Featured Grantees
The organizations that Minnesota Veterans 4 Veterans Trust Fund grants to are carefully selected, and we believe they represent organizations providing the highest standard of service to Minnesota veterans and their families.
Grantee
MACVSO
Program Description
The Minnesota Association of County Veteran Service Officers received a grant of $25,000 to kick-start a program that will help Minnesota veterans in rural northwestern Minnesota get transportation to their nearest VA Hospital. There are many veterans in need in this area, and MACVSO has successfully partnered with other veteran-serving organizations, like the Disabled American Veterans of Minnesota, to get this venture off the ground. Read the complete news release about this program.
Focus Areas
Health Care, Social/Human Services
Grantee
Minnesota Military Museum
Program Description
The Minnesota Military Museum was granted $15,000 to fund an awareness campaign to increase the visibility and use of the museum. Read the complete press release.
Focus Areas
Education, Outreach
Grantee
Veterans Transportation
Program Description
The V4V Trust Fund has been a major donor to the veterans’ transportation program across the MN Counties by providing financial assistance in the purchase of vans used by volunteer drivers who transport veterans in need of transportation to and from their medical appointments at VA medical facilities in Minneapolis, St. Cloud, Fargo and other VA facilities serving MN veterans. We have contributed close to $200K to support this key program. The V4V Trust Fund has also provided financial assistance to MN counties and Veterans Homes in the purchase of vans and buses used to transport veterans.
Focus Areas
Transportation
Grantee
Dental Clinic at Mpls Veterans Home
Program Description
The V4V Trust Fund provided $60K to the Minneapolis Veterans Home as startup funds to purchase dental equipment for the new Dental Clinic there serving their residents. This is one of the 1st of its kind in State-run veterans homes.
Focus Areas
Health Care
Grantee
End of Life Care
Program Description
The V4V Trust Fund has provided financial support to several Statewide Hospice care centers in support of their efforts serving veterans needing end-of-life care financial assistance.
Focus Areas
Health Care
Grantee
Veterans Outdoors Programs for Disabled Veterans
Program Description
The V4V Trust Fund has been a major donor to the Camp Ripley Veterans Outdoors Program that provides hunting and fishing events ( three annually ) for disabled veterans. This partnership with some of the major VSOs ( DAV, American Legion, MOPH, VFW ) is bringing a better quality of life to veterans. Several other local organizations providing outdoors programs for veterans have also received financial support:
Midwest Outdoors Unlimited
Mandatory Fun Outdoors
Middle River Outdoors
Veterans on The Lake
Focus Areas
Disabled Veterans
Grantee
Support for Statewide County Veterans Service Officers
Program Description
We have provided financial assistance to assist MSCVSO in :
Training
County Vans for veterans transportation
Employment seminars
Computer Technology
Focus Areas
Social/Human Services