Ipek Bakir and Stephanie Sharp, two program analysts at the Overdeck Family Foundation, were named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Education for their work in the Early Impact and Innovative Schools portfolios.
We’re extremely proud of the work Ipek and Stephanie have spearheaded, and are excited to see what they accomplish in 2019!
Since 2021, Overdeck Family Foundation has disbursed $288.5 million to 206 education organizations. Discover insights and lessons learned from five years of grantmaking.
We’re sharpening our grantmaking areas and strategies to ensure children have the social-emotional skills, cognition, and agency to navigate the world around them.
Anthony Lucchino outlines our foundation's evaluation framework for assessing the short-, medium-, and long-term outcomes of our capacity-building work.
Join us on 4/7 to hear details on our foundation’s new mission and focus areas across School Readiness, School Success, and Future Readiness.
In Q1 2026, we awarded 29 grants totaling over $10.68 million. We highlighted just some of the organizations we’re proud to support.
Our team’s learning agenda centers on questions designed to sharpen our grantmaking and deepen what we understand about improving outcomes for children.
We convened leaders from 40+ organizations to explore how AI can augment—not replace—the human work at the heart of learning.
Supporting nonprofits in responsible AI adoption and innovation.
In Q4 2025, our foundation awarded 49 grants totaling over $17 million. We highlighted just some of the organizations we’re proud to support.
Our latest Grantee Perception Report showed progress across impact on grantees, strength of relationships, and communications.
In Q3 2025, our foundation awarded grants totaling over $10 million. We highlighted just some of the organizations we’re proud to support.
In Q2 2025, our foundation awarded 52 grants totaling over $32 million. We highlighted just some of the organizations we’re proud to support.
