The Overbrook Foundation Email Format
Philanthropic Fundraising ServicesNew York, United States11-50 Employees
The Overbrook Foundation is a New York-based philanthropic organization established in 1948 by Helen and Frank Altschul. It operates through two program areas, Environment and Human Rights, which support non-profit work across the United States and Latin America. The foundation focuses on grants and alignment with its program goals to advance environmental stewardship and human rights initiatives in the regions it serves. Located in New York, the foundation maintains a relatively small organizational footprint and concentrates its activities within its defined mission areas. A recent development noted in industry reporting is that Overbrook's affiliated management entity has engaged in equity investments in several public companies, reflecting activity beyond grantmaking. The organization’s work is positioned within the broader philanthropic sector, where it collaborates with partners to address environmental and human rights concerns without specifying grantmaking volumes or programmatic outcomes in the provided information.