The Poses Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The Poses Family Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to organisations it has selected in advance, so a charity that has not been invited should not send it an application.
- In its most recent filing, 96% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so the realistic route in is an existing relationship rather than a cold approach.
- Where a request is invited, a modest ask fits its usual grant: about 8 in 10 of its 442 grants to organisations fall between $1,000 and $150,000, and half were $1,000 or less, though its largest grant was about $13,000,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- The filings show grants mainly in New York, New Jersey and District of Columbia, but no geographic focus is stated, so this describes where its grants have gone rather than who may apply, and the filing records every listed grant's purpose as general, so a request should describe the organisation's needs plainly.
Overview
The Poses Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Florham Park, NJ.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The recorded grants go to a varied set of charitable organisations, including schools, museums and other arts bodies, a synagogue, and medical and health-related organisations. The filing records the stated purpose of every listed grant as general, so it does not identify a more specific common programme purpose. It also says that contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations and that unsolicited requests are not accepted. The available record therefore describes a varied recipient mix with selection limited to organisations selected in advance, rather than a public application route.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, New Jersey and District of Columbia.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 96% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 442 grants to organisations were $1,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 57% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 96% of grant dollars went to organisations The Poses Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 15% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 64 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Understood for All · General$10,670,0002024 tax year
- Community Foundation Of NJ · General$2,000,0002024 tax year
- Share Our Strength · General$793,5002024 tax year
- Whitney Museum of American Art · General$750,8332024 tax year
- Shefa School · General$600,0002024 tax year
- Project Renewal · General$518,0002024 tax year
- Center for European Policy Analysis · General$350,0002024 tax year
- Partnership for Public Service · General$333,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Michael Kosnitzky — Trustee
- R Bruce Fisher — Trustee
- Nadine Ellerthorpe — Treasurer
- Frederic Poses — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $23,839,676 | $14,380,905 | $663,289,611 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $35,018,209 | $24,160,775 | $697,884,675 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $31,804,104 | $18,906,140 | $685,713,723 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- Florham Park, NJ