Massachusetts · Nonprofit
EFFICIENCY FORWARD INC
EFFICIENCY FORWARD INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $60,000 to it, the largest being ENERGY FEDERATION INC ($60,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $7.8M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $60k
- Net assets
- $4.0M
What Efficiency Forward Inc does
Mission
Efficiency forward, inc. Is a non-profit that administers and runs the dlc.the designlights consortium (dlc) is a non-profit organization with a mission to achieve energy optimization by enabling controllability with a focus on quality, people, and the environment.as a non-profit, the dlc is commited to improving energy efficiency for commercial lighting throughout north america, and to making a positive climate impact worldwide. It's our goal to provide a trusted, impartial assessment of the industry's highest performing lighting products and systems to boost consumer trust and adoption of the technologies that save the most energy.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The designlights consortium (dlc) solid-state lighting qualified product list (qpl) - the dlc's solid-state lighting qpl is the industry's largest verified list of high performing led lightingproducts. The list promotes energy efficiency by distinguishing quality, high-performance led products. Luna was added in 2022 to support responsible light at night product qualifications.
$4,019,222 spent$3,957,640 earned by the program66% of program spendingDlc networked lighting controls (nlc) program - the dlc's nlc program is a suite of tools and resources that support energy efficiency administrators and other stakeholders to enable the widespread adoption of nlc with the effect of significantly reducing energy use in commercial buildings.
$790,106 spent$778,000 earned by the program13% of program spendingDlc members are state regional, and utility energy efficiency programs throughout the united states and canada. Members are integral to the success of the dlc. Our members provide expertise and insight into policy and specification development processes and on topics related to quality, performance, energy efficiency, and lighting market transformation. In return, dlc members use dlc resources to improve their efficiency incentive programs, meet their energy savings goals, and provide product quality and performance assurance to their customers.
$568,786 spent$560,071 earned by the program9% of program spendingOther programs include dlc annual controls summit, dlc horticultural lighting program, dlc api, and dlc training
$738,641 spent$727,324 earned by the program12% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $6,116,755.
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 2017 to 2018, from $3.9M to $5.9M (+52%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 0% · 2021 6% · 2023 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
0% of EFFICIENCY FORWARD INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (88% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 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
Christina Halfpenny
Executive director
Board chair
Regina Durga
Board president
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2019: the base held at 1 funder, grant income held at $30k.
From the IRS filings of EFFICIENCY FORWARD INC’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.
Where its funders are
100% of EFFICIENCY FORWARD INC's grant income comes from Massachusetts funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
EFFICIENCY FORWARD INC is better cushioned than half of the 2,186 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,186 environment nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like EFFICIENCY FORWARD INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Massachusetts
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
71%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for EFFICIENCY FORWARD INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds EFFICIENCY FORWARD INC?
- EFFICIENCY FORWARD INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $60,000 to it, the largest being ENERGY FEDERATION INC ($60,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does EFFICIENCY FORWARD INC have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $60,000 in grants to EFFICIENCY FORWARD INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of EFFICIENCY FORWARD INC?
- ENERGY FEDERATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $60,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like EFFICIENCY FORWARD INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Massachusetts. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 1 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