Minnesota · Nonprofit
BFW INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
BFW INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (Minnesota) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $56,750 to it, the largest being BLAZE CREDIT UNION ($56,750). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2020
- $569k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $57k
- Net assets
- $-828473
What Bfw Institute for Education and Research does
Mission
Pain free patriots is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to assisting military veterans (see item 4a, below).
As stated on its FY2020 Form 990.
Program
Pain free patriots is a program that provides medical grants for the effective treatment to help relieve the pain of military veterans. Veterans apply to the program for a medical grant after they have exhausted more traditional medical care. The pain free patriots care team reviews each veteran's case to determine eligibility to receive a grant based on their medical condition, proof of their military service and a determination of their ability to complete the program and follow the pre-established protocols.once approved for treatment, the veteran can only use the grant at one of three clinics in the twin cities area. Each of these three clinics utilizes protocols, techniques, equipment and technology developed throughout the history of the program. The services and products used in the pain free patriots program are provided at cost plus an administrative charge (which approximates the cost of administering the pain free patriots program).during the last twelve to eighteen months, the care costs per veteran increased dramatically as the care team began to approve grants for veterans with issues related to opioid addiction. The increased costs per veteran meant that the medical…
The first program described on its most recent Form 990, which lists programs largest first by expense.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $42k to $68k (+63%).
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.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 2 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2021: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $51k → $6k.
From the IRS filings of BFW INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH’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.
Where its funders are
100% of BFW INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH's grant income comes from Minnesota funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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.
Organizations like BFW INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Minnesota
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
87% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
69%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for BFW INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BFW INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH?
- BFW INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (Minnesota) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $56,750 to it, the largest being BLAZE CREDIT UNION ($56,750). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BFW INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $56,750 in grants to BFW INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BFW INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH?
- BLAZE CREDIT UNION is the largest funder on record, with $56,750 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BFW INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Minnesota. 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 FY2020 (financials across 2019–2020), and the filings of 1 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