The F. M. Kirby Foundation is proud to celebrate its 6th continuous year of partnership with the Compass Center, located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. This nonprofit strives to support the safety, wellbeing, and choice of survivors of domestic violence and others impacted by relationship abuse through crisis services, advocacy, and education. Compass Center was born after the merger of…
The F. M. Kirby Foundation is pleased to celebrate 25 years of continuous support for Community Hope, a beacon of hope that connects individuals and families with life-changing support, services, and housing that foster the independence and resiliency to live their best lives. Through mental health, recovery, and veteran programs, Community Hope helps fill critical gaps in our societal systems…
The F. M. Kirby Foundation is pleased to celebrate almost 50 years of continuous partnership with the Adirondack Council, an organization that seeks to preserve the ecological integrity and wild character of the Adirondack Park — through conservation, advocacy, and education — with members across all 50 states and beyond. In 2025, the Council celebrated 50 years of leadership in advocacy and conservation.…
By David Cucchiara Communications & Program Associate “Passion is lifted from the earth itself by the muddy hands of the young; it travels along grass-stained sleeves to the heart.” – Richard Louv, Author of Last Child in the Woods To touch grass is to know, on a visceral level, one’s own place in the world, not merely as an observer passing…
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,…