Mission & Strategic Plan

Who We Are

We are a group of Minnesota veterans concerned for the quality of life of our fellow veterans. Our decision-making team is made up of a group of eight appointees from four different organizations: The Minnesota American Legion, Disabled American Veterans of Minnesota, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, Department of Minnesota, and the Department of Minnesota Veterans of Foreign Wars. One-of-a-kind, we owe our unique board composition to how and why the Minnesota Veterans 4 Veterans Trust Fund was created.

We are committed to funding those mission-driven organizations for example, the below photo of the annual fishing program sponsored by the major veterans organizations that are doing the best work to support veterans within our grant focus areas, regardless of affiliation. You can view a complete list of our board of directors.

Our Vision

To be a leading, productive resource for financial aid to organizations focused on supporting veterans in Minnesota through:

• Effective administrative operations

• Productive networks with the Minnesota veteran community

• High impact results applied to a broad veteran community

A community in Minnesota where no veteran is left without a resource, where every veteran has the opportunity for enhanced and meaningful participation in the community, and where dynamic partnerships exist between organizations that serve veterans.

Our Values

We operate with a specific set of values:

• Inherent respect 

  • First for all veterans and their families

  • Also to caregivers and those committed to serving veterans

• Integrity

  • Transparency in our process

  • Communication of grant guidelines and priorities

  • Participation of Commissioner of MN Dept of Veterans Affairs

• Independence

  • Participation from many veterans groups

  • Input and information from VSO leadership / MNDVA

  • Leverage rotating board members and officers