Public Charity

MINNESOTA MILITARY AND VETERANS MUSEUM

MINNESOTA MILITARY AND VETERANS MUSEUM is a Public Charity headquartered in LITTLE FALLS, MN. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.3M revenue, $926K expenses, $6.4M total assets. 12 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $234K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 411308785 LITTLE FALLS, MN Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.3M
Total Expenses$926K
Total Assets$6.4M
Grant Records12
Funding Total$234K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MINNESOTA MILITARY & VETERANS MUSEUM SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF HOW ARMED CONFLICTS AND MILITARY INSTITUTIONS HAVE SHAPED OUR STATE AND NATIONAL EXPERIENCE. WE DO THIS BY DOCUMENTING, PRESERVING, AND EXPLAINING MILITARY HISTORY AS IT WAS LIVED BY THE PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA. WE ALSO FUNCTION AS A MAJOR REPOSITORY IN MINNESOTA FOR HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS AND RECORDS OF A MILITARY NATURE.

Sample Grants Received

2021
DONOR-RECOMMENDED, ARTS & CULTURE
$30,000
$22,020
2021
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
$20,000
2020
MULTIPLE PURPOSES
$10,250

Showing up to 5 of 12 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Bg Shawn Manke
DIRECTOR Billie Defoe
DIRECTOR Bill Strusinski
DIRECTOR David Hamlar
SECRETARY Dean Ascheman
DIRECTOR Frank Messina

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

MUSEUM PROGRAMMING
$79,999 1 grant
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
$35,580 3 grants
DONOR-RECOMMENDED, ARTS & CULTURE
$30,000 1 grant
VETERAN AWARENSS PRO
$27,939 2 grants
MULTIPLE GRANTS
$24,124 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.3M $926K $6.4M
2024 $796K $456K $6.0M
2023 $1.5M $453K $4.7M
2022 $813K $487K $3.4M
2021 $3.2M $278K $3.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $3.2M to $1.3M (-59%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.4M.

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