Education Grants Made in 2020
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 2021)
Drew University Madison, NJ
For: Support of the Launch Program
Durham Academy, Inc. Durham, NC
Toward A Campaign for Durham Academy-$412,500 (along with $350,000 released from RFD fund established in 2018) in 2019 & $825,000 in 2020 & $412,500 in 2021 thereby naming Horton Hall (the Middle School Fine Arts and Language Building).
Durham Academy, Inc. Durham, NC
Toward A Campaign for Durham Academy-$412,500 (along with $350,000 released from RFD fund established in 2018) in 2019 & $825,000 in 2020 & $412,500 in 2021 thereby naming Horton Hall (the Middle School Fine Arts and Language Building).
Durham Academy, Inc. Durham, NC
For: Durham Academy Fund
Emily K Center, Inc. Durham, NC
For: Support of the Game Changer Campaign-$50,000 toward Encourage Durham Youth (endowment); $35,000 toward Empowering Students (programming and operations)
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT
Toward the Adrienne Kirby Family Literacy Project
Gill St. Bernard’s School Gladstone, NJ
For: The Annual Fund
Greens Farms Academy, Inc. Westport, CT
For: The Annual Giving Fund-$30,000; toward GFA COVID-19 Relief Fund-$20,000
Greensboro Day School Greensboro, NC
Harding Township School New Vernon, NJ
Toward the STEM Lab project
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; Class of ’19-$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 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-$30,000 (Men’s-$15,000 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
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
For: One-time 25th Anniversary support-$10,000
Reach Out and Read New Jersey Basking Ridge, NJ
For: Support of efforts in Morris County
Rising Tide Capital, Inc. Jersey City, NJ
St. Vincent College Latrobe, PA
For: Support of the 2020 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
Students to Scholars Chapel Hill, NC
Teach For America, Inc./Eastern North Carolina Durham, NC
Teach For America, Inc./New Jersey Newark, NJ
For: Greater Newark
The Fund for American Studies Washington, DC
The Fuqua School of Business Durham, NC
For: The Annual Fund
The Fuqua School of Business Durham, NC
Toward the establishment of the Fred Morgan Kirby Prize for Scaling Social Impact-$135,250 ($100,000 prize; $35,250 for program budget) in 2020, 2021, and 2022
The Hill Learning Center, Inc. Durham, NC
Toward Hill School Student Financial Aid-$25,000
The Lawrenceville School Lawrenceville, NJ
For: Support of the Dining and Athletics (DAC) Complex
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
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
The Peck School Morristown, NJ
For: The Annual Giving Fund
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley Allentown, PA
Toward The Leader in Me Program in Forks Elementary and Palmer Elementary Schools in Easton, PA
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
For: Crisis Response Fund-$25,000; The Wake Forest Fund-$25,000
Wyoming Seminary Kingston, PA
Toward the Allan P. and Marian Sutherland Kirby Center for Creative Arts Endowment Fund-$100,000; for one-time support of the Shafer Alumni House-$50,000
Zeta Psi Educational Foundation Pearl River, NY
For: The Kirby Presidents Leadership Conference at Lafayette College held in January 2020