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Volunteers of America of Massachusetts Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Jamaica Plain, MA EIN: 04-6004304 Website

Voama is a Massachusetts, non-profit spiritually-based human services organization incorporated in Massachusetts that provides social services within southern new england under a charter from volunteers of America, inc. (VOA), a nationwide religious non-profit spiritually based organization providing local human service programs, and opportunities for individual and community involvement.

Volunteers of America of Massachusetts Inc at a glance

Total assets
$30,655,353
+21.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$23,555,315
+20.2% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$402,972
+76.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$20,538,514
+21.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Volunteers of America of Massachusetts Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Jamaica PlainQuincy

How Volunteers of America of Massachusetts Inc gives

  • Giving grew 1071% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K2 grants2019 2 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $32K (2021) to $526K (2019). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $376K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
VOA Somerville Veterans Housing Jamaica Plain, MAHomeless Veterans$375,816
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$30,655,353$23,555,315$20,538,514——$402,972
2024$25,190,152$19,590,667$16,869,033$375,8161$228,825
2023$23,214,258$16,996,751$14,467,020——$184,717
2022$20,096,702$11,682,068$11,911,241——$80,192
2021$20,587,806$13,732,851$10,182,929$32,1001$47,419
2020$15,823,643$10,905,587$9,301,327$310,3832$63,073
2019$13,330,671$8,465,050$7,704,297$525,8592$69,011

About Volunteers of America of Massachusetts Inc

Based on IRS filings

Volunteers of America of Massachusetts Inc is a public charity, based in Jamaica Plain, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $30.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $403K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Volunteers of America of Massachusetts Inc is led by Charles Gagnon, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 10 of 20 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Charles Gagnon

    President & CEO

    CEO → President & CEO, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $68K (2020) → $318K (2025)

  • Phil Chadwick

    Board Chair

    Treasurer → Board Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ted Waterman

    Hr Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $181K (2025)

  • Eric Segal

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Faith Smith

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Davitt

    Director

    Secretary & C → Board Member, 2020

    Board Member → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Goldinger

    Director

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2020

    Chair → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Raskin

    Director

    Chair → Vice Chair, 2020

    Vice Chair → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Burchard

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Broderick

    Vice President & Controller

    Controller → Vice President & Controller, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $103K (2021) → $143K (2025)

  • Gayle Lacroix

    CFO

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $161K (2023) → $230K (2025)

  • Margaret Ruhiu

    Nurse Practi

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $167K (2023) → $157K (2025)

  • Erin Lanzo

    Chf Ext Rela

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $114K (2024) → $183K (2025)

  • Feyisetan Ramey

    Psychiatrist

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $140K (2024) → $127K (2025)

  • Mindy Miller

    Vice President Integrate

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $162K (2024) → $181K (2025)

  • Angela Eberle

    Vice President of Integr

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $112K (2025)

  • Matt Lane

    Vice President of Real E

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $104K (2025)

  • Ashwini Nadkarni

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Wittman

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Lebeau

    Vice Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Shannon Teles (2024) — Vice President Workforce
  • Former: Nabil Abdou (2019–2022) — CFO - Retire
  • Former: Nicole S. Casello (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Roberto Moran (2020–2021) — COO
  • Former: Anne Carroll (2021) — Nurse Practi
  • Former: Annette Dupree (2019) — Hr Director
  • Former: Lisette Smith (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Maggie Giles (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Thomas Bierbaum (2019) — President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Charles Gagnon — Pres/ CEO: $318KCharles GagnonPres/ CEO$318KGayle Lacroix — CFO: $230KGayle LacroixCFO$230KErin Lanzo — CHF EXT Rela: $183KErin LanzoCHF EXT Rela$183KMindy Miller — VP Integrate: $181KMindy MillerVP Integrate$181KTed Waterman — HR Director: $181KTed WatermanHR Director$181KMargaret Ruhiu — Nurse Practi: $157KMargaret RuhiuNurse Practi$157KMargaret Ruhiu — Nurse Practi: $152KMargaret RuhiuNurse Practi$152KMary Broderick — VP/ Controll: $143KMary BroderickVP/ Controll$143KFeyisetan Ramey — Psychiatrist: $127KFeyisetan RameyPsychiatrist$127KAngela Eberle — VP of Integr: $112KAngela EberleVP of Integr$112KMatt Lane — VP of Real E: $104KMatt LaneVP of Real E$104K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $318K, to Charles Gagnon (Pres/ CEO). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Volunteers of America of Massachusetts Inc

How large is Volunteers of America of Massachusetts Inc?

Volunteers of America of Massachusetts Inc reported $30.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $23.6M.

Where does Volunteers of America of Massachusetts Inc operate?

Volunteers of America of Massachusetts Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Volunteers of America of Massachusetts Inc's EIN?

Volunteers of America of Massachusetts Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6004304. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 16, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 28, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 6, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 26, 2025)

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