Power Forward Inc
Power Forward Inc is a public charity based in Marshfield, Massachusetts, formed in 2018. It supports people in recovery from substance use through sober-living scholarships and also describes education and recovery-related innovation as parts of its work.
Power Forward Inc at a glance
In short: Power Forward Inc gave $223K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $17K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $222,520
- -30.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- +8.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $17,117
- -35.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $11,485
- Total assets
- $345,819
- +156.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Power Forward Inc
- How to Apply
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The website directs individuals to apply online after being accepted by an affiliated sober-living home. Caseworkers may submit a referral application.
- Contact
Mailing address: 3 Webster Square Pmb 465, Marshfield, MA 02050
Phone: (617) 733-8688
Website: https://powerforward25.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Power Forward Inc
Who Power Forward Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hope Beyond Hope ($42K). Together the top 10 received $171K.
Organizations only. It also paid 2 individual scholarships ($46,196), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
27 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 27 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization is based in Marshfield, Massachusetts. Its scholarship program is currently available in Massachusetts only, and all reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Massachusetts.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Power Forward Inc gives
- 67% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $47K (2023) to $320K (2024). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $223K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hope Beyond Hope Weymouth, MA | Sober Living Home Scholarship | $41,828 |
| Addiction Treatment Center of New England Brighton, MA | Sober Living Home Scholarship | $30,943 |
| Gilly's House Wrentham, MA | Sober Living Home Scholarship | $28,431 |
| 2 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $46,196 |
| Michael J Dias Foundation Springfield, MA | Sober Living Home Scholarship | $19,951 |
| Association for Sober Living North Attleborough, MA | Sober Living Home Scholarship | $11,485 |
| Grit and Grace Sober Living Attleboro, MA | Sober Living Home Scholarship | $11,100 |
| Hope Street Sober Living Attleboro, MA | Sober Living Home Scholarship | $8,171 |
| Rosemary's House Plymouth, MA | Sober Living Home Scholarship | $7,150 |
| Ruth's Way for Women East Boston, MA | Sober Living Home Scholarship | $6,150 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The organization reported 13 grants in 2025, 12 in 2024, and 2 in 2023.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $345,819 | $757,307 | $567,317 | $222,520 | 13 | $564 |
| 2024 | $134,665 | $430,604 | $561,081 | $320,244 | 12 | $356 |
| 2023 | $211,851 | $293,402 | $114,268 | $46,515 | 2 | — |
| 2022 | $32,327 | $33,451 | $113,557 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $110,141 | $194,106 | $91,327 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $7,362 | $10,449 | $8,421 | — | — | — |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Power Forward states that its mission is to end the stigma of substance abuse by developing programs that provide high-risk communities with messages of prevention, education, and recovery. Its stated focus areas include education, empowerment, and innovation.
Its sober-living scholarships provide three to six weeks of housing at vetted partner homes in Massachusetts. The organization says scholarship expenses are paid directly to sober homes, and recipients complete weekly questionnaires about activities such as attending meetings. Its website also describes the DOER Project, developed in collaboration with M.I.T., as studying the effects of service dogs on recovery, and says the tracking platform is in beta testing at a few Massachusetts sober-living homes.
Among organizations it supported in 2025, Addiction Treatment Center of New England described its mission as alleviating the physical, mental, and spiritual anguish of drug addiction for individuals, families, and communities using available modalities, including prevention. Gillys House described its mission as providing a sober house for recovering addicts. Michael J Dias Foundation described its mission as substance-abuse education and sober living.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Power Forward reported 13 grants totaling $222,520. Individual grants ranged from $5,160 to $41,828, with a median of $11,485. The reported grant purposes were sober-living home scholarships.
The largest reported grants included $41,828 to Hope Beyond Hope, $30,943 to Addiction Treatment Center of New England, $28,431 to Gilly’s House, and $27,346 to an individual recipient. Other notable grants were $19,951 to Michael J Dias Foundation and $18,850 to an individual recipient The 2025 filing also says the organization spent approximately $245,000 on sober-living scholarships and supported individuals with approximately 1,100 weeks of support; that program spending figure is distinct from the reported grant total.
The scholarship program is described as currently open. Applicants are directed to choose a home from the affiliated list, apply to that residence, and, if accepted, submit an online Power Forward scholarship application. The website says scholarships are limited to listed homes and that recipients must meet expectations including completing treatment goals, following facility rules, developing a recovery plan, attending outside meetings, and having an after-care plan. The program is currently available in Massachusetts only.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Kelli Wilson as CEO and President, Gina Donahue as Clerk, and Donald Wilson as Treasurer. Directors listed on that filing are Maureen Crowley Heil, Michael Hamrock MD, Dana Lindsey, Meg Sheedy, Kristen Gilot-Dowd, Chanel Belim, and Patricia Ryan.
Power Forward Inc is led by Kelli Wilson, CEO & President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 3 of 11 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kelli Wilson
CEO & President
President → CEO & President, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$25K (2025)
Dana Lindsey
Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$42K (2024) → $48K (2025)
Patricia Ryan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$24K (2025)
Maureen Crowley Heil
Director
Director → Clerk, 2021
Clerk → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Hamrock MD
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Meg Sheedy
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chanel Belim
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eddie Yerage
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristen Gilot-Dowd
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donald Wilson
Treasurer
Director → Clerk, 2023
Clerk → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gina Donahue
Clerk
Treasurer → Clerk, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Frank White Til Jan (2024) — Director
- Former: John Waldstein Til Nov (2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Frank White (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: John Waldstein (2023) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $48K, to Dana Lindsey (Director). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Power Forward Inc
How much does Power Forward Inc give each year?
Power Forward Inc gave $223K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $320K across 12 grants.
What is Power Forward Inc's typical grant size?
Power Forward Inc's median grant in 2025 was $11,485, and its average grant was $17,117, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Power Forward Inc give grants?
Power Forward Inc gives mostly in Massachusetts: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Attleboro, MA (2 grants).
Does Power Forward Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Power Forward Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Sober Living Home Scholarship" (13 grants).
Who are Power Forward Inc's largest grantees?
Power Forward Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Hope Beyond Hope ($41,828), Addiction Treatment Center of New England ($30,943) and Gilly's House ($28,431), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 2 individual scholarships ($46,196), which are not listed by name. Together they received 45% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Power Forward Inc?
Power Forward Inc reported $346K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $757K.
What does Power Forward Inc fund?
Power Forward states that its mission is to end the stigma of substance abuse by developing programs that provide high-risk communities with messages of prevention, education, and recovery. Its stated focus areas include education, empowerment, and innovation. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Power Forward Inc?
The website directs individuals to apply online after being accepted by an affiliated sober-living home. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Power Forward Inc's EIN?
Power Forward Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-4404034. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 2, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Power Forward Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/power-forward-inc-morg_f54fad5fb2d948caa1cf499cfe7b6a68
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