Minnesota Veterans 4 Veterans (V4V) Trust Fund
The Big Island Veterans Camp of Minnetonka Board of Governors, comprised of representatives from several state-wide veterans organizations, sold the Big Island Veterans Camp on Lake Minnetonka to the City of Orono in January of 2006. The proceeds from the sale were placed in a trust fund to address the needs of all veterans across the state through the collaboration of the four veterans organizations through the fund Board of Directors and a grant process.
The established trust fund, totaling more than $5 million, was named the MN V4V Trust Fund (Veterans 4 Veterans). Funds will be used to support projects, services and programs to Minnesota veterans. It is run by a board of directors with appointed representatives from the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Military Order of the Purple Heart, and Veterans of Foreign Wars. The Office of the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs will also be involved in the approval of grants using the process in place. Grant applications for veterans projects will be accepted and reviewed for funding. This process of review and awarding will be done on a timely basis. Specific areas of charitable veterans service projects considered will be:
- Employment
- Healthcare
- Education
- Social / Human Services
- Recreational
- Outreach
Information about the trust fund, award criteria and the grant process and applications can be found on the web at: https://www.grantrequest.com/SID_574?SA=SNA&FID=35016.
Your organization must meet
the following requirements to
qualify for consideration for a grant
from Veterans 4 Veterans:
- Applicant must be a public charity,
organized under IRC Sec. 501 (c)
(3), and qualified under IRC sec.
170 (b)(1)(a), or an organization
for which contributions are tax deductible,
which includes veterans
organizations.
- The applicant must provide services
for Minnesota residents and/or Minnesota residents being
treated by the following medical
facilities: Fargo ND, Sioux Falls
SD, Tomah WI, VA medical Centers.
- The applicant must be endorsed by
one of the 4 veterans' service organizations
that manage the trust.
Additional questions can be answered by contacting Dean Ascheman at (651) 291-1212 or Juliana Sellers.
“All board members and the organizations they represent are excited about this unprecedented opportunity to work as a single team to address the needs of the veterans on a state-wide basis,” said Dean Ascheman, chairman of the V4V board of directors.
V4V Information
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