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Education Grants Made in 2022

Bill of Rights Institute Arlington, VA

$25,000Payment Date: 6/30/2022

General Operating Support

Book Harvest Durham, NC

$12,500Payment Date: 9/30/2022

General Operating Support

Dolgeville Central School Dolgeville, NY

$1,000Payment Date: 5/31/2022

For: Jonathan A. Vedder Commencement Award

Drew University Madison, NJ

$125,000Payment Date: 5/2/2022

For: Support of the Launch Program

Durham Academy, Inc. Durham, NC

$45,000Payment Date: 11/30/2022

For: Durham Academy Fund

Durham Nativity School, Inc. Durham, NC

$20,000Payment Date: 12/22/2022

General Operating Support

Emily K Center, Inc. Durham, NC

$45,000Payment Date: 3/31/2022

General Operating Support

Fairfield University Fairfield, CT

$15,000Payment Date: 12/22/2022

Toward the Adrienne Kirby Family Literacy Project

Fuqua School of Business, The Durham, NC

$250,000Payment Date: 9/12/2022

For: The Annual Fund-$50,000; Reserved for Future Decision Fund-$200,000

Fuqua School of Business, The Durham, NC

$135,250Payment Date: 1/28/2022

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

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History New York, NY

$45,000Payment Date: 6/30/2022

For: Support of 2022-2023 professional development opportunities for Morris County educators

Gill St. Bernard’s School Gladstone, NJ

$25,000Payment Date: 7/29/2022

For: The Annual Fund

Greens Farms Academy, Inc. Westport, CT

$210,000Payment Date: 12/12/2022

Toward the renovation of the Lower School Assembly Room-$170,000 in 2022, pledged for like use-$165,000 in 2023 and 2024; for the GFA Fund-$40,000 in 2022, like amount pledged for like use in 2023 and 2024

Greensboro Day School Greensboro, NC

$25,000Payment Date: 3/31/2022

For: The 2021-2022 Annual Fund First Campaign

HomeWorks Trenton Princeton, NJ

$50,000Payment Date: 8/31/2022

General Operating Support

Institute for Humane Studies Arlington, VA

$20,000Payment Date: 8/31/2022

General Operating Support

JerseyCAN Cranford, NJ

$40,000Payment Date: 11/30/2022

General Operating Support

Kirby Free Library of Salisbury Salisbury Center, NY

$5,000Payment Date: 10/31/2022

General Operating Support

Lafayette College / Alumni (Annual) Fund Easton, PA

$39,500Payment Date: 5/2/2022

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

$25,000Payment Date: 5/2/2022

For: Alumni Association Endowment Fund

Lafayette College / Bailey Endowment Easton, PA

$15,000Payment Date: 5/2/2022

For: Carolyn Huntington Bailey Health Center Endowment Fund

Lafayette College / Coach Fran O’Hanlon Men’s Basketball Endowment Fund Easton, PA

$50,000Payment Date: 5/2/2022

For: One-time support toward the Coach Fran O’Hanlon Men’s Basketball Endowment Fund

Lafayette College / Future Decision Easton, PA

$250,000Payment Date: 5/2/2022

For: Reserved for Future Decision

Lafayette College / Kirby Athletics Enhancement Endowment Fund Easton, PA

$200,000Payment Date: 5/2/2022

For: Kirby Athletics Enhancement Endowment Fund

Lafayette College / Kirby Athletics Enhancement Gift Fund Easton, PA

$100,000Payment Date: 5/2/2022

For: Kirby Athletics Enhancement Gift Fund

Lafayette College / Maroon Club Easton, PA

$54,000Payment Date: 5/2/2022

For: Maroon Club-$6,000; Friends of Lafayette Football Program-$14,000; Maroon Club-Lacrosse Program-$28,000 (Men’s-$14,000 and Women’s-$14,000); Maroon Club-Swimming Program-$6,000

Lawrenceville School, The Lawrenceville, NJ

$500,000Payment Date: 5/2/2022

For: The F.M. Kirby Math and Science Center Endowment Fund-$400,000; for The Kirby House Endowment Fund-$100,000

LEAP Durham, NC

$10,000Payment Date: 5/31/2022

General Operating Support

Literacy Volunteers of Morris County, Inc. Morristown, NJ

$22,500Payment Date: 8/31/2022

General Operating Support

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship New York, NY

$80,000Payment Date: 5/2/2022

For: Support of domestic programs

North Carolina State University Foundation, Inc./NCSU Libraries Raleigh, NC

$40,000Payment Date: 12/22/2022

For: Support of the James B. Hunt Jr. Library

North Carolina State University/Wilson College of Textiles Raleigh, NC

$50,000Payment Date: 12/22/2022

For: Support of the Wilson College Flex Factory

Peck School, The Morristown, NJ

$30,000Payment Date: 3/31/2022

For: The Annual Giving Fund

Platinum Minds, Inc. Chester, NJ

$7,500Payment Date: 8/31/2022

For: Support of Morris County operations

Preschool Advantage, Inc. Morristown, NJ

$30,000Payment Date: 10/31/2022

General Operating Support

Reach Out and Read New Jersey Basking Ridge, NJ

$30,000Payment Date: 7/29/2022

For: Support of efforts in Morris County and other New Jersey operations

Rising Tide Capital, Inc. Jersey City, NJ

$50,000Payment Date: 12/22/2022

For: Support of New Jersey operations

Seeds – Access Changes Everything Newark, NJ

$25,000Payment Date: 1/31/2022

General Operating Support

St. Vincent College Latrobe, PA

$15,000Payment Date: 2/28/2022

For: Support of the 2022 Civitas Forum on Principles and Policies for Public Life

Student U Durham, NC

$120,000Payment Date: 12/12/2022

Toward the W.G. Pearson Center kitchen-$60,000

Students 2 Science, Inc. East Hanover, NJ

$40,000Payment Date: 2/28/2022

For: The East Hanover-based operations

Students to Scholars Chapel Hill, NC

$15,000Payment Date: 6/30/2022

General Operating Support

Teach For America, Inc./Eastern North Carolina Durham, NC

$50,000Payment Date: 2/28/2022

General Operating Support

Teach For America, Inc./New Jersey Newark, NJ

$50,000Payment Date: 2/28/2022

For: Greater Newark

The Hill Learning Center, Inc. Durham, NC

$125,000Payment Date: 12/12/2022

Toward support for Furthering Access Initiatives-$55,000

The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, Inc. Irving, TX

$75,000Payment Date: 10/31/2022

General Operating Support

The Rendell Center for Civics & Civic Engagement Philadelphia, PA

$12,000Payment Date: 12/22/2022

Toward support of Our Bill of Rights: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow webinar

Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC

$200,000Payment Date: 12/12/2022

Toward the Wake Forest Fund-$25,000; toward the Office of Personal and Career Development-$25,000; toward the Program for Leadership and Character-$25,000; Reserve for Future Decision-$125,000

Zeta Psi Educational Foundation Pearl River, NY

$22,500Payment Date: 2/28/2022

For: The Kirby Presidents Leadership Conference held in January 2022

Program Area Total: $3,426,750