Ohio · Nonprofit
SUSTAINABLE MEDICAL MISSIONS INC
SUSTAINABLE MEDICAL MISSIONS INC (Ohio) receives grants from 23 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,543,904 to it, the largest being The Heidt Family Foundation ($278,500). 18 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $587k
- Funders on record
- 23
- Grants received
- $1.5M
- Net assets
- $303k
What Sustainable Medical Missions Inc does
Mission
To train and support indigenous healthcare and faith leaders in underdeveloped communities to treat Neglected Tropical Diseases NTDs and other endemic conditions affecting the poorest community members by pairing faith-based solutions with best practices
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Local leaders who attended our training conferences applied their knowledge to address neglected conditions in their communities. While many efforts were independent some leaders required additional support to fully execute their plans. Consultation and feedback were provided yet the scope of the work necessitated further field assistance. African directors aided in assessing and addressing issues promptly facilitating efficient communication in Africa and Asia and enhancing accountability. Seed grants filled gaps in project design and implementation due to limited local resources. These grants acted as catalysts providing momentum and basic infrastructure for sustained project continuation post-funding. Sustainable income projects were funded to ensure project longevity. The endeavors resulted in 806,950 individuals receiving medical and spiritual care transforming over 5.5 million lives since 2013.
$459,936 spentof which $194,811 as grants83% of program spendingConferences were held in Bangladesh Benin Burundi Congo DRC Ghana Kenya Liberia Malawi Rwanda Tanzania Togo Uganda and Zambia for 13,073 indigenous faith and medical leaders from these nations. Despite high demand we maintained small conference sizes to ensure quality engagement. Through replication and discipleship we expanded training numbers while preserving intimate group settings. In-person conferences in Benin Burundi Kenya Ghana Liberia Malawi Rwanda Tanzania and Zambia followed a standard format with major expenses covering lodging food and transportation for participants. Conference content emphasized education and practical implementation strategies. Initial sessions covered advanced medical care processes Zero in on Zero Neglected Tropical Diseases NTDs and the role of Christian leaders in communities from medical and theological viewpoints. Advanced conferences delved into implementation tactics leadership skills and provided a platform for participants to share successes and challenges from the previous year.
$33,804 spent6% of program spendingAdditional curriculum as well as key updates were developed for the training conferences during this period. Material was developed as medical modules and PowerPoints and previous material both simplified and translated for use in the village setting. Local leaders also created songs and even music videos to share these concepts. All material was fully annotated and include both best practices as well as current literature on the diseases. The material was written in collaboration once again with US African and Asian authors with full credit given to each author. Input was sought from indigenous medical and faith leaders. This was paired with the scientific research to create simple end-user documents for each disease.
$34,625 spent6% of program spendingNations where we serve faced incredible strain due to the continued global spike in the price of goods that has caused basic items to increase 20% or more overall. Church closures in Rwanda compounded this further for some of our partners. Malawi also suffered from extreme drought that threatened the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Relief funds were provided to help maintain the work in these severely affected areas
$22,517 spentof which $14,388 as grants4% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $550,882.
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 2020 to 2021, from $173k to $379k (+119%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 4% · 2021 0% · 2022 0% · 2023 0% · 2024 0% · 2025 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of SUSTAINABLE MEDICAL MISSIONS INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (100% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 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.
Chief executive
David Snyder
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 5 funders to 13 funders, grant income rose $132k → $357k.
12 of 23 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 42% 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 SUSTAINABLE MEDICAL MISSIONS INC’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
SUSTAINABLE MEDICAL MISSIONS INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 18% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
44% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund SUSTAINABLE MEDICAL MISSIONS INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 51% · 2018 46% · 2019 54% · 2020 57% · 2021 38% · 2022 34% · 2023 30% — diversifying over time.
“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.
How long its funders stay
60% of SUSTAINABLE MEDICAL MISSIONS INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 78% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
87% of SUSTAINABLE MEDICAL MISSIONS INC's grant income comes from Ohio funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $655k arriving through sponsors registered in 10 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
SUSTAINABLE MEDICAL MISSIONS INC is better cushioned than half of the 2,468 international nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,468 international nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like SUSTAINABLE MEDICAL MISSIONS INC
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In Ohio
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
92% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
64%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds SUSTAINABLE MEDICAL MISSIONS INC?
- SUSTAINABLE MEDICAL MISSIONS INC (Ohio) receives grants from 23 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,543,904 to it, the largest being The Heidt Family Foundation ($278,500). 18 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does SUSTAINABLE MEDICAL MISSIONS INC have?
- IRS filings report 23 organizations giving $1,543,904 in grants to SUSTAINABLE MEDICAL MISSIONS INC, 18 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SUSTAINABLE MEDICAL MISSIONS INC?
- The Heidt Family Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $278,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SUSTAINABLE MEDICAL MISSIONS INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Ohio. 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 23 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