Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF VETERANS' RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF VETERANS' RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $353,355 to it, the largest being ASSOC OF VA HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY INC ($89,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.5M
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $353k
- Net assets
- $1.1M
What National Association of Veterans' Research and Education Foundations does
Mission
Navref's mission is to advance the success of the va-affiliated nonprofit research and education corporations.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Education: education is a critical component of navref's vision, mission and values. Navref offers a variety of educational opportunities to its members. These include: (1) training workshops- typically 2-day events focused on topics of interest, (2) a monthly webinar series- a member- driven online series that delivers educational contact each month to address evolving npc-related topics and present services to members, and (3) regular forum calls - biweekly video calls where members can discuss any emerging concern or issue they are facing locally at their npc. (4) navref also hosts a state of the science series to convene stakeholders on specific topics such as priority disease areas and innovations in medicine. Additionally, navref offers members peer review consultation services which involves an intense preparatory review of bylaws, strategy, policies, procedures, and finances followed by a site visit to discuss specific issues and solutions with the npc's executives and board of directors. The centerpiece of navref's educational program is our annual conference. The 3-day event averages 200 attendees from member organizations and focuses on the most relevant topics related…
$376,137 spent35% of program spendingMember communications & services: navref ensures the success of its members by providing both direct and indirect services. Members are encouraged to reach out to navref staff by phone or email for technical assistance and support. Information is also disseminated to members via the organization's website, email, and the quarterly newsletter produced by staff. This newsletter contains articles, columns, and reminders keeping all members up-to-date on curent activities within the non-profit sector, the clinical research industry, and the veteran research community. Over its 35-year history, navref has developed contacts with numerous experts in npc governance, finances, human resources, grants management, advocacy, and research administration. Many of these experts make themselves available to navref and its' members to address emerging issues. In keeping with its vision to promote partnerships to advance veteran health, navref provides a clinical trial matchmaking services which connects member organizations with clinical research opportunities for veterans. Navref staff actively pursue relationships with pharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations interested in…
$573,649 spent53% of program spendingProgram development: through a multiyear partnership with the va office of research and development, our combined program provides veterans with greater access to industry sponsored clinical trials and make va a partner of choice for industry sponsored trials. One critical outcome of this program was the launch of navref's industry partner consortium in 2021. The industry partner consortium serves as a platform for industry sponsors, nonprofit organizations, and other external partners to identify, collaborate, and overcome challenges within va research that hinder our nation's veterans from accessing cutting-edge clinical trial opportunities. The consortium convenes regularly and represents stakeholders from a variety of health care industries. One of the most significant products of the industry partner consortium has been the joint establishment with va of the partnered research program (prp), a dedicated resource for internal and external stakeholders interested in conducting multisite trials within va. Navref also offers no-cost clinical trials consultations to all research partners that may be interested in bringing more clinical research opportunities to veterans. Through…
$112,543 spent10% of program spendingOther programs.
$11,232 spent1% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,073,561.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $1.3M to $1.8M (+31%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
25% of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF VETERANS' RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (63% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Rashi Romanoff
CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2020 and FY2021, and between the FY2022 and FY2023 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $22k → $30.
2 of 7 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 13% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF VETERANS' RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF VETERANS' RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 25% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF VETERANS' RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 44% · 2019 55% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF VETERANS' RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS draws 89% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 5 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $47k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF VETERANS' RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 3,230 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,230 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
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In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
86% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
94%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF VETERANS' RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS?
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF VETERANS' RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $353,355 to it, the largest being ASSOC OF VA HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY INC ($89,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF VETERANS' RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $353,355 in grants to NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF VETERANS' RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF VETERANS' RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS?
- ASSOC OF VA HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY INC is the largest funder on record, with $89,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF VETERANS' RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 7 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing