Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept of Minnesota
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
BENEFITING AND SERVING THE VFW THROUGH PROVIDING GATHERING FACILITIES, BAR, ACTIVITIES, MONTHLY MEETINGS AND NEWSLETTERS TO INFORM MEMBERS ABOUT ONGOING ACTIVITIES
- Income
- $284,670
- Spending
- $553,656
- Employees
- 51
- Volunteers
- 32
- Highest pay
- $8,859, sr. vice commander/assistant gambling manager
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)
- $305,441 spent. CLUB WHICH OFFERS FOOD AND BEVERAGES YEAR-ROUND TO MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS. IT PROVIDES A PLACE TO GATHER FOR MEETINGS AND SOCIAL EVENTS.
- $153,685 spent. LAWFUL GAMBLING CONSISTING OF PULLTABS AND PADDLETICKETS. THIS PROVIDES AN ACTIVITY WHICH RAISES MONEY TO BE USED FOR CHARITABLE EVENTS IN THE AREA. THE EXPENSE AMOUNT ABOVE INCLUDES LAWFUL PURPOSE EXPENSES OF $80,584.
- $94,530 spent. VFW CLUB WHICH OFFERS MEMBERSHIPS AND LOCAL FUNDRAISERS THAT PROVIDE ACTIVITIES AND A PRESENCE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. THIS INCLUDES BOAT SLIP RENTAL INCOME AND EXPENSES PAID BY MEMBERS WHICH HELPS KEEP MEMBERS ACTIVE AT THE LOCATION.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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 September 7, 2026.
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 September 30, 2026.
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 September 7, 2026.
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 September 7, 2026.
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 September 7, 2026.
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 7, 2026.
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