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Gateway Charities

Preselected recipients only Monessen, Pennsylvania · EIN 860854275

Gateway Charities is a private foundation in Monessen, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $6,500 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $5,000. 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 by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$00$664,775
2024$00$673,079
2025$6,5004$676,949

How to apply

Gateway Charities 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 Gateway Charities funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania4$6,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Carroll Township Fire Department
Monongahela, PA
General Charitable Purposes$5,000
Turkeytown Volunteer Fire Co
West Newton, PA
General Charitable Purposes$500
Yukon Volunteer Fire Dept
Yukon, PA
General Charitable Purposes$500
Mon Valley EMS
Monessen, PA
General Charitable Purposes$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Gateway Charities accept grant applications?

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

How much does Gateway Charities give?

$6,500 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs Gateway Charities?

Its 2025 filing lists Ursula A Levy (President/Director) and Ted Opalinski (Secretary/Director).

What does Gateway Charities fund?

Based on its grants, mainly community development.

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