Massachusetts · Public charity
Poweroptions Inc
The mission of poweroptions is to empower non-profits and public entities with solutions to reduce the cost, carbon, and complexity of energy. It leverages its large non-profit membership to secure favorable pricing terms and conditions for energy and also offers energy related services in the competitive market. In doing so,…
- $45k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 2
- Grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $37,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $37,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 20
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $11M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations Poweroptions Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 2 | $45k | 100% |
| FY2024 | 2 | $219k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 20 | $200k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Arlington Massachusetts | $174,000 | 1 | n/a |
| ADL Ventures LLC | $45,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Green Energy Consumers Alliance Inc | $37,000 | 1 | 0% |
| San Juan Center Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Work Incorporated | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Animal Rescue League of Boston | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| City of Fitchburg | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Charles River Association for Retarded Citizens Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Artspace Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
Show all 24 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Arlington Massachusetts | $174,000 | 1 | n/a |
| ADL Ventures LLC | $45,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Green Energy Consumers Alliance Inc | $37,000 | 1 | 0% |
| San Juan Center Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Work Incorporated | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Animal Rescue League of Boston | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| City of Fitchburg | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Charles River Association for Retarded Citizens Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Artspace Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Bay Path University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Metrowest Young Men's Christian Association Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Manet Community Health Center Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Harborlight Community Partners Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Winchendon Housing Authority | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| New Bedford Housing Authority | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Worcester Natural History Society Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Managed Health Resources Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rogerson Communities Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Youth Opportunities Upheld Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Mystic Valley Young Men's Christian Association | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Landmark School Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Community Servings Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Massachusetts | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Poweroptions Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Eastern Bank Foundation · Boston Foundation Inc · Health Resources in Action Inc · Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund Trust · Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Poweroptions Inc
- How much does Poweroptions Inc give?
- Poweroptions Inc reported 2 grants totaling $44,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 20 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Poweroptions Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (46%), Environment (18%), Health (11%).
- Who are Poweroptions Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Town of Arlington Massachusetts ($174k), ADL Ventures LLC ($45k), Green Energy Consumers Alliance Inc ($37k).
- Does Poweroptions Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Poweroptions Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Eastern Bank Foundation, Boston Foundation Inc, Health Resources in Action Inc.
- Where is Poweroptions Inc based?
- Poweroptions Inc is based in MA.
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