The Disabled American Veterans of Minnesota Foundation primarily funds direct services and quality-of-life programs for veterans and their families in Minnesota and nearby states, with a strong operational focus on Disabled American Veterans chapters, VA hospitals, and veteran service organizations. Their grants frequently support transportation and outdoors/recreation programs, adaptive equipment and accessibility (e.g., stairlifts, trainers), sports and therapeutic clinics, and immediate relief/food assistance for homeless or needy veterans. The foundation favors local, program-level investments that produce tangible benefits for individual veterans rather than large policy or research grants.
The largest recent grant in the record went to Dav National Service Foundation for the National Convention, Golf Clinic, Winter Sports Clinic, and a donated vehicle, which reflects how Disabled American Veterans of Minnesota Foundation Inc supports veteran programming through events, mobility, and chapter-level services. Across the recent grants list, the foundation backs Disabled American Veterans chapters, VA medical centers, and veteran-serving nonprofits with funding for transportation, outdoors activities, general support, food assistance, relief, and adaptive equipment. Its giving is tightly tied to Minnesota veterans and their families, with grants landing mostly in-state and often directed to organizations that deliver services on the ground. Disabled American Veterans Department of Minnesota Inc received two of the foundation’s larger awards for outdoors and transportation, one in 2024 and another in 2025. The same pattern shows up in smaller grants as well: chapter support in Park Rapids, Salol, and Rochester; clinic funding for Minneapolis VAMC; and service grants for groups assisting homeless veterans and Gold Star families. The result is a grant portfolio centered on practical, immediate support rather than broad policy work or research.
Veteran transportation is one of the clearest threads in the grant list. Disabled American Veterans Department of Minnesota Inc received $109,410 in 2024 and $63,500 in 2025 for outdoors and transportation, while Disabled American Veterans Chapter 41 in Salol received $10,000 for transportation. Recreation and therapeutic programming also appears repeatedly. Minneapolis VAMC was awarded $38,757 in 2024 and $19,775 in 2025 for summer and winter sports clinics, and Disabled American Veterans Chapter 28 in Rochester received $9,350 for outdoors activities. The foundation also funds direct relief and basic-needs support. Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans received $30,000 for homeless vets, Mvahcs received $20,000 for a food pantry, and Open Arms of Minnesota received $9,000 for holiday meals for veterans. Adaptive equipment is another recurring theme, including $10,000 to Stairlift for Vets for stairlifts and $8,989 to Minnesota Veterans Home- Luverne for a Kinevia Duo active/passive trainer.
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Most grants fall between $9K and $39K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$39K
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Concentrated local giving with several large repeat awards to DAV entities and a mix of mid- and small-size grants to VA hospitals and grassroots veteran nonprofits; emphasis on program-specific, one-off grants that fund tangible services or equipment rather than multi-year unrestricted endowments.
Notable grantees: Disabled American Veterans Department of Minnesota, Inc., DAV National Service Foundation, Disabled American Veterans Chapter 38, Minneapolis VAMC, Every Third Saturday
Typical awards cluster at a modest local scale: the p25 grant size is $9,000, the median is $15,000, and the p75 is $38,757. The distribution shows a mix of chapter support, clinic funding, and direct-service grants, with several organizations appearing more than once across 2024 and 2025, including Disabled American Veterans Department of Minnesota Inc, Disabled American Veterans Chapter 38, Minneapolis VAMC, and Every Third Saturday. The foundation is structured as a Minnesota-based private foundation with a local geographic scope, and its active grant programs accept unsolicited applications.
Giving is concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 90% of grants and is the top state by grant count. Recent recipients are clustered in Saint Paul, Minneapolis, Park Rapids, North St. Paul, Rochester, Luverne, Marshall, and St. Cloud. Outside Minnesota, one recent grant went to Fargo Vamc - Vavs in Fargo, North Dakota, and one to Dav National Service Foundation in Cold Springs, Kentucky. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
Recent grants support veteran transportation, outdoors and sports clinics, homeless veteran assistance, food pantry and holiday meal support, adaptive equipment like stairlifts and active/passive trainers, and patient morale items at VA facilities such as busy bags and coins.
Yes. Disabled American Veterans Department of Minnesota Inc received awards in both 2024 and 2025, Disabled American Veterans Chapter 38 received grants in both years, and Minneapolis VAMC and Every Third Saturday each appear more than once in the recent grants list.
The grant-size profile centers on smaller local awards: p25 is $9,000, median grant size is $15,000, and p75 is $38,757.
Yes. The active DAV of Minnesota Foundation Veteran Grants program states that it accepts unsolicited applications and is open to Minnesota programs supporting veterans and their families.
Most grants go to Minnesota recipients. The dataset shows 90% of grants to recipients in MN, with recent awards concentrated in Saint Paul and Minneapolis and additional grants in Park Rapids, Rochester, Luverne, Marshall, and St. Cloud.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Disabled American Veterans of Minnesota Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Applicant must be a DAV of Minnesota chapter/unit with required organizational information, including chapter contact details, commander/adjutant approval, current 990, current AFR, and tax ID number.
Deadline: Application cycles open and close on the first and last business days of February, April, June, August, October, and December.
Who can apply: Applicant organizations must be recognized by the IRS as tax-exempt and submit a board of directors list, current fiscal year program/project budget, current annual operating budget, IRS Form W-9, and Form 990 for the current fiscal year. Applicants may receive consideration only once every twelve months.
Deadline: Application cycles open and close on the first and last business days of February, April, June, August, October, and December.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS DEPARTMENT OF MINNESOTA INC | ST PAUL, MN | $118,595 | 2026 | OUTDOORS AND TRANSPORTATION |
| MINNEAPOLIS VA HEALTH CARE | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $95,277 | 2026 | SUMMER AND WINTER SPORTS CLINICS |
| DAV NATIONAL SERVICE FOUNDATION | COLD SPRINGS, KY | $65,000 | 2026 | NATIONAL CONVENTION, GOLF CLINIC, WINTER SPORTS CLINIC, DONATED VEHICLE |
| DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS CHAPTER 38 | PARK RAPIDS, MN | $55,200 | 2026 | GENERAL USE |
| ST CLOUD VA HEALTH CARE | ST CLOUD, MN | $34,539 | 2026 | ST CLOUD VAMC COINS |
| MINNESOTA VETERAN OUTDOORS | CHASKA, MN | $32,172 | 2026 | RIPLEY EVENTS AND DEER HUNT |
| MINNESOTA VFW | ST PAUL, MN | $26,088 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF RIPLEY EVENTS |
| AMERICAN LEGION | ST PAUL, MN | $24,193 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF RIPLEY EVENTS |
| MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART | ST PAUL, MN | $11,769 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF RIPLEY EVENTS |
| OPEN ARMS OF MINNESOTA | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $10,000 | 2026 | HOLIDAY MEALS FOR VETERANS |
| MINNESOTA ADULT & TEEN CHALLENGE | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $8,000 | 2026 | GRANT FOR VETERANS OUTREACH |
| DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS CHAPTER 1 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $8,000 | 2026 | HOSPITAL OUTREACH |
| DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS DEPARTMENT OF MINNESOTA INC | ST PAUL, MN | $63,500 | 2025 | OUTDOORS AND TRANSPORTATION |
| DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS CHAPTER 38 | PARK RAPIDS, MN | $58,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| EVERY THIRD SATURDAY | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $20,730 | 2025 | GRANT FOR WARRIOR PATH PROGRAM |
| MVAHCS | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $20,000 | 2025 | FOOD PANTRY |
| MINNEAPOLIS VAMC | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $19,775 | 2025 | SUMMER AND WINTER SPORTS CLINICS |
| MACVSO | MARSHALL, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OPEN ARMS OF MINNESOTA | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $9,000 | 2025 | HOLIDAY MEALS FOR VETERANS |
| MINNESOTA VETERANS HOME- LUVERNE | LUVERNE, MN | $8,989 | 2025 | KINEVIA DUO ACTIVE/PASSIVE TRAINER |
| DAV NATIONAL SERVICE FOUNDATION | COLD SPRINGS, KY | $140,000 | 2024 | NATIONAL CONVENTION, GOLF CLINIC, WINTER SPORTS CLINIC, DONATED VEHICLE |
| DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS DEPARTMENT OF MINNESOTA INC | ST PAUL, MN | $109,410 | 2024 | OUTDOORS AND TRANSPORTATION |
| DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS CHAPTER 38 | PARK RAPIDS, MN | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL USE |
| MINNEAPOLIS VAMC | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $38,757 | 2024 | SUMMER AND WINTER SPORTS CLINICS |
| MINNESOTA ASSISTANCE COUNCIL FOR VETERANS | ST PAUL, MN | $30,000 | 2024 | HOMELESS VETS |
| LAST MAN CLUB VETERAN RELIEF FUND | KASOTA, MN | $15,000 | 2024 | RELIEF FOR VETS |
| STAIRLIFT FOR VETS | NORTH ST PAUL, MN | $10,000 | 2024 | STAIRLIFTS |
| DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS CHAPTER 41 | SALOL, MN | $10,000 | 2024 | TRANSPORTATION |
| DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS CHAPTER 28 | ROCHESTER, MN | $9,350 | 2024 | OUTDOORS ACTIVITIES |
| FARGO VAMC - VAVS | FARGO, ND | $7,422 | 2024 | BUSY BAGS |
| EVERY THIRD SATURDAY | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $6,910 | 2024 | GRANT FOR WARRIOR PATH PROGRAM |
| IRONWOOD SPRINGS | STEWARTVILLE, MN | $6,820 | 2024 | GOLD STAR FAMILY RETREAT |
| ST CLOUD VA HEALTH CARE | ST CLOUD, MN | $5,348 | 2024 | ST CLOUD VAMC COINS |
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS DEPARTMENT OF MINNESOTA INC
$118,595OUTDOORS AND TRANSPORTATION
MINNEAPOLIS VA HEALTH CARE
$95,277SUMMER AND WINTER SPORTS CLINICS
NATIONAL CONVENTION, GOLF CLINIC, WINTER SPORTS CLINIC, DONATED VEHICLE
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS CHAPTER 38
$55,200GENERAL USE
ST CLOUD VA HEALTH CARE
$34,539ST CLOUD VAMC COINS
MINNESOTA VETERAN OUTDOORS
$32,172RIPLEY EVENTS AND DEER HUNT
MINNESOTA VFW
$26,088SUPPORT OF RIPLEY EVENTS
AMERICAN LEGION
$24,193SUPPORT OF RIPLEY EVENTS
MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART
$11,769SUPPORT OF RIPLEY EVENTS
OPEN ARMS OF MINNESOTA
$10,000HOLIDAY MEALS FOR VETERANS
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS CHAPTER 1
$8,000HOSPITAL OUTREACH
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS DEPARTMENT OF MINNESOTA INC
$63,500OUTDOORS AND TRANSPORTATION
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS CHAPTER 38
$58,000GENERAL USE
MVAHCS
$20,000FOOD PANTRY
MINNEAPOLIS VAMC
$19,775SUMMER AND WINTER SPORTS CLINICS
MACVSO
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
OPEN ARMS OF MINNESOTA
$9,000HOLIDAY MEALS FOR VETERANS
MINNESOTA VETERANS HOME- LUVERNE
$8,989KINEVIA DUO ACTIVE/PASSIVE TRAINER
DAV NATIONAL SERVICE FOUNDATION
$140,000NATIONAL CONVENTION, GOLF CLINIC, WINTER SPORTS CLINIC, DONATED VEHICLE
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS DEPARTMENT OF MINNESOTA INC
$109,410OUTDOORS AND TRANSPORTATION
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS CHAPTER 38
$50,000GENERAL USE
MINNEAPOLIS VAMC
$38,757SUMMER AND WINTER SPORTS CLINICS
LAST MAN CLUB VETERAN RELIEF FUND
$15,000RELIEF FOR VETS
STAIRLIFT FOR VETS
$10,000STAIRLIFTS
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS CHAPTER 41
$10,000TRANSPORTATION
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS CHAPTER 28
$9,350OUTDOORS ACTIVITIES
FARGO VAMC - VAVS
$7,422BUSY BAGS
IRONWOOD SPRINGS
$6,820GOLD STAR FAMILY RETREAT
ST CLOUD VA HEALTH CARE
$5,348ST CLOUD VAMC COINS