THE POSS FAMILY FOUNDATION

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Plain text THE POSS FAMILY FOUNDATION. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2020–2025. https://furp.org/org/the-poss-family-foundation-043412829. Retrieved 2026-11-09.

APA furp.org. (n.d.). THE POSS FAMILY FOUNDATION [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2020–2025]. Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://furp.org/org/the-poss-family-foundation-043412829

MLA “THE POSS FAMILY FOUNDATION.” furp.org, tax years 2020–2025, https://furp.org/org/the-poss-family-foundation-043412829. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-11-09; covers tax years 2020–2025. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $162K · expenses $2.2M · assets $0

Also known as
C/O DR ELLEN M POSS
EIN
04-3412829
Address
450 WARREN STREET, BROOKLINE, MA 02445
NTEE code
T22 Private Independent Foundations (Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations) inferred (by a small language model from the name and 990 text, confidence 0.70; not an IRS classification)
Exempt type
-
Ruling date
-
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 1 person listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

1 person listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Dr Ellen M Poss TRUSTEE2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DR ELLEN M POSS TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DR ELLEN M POSS TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DR ELLEN M POSS TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DR ELLEN M POSS TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DR ELLEN M POSS TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DR ELLEN M POSS TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2022 · 1 contractor · $0
NameLocationServicePaid
CIBC NATIONAL TRUST COMPANYBOSTON, MAINVESTMENT ADVISORS$0
2021 · 1 contractor · $24K
NameLocationServicePaid
CIBC NATIONAL TRUST COMPANYBOSTON, MAINVESTMENT ADVISORS$24,235
2020 · 1 contractor · $35K
NameLocationServicePaid
CIBC NATIONAL TRUST COMPANYBOSTON, MAINVESTMENT ADVISORS$34,515

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 6 grants to organizations · $2.0M
2024 · 4 grants to organizations · $381K
2023 · 3 grants to organizations · $510K
2022 · 12 grants to organizations · $2.3M
2021 · 9 grants to organizations · $2.6M
2020 · 12 grants to organizations · $3.0M

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2023 · 1 contributor · $510K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ELLEN M POSS Person BROOKLINE, MA $510,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 1 contributor · $6K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ELLEN M POSS Person BROOKLINE, MA $6,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 1 contributor · $6K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ELLEN M POSS Person BROOKLINE, MA $6,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 5 contributors · $1.6M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 ELLEN M POSS Person BROOKLINE, MA $1,005,903$1,005,903 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
4 ELLEN M POSS Person BROOKLINE, MA $338,810$338,810 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
5 ELLEN M POSS Person BROOKLINE, MA $174,480$174,480 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
3 ELLEN M POSS Person BROOKLINE, MA $99,469$99,469 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
1 ELLEN M POSS Person BROOKLINE, MA $13,750- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$161,901$2,187,165 $0$0 -- ---
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$18,158$433,244 $919,465$919,465 -- ---
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$58$523,982 $1,344,869$1,344,869 -- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$666,657$2,371,816 $1,869,342$1,869,342 -- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,512,475$2,677,578 $3,562,868$3,562,868 $6,500- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,819,026$3,068,404 $4,730,184$4,730,184 $1,643,556- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. NTEE: the IRS’s code when it lists one, otherwise FURP’s inferred code. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
DAU FAMILY FOUNDATIONMAT22 $158,248$127,841 President$5,000 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
KAHN FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONMAT22 $161,637$314,141 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
ANDREW FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCMAT22 $156,175$161,106 PRESIDENT AS REQ.$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
SUNFLOWER FOUNDATIONMAT22 $154,767$116,397 PRESIDENT$22,500 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
MARLEE FOUNDATION INCMAT22 $167,545$498,033 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
THE RICHARD AND SALLY ZECKHAUSER FOUNDATIONMAT22 $168,411$514,046 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
DANTE S STEPHENSEN FOUNDATIONMAT22 $166,316$150,205 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
HEIDI E KUNKEL FOUNDATION INCMAT22 $166,540$327,020 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
LORI K AND ROLAND F PEASE JR FOUNDATION INCMAT22 $163,026$104,333 TRUSTEE$407 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
THE WILLIAM V AND BETTY M ELLIS FAMILYMAT22 $154,315$196,142 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
HOMETOWN BANK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCMAT22 $169,093$297,337 PRESIDENT/CLERK/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
DOWDALL FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTMAT22 $168,085$35,355 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
MARLBOROUGH BRIGHAM FAMILY TRUSTMAT22 $156,060$65,681 TRUSTEE AND TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
BUNKY FUNDMAT22 $160,645$206,092 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
ABRAHAM SHAPIRO CHARITY FUND TRUSTMAT22 $170,275$211,479 TRUSTEE AS REQ.$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
TEMPLE BETH AVODAH ENDOWMENT TRUST FUNDMAT22 $157,135$88,080 CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
LINDA K MARINO CHARITABLE TRUSTMAT22 $163,079$143,609 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
ALBERT STEIGER MEMORIAL FUND INCMAT22 $159,308$348,464 VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
ELIZABETH WHITTEMORE CHARITABLE TRUSTMAT22 $169,440$321,312 TRUSTEE$13,680 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
THE FRIEND FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT22 $164,449$7,195,464 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
POOLE FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT22 $164,587$109,784 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
THE GALINSON FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT22 $166,117$6,218,867 CFO$394,290 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
THE GILBANE FAMILY FOUNDATIONRIT22 $168,095$7,719,829 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
H & H FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT22 $166,626$119,376 CEO$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
JL FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT22 $153,900$143,197 DIRECTOR/CEO$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
UNITED WAY MIAMI INC $775,0006 1DAF sponsor2019–2024 THE@JULIANA GREENFIELD FAMILY FOUNDATION
COMBINED JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF GREATER BOSTON INC $647,47225 1DAF sponsor2009–2024 TEMPLE BETH AVODAH ENDOWMENT TRUST FUND
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $140,0003 1DAF sponsor2016–2020 TEMPLE BETH AVODAH ENDOWMENT TRUST FUND
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR $64,0004 2DAF sponsor2017–2022 TEMPLE BETH AVODAH ENDOWMENT TRUST FUND; MARLEE FOUNDATION INC
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM $33,2002 1DAF sponsor2021–2022 TEMPLE BETH AVODAH ENDOWMENT TRUST FUND
MURAR FOUNDATION INC $10,0001 1Private foundation2015–2015 HOUSE FAMILY FOUNDATION
OLANDER FAMILY FOUNDATION $2,5001 1Private foundation2019–2019 HOUSE FAMILY FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $2,187,165 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,044,148 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,044,148 93.5%
Fees: legal $114,971 5.3%
Fees: other professional $28,046 1.3%
Total$2,187,165100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $433,244 spent · pay $0 · grants $381,315 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $381,315 88.0%
Fees: legal $34,663 8.0%
Fees: other professional $17,266 4.0%
Total$433,244100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $523,982 spent · pay $0 · grants $510,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $510,000 97.3%
Fees: other professional $13,969 2.7%
Taxes $13 0.0%
Total$523,982100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $2,371,816 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,308,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,308,500 97.3%
Fees: other professional $30,066 1.3%
Fees: accounting $21,750 0.9%
Taxes $11,500 0.5%
Total$2,371,816100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $2,677,578 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,645,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,645,000 98.8%
Fees: other professional $24,212 0.9%
Fees: accounting $6,500 0.2%
Taxes $1,843 0.1%
Other expenses $23 0.0%
Total$2,677,578100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $3,068,404 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,018,930 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $3,018,930 98.4%
Fees: other professional $34,515 1.1%
Fees: accounting $13,750 0.4%
Taxes $1,200 0.0%
Other expenses $9 0.0%
Total$3,068,404100%

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