Jack I and Lillian L Poses Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-6068601

Jack I and Lillian L Poses Foundation is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $698K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $42K. Net investment income was $72K.

Jack I and Lillian L Poses Foundation at a glance

In short: Jack I and Lillian L Poses Foundation gave $42K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$42,000
+48.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$8,400
+48.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$697,973
+3.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (64% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Jack I and Lillian L Poses Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Magic Circle: $20KMagic Circle$20KLeadership Roundtable: $10KLeadership Roundtable$10KWildaid Inc: $5KWildaid Inc$5KNorth Sea Maritime Center: $5KNorth Sea Maritime Center$5KWest 79TH Block Association: $2KWest 79TH Block Association$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Magic Circle ($20K). Together the top 5 received $42K.

Grant Size Distribution

21 grants across all recorded years

21<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 21 grants of 21 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkWashingtonEast HamptonIthacaPark CitySan FranciscoSouyhhampton

How Jack I and Lillian L Poses Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 113% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 128% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K2 grants2020 6 grants2021 3 grants2022 2 grants2023 5 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2022) to $58K (2021). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $42K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Magic Circle New York, NYCharitable Contribution$20,000
Leadership Roundtable Washington, DCCharitable Contribution$10,000
Wildaid Inc San Francisco, CACharitable Contribution$5,000
North Sea Maritime Center Souyhhampton, NYCharitable Contribution$5,000
West 79TH Block Association New York, NYCharitable Contributioncharitable Contribution$2,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$697,973$79,655$57,558$42,0005$49,446$71,543$38,744
2024$676,756$65,315$42,466$28,2005$35,245$58,094$36,397
2023$661,129$452,614$37,016$30,0002$33,368$448,966$29,263
2022$245,682$14,767$27,249$19,7003$23,361$10,879$36,702
2021$258,300$13,826$65,338$57,7006$61,294$9,782$38,720
2020$309,812$13,124$45,978$38,4002—$9,121$33,675

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jack I and Lillian L Poses Foundation reported a distributable amount of $39K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Jack I and Lillian L Poses Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michael A. Kafka

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole J. Kafka

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Ernest Kafka (2020–2021) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Jack I and Lillian L Poses Foundation

How much does Jack I and Lillian L Poses Foundation give each year?

Jack I and Lillian L Poses Foundation gave $42K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $28K across 5 grants.

What is Jack I and Lillian L Poses Foundation's typical grant size?

Jack I and Lillian L Poses Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $8,400, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Jack I and Lillian L Poses Foundation give grants?

Jack I and Lillian L Poses Foundation gives mostly in New York: 64% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were District of Columbia (24%) and California (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (2 grants).

Who are Jack I and Lillian L Poses Foundation's largest grantees?

Jack I and Lillian L Poses Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Magic Circle ($20,000), Leadership Roundtable ($10,000) and Wildaid Inc ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 83% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Jack I and Lillian L Poses Foundation?

Jack I and Lillian L Poses Foundation reported $698K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $49K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $39K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Jack I and Lillian L Poses Foundation's EIN?

Jack I and Lillian L Poses Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6068601. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 27, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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