Skip to main content
Filing year 2023

GATEWAY SCHOOL

Santa Cruz, California·EIN 94-2441484·NTEE B21Z · Education·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$5.8M
Total assets
$4.7M
Total expenses
$5M
Reported officers
18
Mission

Mission: To inspire children to lead lives of purpose and compassion through scholarship and citizenship.Vision: A dynamic and intellectually challenging educational experience, rooted in Progressive philosophy and reflective of evolving research.Goal: For students to discover their individual and collective potential to make positive change in the world.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 4 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Education organizations in California.

Head of School
Officer (Unspecified)
$159k
$174k
Base
$156k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$1k
COO
10th to 25th percentile
$121k
$132k
Teacher
Unclassified
$117k
$128k
Teacher
Unclassified
$104k
$114k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 14 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Education

Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2023, the highest total compensation at GATEWAY SCHOOL equaled 3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for education organizations is 7%.

This organization (2023)
3%
Sector median
7%
Middle half of sector
2% to 17%

Based on 26,320 education organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Funded by

Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.

Down 55%
from 2022

From $353k in 2022 to $159k in 2023.

$353k
2022
$159k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 57% in real terms$403k to $174k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about GATEWAY SCHOOL

What does the Chief Operating Officer of GATEWAY SCHOOL earn?

In 2023, the Chief Operating Officer of GATEWAY SCHOOL received $120,696 in total compensation. This pay is in the bottom quarter for Chief Operating Officer roles among Education organizations in California, above the lowest 10% of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Operating Officer pay at GATEWAY SCHOOL compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Education organizations in California, the 2023 pay of the Chief Operating Officer at GATEWAY SCHOOL falls between the 10th and 25th percentiles. In 2023, the highest total compensation at GATEWAY SCHOOL equaled 3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for education organizations is 7%.

What are GATEWAY SCHOOL's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, GATEWAY SCHOOL reported $5.8M in total revenue and $5M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

Free, forever
Build lists. Save your benchmarks.
A free Lucido account lets you build lists of nonprofits and save your search filters. No credit card.
Already a member? Sign in
Build a benchmark

Compare any role, sector, or revenue band

Build your own benchmark from millions of reported positions.