VETERANS AIRLIFT COMMAND
Provides free, private air transportation to combat-injured veterans and their families for medical and other compassionate purposes through a national network of volunteer aircraft owners and pilots.
About VETERANS AIRLIFT COMMAND
Veterans Airlift Command (VAC) is a national, donor-facing 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in the Minneapolis/St. Louis Park, MN area that coordinates volunteer private aircraft and pilots to provide cost-free transportation for combat-injured veterans and their families. The organization’s model pairs volunteer pilots and owner/operators with medical and compassionate travel requests so veterans can access care or be reunited with family without travel costs or commercial-aviation barriers. The EIN 20-4567769 is confirmed on the organization's website and in public tax filings; VAC files Form 990 annually and maintains an advisory board of senior military and community leaders. In recent years VAC has continued regular flight operations and donor-supported coordination services, running hundreds of missions annually and hosting its recurring Hero Flight gatherings to connect veterans, volunteers, and sponsors.
Notable achievements
Established national volunteer flight network
Since its founding in 2006 VAC has built a nationwide network of volunteer pilots and aircraft owners that routinely executes hundreds of missions each year to transport combat-injured veterans and their families for medical and compassionate travel.
Documented mission volume and reach
VAC reports high annual mission activity (for example, publicly reported operational totals include hundreds of flights and hundreds of thousands of miles flown in recent years), demonstrating sustained program delivery and direct transportation impact for veterans and their families.
Operational continuity and events
VAC organizes recurring convenings (Hero Flight events) that bring together veterans, volunteer pilots, donors, and sponsors to highlight impact, strengthen volunteer recruitment, and support mission coordination.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $14.3M
- Annual revenue
- $3.8M
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 20-4567769
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Website
- veteransairlift.org
- On Mahalo since
- September 2026
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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