Shoulder to Shoulder INC

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Promote healthcare, nutrition and education to poor populations

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $43K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $167K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$155K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$383K
-24% vs prior year
Spent
$401K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$534K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$383K
FY2024▼ -24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$338K
FY2021$948K
FY2022$547K
FY2023$503K
FY2024$383K
Expenses
$401K
FY2024▼ -25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$296K
FY2021$815K
FY2022$455K
FY2023$534K
FY2024$401K
Net assets
$534K
FY2024▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$371K
FY2021$504K
FY2022$584K
FY2023$553K
FY2024$534K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1997.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $359K Management & general 11% · $43K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides healthcare, nutrition, and education to underserved communities.

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3 programs · $350K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provide medical assistance and healthcare in deprived communities in honduras. Over 5,000 patient visits per month are performed through this program.

$327Kprogram expense
02

Provide educational technology including digital lessons to 4000 children in 30 schools and robotics kits to 110 children. Provide scholarship funds for underprivileged children in the primary,junior high and high school age groups and after school programs to support at risk children.

$21Kprogram expense
03

Combat the threat of malnutrition and to provide nutritional care to the underprivileged in the villages surrounding conception, san marcos, camasca and colomoncagua area. Approximately 2,900 children under age 6 are provided micro nutrient supplements and family nutritional counseling through this program.

$834program expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$383K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$369K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$401K
Ln 25
Programscol B$359K
Managementcol C$43K
Owns and owesPt X
$534K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$689K
Total assetsLn 16$689K
LiabilitiesLn 26$155K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$369K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$383K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$148K
SavingsLn 2$540K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$689K
Total assetsLn 16$689K
LiabilitiesLn 26$155K
Net assetsLn 32$534K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$300K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$552K$689K
Total assetsLn 16$555K$689K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$155K
Net assetsLn 32$553K$534K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$300K$300K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$677$1K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$4K$13K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$895$895
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$37K
All other expensesLn 24e$129$129
Total functional expensesLn 25$401K$359K$43K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2025 $383K$401K−$19K$534K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 28, 2024 $503K$534K−$31K$553K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $547K$455K$92K$584K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 7, 2022 $948K$815K$133K$504K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2021 $338K$296K$41K$371K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $382,815 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $511,322$369,014
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,548$8,300
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$13,874$5,501
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $502,996$382,815
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $363,462$302,330
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $32,909$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $137,820$99,116
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $534,191$401,446
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$31,195−$18,631
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $382,815 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$369,014
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$369,014
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $8,300$8,300
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,501$5,501
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,801 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$382,815
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $401,446 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,500$2,500
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $299,830$299,830
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $28,236$28,236
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,345$6,345
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $677 · Management $1,054$1,731
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,602 · Management $12,509$16,111
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,227$8,227
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $895$895
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $37,442$37,442
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $129$129
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $358,752 · Management $42,694 · Fundraising $0$401,446
Part X · Balance sheet $688,747 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $100,797$148,276
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $451,603$540,471
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,844$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $555,244$688,747
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,403$3,862
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$150,675
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,403$154,537
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $552,841$534,210
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $555,244$688,747
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $534,210 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$382,815
XI-2 Total expenses$401,446
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$18,631
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$552,841
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$534,210

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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