To transport america's veterans to washington, d.c., to visit those memorials dedicated to Honor the service and sacrifices of themselves and to fellow veterans.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$27K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $314K a year · 28% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$27K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 9 voting members
Concern: none of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$799K
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$876K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$730K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$799K
FY2022▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$181K
FY2021$920K
FY2022$799K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$876K
FY2022▲ +155%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$132K
FY2021$344K
FY2022$876K
FY2023$867K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$730K
FY2022▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$230K
FY2021$807K
FY2022$730K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$2.1M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2017.

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Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $839K Management & general 4% · $34K Fundraising 0% · $3K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $27K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$27,054Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Aaron Van Beek’s $71K as President is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Aaron Van Beek$71,163$64,165$57,504$27,054

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Brings veterans to Washington D.C. to visit memorials honoring their service and sacrifices.

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1 program · $839K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Midwest honor flight is a non-profit, organization in northwest iowa, south dakota, northeast nebraska and southwest minnesota dedicated to providing veterans with honor, respect and closure with an all expense paid trip to our nation's capital.

$839Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $765K · 2023–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$764,520

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$799K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$796K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$876K
Ln 25
Programscol B$839K
Managementcol C$34K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$730K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$684K
Total assetsLn 16$730K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$796K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$799K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6K
SavingsLn 2$678K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$684K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$46K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$730K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$730K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6600
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$807K$684K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$46K
Total assetsLn 16$807K$730K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$807K$730K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$833K$833K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$27K$27K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$876K$839K$34K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.9M$1.3M$560K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.4M$219K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$867K$559K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $799K$876K−$77K$730K 990 PDF
FY2021 $920K$344K$576K$807K 990 PDF
FY2020 $181K$132K$48K$230K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $799,145 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $919,775$795,888
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $475$3,257
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $920,250$799,145
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $313,016$833,028
I-15 Salaries and benefits$34,050
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $30,740$9,051
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $343,756$876,129
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $576,494−$76,984
Part VI · Governance 0 of 9 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $799,145 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$795,888
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$795,888
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,257$3,257
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,257$799,145
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $876,129 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $833,028$833,028
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $27,054$27,054
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $2,457$2,457
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $4,539$4,539
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,051$6,051
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Fundraising $3,000$3,000
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $839,079 · Management $34,050 · Fundraising $3,000$876,129
Part X · Balance sheet $729,629 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,347$5,974
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $803,266$677,838
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$45,817
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $806,613$729,629
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $806,613$729,629
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $806,613$729,629
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $806,613$729,629
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $729,629 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$799,145
XI-2 Total expenses$876,129
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$76,984
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$806,613
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$729,629

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