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Grants Awarded - 2018 $1,112,000

Adirondack Experience Blue Mountain Lake, NY

$25,000Payment Date: 10/31/2018

Carolina Ballet, Inc. Raleigh, NC

$15,000Payment Date: 12/21/2018

For: Support of the Ballet’s performances of The Nutcracker at the Durham Performing Arts Center

Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc. Durham, NC

$30,000Payment Date: 6/29/2018

Durham Symphony Incorporated Durham, NC

$9,000Payment Date: 2/28/2018

For: Free classical concert with Kidznotes at Emily Krzyzewski Center-$2,500; Hillsborough Pops in the Park Concert-$6,500

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

$140,000Payment Date: 4/23/2018

First Night Morris, Inc. Morristown, NJ

$10,000Payment Date: 6/29/2018

Lincoln Center Theater New York, NY

$15,000Payment Date: 1/31/2018

Macculloch Hall Historical Museum Morristown, NJ

$30,000Payment Date: 11/30/2018

Mayo Performing Arts Center Morristown, NJ

$100,000Payment Date: 9/17/2018

Morris Arts Morristown, NJ

$45,000Payment Date: 12/21/2018

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

$39,000Payment Date: 5/31/2018

Toward the acquisition of the Washington to the Marquis de Chastellux letter of May 10, 1783 highlighting philanthropy and benevolence

New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation Newark, NJ

$20,000Payment Date: 1/31/2018

New Jersey Theatre Alliance Allenhurst, NJ

$30,000Payment Date: 1/31/2018

Toward the $1 million Alliance Endowment Campaign-$10,000

North Carolina Museum of Life and Science Durham, NC

$25,000Payment Date: 11/30/2018

Paper Mill Playhouse Millburn, NJ

$70,000Payment Date: 11/30/2018

Roundabout Theatre Company, Inc. New York, NY

$25,000Payment Date: 4/30/2018

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

$85,000Payment Date: 12/10/2018

The Discovery Orchestra, Inc. Summit, NJ

$10,000Payment Date: 10/31/2018

In honor of Sandra Brown Sherman

The Frick Collection New York, NY

$10,000Payment Date: 3/30/2018

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

$30,000Payment Date: 3/30/2018

The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY

$10,000Payment Date: 2/28/2018

The Morris Museum, Inc. Morristown, NJ

$45,000Payment Date: 3/30/2018

The Newark Museum of Art Newark, NJ

$50,000Payment Date: 11/30/2018

The Sarah P. Duke Gardens Durham, NC

$35,000Payment Date: 3/30/2018

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Florham Park, NJ

$175,000Payment Date: 9/17/2018

For: Capital improvements at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre-$60,000

The Violet Festival Dolgeville, NY

$4,000Payment Date: 3/30/2018

For: The Violet Festival in Dolgeville, NY

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill/PlayMakers Repertory Company Chapel Hill, NC

$5,000Payment Date: 5/31/2018

For: Playmakers Repertory Company-toward education and outreach programs

Washington Association of New Jersey Morristown, NJ

$20,000Payment Date: 1/31/2018

Weatherspoon Art Museum Greensboro, NC

$5,000Payment Date: 10/31/2018

Toward the 45th Annual Art on Paper Exhibition

Grants Awarded - 2017 $1,439,500

Adirondack Experience Blue Mountain Lake, NY

$20,000Payment Date: 11/30/2017

American Ballet Theatre New York, NY

$10,000Payment Date: 6/30/2017

Carolina Ballet, Inc. Raleigh, NC

$15,000Payment Date: 11/30/2017

Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc. Durham, NC

$30,000Payment Date: 5/31/2017

Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Easton, PA

$25,000Payment Date: 12/22/2017

For: Support of activities related to the operation of the National Canal Museum

Durham Symphony Incorporated Durham, NC

$12,000Payment Date: 3/31/2017

For: Young Artists Competition and concert-$3,000; free classical concert with KidZnotes at Emily Krzyzewski Center-$2,500; Hillsborough Pops Concert-$6,500

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

$140,000Payment Date: 4/28/2017

First Night Morris, Inc. Morristown, NJ

$10,000Payment Date: 7/31/2017

Historic Hillsborough Commission Hillsborough, NC

$7,500Payment Date: 11/30/2017

Lincoln Center Theater New York, NY

$15,000Payment Date: 1/31/2017

Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre, PA

$20,000Payment Date: 12/22/2017

For: One-time support toward a challenge grant to renovate the Little Theatre Building

Macculloch Hall Historical Museum Morristown, NJ

$27,500Payment Date: 6/30/2017

Mayo Performing Arts Center Morristown, NJ

$100,000Payment Date: 9/15/2017

Morris Arts Morristown, NJ

$45,000Payment Date: 11/30/2017

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

$39,000Payment Date: 6/30/2017

Toward the acquisition of the Washington to the Marquis de Chastellux letter of May 10, 1783 highlighting philanthropy and benevolence

National Constitution Center Philadelphia, PA

$67,500Payment Date: 12/22/2017

Toward support of the Freedom Rising program

New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation Newark, NJ

$20,000Payment Date: 1/31/2017

New Jersey Theatre Alliance Allenhurst, NJ

$20,000Payment Date: 1/31/2017

Newark Public Radio, Inc./WBGO Newark, NJ

$5,000Payment Date: 9/29/2017

Paper Mill Playhouse Millburn, NJ

$70,000Payment Date: 11/30/2017

Roundabout Theatre Company, Inc. New York, NY

$25,000Payment Date: 5/31/2017

Salisbury Historical Society Salisbury Center, NY

$4,000Payment Date: 8/31/2017

Toward the replacement of the roof at the rear of the 1805 Frisbie House

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

$85,000Payment Date: 12/11/2017

The Discovery Orchestra, Inc. Summit, NJ

$10,000Payment Date: 8/31/2017

In honor of Sandra Brown Sherman

The Frick Collection New York, NY

$10,000Payment Date: 1/31/2017

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

$25,000Payment Date: 2/28/2017

The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY

$10,000Payment Date: 1/31/2017

The Morris Museum, Inc. Morristown, NJ

$40,000Payment Date: 6/30/2017

The Newark Museum of Art Newark, NJ

$50,000Payment Date: 11/30/2017

The Sarah P. Duke Gardens Durham, NC

$333,000Payment Date: 9/14/2017

Toward the expansion of the Doris Duke Center at Sarah P. Duke Gardens, specifically Kirby-Horton Hall additions and renovations-$334,000 in 2015, $333,000 in 2016 and 2017

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Florham Park, NJ

$115,000Payment Date: 9/15/2017

The Violet Festival Dolgeville, NY

$4,000Payment Date: 3/31/2017

For: The Violet Festival in Dolgeville, NY

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill/PlayMakers Repertory Company Chapel Hill, NC

$10,000Payment Date: 5/31/2017

For: Playmakers Repertory Company-toward education and outreach programs

Writers Theatre of NJ Madison, NJ

$20,000Payment Date: 8/31/2017

Grants Awarded - 2016 $1,674,000

Academy Center of the Arts Lynchburg, VA

$50,000Payment Date: 4/29/2016

Toward the Capital Campaign to complete the restoration of Academy Theatre and the Ella Woodruff Dillard Grand Lobby

Adirondack Experience Blue Mountain Lake, NY

$25,000Payment Date: 8/31/2016

American Ballet Theatre New York, NY

$20,000Payment Date: 6/30/2016

Carolina Ballet, Inc. Raleigh, NC

$20,000Payment Date: 12/21/2016

Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc. Durham, NC

$30,000Payment Date: 6/30/2016

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum New York, NY

$25,000Payment Date: 7/29/2016

Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Easton, PA

$40,000Payment Date: 12/21/2016

For: Support of activities related to the operation of the National Canal Museum

Durham Symphony Incorporated Durham, NC

$15,000Payment Date: 3/31/2016

For: Young Artists Competition and concert-$6,000; free classical concert with KidZnotes at Emily Krzyzewski Center-$2,500; Hillsborough Pops Concert-$6,500

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

$150,000Payment Date: 4/4/2016

First Night Morris, Inc. Morristown, NJ

$10,000Payment Date: 6/30/2016

Gettysburg Foundation Gettysburg, PA

$15,000Payment Date: 2/29/2016

Toward completion of the Spangler Trail design project

Historic Hillsborough Commission Hillsborough, NC

$7,500Payment Date: 5/31/2016

International Swimming Hall of Fame, Inc. Ft. Lauderdale, FL

$30,000Payment Date: 3/31/2016

Leadership Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre, PA

$20,000Payment Date: 2/29/2016

Toward the installation of a new entrance sign to Kirby Park

Macculloch Hall Historical Museum Morristown, NJ

$27,500Payment Date: 7/29/2016

Mayo Performing Arts Center Morristown, NJ

$100,000Payment Date: 9/12/2016

Morris Arts Morristown, NJ

$45,000Payment Date: 12/21/2016

Morris County Tourism Bureau, Inc. Morristown, NJ

$7,500Payment Date: 4/29/2016

For: The Revolutionary Times Weekend of 2016

Museum of Arts and Design New York, NY

$30,000Payment Date: 7/29/2016

National Constitution Center Philadelphia, PA

$67,500Payment Date: 11/30/2016

Toward support of the Freedom Rising program

New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation Newark, NJ

$20,000Payment Date: 1/29/2016

New York City Ballet, Inc. New York, NY

$15,000Payment Date: 3/31/2016

Newark Celebration 350 Newark, NJ

$7,500Payment Date: 2/29/2016

Toward Newark’s 350th Birthday Celebration

Newark Public Radio, Inc./WBGO Newark, NJ

$7,500Payment Date: 11/30/2016

Paper Mill Playhouse Millburn, NJ

$70,000Payment Date: 11/30/2016

Roundabout Theatre Company, Inc. New York, NY

$40,000Payment Date: 5/31/2016

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

$90,000Payment Date: 12/8/2016

The American Museum of Natural History New York, NY

$15,000Payment Date: 4/29/2016

The Discovery Orchestra, Inc. Summit, NJ

$10,000Payment Date: 8/31/2016

In honor of Sandra Brown Sherman; Toward the TASC initiative-$5,000

The Frick Collection New York, NY

$15,000Payment Date: 3/31/2016

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

$25,000Payment Date: 2/29/2016

The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY

$10,000Payment Date: 1/29/2016

The Morgan Library & Museum New York, NY

$10,000Payment Date: 1/29/2016

The Morris Museum, Inc. Morristown, NJ

$45,000Payment Date: 12/21/2016

The Museum of Modern Art New York, NY

$15,000Payment Date: 10/31/2016

The Newark Museum of Art Newark, NJ

$60,000Payment Date: 11/30/2016

The Sarah P. Duke Gardens Durham, NC

$333,000Payment Date: 9/9/2016

Toward the expansion of the Doris Duke Center at Sarah P. Duke Gardens, specifically Kirby-Horton Hall additions and renovations-$334,000 in 2015, $333,000 in 2016 and 2017

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Florham Park, NJ

$115,000Payment Date: 9/12/2016

The Violet Festival Dolgeville, NY

$3,500Payment Date: 3/31/2016

For: The Violet Festival in Dolgeville, NY

Washington Association of New Jersey Morristown, NJ

$25,000Payment Date: 11/30/2016

Weatherspoon Art Museum Greensboro, NC

$7,500Payment Date: 10/31/2016

To support the Dillard Collection of Art on Paper exhibition

Grants Awarded - 2015 $1,843,500

Adirondack Experience Blue Mountain Lake, NY

$30,000Payment Date: 7/31/2015

American Ballet Theatre New York, NY

$27,500Payment Date: 6/30/2015

Carolina Ballet, Inc. Raleigh, NC

$25,000Payment Date: 11/30/2015

For: Continued program and audience development in the City of Durham locale

Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc. Durham, NC

$30,000Payment Date: 6/30/2015

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum New York, NY

$25,000Payment Date: 7/31/2015

Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Easton, PA

$45,000Payment Date: 12/23/2015

Durham Symphony Incorporated Durham, NC

$18,500Payment Date: 2/27/2015

For: Young Artists Competition and concert-$6,000; free classical concert with KidZnotes at Emily Krzyzewski Center-$2,500; Hillsborough Pops Concert-$10,000

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

$150,000Payment Date: 4/13/2015

First Night Morris, Inc. Morristown, NJ

$10,000Payment Date: 6/30/2015

Gettysburg Foundation Gettysburg, PA

$30,000Payment Date: 3/31/2015

Toward completion of the restoration of the barn at the George Spangler Farm

Historic Hillsborough Commission Hillsborough, NC

$10,000Payment Date: 3/31/2015

Toward the Community Heritage Education Initiative at the Burwell School Historic Site

International Swimming Hall of Fame, Inc. Ft. Lauderdale, FL

$60,000Payment Date: 1/30/2015

Lincoln Center Theater New York, NY

$35,000Payment Date: 1/30/2015

This grant comprised our total support through 2016

Macculloch Hall Historical Museum Morristown, NJ

$30,000Payment Date: 12/23/2015

Mayo Performing Arts Center Morristown, NJ

$100,000Payment Date: 9/14/2015

Morris Arts Morristown, NJ

$50,000Payment Date: 12/23/2015

Museum of Arts and Design New York, NY

$30,000Payment Date: 1/30/2015

National Constitution Center Philadelphia, PA

$75,000Payment Date: 11/30/2015

Toward support of the Freedom Rising program

New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation Newark, NJ

$20,000Payment Date: 1/30/2015

New Jersey Theatre Alliance Allenhurst, NJ

$40,000Payment Date: 1/30/2015

This grant comprised our total support through 2016

New York City Ballet, Inc. New York, NY

$15,000Payment Date: 5/29/2015

Newark Public Radio, Inc./WBGO Newark, NJ

$15,000Payment Date: 4/30/2015

Paper Mill Playhouse Millburn, NJ

$80,000Payment Date: 12/11/2015

Roundabout Theatre Company, Inc. New York, NY

$45,000Payment Date: 4/30/2015

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

$100,000Payment Date: 12/11/2015

The American Museum of Natural History New York, NY

$20,000Payment Date: 5/29/2015

The Franklin Institute Philadelphia, PA

$15,000Payment Date: 5/29/2015

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

$25,000Payment Date: 2/27/2015

Toward replacement of existing dimmer system-$5,000

The Morgan Library & Museum New York, NY

$10,000Payment Date: 1/30/2015

The Morris Museum, Inc. Morristown, NJ

$50,000Payment Date: 12/23/2015

The Museum of Modern Art New York, NY

$15,000Payment Date: 10/30/2015

The Newark Museum of Art Newark, NJ

$70,000Payment Date: 12/23/2015

The Sarah P. Duke Gardens Durham, NC

$334,000Payment Date: 9/14/2015

Toward the expansion of the Doris Duke Center at Sarah P. Duke Gardens, specifically Kirby-Horton Hall additions and renovations-$334,000 in 2015, $333,000 in 2016 and 2017

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Florham Park, NJ

$125,000Payment Date: 9/14/2015

The Violet Festival Dolgeville, NY

$3,500Payment Date: 3/31/2015

For: The Violet Festival in Dolgeville, NY

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill/PlayMakers Repertory Company Chapel Hill, NC

$15,000Payment Date: 5/29/2015

For: Playmakers Repertory Company-toward education and outreach programs

Washington Association of New Jersey Morristown, NJ

$30,000Payment Date: 11/30/2015

Weatherspoon Art Museum Greensboro, NC

$10,000Payment Date: 9/30/2015

For: Overall program support in 2016 celebrating the 75th Anniversary

Writers Theatre of NJ Madison, NJ

$25,000Payment Date: 2/27/2015

Grants Awarded - 2014 $2,172,500

Adirondack Experience Blue Mountain Lake, NY

$27,500Payment Date: 8/29/2014

American Ballet Theatre New York, NY

$27,500Payment Date: 5/30/2014

Bruce Museum, Inc. Greenwich, CT

$20,000Payment Date: 11/26/2014

Carolina Ballet, Inc. Raleigh, NC

$25,000Payment Date: 11/26/2014

For: Continued program and audience development in the City of Durham locale

Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc. Durham, NC

$30,000Payment Date: 6/30/2014

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum New York, NY

$30,000Payment Date: 7/31/2014

Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Easton, PA

$45,000Payment Date: 4/30/2014

Durham Symphony Incorporated Durham, NC

$18,500Payment Date: 2/28/2014

For: Martin Luther King Day concert-$1,000; Young Artists Competition and concert-$5,000; free classical concert with KidZnotes at Emily Krzyzewski Center-$2,500; Hillsborough Pops Concert-$10,000

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

$165,000Payment Date: 4/14/2014

First Night Morris, Inc. Morristown, NJ

$10,000Payment Date: 8/29/2014

Florida Keys Council of the Arts Key West, FL

$10,000Payment Date: 7/31/2014

For: Support of organizations in Key West only

Historic Hillsborough Commission Hillsborough, NC

$10,000Payment Date: 3/31/2014

Toward the Community Heritage Education Initiative at the Burwell School Historic Site

International Swimming Hall of Fame, Inc. Ft. Lauderdale, FL

$60,000Payment Date: 1/31/2014

Leadership Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre, PA

$10,000Payment Date: 5/30/2014

Toward the Bright Lights, Fit City Kirby Park Project

Lincoln Center Theater New York, NY

$50,000Payment Date: 1/31/2014

For: One-time support toward the match requirement of a City Capital Budget grant for 2014-$15,000

Macculloch Hall Historical Museum Morristown, NJ

$30,000Payment Date: 12/22/2014

Mayo Performing Arts Center Morristown, NJ

$110,000Payment Date: 9/15/2014

Toward 20th Anniversary Season Activities-$10,000

Morris Arts Morristown, NJ

$50,000Payment Date: 12/22/2014

Morris County Tourism Bureau, Inc. Morristown, NJ

$50,000Payment Date: 1/31/2014

For: One-time support toward the Morris County Wayfinding program

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

$84,000Payment Date: 4/29/2014

Toward the development of animated productions about the Battles of Trenton and Princeton, as well as the winter encampment of 1777 at Morristown

Museum of Arts and Design New York, NY

$30,000Payment Date: 2/28/2014

Museum of Early Trades and Crafts Madison, NJ

$7,500Payment Date: 12/22/2014

National Constitution Center Philadelphia, PA

$90,000Payment Date: 12/15/2014

Toward support of the Freedom Rising program-$75,000; for one-time support to fund HD video recording, livestreaming, and editing primarily within the F.M. Kirby Auditorium-$15,000

New Jersey Theatre Alliance Allenhurst, NJ

$20,000Payment Date: 1/31/2014

New York Botanical Garden Bronx, NY

$7,500Payment Date: 4/30/2014

New York City Ballet, Inc. New York, NY

$20,000Payment Date: 3/31/2014

Newark Public Radio, Inc./WBGO Newark, NJ

$15,000Payment Date: 5/30/2014

North Carolina Museum of Life and Science Durham, NC

$200,000Payment Date: 9/15/2014

Toward the Hideaway Woods and Earth Moves projects within the Climbing Higher capital campaign

Paper Mill Playhouse Millburn, NJ

$95,000Payment Date: 12/15/2014

Toward the Acoustics Project-$15,000

Portland Museum of Art Portland, ME

$10,000Payment Date: 2/28/2014

Roundabout Theatre Company, Inc. New York, NY

$45,000Payment Date: 4/30/2014

Shelburne Museum, Inc. Shelburne, VT

$15,000Payment Date: 3/31/2014

South Orange Performing Arts Center, Inc. South Orange, NJ

$20,000Payment Date: 7/31/2014

For: One-time capital support

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

$100,000Payment Date: 12/15/2014

The American Museum of Natural History New York, NY

$20,000Payment Date: 3/31/2014

The Corning Museum of Glass Corning, NY

$15,000Payment Date: 5/30/2014

The Franklin Institute Philadelphia, PA

$25,000Payment Date: 6/30/2014

The Frick Collection New York, NY

$40,000Payment Date: 2/28/2014

For: One-time support toward the challenge grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to fully fund the endowment for the position of Chief Conservator-$20,000 (this grant comprised our total support through 2015)

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

$22,500Payment Date: 2/28/2014

Toward technology upgrade-$2,500

The Masterwork Chorus, Inc. Morristown, NJ

$12,000Payment Date: 1/31/2014

The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY

$15,000Payment Date: 1/31/2014

The Morgan Library & Museum New York, NY

$10,000Payment Date: 2/28/2014

The Morris Museum, Inc. Morristown, NJ

$125,000Payment Date: 12/15/2014

Toward the financial stabilization campaign-$75,000

The Museum of Modern Art New York, NY

$20,000Payment Date: 3/31/2014

The Newark Museum of Art Newark, NJ

$75,000Payment Date: 12/22/2014

The Sarah P. Duke Gardens Durham, NC

$35,000Payment Date: 3/31/2014

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Florham Park, NJ

$125,000Payment Date: 9/15/2014

The Violet Festival Dolgeville, NY

$3,500Payment Date: 2/28/2014

For: The Violet Festival in Dolgeville, NY

Washington Association of New Jersey Morristown, NJ

$30,000Payment Date: 12/22/2014

Waterfront Playhouse/Matching Contributions Key West, FL

$2,000Payment Date: 5/30/2014

Two-for-one match of Katharine C. Prentice’s contribution dated 4/24/14

Weatherspoon Art Museum Greensboro, NC

$10,000Payment Date: 11/26/2014

To support the Dillard Collection of Art on Paper exhibition

Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library Winterthur, DE

$25,000Payment Date: 2/28/2014

Writers Theatre of NJ Madison, NJ

$25,000Payment Date: 2/28/2014

2023 $2,153,575

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

2022 $1,819,000

Adirondack Experience Blue Mountain Lake, NY

$25,000Payment Date: 1/31/2022

General Operating Support

ArtPride New Jersey Foundation, Inc. Burlington, NJ

$20,000Payment Date: 5/31/2022

General Operating Support

Carolina Ballet, Inc. Raleigh, NC

$10,000Payment Date: 12/22/2022

For: Support of the Ballet’s performances of The Nutcracker

Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc. Durham, NC

$30,000Payment Date: 10/31/2022

General Operating Support

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

$120,000Payment Date: 5/2/2022

General Operating Support

First Night Morris, Inc. Morristown, NJ

$12,500Payment Date: 10/31/2022

General Operating Support

Frick Collection, The New York, NY

$12,500Payment Date: 2/28/2022

General Operating Support

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

$20,000Payment Date: 12/22/2022

General Operating Support

Greater Easton Development Partnership Easton, PA

$12,500Payment Date: 12/22/2022

General Operating Support

Growing Stage, (the) The Children’s Theatre of New Jersey Netcong, NJ

$32,500Payment Date: 2/28/2022

General Operating Support

Hamilton Partnership for Paterson, Inc. Paterson, NJ

$50,000Payment Date: 2/28/2022

For: Support of the core exhibit in the Alexander Hamilton Visitor Education Center at Paterson Great Falls National Park

Lincoln Center Theater New York, NY

$15,000Payment Date: 3/31/2022

General Operating Support

Macculloch Hall Historical Museum Morristown, NJ

$35,000Payment Date: 11/30/2022

General Operating Support

Mayo Performing Arts Center Morristown, NJ

$200,000Payment Date: 5/2/2022

For: Reserved for Future Decision Fund-$100,000

Metropolitan Museum of Art, The New York, NY

$10,000Payment Date: 1/31/2022

General Operating Support

Morris Arts Morristown, NJ

$50,000Payment Date: 2/28/2022

General Operating Support

Morris County Historical Society Morristown, NJ

$10,000Payment Date: 11/30/2022

Toward the restoration of Acorn Hall’s original double-hung wooden sash windows

Morris Museum, Inc., The Morristown, NJ

$55,000Payment Date: 5/31/2022

For: Support of the Bickford Theatre in honor of Dr. Wilson M. Compton-$5,000

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

$85,000Payment Date: 5/3/2022

Toward the acquisition of the Peter Family Collection-$85,000 in May of 2021 and May of 2022 and an accelerated pledge payment of $80,000 in December of 2022

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

$80,000Payment Date: 12/21/2022

Toward the acquisition of the Peter Family Collection-$85,000 in May of 2021 and May of 2022 and an accelerated pledge payment of $80,000 in December of 2022

New Jersey Hall of Fame, Inc. Newark, NJ

$75,000Payment Date: 7/29/2022

For: One-time support of the NJHOF Entertainment & Learning Center at American Dream in East Rutherford, NJ in honor of Don Jay Smith

New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation Newark, NJ

$80,000Payment Date: 12/21/2022

Toward the All Together Now: The NJPAC Changemaking Campaign-$85,000 in May of 2021 and May of 2022 and an accelerated pledge payment of $80,000 in December of 2022

New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation Newark, NJ

$85,000Payment Date: 5/3/2022

Toward the All Together Now: The NJPAC Changemaking Campaign-$85,000 in May of 2021 and May of 2022 and an accelerated pledge payment of $80,000 in December of 2022

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Newark, NJ

$10,000Payment Date: 8/31/2022

For: Support of the Young Friends audience-building initiative

New Jersey Theatre Alliance Allenhurst, NJ

$30,000Payment Date: 2/28/2022

General Operating Support

North Carolina Arts in Action, Inc. Durham, NC

$25,000Payment Date: 11/30/2022

General Operating Support

North Carolina Museum of Life and Science Durham, NC

$25,000Payment Date: 10/31/2022

General Operating Support

Paper Mill Playhouse Millburn, NJ

$160,000Payment Date: 9/12/2022

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

Princeton Area Community Foundation Lawrenceville, NJ

$50,000Payment Date: 8/31/2022

Toward support of the New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund

Roundabout Theatre Company, Inc. New York, NY

$30,000Payment Date: 5/31/2022

General Operating Support

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

$90,000Payment Date: 12/12/2022

General Operating Support

The Discovery Orchestra, Inc. Summit, NJ

$15,000Payment Date: 11/30/2022

In honor of Sandra Brown Sherman

The Newark Museum of Art Newark, NJ

$60,000Payment Date: 12/22/2022

General Operating Support

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Florham Park, NJ

$135,000Payment Date: 5/2/2022

General Operating Support

Triangle Community Foundation Durham, NC

$45,000Payment Date: 12/22/2022

For: Support of the Fund for the Triangle, specifically toward support for Cultural Arts

Violet Festival, The Dolgeville, NY

$4,000Payment Date: 3/31/2022

For: The Violet Festival in Dolgeville, NY

Young Audiences of New Jersey Princeton, NJ

$15,000Payment Date: 3/31/2022

For: Support of Morris County programs

2021 $1,571,500

ArtPride New Jersey Foundation, Inc. Burlington, NJ

$15,000Payment Date: 3/31/2021

Carolina Ballet, Inc. Raleigh, NC

$15,000Payment Date: 12/17/2021

For: Support of the Ballet’s performances of The Nutcracker

Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc. Durham, NC

$30,000Payment Date: 9/30/2021

Crossroads of the American Revolution Association, Inc. Trenton, NJ

$5,000Payment Date: 4/30/2021

For: One-time support of the production of the American Revolution smartphone travel app between Trenton and Morristown

Durham Symphony Incorporated Durham, NC

$9,000Payment Date: 7/30/2021

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

$130,000Payment Date: 5/3/2021

Toward COVID-19 related needs-$10,000

First Night Morris, Inc. Morristown, NJ

$12,500Payment Date: 11/30/2021

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

$20,000Payment Date: 10/29/2021

Greater Easton Development Partnership Easton, PA

$10,000Payment Date: 1/29/2021

Lincoln Center Theater New York, NY

$15,000Payment Date: 1/29/2021

Macculloch Hall Historical Museum Morristown, NJ

$35,000Payment Date: 12/17/2021

Mayo Performing Arts Center Morristown, NJ

$200,000Payment Date: 5/3/2021

For: Reserved for Future Decision Fund-$100,000

Morris Arts Morristown, NJ

$45,000Payment Date: 2/26/2021

Morris County Historical Society Morristown, NJ

$10,000Payment Date: 12/17/2021

Toward support of Phase I Archaeological Investigation of Icehouse/Greenhouse Foundation

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

$85,000Payment Date: 5/3/2021

Toward the acquisition of the Peter Family Collection-$85,000 in 2021 and in 2022; pledged for like use-$85,000 in 2023

National Constitution Center Philadelphia, PA

$100,000Payment Date: 12/20/2021

National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Morristown, NJ

$10,000Payment Date: 10/29/2021

Toward support of the conservation and display of the Colonial-era Bible owned by Dr. Jabez Campfield

New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation Newark, NJ

$105,000Payment Date: 5/3/2021

Toward the All Together Now: The NJPAC Changemaking Campaign-$85,000 in 2021 and in 2022; pledged for like use-$80,000 in 2023

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Newark, NJ

$10,000Payment Date: 5/28/2021

For: Support of the Young Friends audience-building initiative

New Jersey Theatre Alliance Allenhurst, NJ

$30,000Payment Date: 1/29/2021

Toward Reopening Campaign efforts-$10,000

North Carolina Arts in Action, Inc. Durham, NC

$25,000Payment Date: 10/29/2021

North Carolina Museum of Life and Science Durham, NC

$25,000Payment Date: 11/30/2021

Paper Mill Playhouse Millburn, NJ

$75,000Payment Date: 9/30/2021

Princeton Area Community Foundation Lawrenceville, NJ

$75,000Payment Date: 12/17/2021

Toward support of the New Jersey Arts and Culture Recovery Fund

Roundabout Theatre Company, Inc. New York, NY

$30,000Payment Date: 4/30/2021

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

$100,000Payment Date: 5/3/2021

Toward COVID-19 related needs-$10,000

The Discovery Orchestra, Inc. Summit, NJ

$15,000Payment Date: 12/17/2021

In honor of Sandra Brown Sherman

The Frick Collection New York, NY

$12,500Payment Date: 3/31/2021

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

$57,500Payment Date: 2/26/2021

For: One-time additional support as endorsed by JoAnn F. Tiefau and in recognition of her 25 years of service to the F.M. Kirby Foundation-$25,000

The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY

$10,000Payment Date: 1/29/2021

The Morris Museum, Inc. Morristown, NJ

$55,000Payment Date: 5/28/2021

For: Support of The Bickford Theatre in honor of Dr. Wilson M. Compton-$5,000

The Newark Museum of Art Newark, NJ

$55,000Payment Date: 11/30/2021

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Florham Park, NJ

$125,000Payment Date: 5/3/2021

Washington Association of New Jersey Morristown, NJ

$20,000Payment Date: 4/30/2021

2020 $1,430,000

Adirondack Experience Blue Mountain Lake, NY

$35,000Payment Date: 9/30/2020

Toward the 50th Anniversary of the Adirondack Park Agency project-$10,000

Adirondack Explorer Saranac Lake, NY

$7,500Payment Date: 1/31/2020

For: Support of Adirondack Water Reporting Project

ArtPride New Jersey Foundation, Inc. Burlington, NJ

$15,000Payment Date: 4/30/2020

Carolina Ballet, Inc. Raleigh, NC

$15,000Payment Date: 11/30/2020

For: Support of the Ballet’s televised performance of The Nutcracker

Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc. Durham, NC

$30,000Payment Date: 3/31/2020

Durham Symphony Incorporated Durham, NC

$9,000Payment Date: 5/29/2020

For: Side-by-Side Kidznotes Concert at the Emily Krzyzewski Center-$4,500; Hillsborough Pops in the Park Concert-$4,500

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

$120,000Payment Date: 4/29/2020

First Night Morris, Inc. Morristown, NJ

$10,000Payment Date: 10/30/2020

Greater Easton Development Partnership Easton, PA

$7,500Payment Date: 5/29/2020

Hamilton Partnership for Paterson, Inc. Paterson, NJ

$50,000Payment Date: 6/30/2020

For: Support of the core exhibit in the Alexander Hamilton Visitor Education Center at Paterson Great Falls National Park

Lincoln Center Theater New York, NY

$15,000Payment Date: 1/31/2020

Macculloch Hall Historical Museum Morristown, NJ

$32,500Payment Date: 12/22/2020

Madison Arts & Culture Alliance, Inc. Madison, NJ

$12,000Payment Date: 12/22/2020

For: One-time support toward the purchase of a lighting control board for the Madison Community Arts Center

Mayo Performing Arts Center Morristown, NJ

$200,000Payment Date: 4/29/2020

For: Reserved for Future Decision Fund-$100,000

Morris Arts Morristown, NJ

$45,000Payment Date: 4/30/2020

Morris County Historical Society Morristown, NJ

$15,000Payment Date: 11/30/2020

Toward the conservation of John Johnston’s 1886 “St. Cecilia” stained glass window

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

$50,000Payment Date: 4/30/2020

National Constitution Center Philadelphia, PA

$75,000Payment Date: 12/22/2020

New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation Newark, NJ

$20,000Payment Date: 1/31/2020

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Newark, NJ

$10,000Payment Date: 2/28/2020

For: Support of the Young Friends audience-building initiative

New Jersey Theatre Alliance Allenhurst, NJ

$20,000Payment Date: 2/28/2020

Paper Mill Playhouse Millburn, NJ

$80,000Payment Date: 8/31/2020

Toward facilities upgrades and PPE required to re-open the theater-$10,000

Princeton Area Community Foundation Lawrenceville, NJ

$75,000Payment Date: 11/30/2020

Toward support of the New Jersey Arts and Culture Recovery Fund

Roundabout Theatre Company, Inc. New York, NY

$25,000Payment Date: 3/31/2020

Salisbury Historical Society Salisbury Center, NY

$5,000Payment Date: 2/28/2020

Toward the restoration, replacement, and extensive repair to the twenty-four window sills and sashes at the 1805 Frisbie House

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

$90,000Payment Date: 4/29/2020

The Discovery Orchestra, Inc. Summit, NJ

$15,000Payment Date: 11/30/2020

In honor of Sandra Brown Sherman

The Frick Collection New York, NY

$12,500Payment Date: 2/28/2020

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

$30,000Payment Date: 2/28/2020

The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY

$10,000Payment Date: 1/31/2020

The Morris Museum, Inc. Morristown, NJ

$55,000Payment Date: 3/31/2020

For: Support of The Bickford Theatre in honor of Dr. Wilson M. Compton-$5,000

The Newark Museum of Art Newark, NJ

$55,000Payment Date: 4/30/2020

The Sarah P. Duke Gardens Durham, NC

$35,000Payment Date: 3/31/2020

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Florham Park, NJ

$125,000Payment Date: 4/29/2020

The Violet Festival Dolgeville, NY

$4,000Payment Date: 3/31/2020

For: The Violet Festival in Dolgeville, NY

Washington Association of New Jersey Morristown, NJ

$20,000Payment Date: 4/30/2020

2019 $1,200,500

Adirondack Explorer Saranac Lake, NY

$5,000Payment Date: 3/29/2019

ArtPride New Jersey Foundation, Inc. Burlington, NJ

$15,000Payment Date: 5/31/2019

Carolina Ballet, Inc. Raleigh, NC

$15,000Payment Date: 11/27/2019

For: Support of the Ballet’s performances of The Nutcracker at the Durham Performing Arts Center

Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc. Durham, NC

$30,000Payment Date: 4/30/2019

Durham Symphony Incorporated Durham, NC

$9,000Payment Date: 4/30/2019

For: Free classical concert with Kidznotes at Emily Krzyzewski Center-$2,500; Hillsborough Pops in the Park Concert-$6,500

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

$130,000Payment Date: 4/15/2019

First Night Morris, Inc. Morristown, NJ

$10,000Payment Date: 7/31/2019

Greater Easton Development Partnership Easton, PA

$7,500Payment Date: 7/31/2019

Lincoln Center Theater New York, NY

$15,000Payment Date: 1/31/2019

Macculloch Hall Historical Museum Morristown, NJ

$32,500Payment Date: 12/20/2019

Mayo Performing Arts Center Morristown, NJ

$200,000Payment Date: 9/16/2019

For: Reserved for Future Decision Fund-$100,000

Morris Arts Morristown, NJ

$45,000Payment Date: 12/20/2019

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

$40,000Payment Date: 7/31/2019

New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation Newark, NJ

$20,000Payment Date: 1/31/2019

New Jersey Theatre Alliance Allenhurst, NJ

$20,000Payment Date: 2/28/2019

Paper Mill Playhouse Millburn, NJ

$110,000Payment Date: 9/16/2019

Toward capital repairs to the F.M. Kirby Carriage House-$40,000

Roundabout Theatre Company, Inc. New York, NY

$25,000Payment Date: 4/30/2019

South Orange Performing Arts Center, Inc. South Orange, NJ

$10,000Payment Date: 5/31/2019

For: One-time support toward a Yamaha CL5 Digital Mixer sound board

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

$85,000Payment Date: 12/16/2019

The Discovery Orchestra, Inc. Summit, NJ

$15,000Payment Date: 11/27/2019

In honor of Sandra Brown Sherman

The Frick Collection New York, NY

$12,500Payment Date: 2/28/2019

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

$30,000Payment Date: 1/31/2019

The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY

$15,000Payment Date: 6/28/2019

The Morris Museum, Inc. Morristown, NJ

$50,000Payment Date: 4/30/2019

The Morris Museum, Inc. Morristown, NJ

$5,000Payment Date: 9/30/2019

For: Support of The Bickford Theatre in honor of Dr. Wilson M. Compton

The Newark Museum of Art Newark, NJ

$50,000Payment Date: 12/20/2019

The Sarah P. Duke Gardens Durham, NC

$35,000Payment Date: 3/29/2019

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Florham Park, NJ

$115,000Payment Date: 9/16/2019

The Violet Festival Dolgeville, NY

$4,000Payment Date: 3/29/2019

For: The Violet Festival in Dolgeville, NY

Washington Association of New Jersey Morristown, NJ

$20,000Payment Date: 2/28/2019

Writers Theatre of NJ Madison, NJ

$25,000Payment Date: 3/29/2019
Total: $16,416,075