The Overbrook Foundation is a progressive family foundation that supports organizations advancing human rights and conserving the natural environment. The foundation supports grantmaking to strengthen gender rights in the U.S. where it has a long history of support for women’s rights, LGBT rights and anti-trafficking efforts. In the Latin America grantmaking program, the foundation supports human rights defenders and gender rights organizations.
Focus Areas
- Environment
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Human Rights
Domestic:
- Domestic US Rights Movement
- Marriage Equality/LGBT Rights
- Reproductive Justice
- Media
- Money in Politics
- Other
International:
- Human Rights Defenders
- International Gender Rights
Eligibility Criteria
The Foundation makes grants only to organizations that meet Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) requirements as nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations or to qualified governmental units or agencies.
How to Apply?
- The Overbrook Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for new project or operating support from organizations not currently funded by the Foundation.
- The foundation remains committed to our primary fields of interest and are eager to hear news from organizations working in those areas of human and rights and the environment presently of priority to the Foundation.
- For those that have been contacted by a Foundation Program Officer about submitting a proposal and were provided a password, they may click here to retrieve the necessary forms and documents to complete an application.
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