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.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$64K 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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FY2024 · 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
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.5 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
$6K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$181K
FY2021$920K
FY2022$799K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +57%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$132K
FY2021$344K
FY2022$876K
FY2023$867K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +19%
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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 FY2024 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

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $1.2M Management & general 11% · $154K Fundraising 0% · $4K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$64,165Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$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 · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Flights to washington, D.C. For veterans. Midwest honor flight is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing veterans with respect, honor, and closure with an all-expense paid trip to our nation's capital serving the state of south dakota and areas of NW iowa, ne nebraska, and SW minnesota.

$1.2Mprogram expense

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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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$58K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$154K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$58K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5K
SavingsLn 2$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$49K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6600
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$46K$49K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$6K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$49K$13K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$4K$1K$257
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$5K$2K$318
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$4K$1K$249
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$587$587
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$48K$295$48K
OccupancyLn 16$79K$79K$93
TravelLn 17$1.0M$988K$12K$146
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$250$250
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$47K$47K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$85K$75K$10K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.2M$154K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.9M$1.3M$560K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.6M$1.4M$219K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$867K$559K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,580,218 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,416,325$1,497,453
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,474$57,839
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$6,436$24,926
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,426,363$1,580,218
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $764,520$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $69,407$82,155
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $33,525$1,279,211
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $867,452$1,361,366
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $558,911$218,852
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,580,218 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $27,392 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$6,305
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,491,148
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,497,453
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $57,839$57,839
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$2,466−$2,466
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $27,392 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $55,373$1,580,218
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,361,366 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,748 · Management $13,000 · Fundraising $3,250$64,998
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,850 · Management $1,027 · Fundraising $257$5,134
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,764 · Management $1,575 · Fundraising $318$6,657
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,729 · Management $1,388 · Fundraising $249$5,366
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $587$587
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $16,524$16,524
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $295 · Management $47,749$48,044
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $78,544 · Management $93$78,637
IX-17 TravelPrograms $987,942 · Management $12,243 · Fundraising $146$1,000,331
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $250$250
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $46,501$46,501
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,556$3,556
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $75,057 · Management $9,724 · Fundraising $0$84,781
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,202,929 · Management $154,217 · Fundraising $4,220$1,361,366
Part X · Balance sheet $1,535,909 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,185$4,837
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,241,538$1,408,353
X-4 Accounts receivable$3,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$64,141
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$6,997
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $45,817$48,581
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,288,540$1,535,909
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$6,279
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$6,279
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,288,540$1,529,630
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,288,540$1,529,630
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,288,540$1,535,909
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,529,630 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,580,218
XI-2 Total expenses$1,361,366
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$218,852
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,288,540
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$22,238
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,529,630

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