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Vietnam Veterans Workshop Inc. Dba New England Center and Home for Veterans

Boston, MA · EIN 04-3007211 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Vietnam Veterans Workshop Inc. Dba New England Center and Home for Veterans reported $19.5 million in revenue and $19.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.12 went to program services, $4.63 to management and general costs and $7.25 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.5% of the total. Government grants made up 79.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $328,051 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 72% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $19M

For context, the median across 933 covered housing & shelter charities: $89.27 programs, $10.73 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $20M

Other revenue was negative: −$254K. The bar shows the positive sources only.

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 933 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
88.1%87.5%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
4.6%10.5%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
7.3%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.07$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
97.5%17.0%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
79.2%1.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
1.2%66.2%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$328,051$300,863
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.69%1.57%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
125
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
18.710.0
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
21 of 21100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$4.2M expenses · 24.4% of program spending · grants $10,820 · revenue $183K

Transitional housing services represent costs associated with the upkeep of the physical infrastructure of the transitional housing program and over 200 transitional living accommodations which operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The transitional housing program supports more than three quarters of all military veterans in the city of boston who find themselves experiencing homelessness. In fiscal year 2025 and fiscal year 2024, it served approximately 84,000 and 73,000 meals, respectively. Collectively transitional housing services can be defined as "hotel services and include…

$4.1M expenses · 24.0% of program spending · grants $405 · revenue $71,794

Transitional human services support provide a vast array of behavioral health, case management, housing, employment and training and supportive services to assist veterans in transitioning from homelessness into permanent housing. These programs assist veterans insecuring permanent and stable housing, increasing their income and connection to needed benefits, and in achieving greater self-determination. This includes population specific programming for female veterans, aging veterans, and veterans experiencing acute behavioral health challenges, including substance use disorders

$8.8M expenses · 51.6% of program spending · grants $3.5M

Community based stabilization services are the costs associated with assisting veterans and their families in the community to help them successfully maintain independent living. Assistance to veterans includes stabilization and in-home case management, transportation,emergency supplies and emergency housing assistance. These individualized services are provided throughout eastern massachusetts and rhode island and assist over 1,440 veterans per year

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT & CEO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$299,929$0$28,122$328,051
EXECUTIVE VP & CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$290,888$0$25,969$316,857
SENIOR VP, ADVANCEMENT
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$243,755$0$12,574$256,329
VP, CORPORATE SERVICES
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$202,269$0$40,980$243,249
VP, HUMAN SERVICES
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$200,024$0$23,389$223,413
VP, GOV'T BUSINESS & RELATIONS
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$157,689$0$12,850$170,539
VP, OPERATIONS & FACILITIES MGMT
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$158,667$0$8,528$167,195

12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Vietnam Veterans Workshop Inc. Dba New England Center and Home for Veterans (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $655K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$20M$19M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$20M$19M88.1%$30M$328,051
FY2024 ⓘ$19M$17M86.4%$30M$305,891
FY2023 ⓘ$17M$14M84.2%$27M$308,572
FY2022 ⓘ$12M$11M81.8%$24M$285,639
FY2021 ⓘ$14M$12M79.1%$23M$239,598
FY2020 ⓘ$11M$10M71.5%$21M$230,499

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b21 · 21 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5151
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6400

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
COMMODORE BUILDERS
Construction services
$577,047
BEACON HILL STAFFING GROUP LLC
Temporary staffing services
$457,092
3PHASE ELEVATOR CORPORATION (NJ)
Elevator modernization project
$392,986
ADM CLEANING & MAINTENANCE SERVICES INC
Cleaning and maintenance services
$385,355
AUXZILLIUM LLC
Outsourced it support & disaster recover
$340,284

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

36 private foundations reported grants to Vietnam Veterans Workshop Inc. Dba New England Center and Home for Veterans totaling $2.1M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Vietnam Veterans Workshop Inc. Dba New England Center and Home for Veterans's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Vietnam Veterans Workshop Inc. Dba New England Center and Home for Veterans, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Vietnam Veterans Workshop Inc. Dba New England Center and Home for Veterans's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Vietnam Veterans Workshop Inc. Dba New England Center and Home for Veterans reported that 88.1% of its $19.4 million in expenses went to program services, 4.6% to management and general and 7.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Vietnam Veterans Workshop Inc. Dba New England Center and Home for Veterans pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Vietnam Veterans Workshop Inc. Dba New England Center and Home for Veterans reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $328,051, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Vietnam Veterans Workshop Inc. Dba New England Center and Home for Veterans get its money?

Of $19.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 97.5% came from contributions and grants (including 79.2% from government grants) and 1.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Vietnam Veterans Workshop Inc. Dba New England Center and Home for Veterans a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 04-3007211 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202621259349303062 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202540629349301209 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202410949349300341 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331299349301743 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202210819349301216 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101379349305070 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 04-3007211: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.