Recent Grants
Arts, Culture, Humanities $1,112,000
Carolina Ballet, Inc. Raleigh, NC
For: Support of the Ballet’s performances of The Nutcracker at the Durham Performing Arts Center
Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc. Durham, NC
Durham Symphony Incorporated Durham, NC
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
First Night Morris, Inc. Morristown, NJ
Lincoln Center Theater New York, NY
Macculloch Hall Historical Museum Morristown, NJ
Mayo Performing Arts Center Morristown, NJ
Morris Arts Morristown, NJ
Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association of the Union Mt. Vernon, VA
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
New Jersey Theatre Alliance Allenhurst, NJ
Toward the $1 million Alliance Endowment Campaign-$10,000
North Carolina Museum of Life and Science Durham, NC
Paper Mill Playhouse Millburn, NJ
Roundabout Theatre Company, Inc. New York, NY
State Theatre Center for the Arts, Inc. Easton, PA
The Discovery Orchestra, Inc. Summit, NJ
In honor of Sandra Brown Sherman
The Frick Collection New York, NY
The Growing Stage, The Children’s Theatre of New Jersey Netcong, NJ
The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY
The Morris Museum, Inc. Morristown, NJ
The Newark Museum of Art Newark, NJ
The Sarah P. Duke Gardens Durham, NC
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Florham Park, NJ
For: Capital improvements at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre-$60,000
The Violet Festival Dolgeville, NY
For: The Violet Festival in Dolgeville, NY
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill/PlayMakers Repertory Company Chapel Hill, NC
For: Playmakers Repertory Company-toward education and outreach programs
Washington Association of New Jersey Morristown, NJ
Weatherspoon Art Museum Greensboro, NC
Toward the 45th Annual Art on Paper Exhibition
Education $3,065,000
Bill of Rights Institute Arlington, VA
Bonnie Brae Liberty Corner, NJ
Toward the Family Living Room, within the new Osborne Family Resource Center, to be named in honor of Max Spann, Sr. and his family-$25,000 in 2018, 2019, and 2020
Dolgeville Central School Dolgeville, NY
For: Jonathan A. Vedder Commencement Award (this grant comprised our total support through 2019)
Drew University Madison, NJ
Toward the comprehensive campus signage plan-$75,000 in 2018 and 2019
Durham Academy, Inc. Durham, NC
For: Reserved for Future Decision fund-$350,000
Emily K Center, Inc. Durham, NC
For: Support of the Game Changer Campaign-$100,000 toward Encourage Durham Youth (endowment); $35,000 toward Empowering Students (programming and operations)
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, Madison, and Morristown school districts during the 2018-2019 academic year
Gill St. Bernard’s School Gladstone, NJ
For: Capital projects
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
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-$15,000; 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 / F.M. Kirby Foundation, Inc. Scholars Fund Easton, PA
For: The F.M. Kirby Foundation, Inc. Scholars Fund-toward the President’s Challenge for Financial Aid
Lafayette College / Kirby Athletic Merit Scholarship Annual Fund Easton, PA
For: Kirby Athletic Merit Scholarships Annual 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-$6,000; Friends of Lafayette Football Program-$13,000; Maroon Club-Lacrosse Program-$25,000 (Men’s-$10,000 and Women’s-$15,000); Maroon Club-Swimming Program-$6,000
Liberty Science Center, Inc. Jersey City, NJ
Literacy Volunteers of Morris County, Inc. Morristown, NJ
Newark Academy Livingston, NJ
Toward Rise & Flourish: The Campaign for Newark Academy, specifically the renovation and expansion of the auditorium (along with all funds in the Reserved for Future Decision Fund)-$87,500 in 2018 and and 2019
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-$20,000; for one-time support toward the Preschool 100: Education for a Better Future campaign-$50,000
Reach Out and Read New Jersey Basking Ridge, NJ
For: Support of efforts in Morris County
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
St. Vincent College Latrobe, PA
For: Support of the 2018 Civitas Forum on Principles and Policies for Public Life
Student U Durham, NC
Students 2 Science, Inc. East Hanover, NJ
For: The East Hanover-based operations
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 Hill Learning Center, Inc. Durham, NC
In support of the Hill Center’s 40th Anniversary-for general operations-$80,000; for Hill faculty professional development-$20,000
The Lawrenceville School Lawrenceville, NJ
For: Support of The Dining and Athletics (DAC) Complex
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
Toward The Peck Promise: The Campaign for Excellence Elevated, specifically projects to be completed in the F.M. Kirby Family Lower School-$125,000 in 2018, 2019, and 2020
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 2018
Environment/Animals $1,177,500
Adirondack Land Trust, Inc. Keene, NY
Appalachian Trail Conservancy Harpers Ferry, WV
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Inc. Millbrook, NY
For: Continued efforts to enact legislation and policies to prevent future forest pest introduction in the U.S.
Coastal Land Trust (formerly known as North Carolina Coastal Land Trust) Wilmington, NC
Conservation Trust for North Carolina Raleigh, NC
Eastern Environmental Law Center, Inc. Newark, NJ
Eno River Association Durham, NC
Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. New York, NY
Toward science-based policy solutions to protect the Adirondacks from acid deposition
Great Swamp Watershed Association New Vernon, NJ
For: Program Services
Greater Newark Conservancy, Inc. Newark, NJ
For: Community Greening Program
Grow It Green Morristown, Inc. Morristown, NJ
Harding Land Trust, Inc. New Vernon, NJ
For: Gatehouse property beautification effort-$5,000
New Jersey Audubon Society Bernardsville, NJ
New Jersey Conservation Foundation Far Hills, NJ
New Jersey Highlands Coalition Boonton, NJ
For: The Small Grants Program
Protect the Adirondacks, Inc. North Creek, NY
For: Continued support of the Adirondack Lakes Assessment Program (ALAP)-$15,000
Regional Plan Association, Inc. Princeton, NJ
For: New Jersey programs
Rowan University Foundation Glassboro, NJ
Toward the NJ Municipal Asset Profiler (NJMAP) project
South Eastern Efforts Developing Sustainable Spaces, Inc. Durham, NC
Southern Environmental Law Center Chapel Hill, NC
For: Continued efforts in North Carolina
The Adirondack Council, Inc. Elizabethtown, NY
Toward management and organization of regional Acid Rain conference in the fall of 2018-$25,000
The Bald Head Island Conservancy, Inc. ,
The Land Conservancy of New Jersey Boonton, NJ
The Nature Conservancy in New Jersey Chester, NJ
Toward the Campaign for the Real Nature of New Jersey-$25,000 toward stewardship endowment for land acquired in northwestern New Jersey; toward the New Jersey Chapter Operations endowment-$35,000
The Nature Conservancy/Adirondack Chapter Keene Valley, NY
The Trust for Public Land Newark, NJ
For: New Jersey programs only
Triangle Land Conservancy, Inc. Durham, NC
Trout Unlimited, Inc. Arlington, VA
Toward the Upper Delaware Watershed Home Rivers Initiative in New Jersey-$25,000
Health $2,165,000
American Cancer Society, Inc./Northeast Region New York, NY
For: Programs in the Northwest New Jersey Region-$30,000; National Home Office-Extramural Research support in immunotherapy-$220,000
Cancer Research Institute, Inc. New York, NY
For: The Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, Inc. New York, NY
Toward two CCF Research Fellowship Awards
Foundation for Morristown Medical Center, Inc. Morristown, NJ
Toward renovations to the Carol G. Simon Cancer Center (Going Forward Campaign)-$125,000 in 2018 and 2019
Hospital For Special Surgery New York, NY
For: Support of research directed toward better treatment and prevention of osteoarthritis
JDRF International New York, NY
Toward Beta Cell Replacement research
Kennedy Krieger Institute Baltimore, MD
Toward creating a pediatric interactive rehabilitation device
Little Falls Hospital Cooperstown,
Toward the new construction of the Walker D. Kirby Primary Care Center (including the wellness community space) in Dolgeville, NY-$420,000 in 2018, and $415,000 in 2019 and 2020
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY
Toward renewed support of the F.M. Kirby Foundation Brain Tumor Research Fund
Overlook Foundation Summit, NJ
For: Support of the Neuroscience Institute at Overlook Medical Center
Scheie Eye Institute Philadelphia, PA
For: Capital equipment for the F.M. Kirby Center for Molecular Ophthalmology
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Inc./New Jersey Chapter Cranford, NJ
For: Ongoing Acute Myeloid Leukemia research within the Beat AML Initiative
The Rockefeller University New York, NY
Toward the purchase of an ultrafast laser scanning resonant confocal microscope
United Network for Organ Sharing Richmond, VA
Toward the Timely Donor Referral (Universal EMR Application) Proof-of-Concept project
Yale University/School of Medicine New Haven, CT
Toward operational costs of the CNNR Imaging Facility
Human Services $3,815,000
ABC of NC Child Development Center Winston-Salem, NC
For: One-time support toward the Hello World capital campaign
Alfre, Inc. Morristown, NJ
American Red Cross / National Headquarters Washington, DC
For: National Disaster Relief Fund
American Red Cross / New Jersey Crossroads Chapter Summit, NJ
Toward disaster relief in Morris County, NJ-$67,500; toward blood donor programs in Morris County, NJ-$7,500
American Red Cross / Northeastern Pennsylvania Community Chapter Wilkes-Barre, PA
Toward disaster relief operations in Luzerne County, specifically Wilkes-Barre and Wyoming Valley, PA
BluePath Service Dogs, Inc. Hopewell Junction, NY
Bob Woodruff Foundation New York, NY
Boy Scouts of America/Patriots’ Path Council, Inc. Cedar Knolls, NJ
For: Morris County programs
Cancer Hope Network, Inc. Chester, NJ
Caring House, Inc. Durham, NC
Center for Child & Family Health Durham, NC
Cheshire Home, Inc. Florham Park, NJ
Toward expansion of the physical therapy center
Community Hope, Inc. Parsippany, NJ
Cornerstone Family Programs Morristown, NJ
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Morris & Sussex Counties, Inc. Cedar Knolls, NJ
Covenant House New Jersey, Inc. Newark, NJ
Toward the Crisis/Community Service Center in Newark
Daytop Village of New Jersey, Inc. Mendham, NJ
Durham Children’s Initiative (DCI) Durham, NC
For: Support to engage HillRAP students at Y.E. Elementary in the EDCI Parent Advocate and various out-of-school learning programs
EDGE New Jersey, Inc. (formerly known as New Jersey AIDS Services, Inc.) Denville, NJ
Employment Horizons, Inc. Cedar Knolls, NJ
For: One-time support toward an Integrated Case Management System-$10,000
Fred M. & Jessie A. Kirby Episcopal House, Inc. Wilkes-Barre, PA
Toward the Fred M. and Jessie A. Kirby Episcopal House restoration and systems integration
Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey, Inc. Riverdale, NJ
For: Morris County programs
Gladney Center for Adoption Fort Worth, TX
Good Grief, Inc. Morristown, NJ
For: Support of the Morristown location only
Habitat for Humanity of Durham, Inc. Durham, NC
Habitat for Humanity Orange County, N.C., Inc. Chapel Hill, NC
Homeless Solutions, Inc. Cedar Knolls, NJ
Hope House Dover, NJ
For: The Chore Program for Morris County residents only
Housing for New Hope, Inc. Durham, NC
Interfaith Food Pantry Network Morris Plains, NJ
JBWS (formerly known as Jersey Battered Women’s Service) Morristown, NJ
Madison Area YMCA Madison, NJ
Toward the F.M. Kirby Children’s Center Annual Scholarship Fund
Madison Area YMCA Madison, NJ
Toward the F.M. Kirby Children’s Center Annual Scholarship Fund-$85,000; toward the Our Community Our Future campaign-$140,000 in 2017 and $135,000 in 2018 and 2019 along with all funds in the RFD account
Mane Stream, Inc. Oldwick, NJ
Market Street Mission, Inc. Morristown, NJ
For: Support of the Morristown operations only
Mental Health Association of Essex and Morris, Inc. Parsippany, NJ
For: Morris County programs and services
Morris County Organization for Hispanic Affairs Dover, NJ
For: The Center for Citizenship and Legal Immigration-$20,000; toward the Justice for All initiative-$5,000
Morris Habitat for Humanity, Inc. Randolph, NJ
For: Projects in Morris County only
Mountaintop Hose Company No. 1 Mountaintop, PA
Toward the purchase of a heavy-duty rescue truck
National Council For Adoption Alexandria, VA
New Vernon Volunteer Fire Department Fund New Vernon, NJ
Toward replacement of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) cylinders
NewBridge Services, Inc. Pequannock, NJ
NJ 2-1-1 Partnership (formerly known as First Call For Help, Inc.) Cedar Knolls, NJ
Toward one-time support of the Coordinated Entry and Assessment project
North Carolina Arts in Action, Inc. Durham, NC
Orange Congregations in Mission Hillsborough, NC
P.G. Chambers School, Inc. Cedar Knolls, NJ
For: Comprehensive Early Intervention Program
Plaid House, Inc. Morristown, NJ
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. New York, NY
For: The Health Care Division – Clinical Operations
Planned Parenthood Keystone Warminster, PA
For: General operating support, particularly Luzerne and Northampton Counties
Planned Parenthood of Northern, Central, and Southern New Jersey, Inc. Morristown, NJ
For: General operating support in Morris County only
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic Raleigh, NC
Toward education programs and support services in Durham and Orange counties
Prevention is Key (formerly known as Morris County Prevention Is Key, Inc.) Rockaway, NJ
For: Morris County programs
Re-Creation USA, Inc. Port Trevorton, PA
Stratford Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. Stratford, NY
Toward the replacement of the roofs at the fire station
Summit Speech School New Providence, NJ
Toward the replacement of the HVAC system-$15,000
TeenPride, Inc. Morristown, NJ
The ARC/Morris County Chapter, New Jersey, Inc. Morris Plains, NJ
For: Support of the Morris County Adaptive Recreational Program
The Greater Morristown YMCA, Inc. Cedar Knolls, NJ
For: Direct financial aid for Morris County residents only, through the Annual Support Campaign
The Salvation Army/Morristown Area Services Morristown, NJ
For: Emergency Assistance for Morris County residents-$7,500
The Seeing Eye, Inc. Morristown, NJ
United Way of Northern New Jersey Morristown, NJ
For: General allocation to partner agencies in Morris County only
United Way of the Greater Triangle, Inc. Durham, NC
For: Orange and Durham Counties collaborative partnership support-$160,000; for Orange and Durham Counties Basic Needs support-$40,000
United Way of Wyoming Valley Wilkes-Barre, PA
For: Annual allocations to community-based social service agencies and programs
USA Swimming Foundation Colorado Springs, CO
For: Support of Make a Splash efforts in New Jersey and the Durham and Orange Counties of North Carolina
Zufall Health Center, Inc. Dover, NJ
For: The Morristown Health Clinic
Mutual Membership Benefit $96,000
Candid (merger of The Foundation Center & GuideStar) New York, NY
Council of New Jersey Grantmakers, Inc. Ewing, NJ
Toward specific programs for family philanthropies-$2,750
GuideStar USA, Inc. Williamsburg, VA
The Philanthropy Roundtable Washington, DC
For: General operating support, other than lobbying; for The Alliance for Charitable Reform-$10,000
Public Affairs/Society Benefit $1,335,000
Action on Smoking & Health Washington, DC
America’s Future Foundation Washington, DC
American Council of Trustees and Alumni Washington, DC
American Council on Science and Health New York, NY
Atlantic Legal Foundation Harrison, NY
Braver Angels, Inc. (formerly known as Institute for American Values) New York, NY
Toward the Better Angels Initiative
Center for Immigration Studies, Inc. Washington, DC
Center For Individual Rights Washington, DC
EngenderHealth, Inc. Washington, DC
Federation For American Immigration Reform Washington, DC
For: Research, analysis, and educational activities (non-lobbying) that provide statistical and practical impacts of legislative remedies
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Inc. Philadelphia, PA
Garden State Initiative, Inc. Morristown, NJ
Guttmacher Institute, Inc. New York, NY
Hudson Institute, Inc. Washington, DC
To support the Center for American Common Culture
Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Inc. Wilmington, DE
Just Facts, Inc. Chatham, NJ
National Association of Scholars, Inc. New York, NY
National Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc. Springfield, VA
For: Continued efforts to thwart union compulsory political activities
New Jersey Center for Nonprofits (formerly Center for Non-Profit Corporations, Inc.) Mercerville, NJ
Toward one-time support of the Center’s comprehensive New Jersey Non-Profit Compensation and Diversity Survey-$5,000
North Carolina Public Radio – WUNC Chapel Hill, NC
PAI (formerly known as Population Action International) Washington, DC
Partnership to End Addiction New York, NY
PBS North Carolina (formerly University of North Carolina Center for Public Media) Research Triangle Park, NC
For: One-time support for Linking the Earliest Learners with Excellent Resources initiative
Rutgers University Foundation/Answer New Brunswick, NJ
Toward comprehensive sexuality education
SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change (formerly Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States, Inc.) Washington, DC
Talent Market Washington, DC
The Center for Education Reform Washington, DC
For: Support of the Rural Education Opportunity Demonstration Project
The Center for Security Policy, Inc. Washington, DC
Toward support of the Infrastructure Security and National Security Initiatives
The Institute for Family Studies Charlottesville, VA
Toward support of the educational video initiative “Straight Talk About the Success Sequence”
The Lexington Institute Arlington, VA
TransOptions, Inc. Cedar Knolls, NJ
For: One-time support toward Morris Area Bike Share
Young America’s Foundation Reston, VA
Religion $146,500
Episcopal Preaching Foundation, Inc. Springfield, NJ
Grace Episcopal Church/Kingston Kingston, PA
For: Toward major repair work on the church organ
Grace Episcopal Church/Madison Madison, NJ
For: Capital improvements
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church/Morristown NJ Morristown, NJ
Toward the Capital Lighting Restoration Campaign-$10,000
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church/Durham Durham, NC
Toward the Education in Ministry: The Final Step project
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church/Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre, PA
Toward repairs to stained glass windows
Special Grants $54,000,000
A.P. Kirby, Jr. Family Fund Mendham, NJ
For: A donor advised fund at the Community Foundation of New Jersey for the benefit of the A.P. Kirby, Jr. Family Fund
Ann K. Kirby Foundation Richmond, VA
For: The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia for the benefit of the Ann K. Kirby Foundation
The Acorn Hill Fund New York, NY
For: A donor advised fund at the BNY Mellon Charitable Gift Fund for the benefit of The Acorn Hill Fund