VETERANS DEFENSE PROJECT
EIN 46-3292694 · Military & Veterans Organizations (W30)
What they do
Veterans Defense Project (VDP) Advocates Point to Minnesota Law As A Pioneering Model for Treatment Over Penalties. Since August 2021, When Gov. Tim Walz Signed The Veterans Restorative Justice Act, or VRJA, Allowing Veterans to Avoid Jail Time for Certain Crimes By Instead Taking Intensive Steps to Treat The Underlying Trauma Related to Their Service.We Became Frustrated With The Way The Courts Were Dealing or Failing to Deal With Them, Said Brock Hunter, A Criminal Defense Attorney In Minneapolis & Co-founder of The Veterans Defense Project. Hunter Has Worked On Cases Involving Veterans for Decades.In 2023, VDP Co-founders Brock Hunter & Ryan Else Worked With The Veterans Justice Commission, A National Project Chaired By Former U.S. Defense Secretary & U.S. Senator Charles Hagel & Includes Former Defense Secretary & White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta to Assess & Make Recommendations Around Policies That Can Improve Outcomes for Justice-involved Veterans & Their Communities. That
Financial picture
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2014
- Location
- 3201 HENNEPIN AVE S, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55408
- County
- Hennepin
- In care of
- HANK SHEA
- Primary officer
- HANK SHEA, Chairman
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- PETERSEN PROFESSIONALS PC
- NTEE classification
- Military & Veterans Organizations (W30)
- IRS tax category
- Military & Veterans Organizations
More public IRS record details
These are classification codes from the organization’s public nonprofit record.
- Subsection
- 03
- Affiliation
- 3
- Classification
- 1000
- Deductibility
- 1
- Foundation
- 16
- Organization
- 1