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A Gateway to Opportunity Foundation

Preselected recipients only Florence, Alabama · EIN 883540947

A Gateway to Opportunity Foundation is a private foundation in Florence, Alabama. In tax year 2025 it gave $25,000 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $25,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $50,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$62,5004$324,687
2024$50,0002$328,334
2025$25,0001$313,122

How to apply

A Gateway to Opportunity Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What A Gateway to Opportunity Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Alabama.

StateGrantsAmount
Alabama1$25,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Aaha Scholarship
Tuscaloosa, AL
To charitably support the organization.$25,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does A Gateway to Opportunity Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does A Gateway to Opportunity Foundation give?

$25,000 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs A Gateway to Opportunity Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Allan L Rappuhn (Director-President), Jay Nisberg (Director) and J Barry Tidwell (Director-Secretary).

What does A Gateway to Opportunity Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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