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Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept of Minnesota

EIN 41-0686996 · Detroit Lakes, MN

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedToo small or too little detailImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE PURPOSE OF THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES IS TO PRESERVE AND SUPPORT THE PATRIOTIC AND HISTORICAL INTEREST OF OUR COUNTRY, OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR VETERANS; TO STRENGTHEN THE COMMON BONDS OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED AND ARE CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.

Income
$437,736
Spending
$352,758
Employees
43
Volunteers
30

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Governance

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)
  1. MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED WITH COMPANIONSHIP AND MUTUAL SUPPORT IN ADDITION TO BENEFITS SUCH AS INSURANCE PROGRAMS, END OF LIFE SERVICES AND DISCOUNTS ON MEDICAL SERVICES. AS OF JUNE 30, 2025 THERE WERE 205 MEMBERS. THE VFW ALSO OPERATES A LAWFUL GAMBLING FUND FROM WHICH DONATIONS ARE MADE TO VARIOUS CHARITABLE CAUSES, INCLUDING DONATIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS BENEFITING YOUTH AND VETERANS.
  2. MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED WITH COMPANIONSHIP AND MUTUAL SUPPORT IN ADDITION TO BENEFITS SUCH AS INSURANCE PROGRAMS, END OF LIFE SERVICES AND DISCOUNTS ON MEDICAL SERVICES. AS OF JUNE 30, 2025 THERE WERE 205 MEMBERS. THE VFW ALSO OPERATES A LAWFUL GAMBLING FUND FROM WHICH DONATIONS ARE MADE TO VARIOUS CHARITABLE CAUSES, INCLUDING DONATIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS BENEFITING YOUTH AND VETERANS.
  3. MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED WITH COMPANIONSHIP AND MUTUAL SUPPORT IN ADDITION TO BENEFITS SUCH AS INSURANCE PROGRAMS, END OF LIFE SERVICES AND DISCOUNTS ON MEDICAL SERVICES. AS OF JUNE 30, 2025 THERE WERE 205 MEMBERS. THE VFW ALSO OPERATES A LAWFUL GAMBLING FUND FROM WHICH DONATIONS ARE MADE TO VARIOUS CHARITABLE CAUSES, INCLUDING DONATIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS BENEFITING YOUTH AND VETERANS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(19) veterans' organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.

    Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since December 1949.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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