Grants paid by The Poss Family Foundation C/O Dr Ellen M Poss
EIN 04-3412829 · MA · Form 990-PF, Part XV
The Poss Family Foundation C/O Dr Ellen M Poss of MA (EIN 04-3412829) reported 46 grants paid totaling $10,907,893 to 23 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$10,907,893
46 grants
Recipients
23
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 | $3,018,930 | — |
| 2021 | 9 | $2,645,000 | — |
| 2022 | 12 | $2,308,500 | — |
| 2023 | 3 | $510,000 | — |
| 2024 | 4 | $381,315 | — |
| 2025 | 6 | $2,044,148 | — |
Top recipients
The 23 recipients receiving the most from The Poss Family Foundation C/O Dr Ellen M Poss, by grants paid, out of 23 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Arts Design & Social Research 81-5220809 | B | Wayland, MA | 5 | $2,430,000 | 2025 |
| The Algebra Project Inc 22-3137788 | C | Wayland, MA | 3 | $1,500,000 | 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust 52-7082731 | C | New York, NY | 3 | $1,469,148 | 2025 |
| New York Live Arts 13-6206608 | B | New York, NY | 7 | $1,396,315 | 2025 |
| The Institute of Contemporary Art 04-2104327 | B | Boston, MA | 2 | $1,100,000 | 2021 |
| The Theatre Offensive 04-3039900 | C | Boston, MA | 3 | $850,000 | 2022 |
| The Young People's Theatre Project | U | Portland, OR | 3 | $600,000 | 2022 |
| The Yard 23-7348937 | B | Chilmark, MA | 1 | $550,000 | 2022 |
| Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance 81-2100844 | B | Halliday, ND | 3 | $225,000 | 2022 |
| The Mark Morris Dance Group 13-3577394 | B | Brooklyn, NY | 2 | $200,000 | 2021 |
| Mountain Time Arts 82-2924553 | C | Bozeman, MT | 2 | $135,000 | 2021 |
| Marthas Vineyard Community Services 04-2301598 | C | Oak Bluffs, MA | 1 | $125,000 | 2022 |
| People's Rights Fund 13-3270831 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | 2022 |
| Young Dance Collective Inc 27-1014778 | B | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $78,930 | 2020 |
| Idris Ackamoor and Cultural Odyssey 94-2955032 | C | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2020 |
| Cullen Them | U | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $20,000 | 2022 |
| Honor the Earth | U | Callaway, MN | 1 | $20,000 | 2022 |
| Lakai Arts Inc 88-2168496 | B | Boston, MA | 1 | $20,000 | 2023 |
| Fractured Atlas 11-3451703 | C | New York, NY | 1 | $15,000 | 2020 |
| Hospice & Palliative Care of Martha's Vineyard | U | Vineyard Haven, MA | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The National Trust for 04-3511088 | D | Wayland, MA | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Wgbh Educational Foundation 04-2104397 | B | Boston, MA | 1 | $3,000 | 2022 |
| Our Bodies Ourselves 23-7274169 | C | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $500 | 2022 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 46 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust New York, NY | C | $1,429,998 | paid | PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202641539349100319 |
| 2025 | Center for Arts - Design and Social Research Wayland, MA | B | $450,000 | paid | PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202641539349100319 |
| 2025 | New York Live Arts New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202641539349100319 |
| 2025 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust New York, NY | C | $37,959 | paid | PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202641539349100319 |
| 2025 | New York Live Arts New York, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202641539349100319 |
| 2025 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust New York, NY | C | $1,191 | paid | PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202641539349100319 |
| 2024 | New York Live Arts New York, NY | B | $200,000 | paid | PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202541329349100214 |
| 2024 | New York Live Arts New York, NY | B | $151,215 | paid | PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202541329349100214 |
| 2024 | New York Live Arts New York, NY | B | $20,100 | paid | PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202541329349100214 |
| 2024 | Hospice & Palliative Care of Martha's Vineyard Vineyard Haven, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202541329349100214 |
| 2023 | Center for Arts Design & Social Research Wayland, MA | B | $480,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202413209349102596 |
| 2023 | Lakai Arts Inc Boston, MA | B | $20,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202413209349102596 |
| 2023 | The National Trust for Wayland, MA | D | $10,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202413209349102596 |
| 2022 | The Yard Chilmark, MA | B | $550,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202400479349100100 |
| 2022 | The Algebra Project Inc Wayland, MA | C | $500,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202400479349100100 |
| 2022 | Center for Arts Design & Social Research Wayland, MA | B | $500,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202400479349100100 |
| 2022 | The Theatre Offensive Boston, MA | C | $250,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202400479349100100 |
| 2022 | The Young People's Theatre Project Portland, OR | U | $200,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202400479349100100 |
| 2022 | Marthas Vineyard Community Services Oak Bluffs, MA | C | $125,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202400479349100100 |
| 2022 | People's Rights Fund New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202400479349100100 |
| 2022 | Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance Halliday, ND | B | $40,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202400479349100100 |
| 2022 | Cullen Them Brooklyn, NY | U | $20,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE. | 202400479349100100 |
| 2022 | Honor the Earth Callaway, MN | U | $20,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE. | 202400479349100100 |
| 2022 | Wgbh Educational Foundation Boston, MA | B | $3,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202400479349100100 |
| 2022 | Our Bodies Ourselves Cambridge, MA | C | $500 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202400479349100100 |
| 2021 | The Algebra Project Inc Cambridge, MA | B | $500,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202201339349104050 |
| 2021 | Center for Arts Design & Social Research Wayland, MA | B | $500,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202201339349104050 |
| 2021 | New York Live Arts New York, NY | B | $450,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202201339349104050 |
| 2021 | The Theatre Offensive Boston, MA | C | $350,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202201339349104050 |
| 2021 | The Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, MA | B | $350,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202201339349104050 |
| 2021 | The Young People's Theatre Project Portland, OR | U | $200,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202201339349104050 |
| 2021 | Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance Halliday, ND | B | $110,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202201339349104050 |
| 2021 | The Mark Morris Dance Group Brooklyn, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202201339349104050 |
| 2021 | Mountain Time Arts Bozeman, MT | C | $85,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202201339349104050 |
| 2020 | The Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, MA | B | $750,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202133169349102488 |
| 2020 | Center for Arts Design & Social Research Wayland, MA | B | $500,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202133169349102488 |
| 2020 | The Algebra Project Inc Cambridge, MA | B | $500,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202133169349102488 |
| 2020 | New York Live Arts New York, NY | B | $450,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202133169349102488 |
| 2020 | The Theatre Offensive Boston, MA | C | $250,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202133169349102488 |
| 2020 | The Young People's Theatre Project Portland, OR | U | $200,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202133169349102488 |
| 2020 | The Mark Morris Dance Group Brooklyn, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202133169349102488 |
| 2020 | Young Dance Collective Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $78,930 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202133169349102488 |
| 2020 | Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance Halliday, ND | B | $75,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202133169349102488 |
| 2020 | Idris Ackamoor and Cultural Odyssey San Francisco, CA | C | $50,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202133169349102488 |
| 2020 | Mountain Time Arts Bozeman, MT | C | $50,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202133169349102488 |
| 2020 | Fractured Atlas New York, NY | C | $15,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202133169349102488 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-11-30 | not stated | 2025v4.0 | 202641539349100319 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.0 | 202541329349100214 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202413209349102596 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202400479349100100 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202201339349104050 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202133169349102488 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/043412829.json.
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