Highest-paid employee
45$180,024$34,743
MATTHEW CLARKDISTRICT VP
Highest-paid employee
45$171,561$33,874
KENNETH STRAWBRIDGEDISTRICT VP
Highest-paid employee
45$167,677$30,954
KEELYN KRILLVP MEMBERSHIP & HEALTHY LIVING
Highest-paid employee
45$162,368$33,322
STEVEN MASTORAKOSVP MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
45$144,461$29,025
STEVEN HANLEYCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
GREG DARTVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
STEVE RASCHETREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SUZAN MCDANIELSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JOE BARNARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
25 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
VINCE BENNETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DARREN GEORGEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL GIBBONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRENT JACKSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSEPH KING JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MELISSA LACKEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID LAYTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK D LEEKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SUZANNE LYONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RODNEY MALONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PAMELA MORRIS-THORNTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JENNIFER O'NEALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JANE OVERALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SUSAN RATZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVE RANDOLPHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JON ROSENSTENGELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KURT M SCHWAGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
AMY SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CARY STALNECKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DANNA STONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JULIE TANGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JACQUES THRODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HARDY WASHINGTON JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MATTHEW WHITINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JIM ZECKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 44 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
TIMOTHY HELMPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
45$486,458$70,450
JARED BEARDEXECUTIVE VP & COO
Officer
45$240,455$37,868
WENDY CORNETT-MARQUITZSR. VP & CHIEF FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Officer
45$211,835$33,161
JUDITH ABRAMSSR. VP & CFO
Officer
45$207,706$35,185
DEBORAH TALLOSR. VP & CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES
Officer
45$199,079$33,142
PATRICIA MEINHOLDDISTRICT VP
Highest-paid employee
45$170,414$31,771
KEELYN KRILLVP MEMBERSHIP & HEALTHY LIVING
Highest-paid employee
45$157,891$31,001
MATTHEW CLARKDISTRICT VP
Highest-paid employee
45$146,217$31,442
LAURIE SMITH-MCTEARNENVP ASSOCIATION CHILD CARE
Highest-paid employee
45$149,783$27,414
DANIEL SCHULZEVP BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Highest-paid employee
45$146,434$28,840
JON ROSENSTENGELCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
STEVEN HANLEYVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
AMY SMITHTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KURT M SCHWAGERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MATT AUFFENBERGDIRECTOR (THRU 3/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOE BERNARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VINCE BENNETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREG DARTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DARREN GEORGEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL GIBBONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SARA HANNAHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRENT JACKSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSEPH KING JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRADFORD KOENEMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MELISSA LACKEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID LAYTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK D LEEKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUZANNE LYONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RODNEY MALONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUZAN MCDANIELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAMELA MORRIS-THORNTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JENNIFER O'NEALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRED PERREANDDIRECTOR (THRU 3/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EMILY PITTSDIRECTOR (THRU 3/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE RASCHEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN RATZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CATHERINE SMALLDIRECTOR (THRU 3/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CARY STALKNECKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANNA STONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIE TANGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JACQUES THRODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HARDY WASHINGTON JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATTHEW WHITINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM ZECKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 46 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
TIMOTHY HELMPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
45$461,463$67,947
JARED BEARDEXECUTIVE VP & COO
Officer
45$231,144$36,797
JUDITH ABRAMSSR. VP & CFO
Officer
45$192,729$32,636
DEBORAH TALLOSR. VP & CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES
Officer
45$181,221$30,489
WENDY CORNETT-MARQUITZSR. VP & CHIEF FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Officer
45$179,466$31,422
KEELYN KRILLVP MEMBERSHIP & HEALTHY LIVING
Highest-paid employee
45$151,660$31,059
EARNEST WAGNERVP PROPERTIES
Highest-paid employee
45$140,097$42,077
PATRICIA MEINHOLDDISTRICT VP
Highest-paid employee
45$142,067$31,802
MATTHEW CLARKDISTRICT VP
Highest-paid employee
45$139,962$31,331
LAURIE SMITH-MCTEARNENVP ASSOCIATION CHILD CARE
Highest-paid employee
45$140,390$28,972
JON ROSENSTENGELCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
STEVEN HANLEYVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
AMY SMITHTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KURT M SCHWAGERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MATT AUFFENBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOE BERNARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VINCE BENNETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREG DARTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DARREN GEORGEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL GIBBONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SARA HANNAHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRENT JACKSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CARRIE JOSTESDIRECTOR (THRU 3/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSEPH KING JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRADFORD KOENEMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MELISSA LACKEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID LAYTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK D LEEKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUZANNE LYONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RODNEY MALONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUZAN MCDANIELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAMELA MORRIS-THORNTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JENNIFER O'NEALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRED PERREANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EMILY PITTSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE RASCHEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN RATZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JON N REEDDIRECTOR (THRU 3/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CATHERINE SMALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CARY STALKNECKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANNA STONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIE TANGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JACQUES THRODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HARDY WASHINGTON JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATTHEW WHITINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM ZECKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2815 SCOTT AVE STE D, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63103-3009
In care of
% LISA FUREY
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
TIMOTHY HELM, 2815 SCOTT AVENUE D, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63103
Signed the 990
TIMOTHY HELM, SR. VP OF FINANCE/CFO
Phone
(314) 436-1177
Return prepared by
RUBINBROWN LLP

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • SEE SCHEDULE O
    Expenses $36,704,328 · grants $2,106,663 · revenue $50,384,911
  • SEE SCHEDULE O
    Expenses $28,389,371 · grants $555,371 · revenue $19,118,592
  • SEE SCHEDULE O
    Expenses $4,529,807 · grants $2,807 · revenue $340,546
  • OUR Y IS COMMITTED TO NURTURING THE POTENTIAL OF EVERY CHILD AND TEEN. WE BELIEVE ALL KIDS HAVE GREAT POTENTIAL AND DESERVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCOVER WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY CAN ACHIEVE. THAT'S WHY WE HELP YOUNG PEOPLE CULTIVATE THE VALUES, SKILLS AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT LEAD TO POSITIVE BEHAVIORS, BETTER HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT.AS PART OF OUR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, THE GATEWAY REGION Y PROVIDES ACADEMIC PROGRAMS TO ENSURE THAT ALL YOUTH GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL READY FOR THE NEXT STEP IN THEIR LIVES. IN 2025, WE PROVIDED ONE-ON-ONE READING TUTORING TO 136 YOUTH AND ADULTS. PARTICIPATING YOUTH EXPERIENCE A TWO-GRADE LEVEL GROWTH AVERAGE PER YEAR. WE ALSO HAD 1,344 YOUTH PARTICIPATE IN STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, MATH) PROGRAMS, ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES THAT NURTURE THEIR CURIOSITY, INSPIRE CREATIVITY, AND CULTIVATE THE ENGINEERING MINDSET. OUR PROGRAMS ARE LED BY INSTRUCTORS WHO ARE OFTEN WORKING IN STEAM FIELDS. OUR YOUTH AND GOVERNMENT (YAG) PROGRAM PROVIDED 340 STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS AND DEVELOP THE LEADERSHIP SKILLS NEEDED TO BECOME CITIZENS OF A PARTICIPATORY SOCIETY. NEW IN 2025, ELEVEN HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS PARTICIPATED IN THE INAUGURAL GATEWAY REGION YMCA JUNIOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, AN EXPERIENTIAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE MEANT TO TEACH YOUTH IN THE ST. LOUIS METRO AREA WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN INFORMED, CIVICALLY-ENGAGED LEADER WITHIN THE NON-PROFIT AND PUBLIC SECTORS.OUR Y BELIEVES IN GIVING BACK AND SUPPORTING OUR NEIGHBORS, AND ONE WAY WE DO THAT IS BY PROVIDING HEALTH ACCESS TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. THE GATEWAY REGION YMCA MAINTAINS COMMUNITY GARDENS THAT CONTRIBUTE PRODUCE TO THE SURROUNDING AREAS THEY SERVE.LEADING INTO THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, OUR Y COLLECTED 21,458 CANS OF FOOD THAT WERE DONATED TO AREA FOOD BANKS TO HELP THOSE IN NEED. OUR Y BRANCHES ALSO COLLECTED GIFTS FOR MORE THAN 1,000 FAMILIES IN NEED DURING OUR ANGEL TREE COMMUNITY COLLECTION CAMPAIGN.THE GATEWAY REGION YMCA WORLD SERVICE PROGRAM WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YS IN UKRAINE, BELIZE, BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, AND SOUTH AFRICA. CONTRIBUTIONS GIVEN TO OUR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS ARE USED TO SUPPORT YOUTH-LED SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP, HEALTH EDUCATION AND TRAINING, CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION AND OTHER CIVIC ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES THAT POSITION YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEAD THE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
    Expenses $1,379,868 · revenue $1,876,757

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
43-0653616
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1937
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Human services (P270)
Assets (IRS master file)
$178,134,364
Income (IRS master file)
$87,458,249

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$84,044,927$83,600,814$178,134,364XML
990-TDecember 2025–––IRS
990December 2024$81,344,046$80,561,871$169,380,262XML
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$85,082,556$75,847,138$165,251,618XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$76,312,845$68,635,495$151,934,202IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 43-0653616).

Questions about GATEWAY REGION YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

What is the EIN of GATEWAY REGION YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of GATEWAY REGION YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION is 43-0653616.
Is GATEWAY REGION YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1937.
Are donations to GATEWAY REGION YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does GATEWAY REGION YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of GATEWAY REGION YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did GATEWAY REGION YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of GATEWAY REGION YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names TIMOTHY HELM.
Who are the officers and directors of GATEWAY REGION YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 40 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $505,982 (TIMOTHY HELM, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does GATEWAY REGION YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $84,044,927, expenses of $83,600,814 and total assets of $178,134,364 at year end.

Other nonprofits in SAINT LOUIS

All nonprofits in SAINT LOUIS · Missouri · Human services