Nonprofit · EIN 04-3081524
BOSTON VA RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02111
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $15,893,775 | $14,923,968 | $969,807 | $25,744,224 | $19,358,737 | $6,385,487 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $12,550,550 | $12,580,411 | -$29,861 | $29,213,890 | $23,797,026 | $5,416,864 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $17,108,717 | $14,947,928 | $2,160,789 | $28,144,486 | $22,856,481 | $5,288,005 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $12,670,428
- of which government grants
- $12,112,465
- Program service revenue
- $2,345,388
- Investment income
- $877,959
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $226,485
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $436,326
- Other salaries and wages
- $5,063,162
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $7,795,595
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $68,983
- Travel
- $122,348
- Depreciation
- $9,605
- Program services (functional)
- $12,290,020
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,633,948
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $29,213,890
- Total assets, end of year
- $25,744,224
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $19,358,737
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,385,487
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $60,101
- Publicly traded securities
- $16,320,315
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,373,315
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $12,172
- Gross receipts
- $33,381,151
- Employees
- 85
- Volunteers
- 12
- Year formed
- 1990
- State of legal domicile
- MA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHERILYN SAWYER | SR DIRECTOR OF PRECISION MEDICINE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $214,313 | $43,586 |
| PATRICIA MCNULTY MS | CEO Officer | 40 | $236,495 | $10,491 |
| JESSICA LOREN MULLIGAN | DIRECTOR OF HR & OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $180,407 | $42,973 |
| MARGARET NIZNIKIEWICZ | SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST Highest-paid employee | 30 | $157,357 | $40,856 |
| KRISTEN HARDING | DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $155,488 | $40,500 |
| MARIAN O'NEIL | CFO Officer | 40 | $165,563 | $13,400 |
| DMITRY GERASHCHENKO | RESEARCH SCIENTIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $168,353 | $0 |
| JACOB JOSEPH MD FACC FAHA | DIRECTOR/CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER VASTERLING PHD | DIRECTOR/CHAIR (UNTIL 12/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT FORRESTER MBA | DIRECTOR/TREASURER/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALDEBARAN HOFER PHD | DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CHARNESS MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN FERGUSON MPH DSC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TUNDRA GATEWOOD PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAIMIE GRADUS DMSC DSC MPH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TERENCE M KEANE PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LESLIE PIERSON MS MT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCI SALOW PHARMD BCGP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD SELIGMAN EDD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID TOPOR PHD MS-HPED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VINCENT NG MBA | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 05/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY BROPHY MD MPH | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 12/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER VASTERLING PHD | DIRECTOR/CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JACOB JOSEPH MD FACC FAHA | DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT FORRESTER MBA | DIRECTOR/TREASURER/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RICHARD SELIGMAN EDD | DIRECTOR/COMMUNITY MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARY BROPHY MD MPH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CHARNESS MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERENCE KEANE PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| VINCENT NG MBA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALDEBARAN HOFER PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID TOPOR PHD MS-HPED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN FERGUSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCI SALOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA MCNULTY MS | CEO Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL CHARNESS MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $390,000 | $0 |
| JACOB JOSEPH MD FACC FAHA | DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $353,701 | $0 |
| ANDREW BUDSON MD | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 10/2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $318,701 | $0 |
| WILLIAM BODEN MD FACC FAHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $295,015 | $0 |
| MARY BROPHY MD MPH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $275,076 | $0 |
| PATRICIA MCNULTY MS | CEO Officer | 40 | $240,122 | $0 | $10,531 |
| VINCENT NG MBA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $235,000 | $0 |
| SHERILYN SAWYER | DIRECTOR OF PRECISION MEDICINE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $190,320 | $0 | $40,112 |
| TERENCE KEANE PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 | $183,500 | $0 |
| JENNIFER VASTERLING PHD | DIRECTOR/CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $183,500 | $0 |
| KRISTEN HARDING | DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,293 | $0 | $45,919 |
| JESSICA LOREN MULLIGAN | ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $148,012 | $0 | $30,558 |
| MARGARET NIZNIKIEWICZ | SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST Highest-paid employee | 30 | $135,012 | $0 | $39,384 |
| ANTOUN HOURANIEH RPH MS PHD | DIRECTOR/TREASURER/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 7.5 | $0 | $173,371 | $0 |
| ALDEBARAN HOFER PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $165,600 | $0 |
| DMITRY GERASHCHENKO | RESEARCH SCIENTIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $148,626 | $0 | $516 |
| JANYCE SARMANIOTE | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (UNTIL 7/2023) Officer | 40 | $101,476 | $0 | $12,348 |
| MARIAN O'NEIL | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (AS OF 11/2023) Officer | 40 | $19,092 | $0 | $1,267 |
| ROBERT FORRESTER MBA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD SELIGMAN EDD | DIRECTOR/COMMUNITY MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID TOPOR PHD MS-HPED | DIRECTOR (AS OF 11/2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- LAFAYETTE CITY CENTER 2 AVE DE LAFA, BOSTON, MA 02111-0000
- In care of
- % HELEN BRIL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PATRICIA MCNULTY, 2 AVENUE DE LAFAYETTE, BOSTON, MA 02111
- Signed the 990
- PATRICIA MCNULTY, CEO
- Phone
- (857) 364-3800
- Website
- WWW.BVARI.ORG
- Return prepared by
- AAFCPAS INC
Mission
TO SERVE VETERANS BY ADVANCING QUALITY HEALTHCARE THROUGH INQUIRY, INNOVATION, AND CONTINUOUS ACHIEVEMENT IN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.
Program accomplishments
- BASIC RESEARCH: IN 2025, BVARI FACILITATED 16 BASIC RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT EXPLORED VARIOUS AREAS OF HEALTH, INCLUDING ONCOLOGY, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, SLEEP, AND VISION.Expenses $2,370,101
- CLINICAL RESEARCH: IN 2025, BVARI ADMINISTERED 71 CLINICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE OF VETERANS, INCLUDING 20 DATA SCIENCE AND EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES.Expenses $9,569,936 · revenue $208,046
- EDUCATION: IN 2025, BVARI SUPPORTED 11 EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS THAT ENHANCED THE SKILLS OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND TRAINEES WHO CARE FOR VETERANS, INCLUDING COORDINATING AND FACILITATING ATTENDANCE AT LECTURES, TRAININGS, AND CONFERENCES.Expenses $152,839 · revenue $2,137,342
- ALL OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.Expenses $197,144
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-3081524
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Supporting organization of unknown type
- Exempt since
- 1991
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Medical research (H00Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $25,744,224
- Income (IRS master file)
- $33,381,151
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $15,893,775 | $14,923,968 | $25,744,224 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $12,550,550 | $12,580,411 | $29,213,890 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $17,108,717 | $14,947,928 | $28,144,486 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $13,304,752 | $12,996,243 | $31,259,140 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-3081524).
Questions about BOSTON VA RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC
- What is the EIN of BOSTON VA RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BOSTON VA RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC is 04-3081524.
- Is BOSTON VA RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1991.
- Are donations to BOSTON VA RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization of unknown type).
- Which annual return does BOSTON VA RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BOSTON VA RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BOSTON VA RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BOSTON VA RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names PATRICIA MCNULTY.
- Who are the officers and directors of BOSTON VA RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 22 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $214,313 (SHERILYN SAWYER, SR DIRECTOR OF PRECISION MEDICINE).
- How much revenue does BOSTON VA RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $15,893,775, expenses of $14,923,968 and total assets of $25,744,224 at year end.
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