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Poise Foundation
Poise Foundation reported $3.9 million in revenue and $4.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $79.82 went to program services, $17.13 to management and general costs and $3.05 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 85.0% of the total. Government grants made up 7.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $193,181 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 31% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $4.0MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $3.9MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 79.8% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 17.1% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.1% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.04 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 85.0% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 7.4% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $193,181 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 4.84% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 40.1 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 9 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseProvided grants and program support to organizations that are designed to strengthen educational, economic or cultural opportunities for the black community. The foundation provides grants to nonprofit charitable organizations that execute programs and services in line with the foundation's mission. This also includes providing grants and administration services for third party organizations due to foundation's grants administration expertise and knowledge and relationship to the community served
Poise acts as a fiscal sponsor for various programs, projects and organizations that are not defined as charitable organizations based on the internal revenue code or qualified organizations seeking to increase their capacity through fiscal sponsorship
Education improvement tax credit. Provided scholarships to families attending private schools for pre kindergarten through twelfth grade. This program is funded by corporate and other qualifying donations which provide the donors a tax credit towards their pennsylvania tax liability
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $157,325 | $0 | $35,856 | $193,181 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 45.00 hrs/week | $142,325 | $0 | $5,408 | $147,733 |
| MANAGING DIRECTOR OF BLACK EQUITY COALITION Highest compensated employee, 45.00 hrs/week | $130,000 | $0 | $14,999 | $144,999 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Poise Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $341K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b9 · 9 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 511
- Volunteers Part I, line 613
Private foundation grants it received
12 private foundations reported grants to Poise Foundation totaling $4.7M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Poise Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Poise Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Poise Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Poise Foundation reported that 79.8% of its $4.0 million in expenses went to program services, 17.1% to management and general and 3.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Poise Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Poise Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $193,181, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Poise Foundation get its money?
Of $3.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 85.0% came from contributions and grants (including 7.4% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Poise Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 25-1393426 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202602389349301300 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202512549349300016 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202432569349300938 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202321939349301222 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202233119349303598 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123169349305912 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043219349300804 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 25-1393426: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.