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Form 990-PFTax year 2022EIN 23-2581520

Posel Foundation

A private foundation in Philadelphia, PA. Its return for tax year 2022 lists 29 grants and $339,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2022 (period ending Aug 31, 2023), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2022

    $339,500

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2021

    $285,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $350,873

  • Tax year 2020

    $587,000

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $538,438

  • Tax year 2019

    $5,105,407

    Grants listed
    110
    Assets, end of year
    $938,407

  • Tax year 2018

    $504,200

    Grants listed
    81
    Assets, end of year
    $2,482,882

Grants paid in 2022

29 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Center for Victims of TortureSaint Paul, MN

    General support

    $72,000
  2. Syrian American Medical SocietyWashington, DC

    General support

    $27,500
  3. Reader to ReaderAmherst, MA

    General support

    $20,000
  4. Democracy NowNew York, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  5. Equal Justice USASilver Spring, MD

    General support

    $15,000
  6. Partners in HealthBoston, MA

    General support

    $15,000
  7. American Friends Service CommitteePhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $10,000
  8. American Indian College FundDenver, CO

    General support

    $10,000
  9. Center for Transformative ActionIthaca, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  10. EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  11. Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, AL

    General support

    $10,000
  12. Finger Lakes Land TrustIthaca, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  13. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  14. Ithaca Community RadioIthaca, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  15. Ithaca Welcomes RefugeesIthaca, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  16. Plenty InternationalSummertown, TN

    General support

    $10,000
  17. SoilSherburne, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  18. WCCNMadison, WI

    General support

    $10,000
  19. Center for Constitutional RightsNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  20. Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  21. Legal Services for Prisoners with ChildrenOakland, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  22. New Israel FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  23. One Percent for AmericaBoston, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  24. Oxfam AmericaBoston, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  25. Prison RadioSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  26. Project on Government OversightWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000
  27. Quixote CenterSandy Spring, MD

    General support

    $5,000
  28. Tompkins County Workers CenterIthaca, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  29. Vvaw IncSaint Francis, WI

    General support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. International aid6 grants $107,00044% of the total
  2. Civil rights4 grants $35,00014% of the total
  3. Environment2 grants $20,0008% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $20,0008% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $15,0006% of the total
  6. Human services2 grants $15,0006% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $30,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York10 grants $95,000
  2. Minnesota1 grant $72,000
  3. District of Columbia3 grants $42,500
  4. Massachusetts3 grants $30,000
  5. California3 grants $20,000
  6. Maryland2 grants $20,000
  7. Pennsylvania2 grants $15,000
  8. Wisconsin2 grants $15,000
  9. Alabama1 grant $10,000
  10. Colorado1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Anne PoselPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ellen PoselVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Frances PoselSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

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