Ave Costa

Chief Development Officer - Gateway Foundation

Role: Chief Development Officer (CDO) at Gateway Foundation
Location: Chicago, IL, US
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

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About Ave Costa

Gateway Foundation is a recognized non-profit leader in evidence-based treatment proven to get results. Our experts in Addiction Medicine-including highly educated clinical and medical professionals and expert psychiatrists and nurses-deliver care that never stops. Throughout Gateway\'s proud history of helping others, dedicated and professional employees have been vital to accomplishing our life-saving mission.In my current role as Director of Development, I develop and implement fundraising strategies; cultivate relationships with philanthropists, and philanthropic entities, formulate solicitation procedures, and manage all fundraising activities. In addition, I identify new donors, engage existing donors, assist with grant-writing efforts, and leverage stakeholders, board members and supporters to develop and execute a robust plan that will meet the identified organizational fundraising goals.

Experience

Chief Development Officer (CDO)
Gateway Foundation
Jul 2025 — Present · Chicago, IL, US
In this position I am leading the charge on fundraising strategy, donor engagement, and advocacy efforts that support Gateway’s mission of expanding access to life-saving treatment and recovery services. In this role, I’ll be working closely with the Gateway Charitable Foundation Board, guiding a development team, and building strong partnerships with donors, community leaders, and stakeholders to drive meaningful impact. From major gifts and grants to strategic campaigns and community engagement, our focus is on sustainable growth and transformational giving.

Education

Illinois State University
Bachelors, Major: Public Relations; Minor: Pyschology

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Razorpay

4K employees · Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Power your finance, grow your business. Razorpay is India’s first full-stack financial solutions company. We are on a mission to enhance the payment experience of over 300 million end consumers. And in doing so, we aim to enable Indian businesses - big and small - accept payments digitally with minimal effort and maximum ease. Razorpay has grown from being a payment gateway provider to a solutions-driven organization boasting of an extensive products suite to accept and disburse payments as well as raise capital and park money. In a nutshell, we fit into every nook and corner where your business touches money. #OutgrowOrdinary We identify ourselves as disruptors in the digital payments space and our vision is to power the financial ecosystem for other disruptors. Like attracts like and Razorpay actively looks to partner with established companies and startups that have either broken the glass ceiling in their industry or are set to. The Razorpay Product Suite today comprises verticals, along with Payment Gateway, like Payment Links, Payment Pages, Subscriptions, Smart Collect, Route, Razorpay Capital, RazorpayX, Payroll and Thirdwatch. Razorpay was started in 2014 by two IIT Roorkee alumni, Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar. Just a short few years later, Razorpay has evolved into a 800-odd strong organization with some of the best talents in the country helping some of the best companies manage their money movement seamlessly. Certified cool We are a bunch of spirited, ambitious and fun folks. And no, we’re not saying this ourselves--leading institutions have recognized Razorpay for the high trust and high-performance culture that we maintain. Our strength lies in the people we are and we go to great lengths to nurture a family of coders, designers, sellers, marketers, analysts, writers, runners, photographers, gamers, tinkerers, and above all, people who are dreamers and doers at the same time. Be a part of our exciting journey.

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About Ave Costa

Experience

Chief Development Officer (CDO)

Education

Illinois State University

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