Support of veterans in the State of MN.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$293K 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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FY2023 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $116K a year · 27% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$293K
to officers and key staff · 858% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 858% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
45 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 45.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$2K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$44K
-97% vs prior year
Spent
$34K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$127K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$44K
FY2023▼ -97%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$713K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$44K
FY2024$59K
FY2025−$32K
Expenses
$34K
FY2023▼ -96%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$634K
FY2022$865K
FY2023$34K
FY2024$6K
FY2025$30K
Net assets
$127K
FY2023▲ +165%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$43K
FY2022$48K
FY2023$127K
FY2024$180K
FY2025$117K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2022.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $34K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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; $293K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$113,550Pt VII · Sec A
Directorgambling Manager
$97,050Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$43,699Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$38,925Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretaryadmin
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Steve Anderson$114,050$97,050——
Denise Anderson$83,150$113,550——
Steven a Andersen——$96,350$54,000
Denise R Andersen———$78,000
Sarah Canesi$54,971$38,925——
Kaitlyn Nies$44,502$43,699——

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Raises funds to support Veterans' programs at homes and VA facilities.

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1 program · $34K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Charitable gambling proceeds used to support veterans in the State of MN and other veteran organizations.

$34Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 13 grants · $76K · 2021–2025
Foley Fire DepartmentFY2025$7,500
Memories Made OutdoorsMN · FY2025$5,000
Freedom Fishing FoundationMN · FY2025$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,200
City of OsakisFY2023$6,000
Eagles Healing NestMN · FY2023$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$486
City of OsakisFY2022$8,500
Eagles Healing NestMN · FY2021$10,000
Project DeltaMN · FY2021$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$44K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$44K
Money outPt IX
$34K
Ln 25
Programscol B$34K
Owns and owesPt X
$127K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$129K
Total assetsLn 16$129K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Other incomeLn 4–11$44K
Total revenueLn 12$44K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$129K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$129K
Total assetsLn 16$129K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$127K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$122K$129K
Total assetsLn 16$122K$129K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$117K$127K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$20K$20K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$14K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$34K$34K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest −$32K$30K−$62K$117K 990 PDF
FY2024 $59K$6K$53K$180K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $44K$34K$10K$127K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$865K$501K$48K 990 PDF
FY2021 $713K$634K$79K$43K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $44,255 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $250$0
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,366,606$44,255
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,366,856$44,255
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $16,039$34,186
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $372,434$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $476,936$0
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $865,409$34,186
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $501,447$10,069
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $44,255 across 1 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $44,255 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business −$10,963 · Excluded from tax $55,218$44,255
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $34,186 across 2 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $20,500$20,500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $13,686$13,686
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $34,186 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$34,186
Part X · Balance sheet $128,644 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $122,224$128,614
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $150$30
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $122,374$128,644
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,675$1,876
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,675$1,876
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $116,699$126,768
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $116,699$126,768
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $122,374$128,644
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $126,768 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$44,255
XI-2 Total expenses$34,186
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,069
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$116,699
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$126,768

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