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Education Grants Made in 2024

Bill of Rights Institute Arlington, VA

$25,000Payment Date: 8/5/2024

General Operating Support

Book Harvest Durham, NC

$20,000Payment Date: 12/24/2024

General Operating Support

Drew University Madison, NJ

$125,000Payment Date: 4/26/2024

Support of the Launch Program

Duke Divinity School Durham, NC

$50,000Payment Date: 9/5/2024

Support of the Will Willimon Endowed Professorship – $50,000 in 2023 and 2024

Durham Academy, Inc. Durham, NC

$110,000Payment Date: 12/13/2024

Support of the Durham Academy Fund, Support of the F. M. Kirby Facilities Endowment Fund, and Support of a civil discourse initiative

Durham Children’s Initiative Durham, NC

$40,000Payment Date: 7/3/2024

General Operating Support

Durham Nativity School, Inc. Durham, NC

$25,000Payment Date: 12/24/2024

General Operating Support

Emily K Center, Inc. Durham, NC

$50,000Payment Date: 1/31/2024

General Operating Support

Fairfield University Fairfield, CT

$15,000Payment Date: 12/3/2024

Support of the Adrienne Kirby ’81 Family Literacy Project

Fund for American Studies, The Washington, DC

$35,000Payment Date: 8/5/2024

General Operating Support

Fuqua School of Business / Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship Durham, NC

$290,000Payment Date: 4/30/2024

Toward support of the Fred Morgan Kirby Prize for Scaling Social Impact-$150,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025; toward support of the Prize administration and the Kirby Scaling Seminar-$140,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025

Fuqua School of Business, The Durham, NC

$250,000Payment Date: 4/26/2024

Support of the Annual Fund and Support of the William Boulding Endowment

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History New York, NY

$49,000Payment Date: 7/3/2024

Support of 2024-2025 Morris County professional development

Gill St. Bernard’s School Gladstone, NJ

$35,000Payment Date: 12/24/2024

GSB Fund in honor of Sid Rowell

Greens Farms Academy, Inc. Westport, CT

$40,000Payment Date: 12/19/2024

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

$50,000Payment Date: 4/26/2024

Support of the Annual Fund and Be BOLD Campaign

Hill Center, Inc. Durham, NC

$150,000Payment Date: 12/13/2024

General Operating Support and Support of Literacy Intervention Tutoring in Durham Public Schools

Homeworks Trenton Princeton, NJ

$50,000Payment Date: 11/4/2024

General Operating Support

Institute for Humane Studies Arlington, VA

$20,000Payment Date: 8/5/2024

General Operating Support

JerseyCAN Cranford, NJ

$40,000Payment Date: 12/24/2024

General Operating Support

Lafayette College / Alumni (Annual) Fund Easton, PA

$40,500Payment Date: 4/26/2024

Support of the 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; Class of ’22-$1,000

Lafayette College / Alumni Endowment Easton, PA

$25,000Payment Date: 4/26/2024

Support of the Alumni Association Endowment Fund

Lafayette College / Bailey Endowment Easton, PA

$15,000Payment Date: 4/26/2024

Support of the Carolyn Huntington Bailey Health Center Endowment Fund

Lafayette College / College Bicentennial Easton, PA

$50,000Payment Date: 4/26/2024

Support of the College Bicentennial

Lafayette College / Future Decision Easton, PA

$200,000Payment Date: 4/26/2024

Support of Reserved for Future Decision

Lafayette College / Kirby Athletics Enhancement Endowment Fund Easton, PA

$200,000Payment Date: 4/26/2024

Support of the Kirby Athletics Enhancement Endowment Fund

Lafayette College / Kirby Athletics Enhancement Gift Fund Easton, PA

$100,000Payment Date: 4/26/2024

Support of the Kirby Athletics Enhancement Gift Fund

Lafayette College / Maroon Club Easton, PA

$54,000Payment Date: 4/26/2024

Friends of Lafayette Football Program-$14,000; Lacrosse Program-$28,000 (Men’s-$14,000 and Women’s-$14,000); Swimming Program-$6,000; Varsity Athletics Program General Support – $6,000

Lafayette College / Pep Band Easton, PA

$5,000Payment Date: 4/26/2024

Support of the Pep Band

Latino Educational Achievement Partnership (LEAP) Durham, NC

$25,000Payment Date: 12/24/2024

General Operating Support

Literacy Volunteers of Morris County, Inc. Morristown, NJ

$25,000Payment Date: 5/31/2024

General Operating Support-$25,000; pledged for like use-$25,000 in 2024 and 2025

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

$75,000Payment Date: 11/4/2024

General Operating Support

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship New York, NY

$80,000Payment Date: 4/26/2024

Support of domestic programs

New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business New York, NY

$25,000Payment Date: 7/3/2024

General Operating Support of the Stern Fund

North Carolina State University Foundation Raleigh, NC

$40,000Payment Date: 12/24/2024

Support of the Hunt Library Experiential Learning Center

North Carolina Textile Foundation, Inc. Raleigh, NC

$50,000Payment Date: 8/30/2024

Support of the Wilson College Flex Factory

Peck School Morristown, NJ

$125,000Payment Date: 4/26/2024

Support of the Peck Fund and Support of the athletic fields renovation project

Phillips Exeter Academy Exeter, NH

$10,000Payment Date: 4/30/2024

Support of the Exeter Fund in honor of Dr. Wilson M. Compton, Class of ‘77

Platinum Minds Inc Chester, NJ

$10,000Payment Date: 7/3/2024

General Operating Support

Preschool Advantage, Inc. Morristown, NJ

$30,000Payment Date: 12/24/2024

General Operating Support

Reach Out and Read Inc Boston, MA

$30,000Payment Date: 7/3/2024

Support of New Jersey operations

Rendell Center for Civics & Civic Engagement Philadelphia, PA

$24,000Payment Date: 1/31/2024

Support of a Summer Teacher Workshop and Support of school-year professional development for Northampton County educators

Seeds – Access Changes Everything Newark, NJ

$25,000Payment Date: 12/3/2024

General Operating Support

Student U Durham, NC

$85,000Payment Date: 12/13/2024

General Operating Support and Support of emergency capital needs

Students 2 Science East Hanover, NJ

$40,000Payment Date: 8/5/2024

Support of East Hanover operations

Students to Scholars Durham, NC

$20,000Payment Date: 8/30/2024

General Operating Support and Support of phase one of the strategic plan

Teach for America Inc. New York, NY

$100,000Payment Date: 4/26/2024

Support of Greater Newark and Eastern North Carolina initiatives

Trustees of Newark Academy Livingston, NJ

$400,000Payment Date: 4/26/2024

Support of the Annual Fund and second pillar of the Ad Lumen campaign

Trustees of the Lawrenceville School Lawrenceville, NJ

$500,000Payment Date: 4/26/2024

Support of the Kirby Arts Center Maintenance Fund

Wake Forest University Winston Salem, NC

$200,000Payment Date: 4/26/2024

Support of various initiatives: Wake Forest Fund, Program for Leadership and Character, Office of Personal and Career Development, and Reserved Funds for Future Decision

Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School Kingston, PA

$50,000Payment Date: 12/24/2024

Support of operations at the Kirby Center for the Creative Arts

Zeta Psi Educational Foundation Pearl River, NY

$25,000Payment Date: 6/5/2024

Support of 2024 Kirby Presidents Conference

Program Area Total: $4,152,500