Reality Check

What Reality Check does

Reality Check is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, founded in 2008 by Mary Drew, a person in long-term recovery from alcoholism. The organization delivers addiction-related prevention, treatment referral, and recovery support services across New Hampshire's Monadnock Region. Its service portfolio spans K-12 prevention education delivered directly into three Monadnock Region school districts, a Recovery Friendly Workplace program for employers, teen and youth leadership programs, veteran services (Got Your Six Veterans Group), recovery support groups, treatment referral partnerships (including the statewide Doorway system), and free professional training and certifications in the addiction field, including recovery coach and prevention specialist preparation. Under CEO Mary Drew's direction, the organization has trained more than 200 Recovery Coaches, three of whom have opened their own recovery centers in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

The underlying "technology" consists of evidence-based prevention curricula and structured program delivery rather than a software platform; services are delivered in person at the Jaffrey headquarters and via Zoom-based online meetings, training, and coalition convenings. The organization's business model is a grant-funded nonprofit: it does not charge for services. Revenue streams are federal grants (SAMHSA STOP and BCOR; CDC Drug-Free Communities), state grants (NH HarborCare, NH Opioid Abatement), municipal support, and individual donations. The organization holds 501(c)(3) status, a Candid Platinum Seal of transparency (2025), and a Charity Navigator rating. Operations are governed by a Board of Directors and led by a small senior team including a Director of Finance & Grants Manager and a Director of Prevention Services with 20+ years of addiction services experience.

Name

Reality Check

Legal name

Reality Check

Website

https://realitychecknow.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Reality Check is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Jaffrey, NH providing free addiction prevention education, treatment referrals, and recovery support across New Hampshire's Monadnock Region, serving K-12 schools, employers, veterans, teens, and individuals in recovery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Substance Abuse Prevention & Recovery Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Educational Services (611)

akta.pro primary industry

Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services (BPAGAEAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Substance Use Prevention & Student Assistance Programs (School-Based) (EDAKAMAJ), Substance Use Prevention & Recovery Services (EDALAFAE)

Keywords

• Substance abuse prevention
• Addiction recovery services
• Recovery friendly workplace
• Recovery coach training
• Community prevention education

Headquarters

HQ city

Jaffrey

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal Grants: Primary funding from federal grants including Drug-Free Communities grants (5-year grants from CDC), Recovery Friendly Workplace grants, Building Communities of Recovery grants, and Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking (STOP) grants from SAMHSA. Reality Check is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit relying on these grant programs and donations.
2. State Grants: State-level funding including HarborCare grant for peer recovery services and NH Opioid Abatement Community Grant for overdose prevention education and recovery coaching.
3. Donations and Contributions: Individual donations and gifts from supporters. The organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and contributions are tax deductible. Financial statements available upon request.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Reality Check is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing drug and alcohol prevention education to school districts in New Hampshire's Monadnock Region, supported referrals to addiction treatment, and ongoing recovery support services including support groups and recovery housing referrals. The organization also operates the Recovery Friendly Workplace initiative for employers, professional training programs (Recovery Coach Academy and prevention specialist preparation), youth leadership and prevention programs, teen education resources, and veterans support services such as the Got Your Six Veterans Group.

Product overview

Reality Check is a nonprofit service organization offering a portfolio of interconnected prevention, treatment referral, and recovery support programs. The core offerings include drug and alcohol prevention education services for school districts, supported referrals to addiction treatment facilities, and ongoing recovery support services. The organization operates complementary programs including the Recovery Friendly Workplace initiative for employers, professional training and certification programs for addiction workers, youth leadership and prevention programs, teen education resources, and specialized veteran support services. Additional offerings include a resource library with educational materials and community-wide prevention planning frameworks. These programs work together to provide a comprehensive continuum from prevention through recovery support for New Hampshire's Monadnock Region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Drug and Alcohol Prevention Education Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Trained more than 200 Recovery Coaches, with three going on to open their own Recovery Centers in NH and MA
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Partnership to End Addiction: National nonprofit providing family education, prevention resources, and training for addiction. Comparable because Reality Check links to its curricula and provides similar prevention education and family-support services.
• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: National addiction treatment and recovery organization that delivers prevention education, professional training, and recovery support at much larger scale. Comparable as a comprehensive continuum-of-care nonprofit across prevention, treatment, and recovery.
• Phoenix House: National nonprofit operator of residential and outpatient substance use treatment and recovery programs. Comparable as a peer recovery and recovery housing operator in the same addiction services space.
• Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA): National membership organization supporting community drug-free coalitions, including Drug-Free Communities coalitions. Directly comparable because Reality Check runs a Drug-Free Communities coalition in the Monadnock Region.
• Shatterproof: National nonprofit focused on substance use prevention, treatment access, and employer programs. Comparable because its Recovery Friendly Workplace and employer-based resources overlap directly with Reality Check's RFW program.
• Facing Addiction (now part of Partnership to End Addiction): National nonprofit dedicated to ending the addiction crisis through education, advocacy, and resource hubs. Comparable as a hub-and-spoke community resource model in the prevention and recovery space.

Direct peers

• SAFE Project: National nonprofit focused on addiction prevention, treatment, and recovery support including a Recovery Coach training program. Comparable because it operates the same prevention + recovery coach + community coalition model as Reality Check.
• HOPE for NH Recovery: New Hampshire-based nonprofit operating recovery centers and peer recovery support across the state. Comparable as a regional NH peer recovery and recovery community center operator, with overlapping service lines and funding sources.

Regional players

• Granite Pathways: New Hampshire-based nonprofit providing recovery, reentry, and youth substance use prevention services. Comparable as a NH-based community nonprofit with similar prevention, peer recovery, and grant-funded operating model.
• HarborCare: New Hampshire-based nonprofit providing peer recovery services and recovery housing, directly comparable to Reality Check's peer recovery work and specifically referenced as a funder of Reality Check's peer recovery program.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/reality-check-now

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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