Breaking the Cycle of Poverty Through Education
WHO WE ARE
We are a private Foundation supporting organizations that fight poverty through education while cultivating a spirit of philanthropy at Lone Pine Capital LLC.
We are funded by the employees of Lone Pine Capital LLC. All full time employees serve as equal voting members on our Advisory Board.
OUR APPROACH
We award grants to programs that serve children and families in the areas of education and youth development. Board Members engage with grantees through rigorous analysis of grant proposals, site visits, guest speakers and volunteer events.
We evaluate our portfolio grantees in the following areas:
LEADERSHIP
OUTCOMES
ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
FINANCIAL HEALTH
PORTFOLIO
Since our founding in 2001, Lone Pine Foundation, Inc. has awarded over $100 million in grants to nonprofits in Connecticut, New York and Palo Alto.
We currently invest in the organizations below:
CONNECTICUT
NEW YORK
CONNECTICUT
Greens Farms Academy
CONNECTICUT
NEW YORK
CONNECTICUT
CONNECTICUT & NEW YORK
CONNECTICUT & NEW YORK
CONNECTICUT
NEW YORK
New Canaan
Country School
CONNECTICUT
CONNECTICUT
NEW YORK &
SAN FRANCISCO
CONNECTICUT
CONNECTICUT
CONNECTICUT
NEW YORK
NEW YORK
Parenting Center
NEW YORK
NEW YORK
NEW YORK &
SAN FRANCISCO
MEET OUR TEAM
LUCY BALL
Lucy Ball became the Founding Executive Director of Lone Pine Foundation, Inc. in 2002. Lucy has been a leader in the nonprofit sector for 35 years. Prior to joining the Foundation, she was Executive Director of Starlight Children's Foundation (now known as Encourage Kids Foundation) where she remains on the Board of Directors.
KATHERINE GEHRMANN
Katherine Gehrmann is the Associate Director at Lone Pine Foundation. Her experience working with youth combined with a passion for educational equity led her to the Foundation in 2009. She holds a Master’s in Public Administration with High Honors from Pace University, and a BA in Anthropology from the University of Connecticut.
MOLLY UMBLE
Molly Umble is a Program Officer at Lone Pine Foundation. After graduating with a BA in Psychology from Hendrix College, Molly moved abroad to Sydney, where she began her career as an Event Coordinator at Children’s Tumor Foundation of Australia.
SARAH KENNEDY
Sarah Kennedy is a Program Officer at Lone Pine Foundation. Her passion for philanthropy and community impact stems from her background in nonprofit fundraising and social work.
