POISE Foundation
Two Gateway Center, Suite 1700
603 Stanwix St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 215-1027
Website: https://www.poisefoundation.org/
Contact:
Damion Wilson
Program Officer, Fiscal Sponsor Partnerships
dwilson@poisefdn.org
Year organization became a 501(c)(3): 1980
Year of first fiscal sponsorship: 1990
Number of sponsored projects: 26
Fiscal sponsorship fee:
7%-10%
Eligibility criteria:
- Aligned mission values
- Minimum budget
Types of projects or services we sponsor:
- Arts and culture
- Children, youth and families
- Economic development
- Education
- Festivals and events
- Food insecurity/Nutrition
- Health
- Homelessness
- Mental health
- Political advocacy/social justice
- Social services
- Women
- Youth development
Services we offer projects:
- Bill paying
- Bookkeeping/accounting
- Organizational development
- Payroll
- Receiving property and stock donations
Based on Fiscal Sponsorship: 6 Ways to Do It Right: Our model(s) of fiscal sponsorship are:
- Model A, Direct Project
- Model B, Independent Contractor Project
- Model C, Preapproved Grant Relationship
- Model F, Technical Assistance
Organization description:
We envision a Pittsburgh Region in which all members of the Black Community are empowered and self-sufficient. Our mission is to assist the Black community in achieving self-sustaining practices, through strategic leadership, collective giving, grantmaking and advocacy. Created in the format of a community foundation, POISE receives funds from a variety of donors. These funds may be unrestricted and used to support our grantmaking strategy or donor-directed for specific charitable purposes.