Minnesota · Nonprofit
MINNESOTA PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
MINNESOTA PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA (Minnesota) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $95,105 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($34,300). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 62% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $546k
- Funders on record
- 9
- Grants received
- $95k
- Net assets
- $749k
What Minnesota Paralyzed Veterans of America does
Mission
The Minnesota Paralyzed Veterans of America (mnpva) a minnesota nonprofit organization, is an officially recognized paralyzed veterans of america chapter. Mnpva assists veterans with spinal cord injuries or spinal cord diseases, such as ms and als, by staying active with legislative and advocacy programs which promote barrier-free design, supporting medical research, providing sports and recreation opportunities, and peer mentoring. Mnpva receives support from the national organization, grants, donor contributions, and fundraising. All mnpva board of directors members are volunteers and do not receive salaries. We maintain a paid staff of one full-time office receptionist and a part-time office receptionist.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Advocacy: mnpva regularly serves on multiple planning boards as an ada expert in the community, including parks, recreation, and building projects. This link allows us to advocate for accessibility and adaptive equipment inclusion criteria during planning phases. Some boards and task forces mnpva serves with include minnesota state council on disability (mscod), metropolitan parks and open spaces commission, big island restoration, and the veterans memorial greenway project. Additionally, mnpva serves as a resource to individuals and businesses requesting ada and accessibility information. Legislatively, mnpva participates in us and state meetings with legislators to discuss policies related to our mission. Another significant joint effort that mnpva continues to serve on is our state commanders task force , a group of congressionally chartered veterans service organizations. Additionally, mnpva maintains working relationships with many other veterans service organizations (vso) and participates in groups such as the military action group (mag), united veterans legislative council (uvlc), and the minnesota department of veterans affairs (mdva). Through this connection, we join…
$151,542 spent31% of program spendingSports and recreation: another primary mission for mnpva is to encourage and assist members in being as active as possible, including participation in sports, events, and outings. We helped several athletes to compete in the national veterans wheelchair games and supported those who participated virtually from home. Additionally, we supported members to compete and attend several other disabled sporting competitions and events. Our financial support to these veterans enables them to overcome the expenses of traveling to these events. As in prior years, mnpva maintained a trapshooting team and held events to raise funds and awareness. Throughout the year, the chapter hosted regular bowling groups. Mnpva participated and co-sponsored the yearly ely fishing event with another pva chapter. Our chapter is an annual sponsor of the events held by minnesota veterans outdoor. Mnpva sent several members to participate in the disabled turkey hunt, trolling for troops, and the disabled deer hunt this year. In addition, our chapter provides opportunities for our members to attend professional sporting events such as baseball, football, and hockey through our annual season ticket program. Mnpva…
$187,376 spent39% of program spendingMembership: chapter membership numbers stayed between 300-350 members. Mnpva serves our members and other veterans through our resources and programs. We use various communication methods to disseminate information to our broad demographic of members.
$94,428 spent20% of program spendingCommunication: a vital service performed by mnpva includes keeping our members informed of new opportunities, legislative and policy changes, and information relating to research. The chapter distributed nine newsletters and additional mailings as needed. Our office remains fully staffed and serves walk-in visitors and those calling for resources. Mnpva regularly receives calls requesting information or assistance.
$50,880 spent11% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $484,226.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 2020 to 2021, from $722k to $855k (+18%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 15% · 2018 26% · 2019 28% · 2020 27% · 2021 15% · 2022 15% · 2023 15% · 2024 10% · 2025 9%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 9 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
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 4 funders, grant income rose $5k → $26k.
5 of 9 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 62% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of MINNESOTA PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA’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.
How concentrated its funding is
MINNESOTA PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA leans on a few funders — its largest provides 36% of grant income and the top three 73%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
77% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund MINNESOTA PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2020 63% · 2021 90% · 2022 92% · 2023 53% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. 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.
How long its funders stay
25% of MINNESOTA PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 67% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
62% of MINNESOTA PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $36k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from Minnesota funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $59k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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 MINNESOTA PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
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
83% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
54%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds MINNESOTA PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA?
- MINNESOTA PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA (Minnesota) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $95,105 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($34,300). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 62% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does MINNESOTA PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA have?
- IRS filings report 9 organizations giving $95,105 in grants to MINNESOTA PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA, 6 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MINNESOTA PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $34,300 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MINNESOTA PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA 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 FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 9 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