Q1 Funding Announcement
In Q1 of 2021, our foundation awarded 32 grants totaling $12.27 million. Of these, 14 grants were new, while 16 were renewals. This post highlights just some of the many organizations we’re proud to support.
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Announcing Updates To Our Funding Model: A Commitment To Multi-Year Grants, More Early Stage Organizations, and Increased Strategic Support
Our updated funding model puts an emphasis on innovation, evidence building, and growth, incorporating the way we’ve funded in the past with lessons from the field to create a responsive funding approach that is attentive to the needs of the social sector.
Welcome George Khalaf, Overdeck Family Foundation’s New Program Director
George Khalaf joins Overdeck Family Foundation as Program Director.
Announcing a New Home for Family Math: The National Association for Family, School and Community Engagement
We're excited to announce that we have selected NAFSCE (National Association for Family, School and Community Engagement), in partnership with the Erikson Institute’s Early Math Collaborative, as the official new home for family math!
COVID-19: $2.6 Million of Rapid Response Grants for Digitizing Services, Growth and Expansion, Educational Materials, and Research
Overdeck Family Foundation has approved a series of rapid response grants totaling over $2.6 million in funding across four categories: digitizing services, growth and expansion, educational materials, and research.
Laura Overdeck's Testimony to the New Jersey Assembly - Education Committee
Full remarks of Laura Overdeck's testimony to the Education Committee of the New Jersey Assembly.
Two Program Analysts Honored in Forbes 30 Under 30
Ipek Bakir and Stephanie Sharp, two program analysts at the Overdeck Family Foundation, were named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Education.
Launch of Opportunity Insights
The Opportunity Atlas is an interactive tool that lets users discover which neighborhoods in America offer children the best chance to rise out of poverty.
The Opportunity Myth Study
The Opportunity Myth study found that most students do what they’re asked in school but are still not ready to succeed after school given a lack of assignments that ask students to achieve grade level mastery.