Grants
Category Education
Grants Made in 2015
Drew University
Toward the renovation of the Ehinger Center (student center) parking lot-$110,000 in 2014 and 2015
Durham Academy, Inc.
Emily Krzyzewski Family Life Center, Inc.
Fairfield University
Toward the Adrienne Kirby Family Literacy Project-$12,000; toward replacement of two project computers-$3,000
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
For: Teaching Literacy through History program in the Dover, Madison, and Morristown school districts during the 2015-2016 academic year
Gill St. Bernard’s School
For: Fulfillment of challenge grant toward the proposed performing arts and community center-$250,000 in 2015 and 2016
Greens Farms Academy, Inc.
For: The Annual Giving Fund
Greensboro Day School
Institute for Humane Studies
JerseyCAN
For: JerseyCAN’s advocacy efforts in collaboration with Pre-K Our Way-$5,000
Kirby Free Library
For: Capital improvements
Lafayette College / Alumni (Annual) Fund
For: Alumni Fund
Class of ’68 – $ 7,500 in honor of William J. Raver
Class of ’80 – $ 5,000
Class of ’81 – $ 5,000
Class of ’84 – $ 10,000
Class of ’87 – $ 5,000
Class of ’13 – $ 1,000
Lafayette College / Athletic Directors Fund
For: The Athletic Directors Fund in honor of Jim Finnen, the “Golden Voice” of Lafayette College athletics for over 50 years
Lafayette College / Bailey Endowment
For: Carolyn Huntington Bailey Health Center Endowment Fund
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 (Men’s and Women’s)-$18,000; Maroon Club-Swimming Program-$5,000
Lafayette College / Morris Williams Center for the Arts
For: The Williams Arts Campus
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
Toward domestic programs
New Jersey SEEDS, Inc.
North Carolina State University Foundation, Inc./NCSU Libraries
Philip’s Education Partners/Philip’s Academy (formerly known as St. Philip’s Academy)
Phillips Exeter Academy
Toward the Campaign for Performing Arts in honor of Dr. Wilson M. Compton, Class of ’77
Preschool Advantage, Inc.
Toward preschool scholarship assistance for Morris County residents
Rising Tide Capital, Inc.
Rutgers University Foundation/Rutgers School of Nursing-Newark and New Brunswick
To support the Nursing Science Research and Faculty Career Development Program
St. Vincent College
For: Support of the 2016 Civitas Forum on Principles and Policies for Public Life
Student U
Teach For America, Inc.
For: Greater Newark-$40,000; Eastern North Carolina-$30,000
The AOPA Foundation, Inc. (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association)
Toward pilot safety programs
The English-Speaking Union of the United States
The Fund for American Studies
The Fuqua School of Business
For: The Annual Fund-$30,000; Reserved for Future Decision Fund-$400,000
The Hill Center, Inc.
For: Support of Scale-Up of the Hill Reading Achievement Program (HillRAP)-$250,000 in 2013, 2014, and 2015
The Lawrenceville School
For: The F.M. Kirby Math and Science Center Maintenance Endowment Fund-$550,000; for the Kirby House Endowment Fund-$150,000
The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, Inc.
The Peck School
For: The Annual Giving Fund
Wake Forest University
To establish the Kirby-Horton Access and Opportunity Endowment Fund within the Office of Personal and Career Development (OPCD)-$1,000,000 in 2014 and $500,000 in 2015
Wake Forest University
To establish the Kirby-Horton Access and Opportunity Endowment Fund within the Office of Personal and Career Development (OPCD)-$1,000,000 in 2014 and $500,000 in 2015
Wyoming Seminary
To establish the Allan P. and Marian Sutherland Kirby Center for Creative Arts Endowment Fund, along with all funds in the Reserved for Future Decision Fund
Zeta Psi Educational Foundation
For: The Kirby Presidents Leadership Conference at Lafayette College held in January, 2015