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Lucy Brainard, director of portfolio success and operations, explained how Overdeck Family Foundation structures its capacity-building support to maximize impact for grantees.

Since 2020, Overdeck Family Foundation has partnered with the National Inventors Hall of Fame to provide children access to meaningful STEM learning experiences.

Lucy Brainard, director of portfolio success and operations, detailed how Overdeck Family Foundation goes beyond the check to provide grantees with strategic capacity-building support.

In Q3 2024, Overdeck Family Foundation awarded $16.5 million across 69 recipients to expand the reach of cost-effective programs that improve academic and socioemotional outcomes for all children.

Executive director Anu Malipatil discussed Overdeck Family Foundation’s approach to reducing chronic absenteeism, funding field-building research in addition to programs to boost family engagement.

In Q2 2024, Overdeck Family Foundation awarded $14 million to 34 educational organizations that support early literacy, math fluency, language development, and tutoring for students in need.

In Q1 2024, Overdeck Family Foundation awarded $14 million across 53 grants to meet the academic and socioemotional needs of children.

Executive director Anu Malipatil shared the emerging trends in AI she’s most excited about, in addition to her advice for philanthropists considering entering the sector.

Lina Eroh, senior director of communications, discussed how Overdeck Family Foundation helps its grantee partners tell their stories and the role philanthropy plays in supporting nonprofits.

Executive director Anu Malipatil sat down with Michael B. Horn to discuss Overdeck Family Foundation’s funding model, its approach to sparking transformation in the education field, and exciting innovations on the horizon.

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Overdeck Family Foundation shifted to a funding model that prioritizes relationships, with increased transparency and capacity-building support, streamlined reporting requirements, and more general operating support after pilot grants.

Executive director Anu Malipatil explained how Overdeck Family Foundation gathered trustee, staff, and grantee input to inform its venture-inspired funding model focused on multiyear, unrestricted grants for early- and growth-stage nonprofits, and transformational grantee relationships.