POISE Foundation
Assisting the Black community in achieving self-sustaining practices through strategic leadership, collective giving, grantmaking & advocacy. The mission of the POISE Foundation is to assist the Black community in achieving self-sustaining pr POISE envisions a Black Community in which all members are empowered and self sufficient. With this vision as the core of the Foundation's philosophical approach to its work, POISE's mission is: To assist the Black Community in achieving self-sustaining practices, through strategic leadership, collective giving, grantmaking and advocacy.
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POISE Foundation PEOPLE POWER POISE A Community is Only as Strong as its Foundation For over 40 years POISE has been serving the Black community by making hundreds of grants to worthy organizations providing thousands of scholarships to deserving Black students and acting as a philanthropic leader and resource in our community. Mark Lewis PRESIDENT CEO of POISE Foundation We play a very unique role to be able to understand not only how investments and philanthropy work but how they work in our community. Meet our Leadship team and staff Any great organization is made up of a great team. We have surpassed over 35 million in grants and scholarships to the Black community PHILANTHROPY CAN CHANGE OUR COMMUNITIES THIS IS WHAT OUR DONORS ARE SAYING THE THERESA AND ALLEN THOMAS BIPOC EDUCATION FUND We created this Fund with the intended purpose of assisting primarily African Americans but also Indigenous Peoples and other People of Color with the everrising cost of funding education.
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🌟 Absolutely inspired by the incredible work the POISE Foundation is doing! Empowering the Black community and providing scholarships is a game-changer. Let's continue to uplift and support each other! 💪🏿❤️
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