Veterans of Foreign Wars 756
To provide support for veterans of foreign wars
Veterans of Foreign Wars 756 at a glance
In short: Veterans of Foreign Wars 756 gave $22K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in North Dakota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $22,392
- -0.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- Average grant
- $11,196
- Median grant
- $11,196
- Total assets
- $397,241
- +5.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- North Dakota (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 of Foreign Wars 756 funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Wheelchairs and Walleyes ($14K). Together the top 2 received $22K.
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2021) to $23K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $22K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wheelchairs and Walleyes Hazen, ND | — | $14,092 |
| Devils Lake Public Schools Devils Lake, ND | Activities & Equipme | $8,300 |
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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 | $397,241 | $212,587 | $192,440 | $22,392 | 2 | $7,116 |
| 2024 | $377,498 | $193,668 | $182,434 | $22,500 | Total only | $1,989 |
| 2023 | $364,325 | $186,394 | $133,163 | $15,279 | Total only | $1,806 |
| 2022 | $312,264 | $179,035 | $123,923 | $7,303 | Total only | $1,880 |
| 2021 | $256,546 | $157,388 | $123,180 | $4,724 | Total only | $713 |
| 2020 | $219,424 | $81,976 | $98,344 | $4,782 | Total only | $2,819 |
| 2019 | $238,990 | $107,328 | $125,892 | $8,953 | Total only | $1,729 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Veterans of Foreign Wars 756
Based on IRS filings
Veterans of Foreign Wars 756 is a public charity, based in Devils Lake, ND. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $397K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $22K. Net investment income was $7K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Veterans of Foreign Wars 756's 2025 filing lists 10 officers; 2 of 10 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Benjamin Halvorson
Trustee
Senior Vice Committee → Commander, 2021
Commander → Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
$808 (2019) → $0 (2025)
Jason Pierce
Trustee
Senior Vice Committee → Commander, 2024
Commander → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2021
8 hrs/week
$90 (2023) → $0 (2025)
Wesley Widmer
Trustee
On filings since 2022
8 hrs/week
$2K (2022) → $4K (2025)
Troy Johanson
Trustee
Commander → Senior Vice Committee, 2024
Senior Vice Committee → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Prouty
Trustee
On filings since 2024
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Grafsgaard
Quartermaste
Adjutant → Quartermaste, 2020
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
$2K (2019) → $6K (2025)
Andrew Sogge
Commander
Chaplain → Commander, 2025
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Wren
Judge Advoca
Trustee → Judge Advoca, 2022
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kermit Paulson
Senior Vice Committee
Junior Vice Committee → Senior Vice Committee, 2025
On filings since 2024
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kori Kvalevog
Junior Vice Committee
New on the 2025 filing
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: William Burick (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Carter (2022–2023) — Junior Vice Committee
- Former: Wes Widmer (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Joe Gross (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Kenneth Hager (2019–2020) — Judge Advoca
- Former: Ronald Peterson (2019–2020) — Service Officer
- Former: John Halgren (2020) — Surgeon
- Former: John Nash (2019) — Surgeon
- Former: Ronald Wren (2019) — Judge Advoca
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $6K, to Michael Grafsgaard (Quartermaste). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Veterans of Foreign Wars 756
How much does Veterans of Foreign Wars 756 give each year?
Veterans of Foreign Wars 756 gave $22K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $23K in grants paid.
How large is Veterans of Foreign Wars 756?
Veterans of Foreign Wars 756 reported $397K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $213K.
Where does Veterans of Foreign Wars 756 operate?
Veterans of Foreign Wars 756 has awarded grants in North Dakota.
What is Veterans of Foreign Wars 756's EIN?
Veterans of Foreign Wars 756's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-0219639. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 4, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 21, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 4, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 27, 2026)
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