Gateway Fund 7522-XXXXXX00049
Boston, MA · EIN 04-3366747. Reported 224 grants totalling $1,718,580 to 104 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Gateway Fund 7522-XXXXXX00049 did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $148,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YMCA Camp Belknap | Wolfeboro, NH | $251,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Land Trust Alliance | Washington, DC | $120,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends Forever Inc | Durham, NH | $97,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Nh Democracy Fund | Portsmouth, NH | $95,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Se Land Trust of Nh | Exeter, NH | $77,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Berwick Academy | South Berwick, ME | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Cottonwood Gulch Foundation | Albuquerque, NM | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Nh Public Radio | Concord, NH | $55,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Strawberry Banke Museum | Portsmouth, NH | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Tuckernuck Land Trust | Nantucket, MA | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| E N Huyck Preserve | Rensselaerville, NY | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Music Hall | Portsmouth, NH | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Nature Conservancy - Nh Chapter | Concord, NH | $35,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Conservation Law Foundation of Nh | Concord, NH | $32,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Albany Academy for Girls | Albany, NY | $31,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Mainspring Collective | Kittery, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Society for the Protection of Nh Forests | Concord, NH | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Portsmouth Music and Art Center | Portsmouth, NH | $26,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Fraulin Uva Art Museum | Charlottesville, VA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Philips Academy | Andover, MA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Northern Forest Center | Concord, NH | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | $22,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Canterbury Shaker Village | Canterbury, NH | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Families First Health Center | Portsmouth, NH | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra | Portsmouth, NH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Seacoast Science Center | Rye, NH | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Forest Stewards Guild | Santa Fe, NM | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Nh Project Learning Tree | Concord, NH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Nh Timberland Owners Education Foundation | Concord, NH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Barrett Early Learning Center | Charlottesville, VA | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Ne Forests Foundation | Littleton, MA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Vermont Forestry Foundation | Bristol, VT | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Wbur | Boston, MA | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| American Forest Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Arts in Reach | Portsmouth, NH | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| E O Wilson Biodiversity Foundation | Durham, NC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Gather | Portsmouth, NH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Mexico Land Trust | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Nh Civics | Concord, NH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Prescott Park Arts Festival | Portsmouth, NH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Trinity College Fund | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Uva Nursing School | Charlottesville, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Camp Association | Martinsville, IN | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Groundwork Lawrence | Lawrence, MA | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood of Northern Ne | Burlington, VT | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Scenic America | Washington, DC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lemon Bay Conservancy | Englewood, FL | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Portsmouth Historical Society | Portsmouth, NH | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Quebec Labrador Foundation | Ipswitch, MA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mayhew Project | Bristol, NH | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Center of Southwest Culture | Albuquerque, NM | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Clean Energy Nh | Concord, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Ithaca, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Council for American Democracy | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Currier Museum of Art | Manchester, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Elon University | Elon, NC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Forward Foundation | Holly Springs, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Issue One | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mount Washington Observatory | North Washington, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Museum of Fine Arts | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| New Castle Congregational Church | New Castle, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Precott Park Arts Festival | Portsmouth, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Kita Center | Acton, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Andover Village Improvement Society | Andover, MA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Samaritans Inc | Boston, MA | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| West Parish Garden Cemetary | Andover, MA | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Als Association | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Down East Land Trust | Grand Lake Stream, ME | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| E Inc | Charlestown, MA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Lovering Health Center | Greenland, NH | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nh Historical Society | Concord, NH | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Piscataquog Land Conservancy | New Boston, NH | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Caf America | Alexandria, VA | $2,580 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Foundation for Nh Community Colleges | Concord, NH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Naimi New Hampshire | Concord, NH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nh Pet Aid | Dover, NH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Portsmouth Hn 400 Committee | Portsmouth, NH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tomorrow's Women | Santa Fe, NM | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bu Wheelock College of Education | Boston, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Compassion & Choices | Etna, NH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Esol | Boston, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Forest Society of Maine | Bangor, ME | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ivy Creek Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Living Innovations | Dover, NH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Maine Tree Foundation | Augusta, ME | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | Charlottesville, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Negro College Fund | Boston, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vermont Land Trust | Montpelier, VT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bluefin Collaborative | Boston, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Australian Bush Heritage Fun | Fort Bragg, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Australian Wildlife | New York, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Book Basket | Charlottesville, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Goodwork | Portsmouth, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Greenwood | South Berwick, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Audibon Society | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| National Parks Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Hampshire Preservation Alliance | Concord, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Randall Daley Audibon Center | Santa Fe, NM | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ready Kids | Charlottesville, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Young Organist Collaborative | Portsmouth, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trust for Public Lands Conservation | Parkland, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| WGBH | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Addison Gallery of American of Art | Andover, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
59 of 104 (57%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 68%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Friends Forever Inc
SOCIAL SERVICE AND HEALTH - Fraulin Uva Art Museum
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE - Society for the Protection of Nh Forests
CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION - American Forest Foundation
ANIMAL CARE SOCIAL SERVICE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 90 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | $258,500 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 32 | $210,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 47 | $386,500 | $2,500 |
| 2024 | 57 | $376,000 | $5,000 |
| 2025 | 67 | $487,580 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
59% of its giving went to organizations in New Hampshire. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New Hampshire.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Gateway Fund 7522-XXXXXX00049's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 45 School St 5TH Floor, Boston, MA, 02108. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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