The organization seeks to benefit its members by sharing Swedish and Scandinavian culture and heritage.
The objects and purposes of this Fraternal Organization are to promote and share Swedish Heritage through cultural events and fellowship.
[1] Vasa Order of America emerged from the many Swedish societies that existed as a safety net for early immigrants.
The purpose as described in the incorporation document is for "Educational, historical and research to preserve and display and make available records, documents, works of art, science, inventions and manufacture by persons of Swedish ancestry and to promote public knowledge of an interest in the history of persons of Scandinavian and particularly Swedish ancestry."
The main purpose is to preserve the records of the Vasa Order of America and its members.
Local lodges in the United States, Canada, and Sweden offer cultural, language, and scholarship programs.
The organization owns and operates the Vasa National Archives at Bishop Hill, Illinois, and administers an Old Age Benefit Fund (OAB) for members.
The Order also works three degree which correspond to the Local, District and Grand Lodge levels of the organization.
[7] The Old Age Benefit Fund (OAB) is for active members, and maintained through the Grand Lodge.
Many lodges have their own Facebook page Since 1960, The Vasa Order of America has selected a prominent American citizen of Swedish birth or descent to become Swedish-American of the Year.