MATTER is a nonprofit on a mission to expand access to health,
next door and around the world.
3 Year Strategic Goals
2016 – 2018
Expand Access to Health for 10 Million People
Provide Restorative Medical Aid for 6 Million People
Provide Healthy Food for 4 Million People
Engage 100 Companies That Matter
Raise $5 Million in Fundraising Contributions
How We Were Called to MATTER
“What do you have in your own two hands?” This foundational question is the soil from which we have grown to become MATTER.
In 2000, Minnesota business owners Dennis and Megan Doyle started Hope for the City because they saw corporate surplus as an opportunity, not a problem. After seeing material resources that still had value going to waste, they decided to take action. It became their calling to get life-saving resources into the hands of people that could benefit, specifically people living in scarcity.
Seventeen years later, we have evolved to be called MATTER. It’s a name that stands for what we distribute, but it’s also a call to action to create the world where we all matter. As an organization, we focus on leveraging two of Minnesota’s biggest resources: incredible healthcare and bountiful agriculture.
Since 2000, we have distributed over $600 million in resources around the globe. We’ve come to understand that while a number of goods donated is great, the number of lives impacted is something far greater.
Today, even though the name of the organization has changed, we will always be an organization founded at the intersection of faith and opportunity.
We are inspired by two scriptural commands, to “take care of the least of these,” as in Matthew 25, and to “manage God’s creation and its abundant resources,” as in Genesis 2. As we continue on our journey, we look forward to partnering with people and organizations that will help us accomplish our mission.
Join us in creating a world where we all matter.
Meet Our Staff
We’re a small team of passionate entrepreneurs with big goals to disrupt the health space and create real change.

Victor Salamone
Vice President of Business Operations

Tyler Van Eps
Vice President of Corporate Relations

Angie Dammeier
Director of Human Resources & Executive Projects

Joel Anderson
Director of Procurement

Karen Manikowski
Director of Program Development

Chris Newhouse
Farm In A Box Program Manager

Katie Schlangen
International Program Manager

Jaime Figueroa
Warehouse Manager

Rebecca Newhouse
Director of Development

Katie Olson
Development & Events Coordinator

Roberto Munoz
Accountant

Alex Bondarenko
Hospital in a Box Program Specialist

Mike Muelken
Hospital in a Box Program Consultant

Sue Anderson
Communications Associate

Luis Riera
Warehouse Associate

Brian Numainville
PR & Communications

Jen Ware
Development Representative
Our Founders

Dennis Doyle
Co-Founder

Megan Doyle
Co-Founder
Our Board
Founder
Wildamere Capital Management, LLC
Co-founder
Matter
Matter
EVEREVE
Attorney at Law
Edge Brown Consulting
Wildamere Capital Management, LLC
Briggs & Morgan
Allina Health
Cargill Trade and Structured Finance
Waypoint Capital Advisors
Minnesota Vikings
TCF National Bank
Target Corp.
Ackmann & Dickenson
BMO Harris Bank
Vibrant Health Family Clinics
Financial Responsibility
Matter is built upon a foundation of sound financial stewardship. We believe that to whom much is given, much is required. We apply this belief to every donation, large or small, and use it to create the highest level of financial accountability and transparency.
More than $550 million in resources distributed
$1 donated equals $25 in material aid
97 cents of every dollar donated goes to programs
Supporting Partners
We are deeply grateful to our supporters for their generosity. A big thanks to the following companies and individuals who have helped make our work possible.
Click here to view all of our Supporting Partners