Veterans Community Thrift Store
To accept donations of clothing, household goods, furniture, & bric-a-brac, and use the funds from sales of these items to give assistance to veterans in need.
Veterans Community Thrift Store at a glance
In short: Veterans Community Thrift Store gave $24K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $24K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $23,500
- -37.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $23,500
- +24.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $23,500
- Total assets
- $631,207
- -13.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Veterans Community Thrift Store funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was United Way of Ne MN ($24K).
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Veterans Community Thrift Store gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2020) to $38K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $24K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Way of Ne MN Chisholm, MN | Veteran Related | $23,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $631,207 | $259,139 | $361,468 | $23,500 | 1 | $3,850 |
| 2024 | $732,123 | $383,029 | $363,500 | $37,700 | 2 | $3,501 |
| 2023 | $710,919 | $454,578 | $315,410 | $35,000 | 3 | $237 |
| 2022 | $569,707 | $273,640 | $313,169 | $23,500 | 2 | $234 |
| 2021 | $611,893 | $420,990 | $277,988 | $7,608 | Total only | $223 |
| 2020 | $517,147 | $278,745 | $205,420 | $4,000 | Total only | $992 |
| 2019 | $453,695 | $409,255 | $282,342 | $15,200 | 1 | $56 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Veterans Community Thrift Store
Based on IRS filings
Veterans Community Thrift Store is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Hibbing, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $631K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $24K. Net investment income was $4K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Veterans Community Thrift Store is led by Gary Oie, Chair since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gary Oie
Chair
Director → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bill Bean
Finance Director
Financial Director → Finance Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marsha Grahek
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Becky Zimmerman
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Warner
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Wakefield
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Salo
Secretary
Director → Secretary & Director, 2022
Secretary & Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Ben Mancini (2021–2022) — Chair
- Former: Larry Pocrnich (2019–2021) — Chief Executive Officer
- Former: Marsha Urich (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Norma Toman (2019) — Director
- Former: Patty Pocrnich (2019) — Secretary & Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Veterans Community Thrift Store
How much does Veterans Community Thrift Store give each year?
Veterans Community Thrift Store gave $24K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $38K across 2 grants.
How large is Veterans Community Thrift Store?
Veterans Community Thrift Store reported $631K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $259K.
What is Veterans Community Thrift Store?
Veterans Community Thrift Store is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Hibbing, MN. It holds $631K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Veterans Community Thrift Store operate?
Veterans Community Thrift Store has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Veterans Community Thrift Store's EIN?
Veterans Community Thrift Store's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4164446. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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