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Minnesota Veterans 4 Veterans Trust

The MINNESOTA VETERANS 4 VETERANS TRUST fund helps minnesota veterans integrate into society, and lead healthier and independent lives by funding programs for veteran organizations in the state of minnesota.

$310k
Granted FY2025still arriving
13
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$60k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Human Services$669kArts & Culture$158kRecreation & Sports$151kHealth$128kHousing & Shelter$128kPublic Benefit$67kFood & Nutrition$60kEnvironment$27kOther$0
02FY2025 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 13 grants below total $279,310, the rows itemized in this filing. The $310,310 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $31,000 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k3 grants · $22k
  • $10k–50k8 grants · $148k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $110k
$12,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$4.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MAGNUS VETERANS FOUNDATION$60,000
UNITED HEROES LEAGUE$50,000
MINNESOTA ASSISTANCE COUNCIL FOR VETERANS$40,000
MINNESOTA VETERANS OUTDOORS$28,199
OPEN ARMS OF MINNESOTA$22,500
EAGLEWATCH INC$15,000
TIME ON THE WATER$12,000
MN VETERANS PANTRY$10,000
MINNESOTA FLYERS GYMNASTICS INC$10,000
BELIEVET CANINE SERVICE PARTNERS INC$10,000
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY DEPARTMENT OF MINNESOTA$8,400
RECOVERY COMMUNITY NETWORK INC$7,500
FT SNELLING NCA MEMORIAL RIFLE SQUAD$5,711
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $393k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%SOUTHERN MN CRISIS NURSERY: $15k → 8%INDEPENDENT LIFESTYLES INC: $33k → 9%VINE FAITH IN ACTION: $25k → 15%BELIEVET CANINE SERVICE PARTNERS INC: $10k → 11%DISABLED VETERANS OF MN FOUNDATION: $86k → 14%VINE FAITH IN ACTION: $20k → 15%DISABLED VETERANS OF MINN FOUNDATIO: $45k → 14%DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS OF MINNESOTA: $24k → 14%EMERGE MOTHERS ACADEMY: $10k → 11%OPEN ARMS: $40k → 11%DISABLED VETERANS OF MN FOUNDATION: $18k → 14%OPEN ARMS OF MINNESOTA: $23k → 11%DISABLED VETERANS OF MINN FOUNDATIO: $17k → 14%OPEN ARMS OF MINNESOTA: $20k → 11%DISABLED VETERANS OF MN FOUNDATION: $8k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

72%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 17 repeat orgs$478k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +62% since the first grant, against +10% for those funded once.

17 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
25

Total granted

$1.2M
$340k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+62%
+10%

Still filing today

82%
36%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 50% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $138k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesPublic BenefitHealthRecreation & SportsPhilanthropyEmploymentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • MV
    MAGNUS VETERANS FOUNDATION
    3× · 2021–2025 · $170k · revenue +96%
  • MA
    MINNESOTA ASSISTANCE COUNCIL FOR VETERANS
    7× · 2019–2025 · $155k · revenue +270%
  • MM
    MINNESOTA MILITARY AND VETERANS MUSEUM
    3× · 2020–2024 · $108k · revenue +658%

Funded once

  • MM
    MN MEDAL OF HONOR MEMORIAL
    one grant, 2021 · $35k
  • IL
    INDEPENDENT LIFESTYLES INC A CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVINGgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $33k · revenue +44%
  • CR
    CAMP RIPLEY MINNESOTA VETERANS OUTDOORS PROGRAMS
    one grant, 2024 · $25k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Minnesota American Legion Auxiliary and the Sons of the American
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2
Vfw Dept of Mn 210 Lakeville Post Vfw

Provide grants to organizations supporting our organizations mission and offer recognition to individuals who provide healthy community engagement opportunities.

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3
Disabled American Veterans Department of Minnesota Inc

To assist in providing for the rehabilitation and continuing welfare of america's disabled veterans, their families, dependents and survivors.

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4
Minnesota American Legion Foundation

To accumulate a trust to fund programs for minnesota veterans and their families not already funded from traditional revenue sources.

Public Benefit
5
Disabled American Veterans Minneapolis Chapter 1

Advocate and assist disabled american veterans and their families to receive the assistance needed to carry on full and productive lives to whatever extent they are able to with their disability.

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6
Veterans of Foreign Wars Department 1210 Vfw-Mn

Veterans Service Organization

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7
Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept of Mn

Provides funding for local charitable organizations funded through the gambling operations along with providing a social environment for veterans.

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8
Veterans Central Council

1. flags of honor. maintaining the flags of honor, commerating deceased veterans by flying united states flags in a memorial park. the park is located in willmar, minnesota and is presently being conducted by members of the local american…

Public Benefit
9
Disabled American Veterans of Minnesota Foundation Inc

To assist in providing for the rehabilitation and continuing welfare of america's disabled veterans, their families, dependents, and survivors.

Human Services
10
Minnesota Military Order of the Purple Heart

Veterans organization made up of combat wounded veterans to allow members to stay informed of new developments and opportunities.

Membership Benefit
11
Veterans Airlift Command Foundation

The organization was created to support the veterans airlift command, a minnesota nonprofit corporation recognized by the irs as a 501(c)(3) public charity.

Philanthropy
12
Amvets American Veterans Department of Florida Service Foundation Inc
Public Benefit
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans; the most unlike its peers is Stairlifts for Vets. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

30 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 30 of the 50 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/30
Grantees still filing
19/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MINNESOTA MILITARY AND VETERANS MUSEUM: $107,938 · OtherMINNESOTA MILITARY AND VETERANS MUSEUMMINNESOTA ZOO: $107,500 · OtherMINNESOTA ZOOAMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS: $55,000 · OtherAMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY NATIONAL HEADQUAR…DEPARTMENT OF MINNESOTA OF THE VFW AUXILIARY: $49,500 · OtherDEPARTMENT OF MINNESOTA OF THE VFW AUXILIAR…MN MEDAL OF HONOR MEMORIAL: $35,000 · OtherMN MEDAL OF HONOR MEMORIALMINNESOTA VETERANS OUTDOORS: $28,199 · OtherCAMP RIPLEY MINNESOTA VETERANS OUTDOORS PROGRAMS: $25,459 · Other+21 more: $241,015 · Other+21 moreDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION INC: $198,194 · Human ServicesDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS…OPEN ARMS OF MINNESOTA: $82,500 · Human ServicesOPEN ARMS OF MINNESOTAVINE FAITH IN ACTION: $45,000 · Human ServicesVINE FAITH IN ACTIONINDEPENDENT LIFESTYLES INC A CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING: $32,500 · Human ServicesINDEPENDENT LIFESTYLES INC…SOUTHERN MN CRISIS NURSERY DBA IVY HOUSE: $15,000 · Human Services+2 more: $20,000 · Human ServicesMAGNUS VETERANS FOUNDATION: $170,000 · HealthMAGNUS VETERANS…MANDATORY FUN OUTDOORS: $30,000 · HealthMANDATORY FUN O…ALLINA HEALTH FOUNDATION: $20,000 · HealthALLINA HEALTH F…Minnesota Teen Challenge Inc: $10,000 · Health+1 more: $7,500 · HealthMINNESOTA ASSISTANCE COUNCIL FOR VETERANS: $155,000 · EmploymentMINNESOTA …MINNESOTA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICERS: $61,640 · Public BenefitEVERY THIRD SATURDAY INC: $30,000 · Public BenefitTIME ON THE WATER: $12,000 · Public BenefitStairlifts for Vets: $10,000 · Public BenefitMN VETERANS PANTRY: $10,000 · Public BenefitUNITED HEROES LEAGUE: $50,000 · Recreation & SportsMINNESOTA FLYERS GYMNASTICS INC: $40,000 · Recreation & SportsMINNESOTA MILITARY FAMILY FOUNDATION: $20,000 · PhilanthropyEAGLEWATCH INC: $15,000 · Animals
Other$649,611Human Services$393,194Health$237,500Employment$155,000Public Benefit$123,640Recreation & Sports$90,000Philanthropy$20,000Animals$15,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION INC: $198,194 over 6y, 7.8% of budgetMAGNUS VETERANS FOUNDATION: $170,000 over 3y, 10% of budgetMINNESOTA ASSISTANCE COUNCIL FOR VETERANS: $155,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetMINNESOTA MILITARY AND VETERANS MUSEUM: $107,938 over 3y, 10% of budgetOPEN ARMS OF MINNESOTA: $82,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetMINNESOTA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICERS: $61,640 over 2y, 56% of budgetAMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS: $55,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetDEPARTMENT OF MINNESOTA OF THE VFW AUXILIARY: $49,500 over 5y, 3.4% of budgetVINE FAITH IN ACTION: $45,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetMINNESOTA FLYERS GYMNASTICS INC: $40,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetINDEPENDENT LIFESTYLES INC A CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING: $32,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetEVERY THIRD SATURDAY INC: $30,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetMINNESOTA MILITARY FAMILY FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetALLINA HEALTH FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetAMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY DEPT OF MINNES: $15,900 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetEAGLEWATCH INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetSOUTHERN MN CRISIS NURSERY DBA IVY HOUSE: $15,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetMINNESOTA PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA: $14,000 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetBear Creek Development Center Inc: $13,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetEMERGE MOTHERS ACADEMY: $10,000 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetMinnesota Teen Challenge Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBELIEVET CANINE SERVICE PARTNERS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetStairlifts for Vets: $10,000 over 1y, 9.2% of budgetMN VETERANS PANTRY: $10,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetMILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART: $7,500 over 1y, 41% of budgetRecovery Community Network Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetTHE AMERICAN LEGION DEPARTMENT OF MINNESOTA: $7,016 over 1y, 0.5% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Disabled American Vet…The Richard M Schulze…Xcel Energy FoundationMightycause Charitabl…Charities Aid Foundat…American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Disabled American Veterans of Minnesota Foundation IncMN13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Disabled American Veterans of Minnesota Foundation Inc · The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Minnesota Veterans 4 Veterans Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Minnesota Veterans 4 Veterans Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%4%15%34%60%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    12report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Minnesota Veterans 4 Veterans Trust?

    Find your warmest path to Minnesota Veterans 4 Veterans Trust through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 50 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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