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PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA

EIN 04-6112881 WEST ROXBURY, MA

Revenue 2024
$333,750
Expenses 2024
$397,385

Program services were 72.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
3000
Street
1208 VFW PKWY STE 301

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Group exemption

A subordinate covered by the group exemption of PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA (EIN 13-1946868). matched by us

The IRS lists each organization's group exemption number; we match a subordinate to its central organization by that number and the affiliation code the IRS assigns.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER, PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA IS A 501(C)(3) NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND THE ONLY CONGRESSIONALLY CHARTERED VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED SOLELY FOR THE BENEFIT AND REPRESENTATION OF VETERANS WITH SPINAL CORD INJURY OR DISEASE. FOR MORE THAN 75 YEARS, PVA HAS ENSURED VETERANS RECEIVE THE BENEFITS EARNED THROUGH THEIR SERVICE TO OUR NATION; MONITORED THEIR CARE IN VA SPINAL CORD INJURY UNITS; AND FUNDED RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN THE SEARCH FOR A CURE, IMPROVED CARE AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PARALYSIS.

  • CHAPTER ADVOCACY AND LEGISLATIVE WORK FY25 MARKED A HIGH POINT IN ADVOCACY AND LEGISLATIVE ENGAGEMENT FOR OUR NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER. IN JUNE, OUR CHAPTER CONDUCTED ITS STRONGEST CAPITOL HILL VISIT IN RECENT MEMORY, MEETING WITH CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES TO ADVANCE POLICIES CRITICAL TO VETERANS WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES, INCLUDING HEALTHCARE ACCESS, CAREGIVER SUPPORT, AND BENEFITS PROTECTION. THE VISIT INCLUDED PARTICIPATION FROM OUR BOARD MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND STAFF, DEMONSTRATING THE COLLECTIVE STRENGTH AND CREDIBILITY OF OUR CHAPTER. OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS EXTENDED HERE AT HOME WITH POLICYMAKERS THROUGHOUT VARIOUS NEW ENGLAND LOCAL CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES, ENSURING THAT THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF PARALYZED VETERANS ARE CONSIDERED IN LEGISLATION AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION. OUR CHAPTER ALSO MAINTAINED A CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH VA FACILITIES, PROVIDING INPUT ON ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTING TO PROGRAMS THAT ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF CARE FOR OUR MEMBERS. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, OUR NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER CONTINUES TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF PARALYZED VETERANS, ENSURING THAT THEIR CONCERNS ARE REPRESENTED AND THAT POLICIES ARE INFORMED BY LIVED EXPERIENCE. BECAUSE OF THE SOLID RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE FORMED THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND, OUR CHAPTER WAS HONORED TO RECEIVE SEVERAL SPECIAL INVITATIONS TO THE PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION IN JANUARY IN WASHINGTON, DC.

    Expenses $93,968

  • SPORTS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS IN FY25, THE NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER CONTINUED TO PROVIDE A FULL SLATE OF ADAPTIVE SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMING, ENGAGING OUR MEMBERS IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, FELLOWSHIP, AND PERSONAL GROWTH. JUST A FEW OF THE SPORTS INCLUDED BOCCIA, GOLF, CORNHOLE, AND ADAPTIVE SKIING WHICH WERE ALL DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF VETERANS WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES AND RELATED DISABILITIES. HIGHLIGHTS ALSO INCLUDED OUR ANNUAL BOCCIA TOURNAMENT, HELD IN COLLABORATION WITH PVA NATIONAL IN NOVEMBER, WHICH DREW PARTICIPANTS FROM ACROSS NEW ENGLAND AND FOSTERED BOTH FRIENDLY COMPETITION AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION. OUR ADAPTIVE SKIING PROGRAMS AT MT. SUNAPEE AND OTHER REGIONAL LOCATIONS PROVIDED MEMBERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP NEW SKILLS AND ENJOY THE OUTDOORS. WE JOYFULLY SENT OVER 25 CHAPTER MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS TO COMPETE IN THE NATIONAL VETERANS WHEELCHAIR GAMES HELD IN NEW ORLEANS IN JULY. THESE PROGRAMS ARE MORE THAN RECREATIONAL - THEY EMPOWER OUR MEMBERS TO CHALLENGE THEMSELVES, BUILD CONFIDENCE, AND STRENGTHEN SOCIAL BONDS. PARTICIPATION INCREASED THIS YEAR, REFLECTING THE CONTINUED DEMAND AND IMPACT OF OUR OFFERINGS. EACH EVENT WAS SUPPORTED BY TRAINED STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND PEER MENTORS, ENSURING A SAFE, INCLUSIVE, AND ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL.

    Expenses $79,297

  • COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION WAS A CORNERSTONE OF CHAPTER OPERATIONS IN FY25. THROUGH NEWSLETTERS, SOCIAL MEDIA, OUR WEBSITE, AND DIRECT MEMBER OUTREACH, WE ENSURED THAT VETERANS, CAREGIVERS, AND SUPPORTERS REMAINED INFORMED ABOUT CHAPTER EVENTS, ADVOCACY INITIATIVES, AND RESOURCES. NOTABLE COMMUNICATION EFFORTS INCLUDED A SERIES OF FEATURE ARTICLES HIGHLIGHTING MEMBER ACHIEVEMENTS, PROGRAM UPDATES, AND REFLECTIONS ON VETERANS DAY AND OTHER KEY OBSERVANCES. THESE PIECES NOT ONLY SHOWCASED OUR CHAPTERS ACTIVITIES BUT ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE BROADER ISSUES IMPACTING VETERANS WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES. ADDITIONALLY, OUR TEAM PRIORITIZED TIMELY AND PERSONALIZED OUTREACH, RESPONDING TO MEMBER INQUIRIES, SHARING RESOURCES, AND PROMOTING ENGAGEMENT ACROSS OR PROGRAMS. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION HAS STRENGTHENED COMMUNITY BONDS, INCREASED PROGRAM PARTICIPATION, AND EXPANDED OUR VISIBILITY WITHIN THE VETERAN AND GENERAL COMMUNITY ALIKE.

    Expenses $72,435

  • MEMBERSHIP MEMBERSHIP GROWTH AND ENGAGEMENT REMAINED A FOCUS IN FY25. THE CHAPTER WELCOMED NEW MEMBERS FROM EACH NEW ENGLAND STATE, WHILE MAINTAINING STRONG PARTICIPATION FROM EXISTING MEMBERS. OUR MEMBERSHIP INITIATIVES EMPHASIZED CONNECTION, INCLUSIVITY, AND ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT, ENSURING THAT ALL MEMBERS FEEL VALUED AND SUPPORTED. PROGRAMMING, EVENTS, AND ADVOCACY INITIATIVES WERE LEVERAGED TO ENCOURAGE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION, WITH MEMBERS CONTRIBUTING FEEDBACK ON PROGRAMS AND HELPING SHAPE CHAPTER PRIORITIES. PEER SUPPORT, MENTORSHIP, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES WERE INTEGRATED ACROSS EVENTS, FOSTERING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND SOLIDARITY AMONG VETERANS. A HIGHLIGHT WAS OUR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP BANQUET IN AUGUST, WHICH IS ALWAYS A TIME FOR CHAPTER MEMBERS TO CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER AND FORM STRONGER BONDS OF CONNECTION AND FRIENDSHIP. THROUGH OUTREACH, EVENTS, AND COMMUNICATIONS, THE CHAPTER HAS STRENGTHENED MEMBER RETENTION WHILE EXPANDING OUR REACH, ENSURING THAT MORE VETERANS ARE AWARE OF AND BENEFIT FROM THE RESOURCES, PROGRAMS, AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS PROVIDED BY OUR CHAPTER.

    Expenses $40,968

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • BRADFORD CARLSON

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • MIKE MORAN

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • CHUCK HOULE

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • MARK SANDERS

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • GARY JEZIERSKI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • JIM WALLACK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • BERNICE DEBLOIS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • ERICKA HADDAD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • PAUL NYERICK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • DUSTIN SOROKA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • KEELAN ZENION

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • MARK MURPHY

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $80,000
    From this org
    $80,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $333,750
    Expenses
    $397,385
    Contributions
    $278,159
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $735,196
    Expenses
    $453,457
    Contributions
    $707,017
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $239,923
    Expenses
    $476,896
    Contributions
    $210,227
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $332,102
    Expenses
    $293,424
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,124,710

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $316,129
    Expenses
    $354,680
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,231,902

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $316,129
    Expenses
    $354,680
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,231,902

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $316,129
    Expenses
    $354,680
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,231,902

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $505,210
    Expenses
    $270,231
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,018,584

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $505,210
    Expenses
    $270,231
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,018,584

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $237,350
    Expenses
    $354,317
    Assets (EOY)
    $783,247

  • 2009 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $867,528
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,045,675

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Not present in the most recent drop.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.