Grants
Grants Made in Grants Awarded - 2010
Arts, Culture, Humanities $1,847,000
American Ballet Theatre
American Museum of Natural History
Arts Council of the Morris Area
Brandywine Conservancy, Inc.
Bruce Museum, Inc.
Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc.
City of Durham/Durham Performing Arts Center
For: Durham Performing Arts Center capital campaign
Community Theatre at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
Corning Museum of Glass
Durham Symphony Incorporated
To support the Annual Durham Symphony Family Pops Concert in Historic Hillsborough’s Cameron Park-$10,000
F. M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts
First Night Morris, Inc.
Franklin Institute
Frick Collection
Gettysburg Foundation
Growing Stage, Children’s Theatre of New Jersey
For: One-time match support toward Morris County Historic Preservation Trust grant for restoration of the front facade-$5,000
Historic Hillsborough Commission
Toward the Community Heritage Education Initiative at the Burwell School Historic Site
Hugh Moore Historical Park and Museums, Inc.
International Swimming Hall of Fame, Inc.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.
For: American Songbook-$15,000
Lincoln Center Theater
Long Island Museum of American Art, History and Carriages
Toward support of the Carriage Museum
Macculloch Hall Historical Museum
Masterwork Chorus, Inc.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Morgan Library & Museum
Morris County Historical Society
Morris Museum, Inc.
Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association of the Union
Toward the traveling panel exhibition: “A Man for All Seasons: The Many Sides of George Washington”
Museum of Arts and Design
Museum of Arts and Design/Matching Contributions
Two-for-one match of Marian C. Burke’s contribution dated 5/20/10
Museum of Early Trades and Crafts
Museum of Modern Art
National Constitution Center
Toward support of the Freedom Rising program
New Jersey Ballet Company, Inc.
New Jersey Historical Society
New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation
New Jersey Theatre Alliance
New York Botanical Garden
New York City Ballet, Inc.
New York City Opera, Inc.
Newark Museum Association
North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation, Inc.
Toward the Barbara C. Kirby Docent Training Enrichment Endowment
North Carolina Museum of Life and Science
Paper Mill Playhouse
Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey, Inc.
Roundabout Theatre Company, Inc.
Salisbury Historical Society
For: Replacement of roof on south side of main building of the Frisbie House
Sarah P. Duke Gardens
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Inc.
State Theatre Center for the Arts, Inc.
Submarine Memorial Association
Violet Festival
For: The Violet Festival in Dolgeville, NY
Washington Association of New Jersey
Toward capital projects (Our Noble Cause Capital Campaign)
Weatherspoon Art Museum
To support two exhibitions that will feature significant holdings from the Dillard Collection of Art on Paper
Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Education $3,364,500
AOPA Foundation, Inc. (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association)
Toward pilot safety programs
Bill of Rights Institute
Browning School
Colby College
Council for Economic Education, Inc.
Dolgeville Central School
For: Jonathan A. Vedder Commencement Award
Drew University
Toward the creation of the Thomas H. Kean Reading Room & Gallery
Durham Academy, Inc.
For: The Student U program-$5,000
Dwight School Foundation
For: The Annual Fund
English-Speaking Union of the United States
Excellent Education for Everyone, Inc.
Fairfield University
Toward the Adrienne Kirby Family Literacy Project of which $10,000 is restricted to endowment
Fund for American Studies
Fuqua School of Business
For: The Annual Fund
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Toward Raleigh-Durham NC School History Programs
Gill St. Bernard’s School
Toward the tennis courts project
Greensboro Day School
Hackley School
Hill Center, Inc.
Independent College Fund of New Jersey
Institute for Humane Studies
Kieve Affective Education, Inc
For: One-time support toward the renovation of the Pasquaney Dining Hall
Lafayette College / Alumni Endowment
For: Alumni Association Endowment Fund
Lafayette College / Alumni Fund
For: Alumni Fund
Class of ’42 – $7,500
Class of ’68 – $7,500 in honor of William J. Raver
Class of ’80 – $5,000
Class of ’81 – $5,000
Class of ’84 – $7,500
Class of ’87 – $5,000
Lafayette College / Bailey Endowment
For: Carolyn Huntington Bailey Health Center Endowment Fund
Lafayette College / Friends of Lafayette Music
For: Friends of Lafayette Music
Lafayette College / Kirby Athletics Enhancement Endowment Fund
For: Kirby Athletics Enhancement Endowment Fund
Lafayette College / Kirby Athletics Enhancement Gift Funds
For: Kirby Athletics Enhancement Gift Fund
Lafayette College / Maroon Club
For: Maroon Club-$5,000; Friends of Lafayette Football Program-$12,000; Maroon Club-Lacrosse Program-$5,000; Maroon Club-Swimming Program-$3,000
Lafayette College / Morris Williams Center for the Arts
For: The Morris Williams Center for the Arts-$10,000; for one-time gift to match funds from the National Endowment for the Arts-$15,000
Lafayette College / Quad
Toward restoration of the Quad
Lawrenceville School
For: The Kirby Science Center Endowment Fund-$250,000; for the Kirby House Endowment Fund-$150,000; to establish the Kirby Landscaping Endowment Fund-$350,000; Class of ’38-$20,000
Liberty Science Center, Inc.
Literacy Volunteers of Morris County, Inc.
National Association of Scholars, Inc.
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
Toward domestic programs
New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Foundation/New Jersey Nursing Initiative
For: The New Jersey Nursing Initiative
New Jersey SEEDS, Inc.
New York Public Library
Newark Academy
In support of the Immersion Experience Program
Nightingale-Bamford School
Outward Bound, Inc.
Peck School
For: The Annual Giving Fund
Project Acorn, Inc.
Rutgers University Foundation/College of Nursing
To support F. M. Kirby Graduate Fellowships for ten, NJ-based doctoral students-$100,000 in 2008, 2009 and 2010; toward faculty support-College of Nursing-$150,000 in 2008, 2009 and 2010
St. Hilda’s and St. Hugh’s School
St. Philip’s Academy
St. Vincent College
For: Support of the 2011 Civitas Forum on Principles and Policies for Public Life
Teach for America, Inc./Eastern North Carolina
Teach For America, Inc./Greater Newark
Union College
Toward the Minerva Fellow program
United Negro College Fund, Inc.
Wake Forest University
For: The Wake Forest Fund
Wyoming Seminary
Toward the creation & construction of the Allan P. and Marian Sutherland Kirby Center for Creative Arts-$1,500,000 from the RFD account plus $250,000 in 2010 and $1,250,000 in 2011; $1,500,000 pledged for like purpose for 2012, 2013, and 2014
Zeta Psi Educational Foundation
For: The Kirby Presidents Leadership Conference at Lafayette College in 2010
Environment and Animal $1,002,000
Adirondack Council, Inc.
Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Toward North Carolina and New Jersey programs
Central Park Conservancy
Conservation Resources, Inc.
Conservation Trust for North Carolina
Environmental Defense, Inc.
Toward lowering nitrogen air pollution science-based policy initiatives to protect the Adirondacks
Great Swamp Watershed Association
Greater Newark Conservancy, Inc.
For: Community Greening Program
Land Conservancy of New Jersey
Nature Conservancy in New Jersey
Toward land acquisition in Northwestern New Jersey-$55,000; toward the stewardship endowment-$55,000
Nature Conservancy/Adirondack Chapter & Adirondack Land Trust
New Jersey Audubon Society
New Jersey Conservation Foundation
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust
For: One-time support of the accreditation land trust process-$7,500
North Carolina Zoological Society, Inc.
Toward the Project: Polar Bears campaign-$50,000 in 2008, 2009, and 2010
Pinelands Preservation Alliance, Inc.
Protect the Adirondacks, Inc.
For: Adirondack Park Sustainable Forestry Project-$15,000; for Adirondack Lake Assessment Program-$5,000
Rails-To-Trails Conservancy
For: Rail-trail projects in New Jersey
Regional Plan Association, Inc.
For: New Jersey programs
South Eastern Efforts Developing Sustainable Spaces, Inc.
For: Durham Inner-city Gardeners (DIG) program
Southern Environmental Law Center
Triangle Land Conservancy, Inc.
Toward the Our Water, Our Land campaign – 2007, 2008, and 2010 grants provide stewardship support of Horton Grove Nature Preserve in Durham
Trout Unlimited, Inc.
Toward the Musconetcong Home Rivers Initiative in New Jersey-$15,000
Trust for Public Land
For: New Jersey land acquisition only
Health $5,946,666
Action On Smoking And Health
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
To establish the F. M. Kirby Chair in Neural Repair and Protection-$666,667 in 2008 and 2009 and $666,666 in 2010
Alzheimer’s Association/Greater New Jersey Chapter
For: Northern New Jersey programs
Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association, Inc.
For: Alzheimer’s basic science research
American Cancer Society, Inc./Eastern Division
For: Programs in the Northwest New Jersey Region
American Cancer Society, Inc./National Home Office
For: Cancer research
American Council on Science and Health
American Diabetes Association Research Foundation, Inc.
For: Ongoing support of Dr. Evan David Rosen’s diabetes research
American Federation for Aging Research
For: Basic research
American Heart Association, Inc./Founders Affiliate
Toward basic, biomedical cardiac and stroke research
Arthritis Foundation, Inc./National Office
For: Medical research only
Be the Match Foundation
Toward the Scholars Program for the Study of Post-Transplant Complications
Big Apple Circus, Ltd.
For: Clown Care Program in Metro NYC hospitals
Cancer Institute of New Jersey Foundation, Inc.
Toward Training Program in Translational Research
Cancer Research Institute, Inc.
For: Support of Predoctoral Emphasis Pathway in Tumor Immunology
Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation, Inc.
For: Research
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
For: Continued support of a new targeted stem cell initiative focused on the use of stem cells in spinal cord repair
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Toward equipment for cancer imaging research
Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, Inc.
For: Support of the research of Dr. Songbai Lin and Dr. Dr.Marcus Muehlbauer
Eye-Bank for Sight Restoration, Inc.
For: Ocular Tissue Research Program-$10,000
Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation
For: Support of research initiatives in Alzheimer’s and related neurodegenerative disorders
Foundation Fighting Blindness, Inc.
For: Retinal degenerative disease research
Foundation for AIDS Research
For: The Krim Fellows Program
Foundation of the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
For: Continued research for Synaptic Interactions: Formation and Plasticity
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Toward support of Dr. Glen F. Ralls’s research on inflammation diseases-$165,000 in 2008 and 009; $160,000 in 2010
Hospital For Special Surgery
For: Support of biomechanics research
Jackson Laboratory
Toward Dr. Matthew Hibbs’ work in computational bioinformatics
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Toward a new animal imaging center at the F. M. Kirby Center for Functional Brain Imaging
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Inc./New Jersey Chapter
For: Support of Dr. Brian Druker’s research-$150,000 in 2010; like amount for like purpose pledged for 2011 and 2012
Massachusetts General Hospital/Department of Psychiatry
Toward an endowed chair in psychiatry to be known as the Edmund and Carroll Carpenter Professorship
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Toward renewed support of the F. M. Kirby Foundation Brain Tumor Research Fund
Morristown Memorial Health Foundation, Inc.
Toward the Emergency Department expansion project-$175,000 in 2010; like amount for like purpose pledged for 2011
National Shingles Foundation
For: PHN and VZV research
National Transplant Assistance Fund, Inc.
Toward organ donor awareness programs
New York Blood Center, Inc.
For: One-time support toward “Platelet Formation from Stem Cell Research” project under the direction of Dr. William B. Mitchell
New York University School of Medicine
For: Continued support of ischemic stroke research
Population Council, Inc.
Toward direct costs only in Postdoctoral Training: Reproductive Biomedicine and Biomedical HIV Research
Prevent Blindness Tri-State
For: Morris County, NJ programs
Rockefeller University
Toward the purchase of the VivaView microscope
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
For: Postdoctoral fellows involved in basic research
Scheie Eye Institute
To purchase research equipment needed by the F. M. Kirby Center scientists
Stamford Hospital
For: Cancer Risk and Prevention Program
Trudeau Institute, Inc.
Toward a Port-a-Patch MultiClamp
United Network for Organ Sharing
Toward the purchase and installation of a second UPS (uninterruptable power supply) for the data center
Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology
For: Continued support for Dr. Ellen Heber-Katz’s research on Central Nervous System Regeneration
Human Services $3,873,500
AIDS Resource Foundation for Children
Alfre, Inc.
American Foundation for the Blind, Inc.
American Red Cross/Colonial Crossroads Chapter
To fund emergency and blood services programs in Morris County communities served by this chapter
American Red Cross/National Headquarters
For: Disaster Relief Fund-$400,000; for Haiti earthquake relief and recovery-$100,000; for the retrofitting of a blood product distribution facility in Northern New Jersey-$100,000
American Red Cross/Northern New Jersey Chapter
Toward disaster relief and blood donor programs in Morris County
American Red Cross/Wyoming Valley Chapter
For: Disaster response and recovery efforts
ARC/Morris County Chapter, New Jersey, Inc.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Morris, Bergen & Passaic, Inc.
Boy Scouts of America/Patriots’ Path Council, Inc.
For: Morris County programs
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Boys’ Club of New York, Inc.
For: The Independent School Placement Program
Cancer Care of New Jersey
For: Services to residents of Morris County, NJ
Cancer Hope Network, Inc.
Caring House, Inc.
Center for Child & Family Health
For: Healthy Futures Fund
Cheshire Home, Inc.
For: The purchase of six specialized hospital beds and mattresses
Children’s Aid and Family Services, Inc.
For: Adoption Counseling and Support Services Programs
Community Food Bank of New Jersey, Inc.
Community Hope, Inc.
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Morris & Sussex Counties, Inc.
Covenant House New Jersey, Inc.
Daytop Village of New Jersey, Inc.
Toward the Educational Institute
Emily Krzyzewski Family Life Center, Inc.
Toward the K to College program
Employment Horizons, Inc.
Family Service of Morris County
Fresh Air Fund
Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey, Inc.
For: Morris Area programs
Gladney Center for Adoption
Grace Counseling Center
Habitat for Humanity Orange County, N.C., Inc.
Hands Together, Inc.
For: Haiti earthquake relief and recovery
Homeless Solutions, Inc.
Hope House
For: The Chore Program
Jersey Battered Women’s Service, Inc.
Jersey Cares, Inc.
Madison Area YMCA
Toward the F. M. Kirby Children’s Center Annual Scholarship Fund
Market Street Mission, Inc.
Mental Health Association in New Jersey, Inc.
Mental Health Association of Morris County, Inc.
Morris Center Y.M.C.A.
Morris County Prevention Is Key, Inc.
Morris Habitat for Humanity, Inc.
Morristown Neighborhood House Association, Inc.
Toward the School Aged Child Care Program and Youth Development Program
Mountaintop Hose Company No. 1
National Council For Adoption
For: The Infant Adoption Revival Project-$10,000
National Fatherhood Initiative
For: Northern NJ programs-$7,500
National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, Inc.
New Eyes for the Needy, Inc.
New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women
For: Matching funds for the Legal Services Project
New Jersey GASP, Inc.
NewBridge Services, Inc.
OneGift, Inc.
Orange Congregations in Mission
P.G. Chambers School, Inc.
For: Early Intervention Program
Partnership for a Drug-Free America, Inc.
Plaid House, Inc.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
To assist the affiliate network in providing family planning and reproductive health programs and services
Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina, Inc.
For: Support of education programs in Durham and Orange counties
Planned Parenthood of Greater Northern New Jersey, Inc.
For: General operating support in Morris County only
Planned Parenthood of Northeast and Mid-Penn, Inc.
For: General operating support, particularly Luzerne and Northampton Counties
Prevent Child Abuse America
Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina, Inc.
Re-Creation, Inc.
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, Inc.
Rutgers University Foundation/Answer
For: National Teen-to-Teen Sexuality Education Project
Sage Eldercare, Inc.
Salvation Army/Morristown Area Services
For: Morristown Corps of which $27,500 is for emergency assistance
Seeing Eye, Inc.
Toward the purchase and installation of a security system for the Morristown campus
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States, Inc.
For: Sexual and reproductive health education programs
Stratford Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.
Toward the purchase of six pagers and an automated external defibrillation unit
Summit Speech School
TeenPride, Inc.
United Way of Northern New Jersey, Morris County
For: General allocations to member agencies only
United Way of the Greater Triangle, Inc.
For: Orange County United Way-$82,500
United Way of Wyoming Valley
For: Support of traditional member agencies
Urban League of Morris County, Inc.
Visiting Nurse Association of Northern New Jersey, Inc.
Visiting Nurse Association of Northern New Jersey, Inc.
For: Eldercare Program
Volunteer Management Centers, Inc.
International/Foreign Affairs $42,500
Freedom House, Inc.
Toward further development of Democracy Web-$10,000
International House
Jamestown Foundation
Mutual Membership Benefit $85,000
Council of New Jersey Grantmakers, Inc.
Toward specific programs for family philanthropies-$5,000
Foundation Center
GuideStar USA, Inc.
Partnership in Philanthropy, Inc.
Philanthropy Roundtable
For: The Alliance for Charitable Reform-$5,000
Public Affairs/Society Benefit $1,890,000
Accuracy in Media, Inc.
America’s Future Foundation
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
American Family Business Foundation
Atlantic Legal Foundation
Cato Institute
Center for Immigration Studies, Inc.
Center For Individual Rights
Center for Non-Profit Corporations, Inc.
Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute
Collegiate Network, Inc.
Criminal Justice Legal Foundation
EngenderHealth, Inc.
Evergreen Freedom Foundation
Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies
For: Travel expense assistance for students attending national conferences-$5,000
Federation For American Immigration Reform
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Inc.
Foundation for New Jersey Public Broadcasting, Inc.
For: Closed captioning and Ready to Lead in Literacy education initiative
Free Congress Foundation
Freedom Alliance
Guttmacher Institute, Inc.
Heritage Foundation
For: Support of the F. M. Kirby Research Fellow in National Security Policy
Hudson Institute, Inc.
Institute for American Values
Institute For Justice
Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Inc.
For: The Center for the Study of American Civic Literacy-$70,000
Landmark Legal Foundation
Leadership Institute
Lexington Institute
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc.
Toward the Moving Men into the Mainstream (MMM) program
Media Research Center
National Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc.
Negative Population Growth, Inc.
New Jersey Family Policy Council, Inc.
North Carolina Public Radio – WUNC
North Carolinians Against Gun Violence Education Fund, Inc.
For: Teens on Target program in Durham
Pacific Legal Foundation
Population Action International
ProEnglish
Radio America
University of North Carolina Center for Public Television
For: Outreach efforts
Washington Legal Foundation
Young America’s Foundation
Religion $91,000
Episcopal Preaching Foundation, Inc.
Grace Episcopal Church
For: Capital improvements
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Toward refurbishment of the Kirby Hall kitchen
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church/Durham
In support of the field education program for seminarians