The F. M. Kirby Foundation is proud to celebrate 34 years of continuous partnership with Philanthropy Roundtable, a network of charitable donors committed to strengthening a free society, upholding donor intent, and protecting the freedom to give. Founded in 1991 and based in Washington, D.C., Philanthropy Roundtable serves a membership of more than 400 philanthropic organizations and individuals, including private…
The F. M. Kirby Foundation is proud to celebrate 63 years of continuous partnership with Market Street Mission, a cornerstone institution of the Morristown community. Founded in 1889, the Mission has been serving the homeless, hungry, and those struggling with addiction in northern New Jersey for more than 135 years, guided by the belief that every person deserves to be…
The F. M. Kirby Foundation is proud to celebrate nearly 40 years of partnership with the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the world’s leading academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health. Founded in 1863 and headquartered in New York City, HSS is the oldest orthopedic hospital in the United States and has been consistently ranked among the nation’s top hospitals…
The F. M. Kirby Foundation is proud to support Hill Learning Center, a Durham, N.C.-based nonprofit dedicated to transforming students with learning differences into confident, independent learners. Founded in 1977 and named in honor of founder George Watts Hill, Hill Learning Center began as a program of Durham Academy before becoming an independent nonprofit in 1998. Hill supports students, educators,…
The F. M. Kirby Foundation is proud to support the Morristown Festival of Books, a beloved community institution that has brought the power of the written word to the heart of historic downtown Morristown since its inception in 2014. Launched to celebrate literature and foster a love of reading across all ages and backgrounds, the Festival has grown into one…
The F. M. Kirby Foundation is proud to celebrate nearly 50 years supporting the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a public policy think tank dedicated to defending human dignity, expanding human potential, and building a freer and safer world. Founded in 1938 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., AEI brings together leading scholars and researchers whose work advances ideas rooted in democracy,…
The F. M. Kirby Foundation is proud to support the Garden State Initiative, a Morristown-based independent research and educational think tank dedicated to making New Jersey a place where families and businesses can thrive. Since its founding in 2017, GSI has provided rigorous, fact-based policy analysis and practical solutions to some of New Jersey’s most pressing fiscal and economic challenges,…
The F. M. Kirby Foundation is proud to celebrate more than a decade of partnership with EDGE New Jersey, a Morris County–based organization dedicated to advancing healthy and authentic living for the HIV+ and LGBTQ+ communities. Rooted in the region for more than 30 years, EDGE New Jersey serves youth, adults, and families throughout the state by providing public health…
The F. M. Kirby Foundation is proud to celebrate more than 30 years of partnership with Adirondack Experience, one of the nation’s finest regional museums dedicated to preserving and sharing the history and culture of New York’s Adirondack Park. Nestled on 121 acres overlooking Blue Mountain Lake, the open-air campus features more than 20 historic and contemporary buildings showcasing the…
The F. M. Kirby Foundation is proud to support Book Harvest, a Durham, North Carolina-based nonprofit that is transforming children’s literacy by ensuring that every child grows up with an abundant home library from birth. Since 2011, Book Harvest has provided more than 2.9 million books to children and families, grounded in the belief that literacy starts at birth, in…