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Education Grants Made in 2025

Bill of Rights Institute Arlington, VA

$25,000Payment Date: 11/08/2025

General Operating Support

Book Harvest Durham, NC

$37,500Payment Date: 12/11/2025

Support of Durham operations

County College of Morris Foundation Randolph, NJ

$25,000Payment Date: 11/08/2025

Support of the College Promise Program

Drew University Madison, NJ

$125,000Payment Date: 20/05/2025

Support of the Launch Program

Durham Academy, Inc. Durham, NC

$145,000Payment Date: 11/12/2025

Support of the Durham Academy Fund and Support of the F. M. Kirby Facilities Endowment Fund

Durham Children’s Initiative Durham, NC

$40,000Payment Date: 11/06/2025

General Operating Support

Durham Nativity School, Inc. Durham, NC

$25,000Payment Date: 16/12/2025

General Operating Support

Emily K Center, Inc. Durham, NC

$50,000Payment Date: 31/01/2025

General Operating Support

Fairfield University Fairfield, CT

$15,000Payment Date: 14/10/2025

Support of the Adrienne Kirby ’81 Family Literacy Project

Fund for American Studies, The Washington, DC

$25,000Payment Date: 09/07/2025

General Operating Support

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

$290,000Payment Date: 30/04/2025

Support of the Fred Morgan Kirby Prize for Scaling Social Impact and Support of the Prize administration and the Kirby Scaling Seminar

Fuqua School of Business, The Durham, NC

$200,000Payment Date: 30/04/2025

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

Fuqua School of Business, The Durham, NC

$200,000Payment Date: 20/05/2025

Support of Reserved Funds for Future Decision

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History New York, NY

$150,000Payment Date: 24/06/2025

Support of Morris County professional development and Support of the Declaration 250 initiative

Gill St. Bernard’s School Gladstone, NJ

$25,000Payment Date: 08/12/2025

Support of the GSB Fund

Greens Farms Academy, Inc. Westport, CT

$300,000Payment Date: 11/12/2025

General Operating Support and Support of the F. M. Kirby Fund for Faculty Excellence

Greensboro Day School Greensboro, NC

$50,000Payment Date: 28/05/2025

Support of the Annual Fund and Be BOLD Campaign

Greensboro Day School Greensboro, NC

$25,000Payment Date: 03/12/2025

Support of the Be BOLD Campaign

Hill Center, Inc. Durham, NC

$170,000Payment Date: 12/12/2025

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

Homeworks Trenton Princeton, NJ

$50,000Payment Date: 06/10/2025

General Operating Support

Institute for Humane Studies Arlington, VA

$20,000Payment Date: 09/07/2025

General Operating Support

JerseyCAN Cranford, NJ

$50,000Payment Date: 16/12/2025

General Operating Support

Kirby Free Library of Salisbury Salisbury Center, NY

$7,500Payment Date: 31/03/2025

General Operating Support

Lafayette College / Alumni (Annual) Fund Easton, PA

$40,500Payment Date: 27/05/2025

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

$30,000Payment Date: 27/05/2025

Support of the Alumni Association Endowment Fund

Lafayette College / Bailey Endowment Easton, PA

$15,000Payment Date: 27/05/2025

Support of the Carolyn Huntington Bailey Health Center Endowment Fund

Lafayette College / College Bicentennial Easton, PA

$50,000Payment Date: 27/05/2025

Support of the College Bicentennial

Lafayette College / Future Decision Easton, PA

$200,000Payment Date: 27/05/2025

Support of Reserved for Future Decision #2 Fund

Lafayette College / Kirby Athletics Enhancement Endowment Fund Easton, PA

$200,000Payment Date: 27/05/2025

Support of the Kirby Athletics Enhancement Endowment Fund

Lafayette College / Kirby Athletics Enhancement Gift Fund Easton, PA

$100,000Payment Date: 27/05/2025

Support of the Kirby Athletics Enhancement Gift Fund

Lafayette College / Maroon Club Easton, PA

$54,000Payment Date: 27/05/2025

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

$10,000Payment Date: 27/05/2025

Support of the Pep Band

Latino Educational Achievement Partnership (LEAP) Durham, NC

$25,000Payment Date: 14/10/2025

General Operating Support

Literacy Volunteers of Morris County, Inc. Morristown, NJ

$25,000Payment Date: 07/07/2025

General Operating Support

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

$75,000Payment Date: 16/12/2025

General Operating Support

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship New York, NY

$75,000Payment Date: 09/06/2025

Support of domestic programs

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

$25,000Payment Date: 09/06/2025

Support of the Stern Fund

North Carolina State University Foundation Raleigh, NC

$40,000Payment Date: 05/11/2025

Support of the Hunt Libraries Experiential Learning Center

North Carolina Textile Foundation, Inc. Raleigh, NC

$50,000Payment Date: 18/08/2025

Support of the Wilson College Flex Factory

Peck School Morristown, NJ

$25,000Payment Date: 13/05/2025

Support of the Peck Fund

Philip’s Academy Charter School Newark, NJ

$125,000Payment Date: 21/05/2025

Support of the middle school expansion campaign

Phillips Exeter Academy Exeter, NH

$10,000Payment Date: 28/02/2025

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

Preschool Advantage, Inc. Morristown, NJ

$30,000Payment Date: 08/12/2025

General Operating Support

Reach Out and Read Inc Basking Ridge, NJ

$30,000Payment Date: 09/06/2025

Support of New Jersey operations

Seeds – Access Changes Everything Newark, NJ

$75,000Payment Date: 15/09/2025

General Operating Support and Support of the SEEDS Campaign

Student U Durham, NC

$65,000Payment Date: 04/12/2025

General Operating Support

Students 2 Science East Hanover, NJ

$50,000Payment Date: 07/07/2025

Support of Whippany operations

Students to Scholars Durham, NC

$7,500Payment Date: 15/10/2025

General Operating Support

Teach for America, Inc. New York, NY

$100,000Payment Date: 21/05/2025

Support of Greater Newark and Eastern North Carolina initiatives

Trustees of Newark Academy Livingston, NJ

$25,000Payment Date: 27/05/2025

Support of the Annual Fund

Trustees of Newark Academy Livingston, NJ

$275,000Payment Date: 15/12/2025

Support of the second pillar of the Ad Lumen campaign

Trustees of the Lawrenceville School Lawrenceville, NJ

$500,000Payment Date: 27/05/2025

Support of the Kirby Arts Center Income Fund and the Kirby Math and Science Center Endowment Fund

Wake Forest University Winston Salem, NC

$200,000Payment Date: 21/05/2025

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: 16/12/2025

Support of operations and maintenance at the Kirby Center for the Creative Arts

Zeta Psi Educational Foundation Pearl River, NY

$25,000Payment Date: 31/01/2025

Support of the Kirby Presidents Leadership Conference

Program Area Total: $4,657,000