ES Veterans Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
832298124
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2019
Location
East Longmeadow, MA, USA
Phone
4135310604
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Military, Veterans' Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$439,069
Expenses
$414,094
Assets
$201,373
Liabilities
$80,000

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Chris Stock From 112025 (President)
  • Scott Gervasio (Vice President)
  • Laurie Allen (Vice President)
  • Luke Bowley 4 to 11-2025 (Vice President)
  • William Gelinas to 42025 (President)

People named in this filing

  • Chris Stock From 112025 (President)
  • Scott Gervasio (Vice President)
  • Laurie Allen (Vice President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

ES Veterans Association's mission is to provide support and recognition to current and retired U.S. military service members and veterans throughout the greater New England region to ensure they are welcomed home and honored for their service and sacrifices. We provide this honor through volunteerism and education to the greater public on the needs of our veterans to support their successful transition back to civilian life. With our charitable giving we strive to support deployed military members, military families, and veterans that need assistance. Finally ES Veterans Association will provide resources for grants to enhance services for veterans who need mental, physical, and / or educational support to successfully live and work within the New England region.

What it reported doing in 2025

In 2025, ES Veterans supported dozens of military and veteran related causes and charities through 41 grants totaling $310,200, plus pledged $100,000 to be paid between 2025 and 2029 to Easter Seals New Hampshire, and volunteer work. 2025 highlights include:- Awarded the inaugural Veterans in Energy Award Employment Award National level recognition for the work ES Vets and the BRG do!- Supported the purchase and laying of approx. 7,500 Wreaths across three states - Sponsored / Supported dozens of Eversource employees in distinct veteran awareness / fundraising events.- Headline supporter for the following: USO NE Boston Marathon and care package assembly project at the USS Constitution as an employee engagement activity. DAV 5K in Boston CVLC Annual Saluting Service Swim with a Mission event - Sponsored Turkeys for Vets purchase a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner for 250 Vets. Partnered with PNH for distribution. - Headlined and partnered with PGA HOPE CT, NE, NY for the fourth annual PGA HOPE Golf Tournament Bringing together 50+ veterans from six states to showcase benefits of the game of golf on challenges veterans and military members face from deployments and serving in the military. Received national level recognition. - Continued partnership with TMF - $25,000. - Key Note Speaker at golf tournament General Allen Aldenberg - Chief Military and Veterans Services Officer for Easter Seals.- Signed a multi-year agreement to support the Easter Seals New Hampshire Military & Veterans Campus with a $100,000 grant. A first of its kind facility in the nation! - Continued effort to distribute gun locks and ES Vets pamphlets that raise awareness to PTSD and veteran and military suicide.- Supported Holiday Card for our Military Challenge in the tri-state area.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 81
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.1%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 94.2%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: $31.07 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 63.4%; rating input score 63; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.7%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.49; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.4; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 16.4% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 18.3% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.7% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.1% of revenue deployed · 94.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $390K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 23 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 12 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 12 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 48/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 24/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 10/100.