POSSE FOUNDATION INC
14 WALL STREET NO 8A-60, NEW YORK, NY 10005 www.possefoundation.org

Total Revenue
$23,049,151
Total Expenses
$24,372,893
Net Assets
$86,977,300

Organizations Filed Purposes: POSSE STARTED BECAUSE OF ONE STUDENT WHO SAID, "I NEVER WOULD HAVE DROPPED OUT OF COLLEGE IF I HAD MY POSSE WITH ME." THE POSSE FOUNDATION, FOUNDED IN 1989, IDENTIFIES PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH EXTRAORDINARY ACADEMIC AND LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL WHO MAY BE OVERLOOKED BY TRADITIONAL COLLEGE SELECTION PROCESSES. THE FOUNDATION EXTENDS TO THESE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE BY PLACING THEM IN SUPPORTIVE, MULTICULTURAL TEAMS ("POSSES") OF 10 STUDENTS. THE FOUNDATION'S PARTNER UNIVERSITIES AWARD POSSE SCHOLARS FOUR-YEAR, FULL-TUITION LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS.

THE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SUB-PROGRAMS: RECRUITMENT, PRE-COLLEGIATE TRAINING, CAMPUS AND CAREER AND ALUMNI. FOR THE RECRUITMENT PROGRAM, FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER EACH YEAR, POSSE CONDUCTS THE DYNAMIC ASSESSMENT PROCESS (DAP), A UNIQUE EVALUATION METHOD DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY YOUNG LEADERS WHO MIGHT BE MISSED BY TRADITIONAL ADMISSIONS CRITERIA, BUT WHO CAN EXCEL AT SELECTIVE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. FOR THE PRE-COLLEGIATE TRAINING PROGRAM FROM JANUARY TO AUGUST OF THEIR SENIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL POSSE SCHOLARS MEET WEEKLY WITH STAFF TRAINERS AND THEIR POSSE PEERS FOR TWO-HOUR WORKSHOPS. THE TRAINING PROGRAM CONSISTS OF WORKSHOPS THAT ADDRESS FOUR AREAS: TEAM BUILDING AND GROUP SUPPORT, CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION, LEADERSHIP AND BECOMING AN ACTIVE AGENT OF CHANGE ON CAMPUS, AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. FOR THE CAMPUS PROGRAM, POSSE STAFF MEMBERS VISIT EACH UNIVERSITY FOUR TIMES AYEAR FOR MEETINGS WITH POSSE SCHOLARS, CAMPUS LIAISONS AND MENTORS. EACH MENTOR MEETS WEEKLY WITH THE POSSE AS A TEAM AND WITH EACH SCHOLAR INDIVIDUALLY EVERY TWO WEEKS DURING THE FIRST TWO YEARS IN COLLEGE. IN ADDITION, POSSE FACILITATES AN ANNUAL WEEKEND-LONG POSSEPLUS RETREAT ATTENDED BY MEMBERS OF THE LARGER STUDENT BODY, FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION, WITH THE GOAL OF DISCUSSING ANY IMPORTANT CAMPUS ISSUES IDENTIFIED BY POSSE SCHOLARS. FOR THE CAREER PROGRAM, POSSE PLAYS AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF OUR SCHOLARS AND ALUMNI BY PROVIDING THEM WITH THE TOOLS AND OPPORTUNITIES NECESSARY TO SECURE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE AND CAREER-ENHANCING INTERNSHIPS AND JOBS. ONE OF THE WAYS POSSE ACHIEVES THIS IS BY PARTNERING WITH EXCEPTIONAL COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS BOTH NATIONALLY AND ABROAD. CURRENTLY, POSSE HAS MORE THAN 175 PARTNER COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS NATIONWIDE. THE CAREER PROGRAM HAS THREE CORE COMPONENTS: THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, CAREER SERVICES AND THE ALUMNI NETWORK.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Deborah BialPRESIDENT40$754,989
Matthew FascianoCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40$257,045
Hedy RomaVP DEVELOPMENT40$199,619
Francis OccenaCFO/CAO40$183,208
Regina BainREGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT40$150,355
Rassan SalandyVP EXTERNAL AFFAIRS40$131,785
Stacey PierceASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT40$125,874
Alba RodriguezVP, POSSE INSTITUTE40$119,976
Zenith HoustonDIR. OF POSSE ATLANTA40$113,498
William PlapingerTRUSTEE2$0
William M Lewis JrTRUSTEE2$0
Susie ScherTRUSTEE2$0
Steven M LefkowitzTRUSTEE2$0
Steve GallucciTRUSTEE4$0
Robbie Oxnard BentTRUSTEE2$0
Rick RizzoTRUSTEE4$0
Richard FainTRUSTEE2$0
Phillip PerelmuterTRUSTEE2$0
Peter SaravisTRUSTEE2$0
Peter E BlackerTRUSTEE4$0
Mitch TruwitTRUSTEE2$0
Michele GanelessTRUSTEE (OUTGOING)2$0
Michael KlugerTRUSTEE2$0
Michael BeckwithTRUSTEE (OUTGOING)4$0
Michael AinslieTRUSTEE, CHAIR EMERITUS2$0
Kurt SimonTRUSTEE2$0
Koby AltmanTRUSTEE2$0
Kim Thu-PosnettTRUSTEE2$0
Kelly GranatTRUSTEE (OUTGOING)2$0
Joshua PaulsonTRUSTEE2$0
Jonathan ThayerTRUSTEE (OUTGOING)4$0
Jonathan GlickmanTRUSTEE2$0
Jon MeyerTRUSTEE2$0
Jeffrey RaichTRUSTEE2$0
Jeff AbbottTRUSTEE (OUTGOING)4$0
James WilcoxTRUSTEE4$0
James S HoyteTRUSTEE2$0
Hon David N DinkinsTRUSTEE2$0
Henry EllenbogenTRUSTEE3$0
Harold Ford JrTRUSTEE2$0
Glenn GreenbergTRUSTEE2$0
Eugene B Shanks JrTRUSTEE3$0
Elizabeth P MyersTRUSTEE2$0
Donella P BrockingtonTRUSTEE4$0
Diane B Patrick EsqTRUSTEE (OUTGOING)3$0
David A ThomasTRUSTEE (OUTGOING)2$0
Daniel WeissTRUSTEE2$0
Dan PickeringTRUSTEE4$0
Chris LordTRUSTEE (OUTGOING)2$0
Charles PhillipsTRUSTEE2$0
Barton J WinokurTRUSTEE2$0
Barbara JanulisTRUSTEE2$0
Annie Seibold DrapeauTRUSTEE4$0
Anne ChwatTRUSTEE2$0
Alberto M CarvalhoTRUSTEE2$0
Alastair BorthwickTRUSTEE3$0
Alan BerroTRUSTEE2$0
Adam TownsendTRUSTEE2$0
Aj MurphyTRUSTEE2$0
Juan RajlinTREASURER4$0
Philip M PeadSECRETARY4$0
Brad SingerCHAIR6$0

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