The Overbrook Foundation
Invitation OnlyNew York, New York · EIN 13-6088860 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$8.3M
Organizations funded160
Typical grant$45,000
Total assets$217.5M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $7,500 and $70,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
68% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Funds Inc | New York, NY | Funding of Donor Advised Funds | $1,669,590 |
| Environment America Research and Policy Center Inc | Denver, CO | Cleaner, Quieter Lawn Care: Moving America away from gas-powered lawn equipment | $200,000 |
| Mongabay Org Corp | Menlo Park, CA | General Operating Support | $150,000 |
| NEO Philanthropy | New York, NY | State Infrastructure Fund | $150,000 |
| The Lawyering Project | Brooklyn, NY | General Operating Support | $100,515 |
| Billion Oyster Project | New York, NY | General Operating Support | $100,000 |
| Brennan Center for Justice | New York, NY | Democracy Support for Ballot Access, Fair Districting, and Election Security | $100,000 |
| Free Election Fund a project of Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | General Operating Support | $100,000 |
| GreenWave Organization Corp | New Haven, CT | General Operating Support | $100,000 |
| Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | Washington, DC | Voting Rights Project | $100,000 |
| Perpetual Use Inc | Tampa, FL | General Operating Support | $100,000 |
| Plastic Solutions Fund | New York, NY | General Operating Support | $100,000 |
| The Heartland Fund | Washington, DC | Civic Engagement and Democracy | $100,000 |
| Voting Rights Lab | Washington, DC | General Operating Support | $100,000 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) | Bronx, NY | Protecting Mesoamericas Forests and People through Community-based Conservation | $100,000 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | Fighting the Fossil Fuel Industrys Expansion of Plastics Production | $80,000 |
| Abortion Care Network | Washington, DC | Keep Our Clinics Campaign | $75,000 |
| Alabama Forward | Montgomery, AL | General Operating Support | $75,000 |
| Amazon Conservation Association | Washington, DC | Maap | $75,000 |
| As You Sow Foundation | Berkeley, CA | Shareholder Action on Ocean Plastics and Consumer Packaging | $75,000 |
| Bold Futures NM | Albuquerque, NM | General Operating Support | $75,000 |
| CHOICES Center for Reproductive Health | Memphis, TN | General Operating Support | $75,000 |
| Color | Denver, CO | General Operating Support | $75,000 |
| Florida Rising Together Inc | Miami, FL | Florida Rising Together | $75,000 |
| IfWhenHow | Oakland, CA | General Operating Support | $75,000 |
| Just The Pill | Saint Paul, MN | General Operating Support | $75,000 |
| Michigan Voices | Detroit, MI | General Operating Support | $75,000 |
| National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF) | Chicago, IL | General Operating Support | $75,000 |
| National Redistricting Foundation | Washington, DC | General Operating Support | $75,000 |
| New Georgia Project Inc | Atlanta, GA | General Operating Support | $75,000 |
| Pregnancy Justice | New York, NY | General Operating Support | $75,000 |
| Proteus Fund Inc | Philadelphia, PA | Piper Fund | $75,000 |
| Reproductive Freedom Alliance | Alexandria, VA | General Operating Support | $75,000 |
| Texas Civil Rights Project | Austin, TX | Protecting and Expanding Voting Rights in Texas in 2024 | $75,000 |
| Uprose | Brooklyn, NY | General Operating Support | $75,000 |
| Vot-ER A Healthier Democracy | Boston, MA | General Operating Support | $75,000 |
| Voter Formation Project | Washington, DC | General Operating Support | $75,000 |
| Voto Latino Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | General Operating Support | $75,000 |
| We are Down Home | Greensboro, NC | General Operating Support | $75,000 |
| Environmental Investigation Agency | Washington, DC | General Support | $70,000 |
| Rainforest Alliance | New York, NY | Maya Biosphere Reserve | $70,000 |
| Center for Biological Diversity | Tucson, AZ | Combatting Upstream Plastics / Defending Forests | $60,000 |
| Coming Clean Inc | Brattleboro, VT | Dollar Store Campaign | $60,000 |
| Coral Reef Alliance | San Francisco, CA | Scaling Solutions for Saving Coral in the Mesoamerican Reef through Effective Marine Protected Area (MPA) Management | $60,000 |
| Food Tank | Baltimore, MD | General Operating Support | $60,000 |
| Galveston Reuse Governance Board | Galveston, TX | General Operating Support | $60,000 |
| Oceana | Washington, DC | Belize Oil and Gas Constitutional Reform Campaign | $60,000 |
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation | Oakland, CA | Toledo Institute of Development and Environment | $60,000 |
| ReWild | Austin, TX | Fundacion Por el Mar (PEM) | $60,000 |
| The Humane League | Rockville, MD | US Corporate Campaigns Program Funding | $60,000 |
| Avina Americas Inc | Washington, DC | MapBiomas | $50,000 |
| Chicago Abortion Fund | Chicago, IL | General Operating Support | $50,000 |
| Fund for Global Human Rights | Washington, DC | Holistic Security and Protection for Activists in Mesoamerica | $50,000 |
| Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives - GAIA | Berkeley, CA | General Operating Support | $50,000 |
| Grist Magazine Inc | Seattle, WA | General Operating Support | $50,000 |
| Jocotoco Conservation Foundation | Chicago, IL | Using Technology to Prevent Deforestation in Ecuador | $50,000 |
| LegacyWorks Group | Santa Barbara, CA | Marine Protection in Cabo del Este, B.C.S. | $50,000 |
| Louisiana Bucket Brigade | New Orleans, LA | Opposing the Petrochemical Expansion in Louisiana | $50,000 |
| Marine Conservation Institute | Seattle, WA | Deep Sea Conservation Coalition | $50,000 |
| Mercy For Animals | Hagerstown, MD | General Operating Support | $50,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 160 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brennan Center for Justice | New York, NY | Democracy Support for Ballot Access, Fair Districting, and Election Security | $100,000 |
| Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | Washington, DC | Voting Rights Project | $100,000 |
| The Lawyering Project | Brooklyn, NY | General Operating Support | $100,000 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) | Bronx, NY | Protecting Mesoamericas Forests and People through Community-based Conservation | $100,000 |
| Alabama Forward | Montgomery, AL | General Operating Support | $75,000 |
| Amazon Conservation Association | Washington, DC | Maap | $75,000 |
| Bold Futures NM | Albuquerque, NM | General Operating Support | $75,000 |
| Environmental Investigation Agency | Washington, DC | General Support | $70,000 |
| Rainforest Alliance | New York, NY | Maya Biosphere Reserve | $70,000 |
| Center for Biological Diversity | Tucson, AZ | Combatting Upstream Plastics / Defending Forests | $60,000 |
| Coming Clean Inc | Brattleboro, VT | Dollar Store Campaign | $60,000 |
| New Mexico Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice | Albuquerque, NM | General Operating Support | $50,000 |
| Osa Conservation | Washington, DC | Community-Driven Restoration in Costa Ricas Largest Mangrove Forest | $50,000 |
| Perry Institute for Marine Science | Waitsfield, VT | Confronting the coral crisis in The Bahamas | $50,000 |
| The Story of Stuff Project | Berkeley, CA | General Operating Support | $50,000 |
| Wildlife Conservation Network | San Francisco, CA | Fundacin Proyecto Tit | $50,000 |
| Earthworks | Washington, DC | General Operating Support | $40,000 |
| SECORE International Inc | Miami, FL | General Operating Support | $40,000 |
| Amazon Conservation Team | Falls Church, VA | Safeguarding Forests of Isolated Tribes and Restoring Ecosystems | $35,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8,273,495 | 179 |
| 2023 | $7,226,643 | 165 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543189349104469
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-6088860
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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