Michael Chesna Memorial Fund Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
832340917
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2018–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2021, Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Pembroke, MA, USA
Phone
6178276537
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards

Reported finances

Expenses
$6,554
Assets
$99,441

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CYNTHIA CHESNA (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CYNTHIA CHESNA (PRESIDENT)
  • JOSEPH COMPERCHIO JR (TREASURER/AS)
  • MICHAEL PEDERSEN (CLERK)

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

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

Overview

Mission

The charity will operate exclusively for charitable, educational, scientific and other exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)3 of the internal revenue code.

What it reported doing in 2025

Provide donations to first responders charitable organizations

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 28
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: 76.3%; rating input score 76

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 15.17; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.7% per year; rating input score 0; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.2% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 76.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $5K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 4 of 4 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2018 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 51/100.