North Carolina · Public charity
Gateway Wellness Foundation
To improve the health and well-being of all people and communities within all counties of western north carolina.
- $990k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 54
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 67
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 64%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $844k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,400
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $75,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 67
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $20M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 64% of the organizations Gateway Wellness Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 63% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 37% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $715k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
HealthEducationHuman ServicesFood & NutritionArts & CultureCrime & LegalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 45 | $844k | 33% |
| FY2024 | 67 | $1.1M | 64% |
| FY2023 | 19 | $722k | 63% |
| FY2022 | 12 | $609k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 24 | $481k | 75% |
| FY2020 | 19 | $526k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $301k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 3 | $327k | n/a |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Health$1.9MHousing & Shelter$590kFood & Nutrition$529kEducation$516kHuman Services$394kYouth Development$337kPublic Safety & Disaster$302kPhilanthropy$95kOther$0
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anc McDowell Hospital Inc | $478,982 | 2 | 0% |
| Carereach Inc | $409,350 | 4 | 59% |
| Carenet Counseling of Marion | $291,945 | 4 | 17% |
| McDowell Lfac | $205,102 | 3 | 28% |
| Polk County Schools | $181,850 | 4 | n/a |
| Burke County Public School | $130,800 | 2 | n/a |
| McDowell County Schools | $123,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Rutherford Housing Partnership Inc | $121,960 | 6 | 4% |
| County of McDowell | $116,276 | 3 | n/a |
| Anc Mission Medical Associates Inc | $111,497 | 2 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anc McDowell Hospital Inc | $478,982 | 2 | 0% |
| Carereach Inc | $409,350 | 4 | 59% |
| Carenet Counseling of Marion | $291,945 | 4 | 17% |
| McDowell Lfac | $205,102 | 3 | 28% |
| Polk County Schools | $181,850 | 4 | n/a |
| Burke County Public School | $130,800 | 2 | n/a |
| McDowell County Schools | $123,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Rutherford Housing Partnership Inc | $121,960 | 6 | 4% |
| County of McDowell | $116,276 | 3 | n/a |
| Anc Mission Medical Associates Inc | $111,497 | 2 | 0% |
| Rutherford County Schools | $107,200 | 2 | n/a |
| Centro Unido Latino Americano | $101,500 | 4 | 22% |
| Crossnore Communities for Children | $89,564 | 3 | 0% |
| Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry Inc | $83,300 | 3 | 3% |
| Freedom Life Ministries | $76,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Burke United Christian Ministries | $75,500 | 3 | 3% |
| Dht Polk County Ltrg | $75,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation Inc | $75,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Rutherford County Habitat for Humanity Inc | $70,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Higher Academia Corporation | $60,000 | 3 | 33% |
| Rutherford County Library | $54,916 | 2 | n/a |
| Classical Academies CFA Inc | $50,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Burke County United Way | $50,000 | 3 | 5% |
| E Polk Inc | $49,882 | 1 | 3% |
| Western North Carolina Community Health Services Inc | $45,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Steps to Hope Inc | $42,588 | 4 | 1% |
| St Lukes Hospital | $41,690 | 1 | 0% |
| The Housing Assistance Corporation | $40,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Mosaic Hope | $40,000 | 1 | 11% |
| Western Piedmont Council of Governments | $40,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Community Health Council of Rutherfordton | $39,833 | 1 | n/a |
| Abounding Grace Ministries | $38,440 | 3 | n/a |
| Rutherford County Schools Education Foundation | $38,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Yokefellow Service Center | $37,500 | 1 | 5% |
| Anc Healthcare Inc | $37,371 | 2 | 0% |
| Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy | $35,900 | 2 | 0% |
| The Meeting Place One Inc | $35,000 | 3 | 8% |
| The New Dimensions School Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Burke Psychosocial Services Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 20% |
| Isothermal Community College | $32,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Good Samaritan Clinic | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Restoring Lives | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Henderson County & Thermal Belt Habitat for Humanity | $30,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Isothermal Community College Foundation Inc | $29,500 | 2 | 3% |
| The Enola Group | $28,458 | 2 | 0% |
| Deaf and Blind Pathways Foundation Inc | $27,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Mission Ministries Alliance | $26,500 | 2 | 2% |
| Black Mountain Counseling Center In | $25,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Special Olympics North Carolina Inc | $25,000 | 2 | 0% |
| County of Burke | $24,828 | 1 | n/a |
| YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION of Greater Spartanburg | $24,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach Inc | $22,400 | 2 | 5% |
| The Hub of McDowell Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Grahamtown Team | $20,000 | 2 | 18% |
| First Baptist Church of Marion | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Woodlawn-Sevier Voluntary Fire Dept | $20,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Nebo Crossing Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sixth Avenue Psychiatric Rehabilitation Partners Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pregnancy Care Center Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Abounding Grace Ministry Inc | $19,140 | 1 | 19% |
| Out of the Ashes Inc | $19,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Unity in the Community | $18,550 | 1 | n/a |
| Washburn Community Outreach Center | $18,000 | 2 | n/a |
| High Country Community Health Inc | $17,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Babies Need Bottoms Inc | $16,160 | 2 | 1% |
| Blue Ridge Community Action Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Henderson County Free Medical Clinic Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Western Piedmont Community College | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Grace Community Church of McDowell County | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Foothills Health District | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Camp Grier | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Eagle Market Streets Development Co | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Sunny View Elementary School | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| International Pentecostal Holiness Church Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| MountainTrue | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| New Bethel Ame Zion Church | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Black Mountain Counseling Center | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pilgrims Way Baptist Church | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Calvary Lutheran Church | $14,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Chase Corner United Methodist Ministries | $14,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Center for Rural Health Innovation | $13,500 | 2 | 2% |
| First United Methodist Church of Rutherfordton | $13,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Burke County Literacy Council Inc | $13,000 | 1 | 12% |
| Mountain Area Health Education Center Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Endowment Fund of the Public Sc of McDowell Co Nc | $10,400 | 1 | 12% |
| Cross Memoiral Baptist Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Children's Cancer Partners of the Carolinas Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Glenwood Baptist Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Loving Hearts for Christ Bear Closet | $10,000 | 1 | 14% |
| Trinity School Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Lake Lure Baptist Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Saluda Pop-Up Pantry | $10,000 | 1 | 12% |
| Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care Inc Dba Amorem | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Casting for Hope | $10,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Pleasant Gardens Community Center | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hope Center of Rutherford County Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Live Like Megan | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Historic Carson House | $10,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Recovery Venture Corp | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| McDowell Chamber Community and Business Impact | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Empowering Through Beauty Inc | $8,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Young Men's Christian Association of Western North Carolina | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| McDowell Technical Community College | $7,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Bills Creek Community Center | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Blue Ridge Hope | $7,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Sunnyview Club House | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Union Hill Ame Zion Church | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Manna Food Bank Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mimosa Christian Counseling Center Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Basics Christian Ministries Inc | $5,500 | 1 | 3% |
| Polk County Council on Aging Inc | $5,500 | 1 | 7% |
| South Mountains Christian Camp Inc | $5,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Glen Alpine Food Pantry Inc | $5,200 | 1 | 3% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($13k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Gateway Wellness Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 74 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 74.
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina IncNC103.1× affinity58 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc · Dogwood Health Trust · Wnc Bridge Foundation · Carolina Foothills Foundation · The Cannon Foundation Inc · Rhi Legacy Foundation Inc · Rostan Family Foundation · Manna Food Bank Inc · The Golden Leaf Inc · Community Foundation of Burke County · Polk County Community Foundation Inc · Co Ta Huffman-Cornwell Foundation
How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
About Gateway Wellness Foundation
- How much does Gateway Wellness Foundation give?
- Gateway Wellness Foundation reported 54 itemized grants totaling $844,036, out of $990,372 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 67 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does Gateway Wellness Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (38%), Housing & Shelter (12%), Food & Nutrition (11%).
- Who are Gateway Wellness Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Anc McDowell Hospital Inc ($479k), Carereach Inc ($409k), Carenet Counseling of Marion ($292k).
- Does Gateway Wellness Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 64% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Gateway Wellness Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc, Dogwood Health Trust, Wnc Bridge Foundation.
- Where is Gateway Wellness Foundation based?
- Gateway Wellness Foundation is based in NC.
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More from the funding graph
The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
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