Minnesota · Nonprofit
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER (Minnesota) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $483,448 to it, the largest being PETER J KING FAMILY FOUNDATION ($457,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $305k
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $483k
- Net assets
- $337k
What Shoulder to Shoulder does
Mission
Shoulder to Shoulder supports the life and health of people in rural southeastern Tanzania through projects and education related to the Ilula Lutheran Hospital.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Shoulder to Shoulder supports construction of vital projects at the Ilula Lutheran Hospital. The decentralized wastewater treatment system for sanitation and Reproductive Child Health Center for maternal and infant care were completed in 2025. Construction of a new Maternity ward at the Hospital.was started. These projects showcase dedication to enhancing public health infrastructure in this underserved region of Tanzania.
$139,146 spent$222,900 earned by the program64% of program spendingIlula-Minnesota Continuing Medical Education Conference was a 2 day medical conference held in Iringa Tanzania in January 2025 for over 100 health professionals from 25 hospitals in southeastern Tanzania and team of visiting health professional from Minnesota.
$22,762 spent$25,500 earned by the program11% of program spendingScholarships were funded to support highly capable students attending the Ilula Institute for Allied Health Sciences situated at the Ilula Lutheran Hospital. These scholarships assist students who demonstrate exceptional academic potential and a strong commitment to pursuing a career in the allied health field. By offering financial support to well-qualified individuals the organization ensures that promising students have the opportunity to receive quality education and training in healthcare disciplines at the institute.
$8,000 spent4% of program spendingTuition and expenses for advanced training for 2 medical staff at Ilula Lutheran Hospital
$6,583 spent$4,265 earned by the program3% of program spendingCritical financial assistance for the repair of the X-ray machine. We support the purchase of components needed to repair the X-ray machine and voltage stabilizer and computer protection systems. By ensuring these machines are functioning optimally we contribute to the quality of healthcare services provided to patients in need.
$39,300 spent18% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $215,791.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $254k to $337k (+33%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
95% of SHOULDER TO SHOULDER’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base held at 2 funders, grant income rose $4k → $10k.
3 of 5 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 5% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of SHOULDER TO SHOULDER’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER leans on a few funders — its largest provides 95% of grant income and the top three 99%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
99% of SHOULDER TO SHOULDER's grant income comes from Minnesota funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $23k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 13,062 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 13,062 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like SHOULDER TO SHOULDER
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Minnesota
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
97% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
97%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for SHOULDER TO SHOULDER: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds SHOULDER TO SHOULDER?
- SHOULDER TO SHOULDER (Minnesota) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $483,448 to it, the largest being PETER J KING FAMILY FOUNDATION ($457,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does SHOULDER TO SHOULDER have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $483,448 in grants to SHOULDER TO SHOULDER, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SHOULDER TO SHOULDER?
- PETER J KING FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $457,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SHOULDER TO SHOULDER find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Minnesota. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2020–2025), and the filings of 5 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing