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Nonprofit · EIN 43-1446430

MISSION GATE CHRISTIAN CENTER

Tax-exempt · CHESTERFIELD, MO 63006

Financials

$1.7M$1.5M2023$1.6M$1.7M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of MISSION GATE CHRISTIAN CENTER by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$1,559,998$1,651,028-$91,030$2,871,778$62,444$2,809,334
December 31, 2023990$1,683,069$1,532,636$150,433$2,987,297$86,933$2,900,364
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,138,837
of which government grants
$466,767
Program service revenue
$399,410
Investment income
$15,325
Net gain from sales of assets
-$4,362
Other revenue
$6,426

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$96,578
Other salaries and wages
$529,885
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$673,937
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$10,933
Occupancy
$235,382
Travel
$95,715
Depreciation
$165,240
Program services (functional)
$1,405,019
Management and general (functional)
$222,772
Fundraising (functional)
$23,237

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,987,297
Total assets, end of year
$2,871,778
Total liabilities, end of year
$62,444
Net assets, end of year
$2,809,334
Land, buildings and equipment
$2,097,838
Gross receipts
$1,564,660
Employees
27
Volunteers
475
Year formed
1986
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, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
PATRICIA MATHESPRES, TRES,
Trustee or director, Officer
55$65,324
RICHARD J MATHESVP, DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$33,198
ROBERT ARBSECRETARY, D
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
JOE BRUNODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0
KEVIN O'BRIENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JAMES TALENTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
LAWRENCE WALKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
8$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
PATRICIA MATHESPRES, TRES,
Trustee or director, Officer
55$62,543
RICHARD J MATHESVP, DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$33,013
ROBERT ARBSECRETARY, D
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
JOE BRUNODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
6$0
KEVIN O'BRIENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES TALENTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
LAWRENCE WALKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
6$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 6644, CHESTERFIELD, MO 63006-6644
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
PATRICIA MATHES, 804 BERQUIST, MANCHESTER, MO 63011
Signed the 990
PATRICIA MATHES, PRES, TRES, DIR
Phone
(636) 391-8832
Return prepared by
DUNN CPA FIRM LLP

Mission

PROVIDES IN-PRISON SERVICES,LIFE SKILLS CLASSES AND RESIDENTIAL HOUSING AND AFTERCARE FOR PAROLEES,PROBATIONERS (AND THEIR CHILDREN IN WOMEN'S FACILITIES) AND OTHERS IN NEED OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY, ENABLING THEM TO TRANSITION INTO SOCIETY. PROVIDES SUPPORT AND MINISTRY TO INMATES AND PROGRAM GRADUATES AND TO THEIR FAMILIES. MISSION GATE EQUIPS FATHERS TO REUNITE WITH THEIR CHILDREN.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • MISSION GATE PROVIDES SERVICES AND REENTRY PRESENTATIONS IN MISSOURI PRISONS AND JAILS AND OWNS AND OPERATES AFTERCARE PROGRAMS IN FACILITIES OWNED IN CUBA AND TROY, MISSOURI AND IN THE ST LOUIS CITY AREA FOR FEDERAL,STATE,COUNTY AND CITY FORMER PRISONERS WHO ARE ON PROBATION OR PAROLE OR NEWLY RELEASED FELONS WHO ARE NOT ON STATE SUPERVISION AND FOR MEN AND WOMEN WITH DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDICTIONS. MISSON GATE'S AFTERCARE HOMES SERVE OVER 350 MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN PER YEAR. ALL RESIDENTS IN THE MISSION GATE PROGRAM RECEIVE EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, TRANSPORTATION, INITIAL FOOD AND CLOTHING,INSTRUCTION IN SPIRITUAL, EMOTIONAL AND NUTRITIONAL HEALTH, BIBLE STUDIES, EMPLOYMENT SOFT SKILLS, COMPUTER TRAINING, FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP AND OTHER LIFE SKILLS SUCH AS PARENTING, INTERVIEWING SKILLS AND ANGER MANAGEMENT. RESIDENTS WITHOUT A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA RECEIVE GED/HISET TRAINING AND TESTING. MISSION GATE VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE IN-PRISON CHURCH SERVICES, BIBLE STUDIES AND ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING TO AN ESTIMATED 3,000 INMATES PER YEAR. MISSION GATE WORKS CLOSELY WITH INSTITUTIONAL AND FIELD PAROLE OFFICERS, CASE MANAGERS AND CHAPLAINS TO SCREEN APPLICANTS FOR RESIDENCY AT MISSION GATE. ALL APPLICANTS ARE INTERVIEWED BY MISSION GATE STAFF PRIOR TO APPROVAL.
    Expenses $1,355,257 · revenue $399,410
  • CHRISTMAS ANGEL PROGRAM PROVIDING 2,500 CHILDREN OF PRIMARILY PRISONERS'FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY NEEDY WITH GIFTS, GOSPEL WITNESSING AND CHURCH REFERRALS.UPWARDS OF 125 AREA CHURCHES AND BUSINESSES ARE INVOLVED. COMMUNITY,RESIDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES PARTICIPATE BY DONATING THEIR TIME.
    Expenses $22,563
  • EQUINE AND CANINE THERAPY FOR PROGRAM CLIENTS UTILIZES DOGS,CATS,HORSES AND SMALL LIVESTOCK AT MISSION GATE'S FORT GOOD SHEPHERD, STL CITY GUEST HOMES, HANNAH'S RANCH AND PROMISES OF HOPE RANCH FOR RESIDENTS, CHILDREN AND GRADUATES. THE PROGRAM HAS A HEALING EFFECT ON PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS' MENTAL HEALTH. PARTICIPANT FEEDS AND CARES FOR ANIMALS WHICH PROMOTES RESPONSIBILITY, TRUST AND WORTH. HORSEBACK RIDING BRINGS A NEW WAY OF RECREATION THAT EXCLUDES DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. PARTICIPANTS' FAMILIES VISIT AND PARTAKE IN EQUINE AND CANINE INTERACTION.
    Expenses $27,199
  • ALL MISSION GATE AFTERCARE FACILITIES ARE RUNNING AT FULL CAPACITY AND ARE CREDENTIALED THROUGH MCRSP (MISSOURI COALITION OF RECOVERY SUPPORT PROVIDERS) WHICH MEETS NARR (NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR RECOVERY RESIDENCES) NATIONAL STANDARDS. MISSION GATE SERVES 350 OR MORE EX-OFFENDERS AND CHILDREN YEARLY. ALL CLIENTS IN THE PROGRAM MAINTAIN A 95% OR HIGHER EMPLOYMENT RATE. VOLUNTEERS FROM 135 LOCAL CHURCHES HELP WITH MAINTENANCE AND PROGRAMMING IN THE PRISONS AND JAILS, AFTERCARE AND CHRISTMAS ANGEL MISSION. FORMAL MENTORING AND TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED TO VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF. TRAINING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG RECOVERY, MRSS (MISSOURI RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALIST) AND CPS (CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST) IS PROVIDED FOR STAFF AND KEY VOLUNTEERS. MISSION GATE CONTINUED TO WORKED CLOSELY WITH CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION AND PAROLE, MISSOURI DIVISION OF FAMILY SERVICES, NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF RECOVERY RESIDENCES, LOCAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, CHURCHES AND LOCAL EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE A CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR OUR RESIDENTS ONSITE SUCH AS GED/HISET, SATOP (SUBSTANCE AWARENESS TRAFFIC OFFENDER PROGRAM), AND FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP ONSITE WITH LOCAL BANKS AND OTHER ENTITIES. MISSION GATE HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN BUILDING STRONG REALTIONSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY. QUARANTINE UNITS HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED AND AVAILABLE TO ACCOMMODATE RESIDENTS. TRISH MATHES, PRESIDENT, WAS AWARDED THE 2024 HELEN B. MADDEN AWARD FROM PREVENT+ED IN ST. LOUIS FOR APPRECIATION OF AN EXCEPTIONAL CAREER DEVOTED TO THE TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. JOYCE FIELDS, HANNAH'S RANCH PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND GREG SMITH, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, WERE INVITED TO PRESENT NEEDS TO IMPACT 100 FOR HANNAH'S RANCH IMPROVEMENTS AND RECEIVED A GRANT OF 10,000. MISSION GATE RECEIVED THE 35,000 CRAWFORD OPIOID GRANT FOR TRANSPORTATION OF RESIDENTS IN CRAWFORD COUNTY BENEFITING HANNAH'S RANCH AND FORT GOOD SHEPHERD. MISSION GATE RECEIVED THREE COMMUNITY REENTRY FUNDING AWARDS FROM THE STATE OF MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS OF 50,000 EACH FOR FORT GOOD SHEPHERD,PROMISES OF HOPE AND ST LOUIS CITY OUTREACH TO AID RESIDENTS BY PROVIDING HOUSING AND WRAP AROUND SERVICES INCLUDING COUNSELORS, INITIAL NEEDS, ETC. IN NOVEMBER 2024 THE LOWER PART OF FORT GOOD SHEPHERD NEXT TO THE MERAMEC RIVER WAS FLOODED CAUSING DAMAGE TO 14 CABINS. TEN WERE RECONSTRUCTED AND 4 HAD TO BE DEMOLISHED. VOLUNTEERS AND A LOCAL CONTRACTOR COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION. THIS WAS THE WORST FLOOD EVER AT FORT GOOD SHEPHERD. MEN HAD TO DOUBLE UP IN OTHER CABINS ON THE PROPERTY IN ORDER TO BE HOUSED. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MISSION GATE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO CONSTRUCT A 19 MAN RESIDENCE ON HIGHER GROUND DUE TO THE FLOODING AND ADDITIONAL REQUESTS FOR HOUSING FROM CORRECTIONAL CENTERS AND THOSE ADDICTED TO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL. THE RESIDENCE IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN 2026. 3-1/2 ACRES OF PROPERTY WAS PURCHASED ADJACENT TO THE MAIN LODGE OF FORT GOOD SHEPHERD FOR FUTURE USE.

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, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
43-1446430
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
1998
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,871,778
Income (IRS master file)
$1,564,660

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$1,559,998$1,651,028$2,871,778XML
990December 2023$1,683,069$1,532,636$2,987,297XML
990December 2022$1,436,389$1,443,009$2,936,367IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––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 43-1446430).

Questions about MISSION GATE CHRISTIAN CENTER

What is the EIN of MISSION GATE CHRISTIAN CENTER?
The employer identification number (EIN) of MISSION GATE CHRISTIAN CENTER is 43-1446430.
Is MISSION GATE CHRISTIAN CENTER tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
Are donations to MISSION GATE CHRISTIAN CENTER tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does MISSION GATE CHRISTIAN CENTER 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 MISSION GATE CHRISTIAN CENTER due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did MISSION GATE CHRISTIAN CENTER last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of MISSION GATE CHRISTIAN CENTER?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names PATRICIA MATHES.
Who are the officers and directors of MISSION GATE CHRISTIAN CENTER?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 7 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $65,324 (PATRICIA MATHES, PRES, TRES,).
How much revenue does MISSION GATE CHRISTIAN CENTER have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,559,998, expenses of $1,651,028 and total assets of $2,871,778 at year end.

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