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Arts, Culture, Humanities Grants Made in 2023

Adirondack Experience Blue Mountain Lake, NY

$75,000Payment Date: 12/8/2023

General Operating Support – $25,000 in 2023 and 2024; Support of the African American Experience exhibit – $50,000 in 2023 and 2024

Alliance for Morris County Parks, The Morristown, NJ

$15,000Payment Date: 2/28/2023

For: One-time support toward the purchase and installation of outdoor fitness equipment at Central Park of Morris County-$10,000; toward the Seward Johnson Exhibit-$5,000

ArtPride New Jersey Foundation, Inc. Burlington, NJ

$20,000Payment Date: 5/31/2023

General Operating Support

Black Inventors Hall of Fame Wharton, NJ

$10,000Payment Date: 4/28/2023

One-time support of the Popup Exhibit at Cornerstone Family Program’s Morristown Neighborhood House

Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc. Durham, NC

$30,000Payment Date: 5/31/2023

General Operating Support

City of Wilkes-Barre/Kirby Park Wilkes-Barre, PA

$204,575Payment Date: 12/8/2023

Support of the construction of an ADA-accessible fishing pier and pond walkway at Kirby Park

Discovery Orchestra, Inc., The Summit, NJ

$15,000Payment Date: 12/22/2023

In honor of Sandra Brown Sherman

F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts Wilkes-Barre, PA

$120,000Payment Date: 5/1/2023

General Operating Support

First Night Morris, Inc. Morristown, NJ

$12,500Payment Date: 10/31/2023

General Operating Support

Frick Collection, The New York, NY

$12,500Payment Date: 2/28/2023

General Operating Support

Friends of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Raleigh, NC

$20,000Payment Date: 12/22/2023

General Operating Support

Greater Easton Development Partnership Easton, PA

$65,000Payment Date: 12/22/2023

General Operating Support – $15,000; Support of capital improvements to the Easton Public Market – $50,000

Growing Stage, The Children’s Theatre of New Jersey Netcong,

$35,000Payment Date: 3/31/2023

General Operating Support

Lincoln Center Theater New York, NY

$15,000Payment Date: 5/31/2023

General Operating Support

Macculloch Hall Historical Museum Morristown, NJ

$35,000Payment Date: 11/30/2023

General Operating Support

Mayo Performing Arts Center Morristown, NJ

$300,000Payment Date: 5/1/2023

For: General Operating Support-$100,000; for Reserved for Future Decision Fund-$200,000

Metropolitan Museum of Art, The New York, NY

$10,000Payment Date: 1/31/2023

General Operating Support

Morris Arts Morristown, NJ

$60,000Payment Date: 2/28/2023

General Operating Support (includes one-time support in recognition of 50th Anniversary)

Morris County Historical Society Morristown, NJ

$60,000Payment Date: 12/22/2023

General Operating Support – $10,000 and Support of the F.M. Kirby Curator of Collections – $50,000

Morris Museum, Inc., The Morristown, NJ

$100,000Payment Date: 5/1/2023

For: General Operating Support-$50,000; toward support of The Bickford Theatre in honor of Dr. Wilson M. Compton-$5,000; toward restoration of the gallery and stair-hall in the Twin Oaks mansion-$45,000

Morristown Festival of Books Morristown, NJ

$10,000Payment Date: 7/31/2023

General Operating Support

Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association of the Union Mt. Vernon, VA

$55,000Payment Date: 10/31/2023

General Operating Support

Museum of Makers + Innovators (formerly Museum of Imagination and Innovation (MOMI)) Basking Ridge, NJ

$10,000Payment Date: 3/31/2023

For: One-time support of the six playful learning zones at The Community Park in Morris Township

National Constitution Center Philadelphia, PA

$90,000Payment Date: 5/1/2023

General Operating Support

New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation Newark, NJ

$25,000Payment Date: 12/22/2023

General Operating Support

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Newark, NJ

$10,000Payment Date: 6/30/2023

Support of the Audience-Building Initiatives

New Jersey Theatre Alliance Allenhurst, NJ

$40,000Payment Date: 2/28/2023

For: General Operating Support-$30,000; toward The Career Accelerator Program-$10,000

Newark Museum of Art, The Newark, NJ

$60,000Payment Date: 9/29/2023

General Operating Support

North Carolina Arts in Action, Inc. Durham, NC

$50,000Payment Date: 12/8/2023

Support of the North Carolina Arts in Action Campaign for Growth – $25,000 in 2023 and 2024; General Operating Support – $25,000 in 2023 and 2024

North Carolina Museum of Life and Science Durham, NC

$25,000Payment Date: 5/31/2023

General Operating Support

Paper Mill Playhouse Millburn, NJ

$75,000Payment Date: 9/29/2023

General Operating Support

Paper Mill Playhouse Millburn, NJ

$85,000Payment Date: 9/29/2023

Toward support of phase one of The Next Act Capital Campaign-$85,000 in 2022 and 2023 pledged for like use $80,000 in 2024

Princeton Area Community Foundation Princeton, NJ

$50,000Payment Date: 8/31/2023

Support of the New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund

Roundabout Theatre Company, Inc. New York, NY

$30,000Payment Date: 5/31/2023

General Operating Support

Salisbury Historical Society Salisbury Center, NY

$10,000Payment Date: 12/22/2023

Support of Capital Repair Improvements to Museum Building

Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, The Florham Park, NJ

$135,000Payment Date: 5/1/2023

General Operating Support

State Theatre Center for the Arts, Inc. Easton, PA

$90,000Payment Date: 12/8/2023

General Operating Support

Triangle Community Foundation Durham, NC

$50,000Payment Date: 12/22/2023

Support of the Fund for the Triangle, specifically for the Cultural Arts

Violet Festival, The Dolgeville, NY

$4,000Payment Date: 2/28/2023

For: The Violet Festival in Dolgeville, NY

Washington Association of New Jersey Morristown, NJ

$20,000Payment Date: 12/22/2023

General Operating Support

Young Audiences of New Jersey Princeton, NJ

$15,000Payment Date: 6/30/2023

Support of Morris County programs

Program Area Total: $2,153,575