What kinds of programs does The Posse Foundation Inc. fund?

Its active programs include Posse Scholars, Posse Arts, Posse Veterans, Posse STEM, the Jeff Ubben Posse Fellows Program, and Posse Virtual. Across those programs, the emphasis is on higher education access, leadership development, student success, and career advancement for Posse participants.

How large are typical grants?

Typical grants are $100,000, with the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile all at $100,000. The recent grants list also includes larger awards such as $200,000 and $300,000 to campus partners.

Do grants go to one-time recipients or repeat partners?

Repeat partners are common. Case Western Reserve University appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Texas A&M University appears in 2024 and 2025; and Villanova University, Centre College, Bard College, and Purdue University also receive support in multiple years.

What population does the foundation primarily support?

The foundation supports Posse program participants, including college students and scholars, plus campus communities. Its named program lines also extend to students in the arts, STEM, and veterans education.

Are the grants limited to a single state or region?

No. The geographic scope is national, and all recent grants go to U.S. recipients. The top state by grant count is New Jersey, but recent awards also reach Texas, Ohio, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, New York, North Carolina, Minnesota, Indiana, and Virginia.

Posse Foundation

Name: Posse Foundation — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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NEW YORK, NYWebsite2124051691

About Posse Foundation

Posse and its partner institutions empower diverse groups of leaders who transform communities, this country and the world.

Focus Areas

higher education accessleadership developmentcollege retention and successSTEM educationveterans education and supportarts programscareer preparation

Who They Fund

Posse program participants (college students)college campus communities

Funding Style

program supportunrestricted/flexible fundingno reporting requirement

About Posse Foundation

The Posse Foundation Inc. concentrates its grantmaking on campus-based Posse programs that connect students with partner colleges and universities and then support them through college. Recent awards show a steady stream of support for institutions that host those cohorts, including $300,000 to Texas A&M University in College Station and $200,000 to Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. The pattern fits the organization’s broader model: scholarship-based access, leadership development, and student success are built into the program itself, rather than offered as separate, one-off services. That approach reaches beyond a single program line. The foundation also funds Posse Arts, Posse Veterans, Posse STEM, and the Jeff Ubben Posse Fellows Program, indicating that it serves multiple student populations while keeping the same core structure of scholar identification, campus placement, and ongoing support. The grants are intended to support the Posse program on each campus and are not specifically restricted within that framework, which gives recipient institutions flexibility in how they use the funds. Across the recent grants list, the foundation appears as a consistent institutional supporter of higher education access and retention.

What Posse Foundation Funds

Higher education access is the clearest thread in The Posse Foundation Inc.’s grantmaking. It gave $200,000 to Vanderbilt University in Nashville and $100,000 to Rutgers the State University in Piscataway to support the Posse program on each campus. Those grants align with a model that places scholars at partner institutions and keeps them connected through ongoing support. The foundation also backs arts-focused and STEM-focused pathways through its program structure. Its Posse Arts Program serves students with strong interest and talent in the arts, while the Posse STEM Program supports students pursuing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields at partner colleges and universities. Veterans are another named population through the Posse Veterans Program, and the Jeff Ubben Posse Fellows Program extends fellowship-related support for scholars and alumni.

How Posse Foundation Gives

Typical grant size is tightly clustered at $100,000, with the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile all at that level. Recent awards also show larger institutional grants such as $300,000 and $200,000, but the modal pattern is a recurring $100,000 campus grant. The same colleges appear across multiple years, including Case Western Reserve University, Texas A&M University, Villanova University, Centre College, and Bard College, which points to repeat support rather than one-time gifts. The foundation is a private operating-style funder tied to a scholarship-and-support model, and the grants require no reporting within the campus support framework.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$2.3M

Total Assets

$189.2M

Total Revenue

$32.6M

Total Expenses

$32M

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $100K and $100K, with a median of $100K.

25th Percentile

$100K

Median

$100K

75th Percentile

$100K

Geographic Reach

National15 states funded

About 11% of grants go to recipients in MN.

Funding intensity

Low

High

Headquarters

Leadership

DEBORAH BIAL

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY	COLLEGE STATION, TX	$300,000	2025	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY	NASHVILLE, TN	$200,000	2025	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY	CLEVELAND, OH	$200,000	2025	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE	PORTLAND, OR	$100,000	2025	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY	PISCATAWAY, NJ	$100,000	2025	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY	VILLANOVA, PA	$100,000	2025	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
CENTRE COLLEGE	DANVILLE, KY	$100,000	2025	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
WILLIAM & MARY	WILLIAMSBURG, VA	$100,000	2025	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS	WINSTON SALEM, NC	$100,000	2025	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA	CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA	$100,000	2025	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
PURDUE UNIVERSITY	WEST LAFAYETTE, IN	$100,000	2025	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
BARD COLLEGE	ANNANDALEONHUDSON, NY	$100,000	2025	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
MACALESTER COLLEGE	MACALESTER COLLEGE, MN	$100,000	2025	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY	SANTA CLARA, CA	$100,000	2025	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
CORNELL COLLEGE	MT VERNON, LA	$100,000	2025	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
DAVIDSON COLLEGE	DAVIDSON, NC	$100,000	2025	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
WHITMAN COLLEGE	WALLA WALL, WA	$100,000	2025	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES	GENEVA, NY	$100,000	2025	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
ST OLAF COLLEGE	NORTHFIELD, MN	$100,000	2025	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY	COLLEGE STATION, TX	$200,000	2024	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY	CLEVELAND, OH	$200,000	2024	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
MACALESTER COLLEGE	MACALESTER COLLEGE, MN	$100,000	2024	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
BARD COLLEGE	ANNANDALEONHUDSON, NY	$100,000	2024	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
ST OLAF COLLEGE	NORTHFIELD, MN	$100,000	2024	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES	GENEVA, NY	$100,000	2024	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS	WINSTON SALEM, NC	$100,000	2024	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
CORNELL COLLEGE	MT VERNON, LA	$100,000	2024	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
PURDUE UNIVERSITY	WEST LAFAYETTE, IN	$100,000	2024	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY	PISCATAWAY, NJ	$100,000	2024	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY	VILLANOVA, PA	$100,000	2024	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
CENTRE COLLEGE	DANVILLE, KY	$100,000	2024	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE	PORTLAND, OR	$100,000	2024	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA	CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA	$100,000	2024	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
DAVIDSON COLLEGE	DAVIDSON, NC	$100,000	2024	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY	CLEVELAND, OH	$175,000	2023	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY	PISCATAWAY, NJ	$100,000	2023	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
DAVIDSON COLLEGE	DAVIDSON, NC	$100,000	2023	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
CENTRE COLLEGE	DANVILLE, KY	$100,000	2023	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY	BETHLEHEM, PA	$100,000	2023	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
MACALESTER COLLEGE	MACALESTER COLLEGE GRA, MN	$100,000	2023	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
BARD COLLEGE	ANNANDALEONHUDSON, NY	$100,000	2023	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
ST OLAF COLLEGE	NORTHFIELD, MN	$100,000	2023	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
PURDUE UNIVERSITY	WEST LAFAYETTE, IN	$100,000	2023	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY	VILLANOVA, PA	$100,000	2023	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS	WINSTON SALEM, NC	$100,000	2023	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING
WELLESLEY COLLEGE	VILLANOVA, PA	$75,000	2023	GRANTS ARE INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT THE POSSE PROGRAM ON EACH CAMPUS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED WITHIN THAT AND REQUIRE NO REPORTING

Recipient

Location

Amount

Year

Purpose

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE STATION, TX

$300,000

2025