Disabled American Veterans of Minnesota Foundation

About Disabled American Veterans of Minnesota Foundation

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.

What Disabled American Veterans of Minnesota Foundation Funds

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.

How Disabled American Veterans of Minnesota Foundation Gives