Healing Heroes Foundation Inc
To promote health and fitness to first responders through hockey while raising awareness and funds for many different charities.
Healing Heroes Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Healing Heroes Foundation Inc gave $162K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $161,530
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- Average grant
- $17,948
- Median grant
- $19,000
- Total assets
- $41,187
- -84.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (79% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Healing Heroes Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Worcester Firefighters 6K ($56K). Together the top 9 received $162K.
Grant Size Distribution
32 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 30 grants of 32 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
Cities
How Healing Heroes Foundation Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+15%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $139K (2019) to $170K (2023). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $162K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Worcester Firefighters 6K Worcester, MA | Donation in support of the mission of healing heroes foundation | $56,250 |
| Operation Crosscheck Farmington, NH | Donation in support of the mission of healing heroes foundation | $21,740 |
| Heart Warrior Foundation Winchendon, MA | Donation in support of the mission of healing heroes foundation | $21,459 |
| Kids in Disability Sports Inc Lowell, MA | Donation in support of the mission of healing heroes foundation | $19,884 |
| Random Smiles Project Inc Franklin, MA | Donation in support of the mission of healing heroes foundation | $19,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association New York, NY | Donation in support of the mission of healing heroes foundation | $6,506 |
| Pick-up Pucks Hockey Inc Bolton, MA | Donation in support of the mission of healing heroes foundation | $6,231 |
| Goats Charity Athletic Club Gales Ferry, CT | Donation in support of the mission of healing heroes foundation | $5,300 |
| Cops for Kids with Cancer Braintree, MA | Donation in support of the mission of healing heroes foundation | $5,160 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $41,187 | $498,400 | $425,823 | $161,530 | 9 |
| 2024 | $268,687 | $121,147 | $130,219 | — | — |
| 2023 | $4,786 | $437,840 | $497,788 | $169,629 | 8 |
| 2022 | $41,594 | $430,105 | $420,832 | $140,088 | 8 |
| 2021 | $30,621 | $488,307 | $440,986 | $146,210 | 7 |
| 2020 | $234,543 | $60,427 | $87,671 | — | — |
| 2019 | $18,871 | $414,047 | $414,007 | $138,907 | 10 |
About Healing Heroes Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Healing Heroes Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Hudson, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $41K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $162K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Healing Heroes Foundation Inc is led by Edward John Nicholas, President on the 2025 filing; 2 of 5 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Edward John Nicholas
President
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
$18K (2025)
Paul Nicholas
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacklyn Lane
Assistant Clerk & Director
Assistant Clerk → Assistant Clerk & Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jaime Nicholas
Clerk
Secretary → Clerk, 2024
On filings since 2023
20 hrs/week
$6K (2023) → $18K (2025)
Robert Desmond
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (23)
- Former: Ej Nicholas (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Caitlin Matros (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Molly Irving (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Paula Nicholas (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Luke Pendergast (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Mike Matros (2022–2023) — President
- Former: John Whitesides (2023) — Director
- Former: Rob Desmond (2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Courtney Berges (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mike Morgan (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Steve Milley (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Tim Scrapa (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Will Tyree (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Dan Kaplan (2022) — Director
- Former: Matt Owens (2022) — Director
- Former: Deb Booras (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Michael Matros (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Jason Patton (2021) — Director
- Former: Bobby Colliton (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Joe Fonseca (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kevin Fry (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Debbie Booras-Gordenstein (2020) — Director
- Former: Luke Predergast (2019) — Director
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $18K, to Edward John Nicholas (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Healing Heroes Foundation Inc
How much does Healing Heroes Foundation Inc give each year?
Healing Heroes Foundation Inc gave $162K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
What is Healing Heroes Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Healing Heroes Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $19,000, and its average grant was $17,948, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Healing Heroes Foundation Inc give grants?
Healing Heroes Foundation Inc gives mostly in Massachusetts: 79% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was New Hampshire (13%).
Does Healing Heroes Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Healing Heroes Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Healing Heroes Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Healing Heroes Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Worcester Firefighters 6K ($56,250), Operation Crosscheck ($21,740) and Heart Warrior Foundation ($21,459), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 62% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Healing Heroes Foundation Inc?
Healing Heroes Foundation Inc reported $41K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $498K.
What is Healing Heroes Foundation Inc's EIN?
Healing Heroes Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-1651064. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 19, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 30, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 28, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 22, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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