The Posse Foundation
The Posse Foundation
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About this organization
Mission
The Posse Foundation benefits both students and college campuses and is rooted in the belief that a small, diverse group of talented students – a 'posse' – carefully selected and trained, serves as a catalyst for individual and community development. As the United States becomes an increasingly multicultural society, Posse believes that the leaders of the 21st century should reflect the country's rich demographic mix. The key to a promising future for our nation rests on the ability of strong leaders from diverse backgrounds to develop consensus solutions to complex social problems. Posse's primary aim is to cultivate these leaders of tomorrow.
About
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 a year 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.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
According to the filing, the non-profit's mission is “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.”.
When referring to its actions, they were described as: “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.”.
- According to the law, the state of operation reported by the non-profit is NY.
- As per the filing, the address of the non-profit for 2020 is 14 WALL STREET NO 8A-60, NEW YORK, NY, 10005.
- According to their form, the non-profit as of 2020 has a total of 237 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $2,025,098.
- The organization has 45 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1989.
- The organization pays $12,673,095 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $2,163,356 in fundraising expenses.
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