Education Grants Made in 2016
Bonnie Brae Liberty Corner, NJ
Dolgeville Central School Dolgeville, NY
For: Jonathan A. Vedder Commencement Award (this grant comprised our total support through 2017)
Durham Academy, Inc. Durham, NC
Emily K Center, Inc. Durham, NC
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT
Toward the Adrienne Kirby Family Literacy Project
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History New York, NY
For: Teaching Literacy through History program in the Dover and Madison school districts during the 2016-2017 academic year
Gill St. Bernard’s School Gladstone, NJ
For: Fulfillment of challenge grant toward the proposed performing arts and community center-$250,000 in 2015 and 2016
Greens Farms Academy, Inc. Westport, CT
Toward endowment support of Phase II of the Lead with Excellence capital campaign-$50,000; for the Annual Giving Fund-$20,000 in 2016, 2017, and 2018
Greensboro Day School Greensboro, NC
Harvard College Fund Cambridge, MA
For: The Harvard College Fund
Institute for Humane Studies Arlington, VA
JerseyCAN Cranford, NJ
Lafayette College / Alumni (Annual) Fund Easton, PA
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 / Alumni Endowment Easton, PA
For: Alumni Association Endowment Fund
Lafayette College / Bailey Endowment Easton, PA
For: Carolyn Huntington Bailey Health Center Endowment Fund
Lafayette College / Kirby Athletics Enhancement Endowment Fund Easton, PA
For: Kirby Athletics Enhancement Endowment Fund
Lafayette College / Kirby Athletics Enhancement Gift Fund Easton, PA
For: Kirby Athletics Enhancement Gift Fund
Lafayette College / Maroon Club Easton, PA
For: Maroon Club-$5,000; Friends of Lafayette Football Program-$12,000; Maroon Club-Lacrosse Program -$23,000 (Men’s-$9,000 and Women’s-$14,000); Maroon Club-Swimming Program-$5,000
Lafayette College / Morris Williams Center for the Arts Easton, PA
For: Williams Arts Campus
Liberty Science Center, Inc. Jersey City, NJ
Literacy Volunteers of Morris County, Inc. Morristown, NJ
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship New York, NY
Toward domestic programs
North Carolina State University Foundation, Inc./NCSU Libraries Raleigh, NC
Phillips Exeter Academy Exeter, NH
Toward The Exeter Fund in honor of Dr. Wilson M. Compton, Class of ’77
Preschool Advantage, Inc. Morristown, NJ
Toward preschool scholarship assistance for Morris County residents
Rising Tide Capital, Inc. Jersey City, NJ
Rutgers University Foundation/Rutgers School of Nursing-Newark & New Brunswick Newark, NJ
To support the Nursing Science Research and Faculty Career Development Program
Seeds – Access Changes Everything Newark, NJ
St. Vincent College Latrobe, PA
For: Support of the 2017 Civitas Forum on Principles and Policies for Public Life
Student U Durham, NC
Teach For America, Inc./New Jersey Newark, NJ
For: Greater Newark-$40,000; Eastern North Carolina-$30,000
The Fund for American Studies Washington, DC
The Fuqua School of Business Durham, NC
To establish the Rex D. and Ellen Adams Loan Assistance Endowment-$300,000 in 2016 and 2017, along with all funds in the Reserved for Future Decision Fund (approximately $1.9 million); for the Annual Fund-$30,000 in 2016 and 2017
The Lawrenceville School Lawrenceville, NJ
For: The F.M. Kirby Math and Science Center Maintenance Endowment Fund-$500,000; for the Kirby House Endowment Fund-$100,000; toward Kirby House furnishing-$25,000
The Leader in Me Lehigh Valley Allentown, PA
Toward The Leader in Me Program in Forks Elementary and Palmer Elementary Schools in Easton, PA
The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, Inc. Irving, TX
The Peck School Morristown, NJ
For: The Annual Giving Fund
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
For: The Wake Forest Fund
Wyoming Seminary Kingston, PA
Toward the Allan P. and Marian Sutherland Kirby Center for Creative Arts Endowment Fund
Zeta Psi Educational Foundation Pearl River, NY
For: The Kirby Presidents Leadership Conference at Lafayette College held in January 2016