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 San Francisco.
We currently invest in the organizations below:
CONNECTICUT
CONNECTICUT
NEW YORK
NEW YORK
NEW YORK
CONNECTICUT & NEW YORK
CONNECTICUT
NEW YORK
Parenting Center
NEW YORK
NEW YORK
CONNECTICUT
CONNECTICUT
Greens Farms Academy
CONNECTICUT
CONNECTICUT
CONNECTICUT & NEW YORK
NEW YORK
CONNECTICUT
New Canaan
Country School
CONNECTICUT
NEW YORK &
SAN FRANCISCO
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. Her experience working with youth combined with a passion for educational equity led her to the Foundation in 2009.
Katherine serves as liaison for the Public School Initiative and bring years of experience to the grantmaking process.
MOLLY UMBLE
Molly Umble is a Program Officer. Molly developed a passion for nonprofits during her college career, when she interned at the Conway Regional Health Foundation, the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation and the Children’s Tumor Foundation.
ELIZABETH QUARTARARO
Elizabeth Quartararo is a Program Officer. Elizabeth has held many mentoring roles for teens and young adults and is deeply interested in addressing poverty through education. She is currently pursuing her MBA part-time at New York University, with a focus on social impact.
