Overlook Hospital Foundations

Name

Overlook Hospital Foundations

Legal name

Overlook Foundation

Website

https://overlookfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Philanthropy

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

Keywords

• Healthcare philanthropy
• Hospital fundraising
• Planned giving programs
• Community health grants
• Nonprofit foundation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Summit

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations and Contributions: The foundation raises funds through individual donor contributions including annual gifts, major gifts, and unrestricted donations. Donors can make one-time or recurring gifts via online donation portals, payroll deductions for employees, or mailed checks. The foundation has approximately 4,500+ current donors and raised $16.46 million in gifts and pledges last year.
2. Planned Giving and Deferred Gifts: The foundation accepts planned giving vehicles including bequests, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, and retained life estates. Donors who make planned giving commitments become members of the Heritage Society.
3. Corporate Matching Gifts: Many employers match employee donations to the foundation, effectively doubling individual contributions. The foundation maintains a directory of companies offering matching gift programs.
4. Event-Based Fundraising: The foundation organizes fundraising events including annual golf tournaments, galas, and community events that generate revenue while building donor relationships.
5. Tribute and Memorial Gifts: Donors can make tribute gifts starting at $25 to honor or memorialize individuals, with specially designed cards sent to designated recipients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Overlook Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity that raises philanthropic funds to support state-of-the-art equipment, modern facilities, and innovative programs at Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center in Summit, NJ. It does this through individual donations, major and planned gifts, corporate matching gifts, tribute/memorial contributions, community events, and the multi-year OverLook Ahead capital campaign, distributing the proceeds to specific hospital centers and departments.

Product overview

Overlook Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity that serves as the fundraising arm for Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center in Summit, NJ. The foundation's core offerings include the OverLook Ahead Campaign (which raised $82 million for hospital expansion), various donation and giving programs, the Junior Board youth philanthropy program, Healing Arts therapeutic services, the Gift of Gratitude recognition program, and community health grants. The foundation funds and supports numerous hospital departments and specialized centers including the Wilf Family Cardiology Center, F.M. Kirby Foundation Neuroscience Center, Stacy Goldstein Breast Center, Hersh Children's Center, Gerald J. Glasser Brain Tumor Center, and the John E. Reeves Center for Same Day Surgery. Major funded technology includes the da Vinci 5 robotic surgical system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• OverLook Ahead Capital Campaign Multi-year major-gift capital campaign that raised $82 million (completed spring 2026) to fund dramatic expansion and restructure of patient care spaces at Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center; for individual, corporate, and foundation donors supporting the East Building, patient rooms, and specialized centers.
• Donations and Giving Programs Suite of giving options including online one-time and recurring donations, mail and phone donations, Atlantic Health employee payroll deductions, tribute and memorial gifts, donor-advised fund payments, and matching gifts; directed to equipment, facilities, and programs at Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center.
• Partners in Excellence Giving Society Tiered donor recognition society with annual giving levels Cornerstone ($5,000-$24,999), Trailblazer ($25,000-$99,999), Visionary ($100,000-$999,999), Legacy Leader ($1,000,000+ lifetime), and Heritage Society (planned giving commitment), offering recognition benefits such as donor wall placement, parking passes, event invitations, annual reports, and hospital visitation assistance.
• Planned Giving / Heritage Society Deferred and planned giving program accepting bequests, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, and retained life estates, with Heritage Society membership and recognition benefits for donors who make written planned giving commitments.
• Honor a Loved One / Tribute Cards Tribute and memorial giving program allowing donors to honor or memorialize individuals with a gift of $25.00 or more, with specially designed cards sent to designated recipients.
• Corporate Matching Gifts Program Matching gift administration service where participating employers match employee donations to the foundation, effectively doubling contributions; the foundation maintains a directory of companies offering matching gift programs.
• Junior Board / Junior Philanthropy Program Nine-month philanthropy and fundraising program for high school juniors selected from 18+ area schools, teaching philanthropy and hospital foundation operations while raising funds for specific hospital departments (recent cohort raised $130,000+ for the Stacy Goldstein Breast Center).
• Healing Arts Program Therapeutic arts programming including the Music is Medicine Concert Series and the Arts & Health Teaching Artist Fellowship (with the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey) that brings musicians and visual artists to hospital units for art-based wellness workshops with patients, families, and staff.
• Gift of Gratitude Program Donor recognition service allowing patients and loved ones to express appreciation for Overlook Medical Center caregivers through tribute donations, with honorees receiving award certificates and recognition pins.
• Community Grants Program Annual community grants program funding local nonprofit organizations serving Union County and neighboring communities; in 2026, 25 organizations received grants averaging ~$3,200 (range $1,000-$5,000) to support health-related initiatives addressing social determinants of health, older adult care, and mental health.
• Distinguished Friend of Overlook Medical Center Annual giving recognition tier for donors contributing $2,500 or more, conferring friend-of-the-hospital status.

Quantifiable outcome

• $82 million raised in OverLook Ahead campaign to fund hospital expansion
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Visual Arts Center of New Jersey (VACNJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArts & Health Teaching Artist Fellowship partnership prepares emerging artists to work in healthcare environments. Fellows receive specialized training, mentorship, and hands-on experience at Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, contributing to exhibitions and leading art-based wellness workshops for staff. This fellowship deepens integration of creativity into Overlook's healing environment.
• Atlantic Health SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization of Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center. Atlantic Health pledged $94 million for construction and new equipment as part of the hospital's master plan. The foundation occasionally collaborates with other Atlantic Health System foundations to fund system-wide initiatives.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• RWJBarnabas Health Foundation: New Jersey's other dominant hospital foundation, supporting RWJBarnabas Health system facilities. Direct peer in healthcare philanthropy, community grants, and large-scale capital campaigns in the same geography.
• Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation: New Jersey's largest hospital foundation network, raising philanthropic funds for the Hackensack Meridian system. Direct peer in regional hospital philanthropy, donor cultivation, and capital campaign execution.
• Mount Sinai Health System Foundation: Fundraising arm of a major multi-hospital system in the New York metro area. Comparable in mission (supporting equipment, facilities, and programs) and donor cultivation tactics, though operating in a larger metro philanthropy market.
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Foundation: Specialty hospital foundation running large-scale fundraising, planned giving, and donor recognition programs. Comparable operating model for grateful-patient philanthropy, signature events, and major gift cultivation in oncology and clinical specialty care.
• Morristown Medical Center Foundation: Sister Atlantic Health System hospital foundation also fundraising for clinical expansion in New Jersey. Both foundations operate under similar governance structures, share donor pools in northern NJ, and compete for the same community philanthropy dollars.
• NYU Langone Health Foundation: Philanthropic arm of a nationally ranked academic medical center running major capital campaigns and grateful-patient giving programs. Operates a similar tiered recognition society and planned giving infrastructure targeting high-net-worth donors in the NY/NJ metro.

Broad incumbents

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: One of the largest U.S. health-focused foundations, based in Princeton, NJ. Comparable in NJ regional presence and health grantmaking mission, though at vastly larger scale and focused on national health policy rather than direct hospital support.

Regional players

• Community Foundation of New Jersey: New Jersey's statewide community foundation managing donor-advised funds and competitive grantmaking. Comparable as a NJ-based grantmaking entity competing for the same local donor capacity, though it funds broadly rather than concentrating on healthcare.
• Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey: New Jersey grantmaking foundation focused on health and maternal/child health in the greater Newark area. Operates as a regional grantmaker for community health initiatives with similar geographic footprint to Overlook's community grants program.

Others

• Association for Healthcare Philanthropy: National professional association for healthcare philanthropy professionals that ranks Overlook Foundation as a High Performer annually. Functions as the industry benchmarking body and convenes peer hospital foundations, but does not directly fundraise or grant funds.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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