ALONGSIDE NETWORK
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $226K · expenses $297K · assets $89K
- EIN
- 87-1703441
- Address
- 4817 ELLIOT AVE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55417-1137
- Website
- www.alongsidenetwork.org
- NTEE code
- E86
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- April 2022 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
ALONGSIDE NETWORK IS WORKING TO SHIFT THE SYSTEM OF CARE FOR FAMILIES WHO HAVE A CHILD WITH A LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS OR INJURY, SUCH THAT CARE FOR MENTAL HEALTH IS INTEGRATED THROUGHOUT THEIR HOSPITAL AND RECOVERY EXPERIENCE. USING OUR WHOLE CHILD, WHOLE FAMILY FRAMEWORK, WE WORK WITH HOSPITAL SYSTEMS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND DETERMINE A TRAJECTORY OF CARE. WE ALSO WORK DIRECTLY WITH FAMILIES TO VALIDATE, CONNECT, AND SUPPORT THEM AS THEY ADJUST TO LIFE FOLLOWING A CHILD'S LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS OR INJURY.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
4 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Aspengren | FOUNDER AND CEO | 2023-2024 | $94,579 | $207,339 | 1 |
| Amber Ross | CLINICAL DIRECTOR | 2021-2024 | $80,179 | $80,179 | 1 |
| Abe Dickison | FAMILY SUPPORT LEAD | 2024 | $28,890 | $28,890 | 1 |
| Jessica Torres Estrada | COMUNICATIONS LEAD | 2024 | $23,526 | $23,526 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
10 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denise D'Rozario | BOARD MEMBER | 2021-2024 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Rachel Zahn | CHAIR | 2022-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mark Sterling | BOARD MEMBER | 2022-2024 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Anna Bonelli | BOARD MEMBER | 2021-2024 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Megan Lindahl Goodrich | SECRETARY | 2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Felix Isuk | TREASURER | 2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Josh Kugler | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Caitlin Axtmayer | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Antonia Wilcoxon (former) | BOARD MEMBER | 2021-2023 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Dana Mortenson (former) | BOARD MEMBER | 2022-2023 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 12 people listed · 4 paid, $227K · 2 employees · 35 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER ASPENGREN | FOUNDER AND CEO | 30 | $94,579 | $0 | $0 | $94,579 | 1 |
| AMBER ROSS | CLINICAL DIRECTOR | 40 | $80,179 | $0 | $0 | $80,179 | 1 |
| ABE DICKISON | FAMILY SUPPORT LEAD | 12 | $28,890 | $0 | $0 | $28,890 | 1 |
| JESSICA TORRES ESTRADA | COMUNICATIONS LEAD | 9 | $23,526 | $0 | $0 | $23,526 | 1 |
| RACHEL ZAHN | CHAIR | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MEGAN LINDAHL GOODRICH | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| FELIX ISUK | TREASURER | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DENISE D'ROZARIO | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MARK STERLING | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ANNA BONELLI | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOSH KUGLER | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CAITLIN AXTMAYER | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $113K · 1 employee · 27 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER ASPENGREN | FOUNDER AND CEO | 40 | $112,760 | $0 | $0 | $112,760 | 1 |
| DENISE D'ROZARIO | CHAIR | 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RACHEL ZAHN | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| AMBER ROSS | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MARK STERLING | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ANNA BONELLI | SECRETARY AND TREASURER | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ANTONIA WILCOXON | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DANA MORTENSON | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid · 1 employee · 15 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denise D'Rozario | Board Chair | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Anna Bonelli | Secretary and Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Amber Ross | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dana Mortenson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mark Sterling | Board member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rachel Zahn | Board member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denise D'Rozario | Board Chair | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Anna Bonelli | Secretary and Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Amber Ross | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Antonia Wilcoxon | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $225,755 | $296,771 | $89,192 | $89,192 | $176,255 | $49,500 | $227,175 | 2 | 35 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $212,168 | $214,912 | $160,208 | $160,208 | $212,168 | $0 | $115,312 | 1 | 27 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $271,437 | $137,802 | $164,765 | $162,952 | $271,437 | $0 | $0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $80,017 | $50,700 | $29,317 | $29,317 | $80,017 | $0 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
13 grantors reported grants to this organization, $461,883 in all, tax years 2021 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023-2025 | 3 | $79,815 | 2025 | $24,500 | show |
| ITTLESON FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “ALONGSIDE NETWORK” | 2022-2024 | 3 | $65,000 | 2024 | $10,000 | show |
| F R BIGELOW FOUNDATION TRUST 555 | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “ALONGSIDE NETWORK” | 2023-2024 | 2 | $60,000 | 2024 | $30,000 | show |
| PROPEL NONPROFITS | Public charity | Exact | 2021-2022 | 2 | $55,050 | 2022 | $6,601 | show |
| UCARE FOUNDATION | Public charity | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 | $50,000 | show |
| MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022-2024 | 3 | $40,000 | 2024 | $15,000 | show |
| MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022-2024 | 3 | $33,848 | 2024 | $7,350 | show |
| THE MORTENSON FAMILY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “ALONGSIDE NETWORK” | 2022-2024 | 4 | $25,000 | 2024 | $10,000 | show |
| PIPER SANDLER FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “ALONGSIDE NETWORK” | 2022-2025 | 4 | $20,000 | 2025 | $5,000 | show |
| JOSEPHINE LAWRENCE HOPKINS FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “ALONGSIDE NETWORK” | 2022 | 1 | $20,000 | 2022 | $20,000 | show |
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $5,500 | 2024 | $5,500 | show |
| GEORGE FAMILY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “ALONGSIDE NETWORK” | 2024 | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 | $5,000 | show |
| ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “ALONGSIDE NETWORK” | 2022 | 1 | $2,670 | 2022 | $2,670 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990 · $296,771 spent · pay $255,234 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $227,175 | $139,806 | $61,330 | $26,039 | 76.5% | |
| Payroll taxes | $14,990 | $11,745 | $1,217 | $2,028 | 5.1% | |
| Fees: other services | $14,861 | $1,558 | $12,875 | $428 | 5.0% | |
| Office expenses | $9,962 | $3,430 | $6,252 | $280 | 3.4% | |
| Fees: accounting | $9,646 | - | $9,646 | - | 3.3% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $8,221 | $6,295 | $67 | $1,859 | 2.8% | |
| Other employee benefits | $4,848 | - | $4,848 | - | 1.6% | |
| Travel | $2,824 | $532 | $2,292 | - | 1.0% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $2,237 | $2,237 | - | - | 0.8% | |
| Occupancy | $1,566 | - | $1,566 | - | 0.5% | |
| Information technology | $315 | $315 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $126 | - | $126 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $296,771 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $214,912 spent · pay $148,514 · grants $0 · events $350
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $115,312 | $76,677 | $18,338 | $20,297 | 53.7% | |
| Fees: other services | $46,021 | $8,300 | $37,221 | $500 | 21.4% | |
| Other employee benefits | $12,740 | - | $12,740 | - | 5.9% | |
| Payroll taxes | $11,131 | $8,653 | $1,126 | $1,352 | 5.2% | |
| Fees: accounting | $7,816 | - | $7,816 | - | 3.6% | |
| Office expenses | $6,986 | $3,588 | $3,158 | $240 | 3.3% | |
| Pension plan contributions | $5,401 | - | $5,401 | - | 2.5% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $3,930 | $3,514 | $114 | $302 | 1.8% | |
| Fees: legal | $2,165 | - | $2,165 | - | 1.0% | |
| Occupancy | $1,121 | - | $1,121 | - | 0.5% | |
| Insurance | $813 | - | $813 | - | 0.4% | |
| Information technology | $543 | - | $543 | - | 0.3% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $497 | $497 | - | - | 0.2% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $350 | - | $350 | - | 0.2% | |
| Travel | $86 | $27 | - | $59 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $214,912 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $137,802 spent · pay $81,362 · grants $0 · events $114
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $66,176 | $45,662 | $9,926 | $10,588 | 48.0% | |
| Fees: other services | $23,938 | $19,259 | $4,597 | $82 | 17.4% | |
| Fees: accounting | $13,836 | $0 | $13,836 | $0 | 10.0% | |
| Payroll taxes | $8,194 | $5,654 | $1,229 | $1,311 | 5.9% | |
| Office expenses | $5,349 | $2,011 | $940 | $2,398 | 3.9% | |
| Other employee benefits | $4,867 | $3,358 | $730 | $779 | 3.5% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $4,694 | $4,298 | $0 | $396 | 3.4% | |
| Insurance | $2,939 | $2,027 | $441 | $471 | 2.1% | |
| Pension plan contributions | $2,125 | $1,466 | $319 | $340 | 1.5% | |
| Fees: professional fundraisers | $1,800 | - | - | $1,800 | 1.3% | |
| Travel | $1,797 | $1,759 | $0 | $38 | 1.3% | |
| Information technology | $1,208 | $1,003 | $99 | $106 | 0.9% | |
| Occupancy | $600 | $414 | $90 | $96 | 0.4% | |
| Fees: legal | $165 | $0 | $165 | $0 | 0.1% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $114 | $114 | $0 | $0 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $137,802 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $50,700 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $34,468 | 68.0% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $15,293 | 30.2% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $939 | 1.9% | |
| Total | $50,700 | 100% |
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