POWEROPTIONS INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: POWEROPTIONS INC (EIN 22-3041893)
Tax period: 2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed: 2018-10-24
IRS object ID: 201832979349301313
Schema version: 2017v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-10-24T13:20:18-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	042571780	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ALEXANDER ARONSON FINNING & CO PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	50 WASHINGTON STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	WESTBOROUGH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01581	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	223041893	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	POWEROPTIONS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	POWE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6177378480	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	129 SOUTH STREET 5TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02111	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CYNTHIA ARCATE	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT & CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6177378480	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-10-16	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DAVID KELLEHER CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01059560	PTIN
Phone	5083669100	PhoneNum
Preparation	2018-10-05	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	64.238.141.162	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2018-10-16	IPDt
IP Tm	15:02:23	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	C6EEA8951B55E8B6A746B93B5E5C2F4BCDF7BC32	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	CB2B07AFD6767982BCB28B09646F6ACBACA35001	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2018-06-14 16:35:46Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	CYNTHIA ARCATE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	129 SOUTH STREET - 5TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02111	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$4,726,737	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.POWEROPTIONS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1989	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	POWEROPTIONS IS A NON-PROFIT ENERGY BUYING CONSORTIUM FOR NON-PROFITS, CITIES, TOWNS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND. IT PROVIDES MORE THAN 400 MEMBERS WITH PRE-NEGOTIATED TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ELECTRICITY, NATURAL GAS SUPPLY AND SOLAR POWER, WHICH HAVE BEEN COMPETITVELY PROCURED ON BEHALF OF THE CONSORTIUM.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	10	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	10	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	11	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$3,824,125	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$3,144,415	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$98,204	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$232,563	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,922,329	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,376,978	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$202,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,428,427	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,537,458	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,456,546	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,767,361	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,884,973	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,506,819	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,037,356	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$129,841	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$6,325,026	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$6,734,691	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$644,783	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,002,761	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$5,680,243	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$5,731,930	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MISSION OF POWEROPTIONS IS TO USE THE LEVERAGE OF ITS LARGE NON-PROFIT MEMBERSHIP TO SECURE FAVORABLE PRICING TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ENERGY AND ENERGY RELATED SERVICES IN THE COMPETITIVE MARKET. IN DOING SO, POWEROPTIONS HELPS ITS MEMBERS SAVE MONEY THAT CAN BE DEPLOYED IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE MISSIONS OF THE INDIVIDUAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CONSORTIUM.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,734,499	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$202,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$3,144,415	RevenueAmt
Desc	POWEROPTIONS CONDUCTS COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENTS FOR ENERGY AND ENERGY RELATED SERVICES ON BEHALF OF THE CONSORTIUM OF MORE THAN 400 MEMBERS. THIS REQUIRES THE HIRING OF CONSULTANTS AND LEGAL SERVICES TO EVALUATE AND NEGOTIATE THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE MEMBERS. ON AN ON-GOING BASIS, POWEROPTIONS STAFF FACILITATES THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE MARKETING OF THE PROGRAM, ASSISTS MEMBERS WITH BILLING DISPUTES WITH THE SUPPLIERS AND DEVELOPS NEW PROGRAM OPTIONS FOR THE CONSORTIUM. IN THE SPRING OF 2018, POWEROPTIONS PROVIDED CASH GRANTS TO CERTAIN OF ITS MEMBERS AS PART OF A CELEBRATION OF ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY. THE GRANTS WERE MADE TO ASSIST THOSE MEMBERS IN FULFILLING THEIR RESPECTIVE MISSIONS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,734,499	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	19	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	10	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	POWEROPTIONS ATTN CYNTHIA ARCATE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6177378480	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	129 SOUTH STREET - 5TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02111	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
CHRISTINE SCHUSTER
BOARD CHAIR AND TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN DICKSON
BOARD TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JANET GAIL BESSER
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TINA BENNETT
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
IKE PAPADOPOULOS
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN COCHRANE
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BARBARA KATES-GARNICK
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PATRICIA BEGROWICZ
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EMILY REICHERT
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MOUMITA PURKAYASTHA
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FREDERICK KLEIN
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT RUDDOCK ESQ
SECRETARY & CLERK	1.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CYNTHIA A ARCATE
PRESIDENT AND CEO	40.00		Yes (X)	$263,774	$0	$42,627
MARGARET LUSARDI
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	40.00		Yes (X)	$206,564	$0	$28,881
LIAM SULLIVAN
VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING	40.00		Yes (X)	$153,369	$0	$32,547
TOBY AST
DIRECTOR OF INNOVATION	40.00			$126,066	$0	$25,657	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$749,773	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$129,712	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
HOWELL ENERGY CONSULTING LLC
494 FERN STREET	WEST HARTFORD	CT	06107	ENERGY CONSULTANT	$136,852
GLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP LLC
215 PARK AVENUE SOUTH	NEW YORK	NY	10003	STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS	$131,637
BROWN RUDNICK LLP
ONE FINANCIAL CENTER	BOSTON	MA	02111	LEGAL	$111,562

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ENERGY SUPPLIER CONTRACT FEES	221000	$2,953,538	$2,953,538
PROGRAM PARTICIPATION FEE	211110	$190,877	$190,877

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$3,144,415	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$156,637	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$156,637	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,425,685	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,349,759	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$75,926	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$75,926	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$75,926	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,376,978	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,144,415	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$232,563	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$202,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$202,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$762,741	TotalAmt
Program Services	$686,466	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$76,275	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$538,300	TotalAmt
Program Services	$484,470	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$53,830	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,910	TotalAmt
Program Services	$41,319	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,591	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$114,135	TotalAmt
Program Services	$102,722	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,413	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$76,372	TotalAmt
Program Services	$68,735	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,637	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$250,827	TotalAmt
Program Services	$207,271	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$43,556	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$112,257	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,586	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$103,671	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$78,325	TotalAmt
Program Services	$48,025	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$30,300	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,100	TotalAmt
Management And General	$45,100	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$445,267	TotalAmt
Program Services	$259,736	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$185,531	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$266,137	TotalAmt
Program Services	$266,137	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,792	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,521	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,271	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,313	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,782	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,531	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$189,269	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,927	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$170,342	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$42,092	TotalAmt
Program Services	$42,092	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,951	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,256	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,695	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,898	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,490	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,408	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGI	$200,000	$200,000
MISCELLANEOUS	$30,383	$26,214	$4,169
BAD DEBT	$8,750	$8,750

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,506,819	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,734,499	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$772,320	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$416,074	BOYAmt
EOY	$167,733	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,102	BOYAmt
EOY	$229,426	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,901	BOYAmt
EOY	$74,351	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$45,432	BOYAmt
EOY	$70,253	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$149,095	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$114,931	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,744	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,164	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,760,217	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,129,208	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,556	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,556	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,325,026	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,734,691	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$267,561	BOYAmt
EOY	$619,274	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$377,222	BOYAmt
EOY	$383,487	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$644,783	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,002,761	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,680,243	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,731,930	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,680,243	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,731,930	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,325,026	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,734,691	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$129,841	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$181,528	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	Yes (1)	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$149,095	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$114,931	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$34,164	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$34,164	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,513,406	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$181,528	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$181,528	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,331,878	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$45,100	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$45,100	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,376,978	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,461,719	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,461,719	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$45,100	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$45,100	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,506,819	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	POWEROPTIONS ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC TOPIC, INCOME TAXES. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REGARDING A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. POWEROPTIONS HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHICH QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT JUNE 30, 2018. POWEROPTIONS' INFORMATION RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (20 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE OF BOSTON
10 CHANDLER STREET	BOSTON	MA	02116	042103714	501C3	$10,000	AWARD AS PART OF POWEROPTIONS' TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
ARTSPACE INC
63 SUMMER STREET	MAYNARD	MA	01754	042986718	501C3	$10,000	AWARD AS PART OF POWEROPTIONS' TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
BAY PATH UNIVERSITY
588 LONGMEADOW ST	LONGMEADOW	MA	01106	042103865	501C3	$10,000	AWARD AS PART OF POWEROPTIONS' TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
COMMUNITY SERVINGS
18 MARBURY TERRACE	JAMAICA PLAIN	MA	02130	223154028	501C3	$10,000	AWARD AS PART OF POWEROPTIONS' TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
ECOTARIUM
222 HARRINGTON WAY	WORCESTER	MA	01604	042105868	501C3	$10,000	AWARD AS PART OF POWEROPTIONS' TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
FITCHBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS
376 SOUTH STREET	FITCHBURG	MA	01420			$10,000	AWARD AS PART OF POWEROPTIONS' TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
HARBORLIGHT COMMUNITY PARTNERS
PO BOX 507	BEVERLY	MA	01915	042313571	501C3	$10,000	AWARD AS PART OF POWEROPTIONS' TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
LANDMARK SCHOOL
429 HALE ST	PRIDES CROSSING	MA	01965	042429311	501C3	$10,000	AWARD AS PART OF POWEROPTIONS' TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
MALDEN YMCA
99 DARTMOUTH STREET	MALDEN	MA	02148	042105874	501C3	$10,000	AWARD AS PART OF POWEROPTIONS' TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
MANAGED HEALTH RESOURCES
259 LOWELL STREET	SOMERVILLE	MA	02144	043189108	501C3	$10,000	AWARD AS PART OF POWEROPTIONS' TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
MANET COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
110 WEST SQUANTUM STREET	NORTH QUINCY	MA	02171	042646695	501C3	$10,000	AWARD AS PART OF POWEROPTIONS' TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
METROWEST YMCA
280 OLD CONNECTICUT PATH	FRAMINGHAM	MA	01701	042281530	501C3	$10,000	AWARD AS PART OF POWEROPTIONS' TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
NEW BEDFORD HOUSING AUTHORITY
128 UNION STREET 4TH FL	NEW BEDFORD	MA	02740	046003481		$10,000	AWARD AS PART OF POWEROPTIONS' TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
ROGERSON COMMUNITIES
ONE FLORENCE STREET	BOSTON	MA	02131	042104319	501C3	$10,000	AWARD AS PART OF POWEROPTIONS' TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
SAN JUAN CENTER INC
1283 MAIN STREET	HARTFORD	CT	06106	060890788	501C3	$10,000	AWARD AS PART OF POWEROPTIONS' TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN BOSTON
51 BLOSSOM STREET	BOSTON	MA	02114	362193608	501C3	$10,000	AWARD AS PART OF POWEROPTIONS' TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
WINCHENDON HOUSING AUTHORITY
108 IPSWICH DRIVE	WINCHENDON	MA	01475	042310082		$10,000	AWARD AS PART OF POWEROPTIONS' TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
WORK INC
25 BEACH STREET	DORCHESTER	MA	02122	237100726	501C3	$10,000	AWARD AS PART OF POWEROPTIONS' TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES UPHELD INC
81 PLANTATION STREET	WORCESTER	MA	01604	042925844	501C3	$10,000	AWARD AS PART OF POWEROPTIONS' TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
CHARLES RIVER CENTER
59 EAST MILITIA HEIGHTS DRIVE	NEEDHAM	MA	02492	042393108	501C3	$10,000	AWARD AS PART OF POWEROPTIONS' TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	POWEROPTIONS CONDUCTS FIELD INVESTIGATIONS TO REVIEW HOW ITS MEMBERS USE THE GRANT FUNDS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CYNTHIA A ARCATE
PRESIDENT AND CEO	$239,781	$0	$23,993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$42,627	$0	$306,401	$0	$0	$0
MARGARET LUSARDI
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	$187,653	$0	$18,911	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$28,881	$0	$235,445	$0	$0	$0
LIAM SULLIVAN
VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING	$139,464	$0	$13,905	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$32,547	$0	$185,916	$0	$0	$0
TOBY AST
DIRECTOR OF INNOVATION	$114,541	$0	$11,525	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$25,657	$0	$151,723	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	THE BY-LAWS WERE CHANGED TO MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND CURRENT PRACTICES OF THE TREASURER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11 - FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS - THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C - CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY - TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND RETURN AN ANNUAL CONFLICT DISCLOSURE QUESTIONNAIRE DISTRIBUTED BY POWEROPTIONS AND MAINTAINED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S RECORDS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15 - EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION - THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR REVIEWING AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD FOR THE COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED PERIODICALLY. A SALARY SURVEY IS CONDUCTED BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY FIRM THAT USES A PROPRIETARY JOB EVALUATION MODEL
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 - PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS - ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST WITHIN THE TIMEFRAMES AS REQUIRED.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	OTHER CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 7,544. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 27,244. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 34,788. PAYROLL PROCESSING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 18,220. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 18,220. ENERGY CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 252,192. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 252,192. STRATEGIC PLANNING CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 140,067. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 140,067.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.