Announcing Internal Leadership Promotions at Overdeck Family Foundation
Melanie Dukes has been named Associate Program Director, K-9 Education, and Carly Roberts has been named Associate Program Director, Out-of-School Learning.
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Q1 2022 Funding Announcement
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.
2022 Funding Strategy Update Across Portfolios
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.
Our 2022 Learning Agenda
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.
Download: 2021 Grantmaking & Impact Report
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.
Our Reflections on the Foundation's 2021 CEP Results
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.
Q4 2021 Funding Announcement
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.
New Jersey Tutoring Corps Expands to School Year after Successful Summer
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.
Q3 2021 Funding Announcement
In Q3 2021, our foundation awarded 33 grants totaling over $13.5 million dollars. Of these, six grants were new, while 27 were renewals. This post highlights just some of the many organizations we’re proud to support.
Announcing Overdeck Family Foundation’s Financial Support of the Tools Competition 2021-22
We're proud to support the 2021-22 Learning Engineering Tools Competition, alongside Schmidt Futures, Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin, Walton Family Foundation, and Siegel Family Endowment. Co-funding this event is an important next step in ensuring that we continue to make progress in our goal of finding and funding early stage organizations, and supporting them to develop, innovate, and test new solutions and programs that improve key academic and socio-emotional outcomes for all children.