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Year-round, our grantee partners create powerful moments of learning transformation, empowerment, and joy for the families and educators they serve. Here, we spotlight three stories that provide a glimpse into the meaningful impact these programs have on people’s lives each day.
In Q2 2022, our foundation awarded 30 grants totaling over $12.5 million dollars. Of these, 13 grants were new and 17 were renewals. This post highlights just some of the many organizations we’re proud to support.
Melanie Dukes has been named Associate Program Director, K-9 Education, and Carly Roberts has been named Associate Program Director, Out-of-School Learning.
In Q1 2022, our foundation awarded 41 grants totaling over $12 million dollars. Of these, 17 grants were new and 24 were renewals. This post highlights just some of the many organizations we’re proud to support this quarter as we begin our 2022 grantmaking.
Each of our portfolios is pivoting its approach to grantmaking for 2022 in response to key trends and shifts in the education landscape. This blog post details our funding strategy for 2022, including areas where we’re amplifying or adding focus.
Jon Sotsky, Strategic Impact & Learning Director, writes about the Foundation’s commitment to continuous learning and outlines our 2022 learning agenda focused on five key questions that will guide our learning effort this year.
In 2021, Overdeck Family Foundation disbursed over $45 million to almost 100 grantee partners, collectively reaching over 24 million children. The inaugural Overdeck Family Foundation Grantmaking & Impact Report shares key grantmaking outcomes, lessons learned, and grantee stories of unlocking innovation, evidence, and growth across the education sector.
Overdeck Family Foundation saw improvement across the board in nearly every category in our 2021 Center for Effective Philanthropy Grantee Perception Report. Here are the highlights, and our commitments for 2022.
In Q4 2021, our foundation awarded 17 grants totaling over $6.4 million dollars. Of these, three grants were new, while nine were renewals. This post highlights just some of the many organizations we’re proud to support.
The NJ Tutoring Corps, a research-informed, high-dosage, small-group tutoring program created by Overdeck Family Foundation and the NJ Pandemic Relief Fund, will expand to the school year starting in January. The program was launched in summer to tackle COVID-related learning loss and accelerate learning recovery for NJ students.