F M Kirby Foundation Inc
Invitation OnlyMorristown, New Jersey · EIN 51-6017929 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$16.8M
Organizations funded264
Typical grant$45,000
Total assets$360.1M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $25,000 and $75,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
54% of grants went outside New Jersey.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trustees of the Lawrenceville School | Lawrenceville, NJ | For: support of the kirby arts center maintenance fund | $500,000 |
| South Street Theatre Company Inc | Morristown, NJ | For: general operating support and support of build our future: the campaign for mpac | $400,000 |
| Trustees of Newark Academy | Livingston, NJ | For: support of the annual fund and second pillar of the ad lumen campaign | $400,000 |
| Breakthrough T1d (Formerly Jdrf International) | New York, NY | For: support of the center of excellence in new england and reserved for future decision | $300,000 |
| Fuqua School of Business Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneur | Durham, NC | For: toward support of the fred morgan kirby prize for scaling social impact | $290,000 |
| Trustees of Newark Academy | Livingston, NJ | For: support of the annual fund and second pillar of the ad lumen campaign | $275,000 |
| American Cancer Society Incnortheast Region | Altanta, GA | For: towards programs in northwest new jersey and the national home office extramural research program | $250,000 |
| Fuqua School of Business the | Durham, NC | For: support of the annual fund and support of the william boulding endowment | $250,000 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Inc | Cranford, NJ | For: support of the dare to dream project | $250,000 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | For: support of the national disaster relief fund and support of a community emergency vehicle | $229,500 |
| Intercollegiate Studies Institute Inc | Wilmington, DE | For: general operating support and support of F. M. kirby campus maintenance fund | $220,000 |
| Children's Hospital Corporation | Boston, MA | For: support of the F. M. kirby neurobiology center's innovation and education fund & undergraduate research internship program | $200,000 |
| Lafayette College Future Decision | Easton, PA | For: support of reserved for future decision | $200,000 |
| Lafayette College Kirby Athletics Enhancement Endowment Fund | Easton, PA | For: support of the kirby athletics enhancement endowment fund | $200,000 |
| United Way of the Greater Triangle Inc | Durham, NC | For: support of the healthy families and cradle to career impact pillars in orange and durham counties and support of the 10 to watch… | $200,000 |
| Wake Forest University | Winston Salem, NC | For: support of various initiatives and rfd | $200,000 |
| Caring House Inc | Durham, NC | For: support of the campaign for expansion | $160,000 |
| Caring House Inc | Durham, NC | For: support of the campaign for expansion | $160,000 |
| Cornerstone Family Programs | Morristown, NJ | In support of 501C3 purpose | $150,000 |
| Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Inc | Philadelphia, PA | For: general operating support and support of expansion campaign | $150,000 |
| Hill Center Inc | Durham, NC | For: general operating support and support of literacy intervention tutoring in durham public schools | $150,000 |
| Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey the | Florham Park, NJ | In support of 501C3 purpose | $150,000 |
| F M Kirby Center for the Performing Arts | Wilkesbarre, PA | For: general operating support and support of flood-related capital improvement projects | $140,000 |
| Sarah P Duke Gardens the | Durham, NC | For: general operating support and support of the garden gateway project | $140,000 |
| Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc | Chicago, IL | For: support of early-career investigators through the international research grant program | $125,000 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | For: support of research in the lab of dr. john moses | $125,000 |
| Drew University | Madison, NJ | For: support of the launch program | $125,000 |
| Foundation for Morristown Medical Center Inc | Morristown, NJ | For: support of the purchase of a zeiss kinevo 900 robotic visualization system | $125,000 |
| Kennedy Krieger Institute | Baltimore, MD | For: support of the purchase of optical motion monitoring equipment | $125,000 |
| Madison Area YMCA | Madison, NJ | For: financial assistance and program support at the F. M. kirby children's center and family center | $125,000 |
| Peck School | Morristown, NJ | For: support of the peck fund and support of the athletic fields renovation project | $125,000 |
| Scheie Eye Institute Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | For: support of the purchase of a xenium spatial transcriptomics machine | $125,000 |
| Scheie Eye Institute Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | For: support of the purchase of a xenium spatial transcriptomics machine | $125,000 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Inc | Cranford, NJ | For: support of the dare to dream project | $125,000 |
| Yale University School of Medicine | New Haven, CT | For: support of the cnnr imaging facility | $125,000 |
| New Jersey Conservation Foundation | Far Hills, NJ | In support of 501C3 purpose | $120,000 |
| United Way of Northern New Jersey Inc | Cedar Knolls, NJ | For: general operating support for morris county | $120,000 |
| Rockefeller University | New York, NY | For: support of the purchase of an optical coherence tomography system and accompanying equipment | $114,200 |
| Durham Academy Inc | Durham, NC | For: support of the durham academy fund, F. M. kirby facilities endowment fund, and a civil discourse initiative | $110,000 |
| Nature Conservancy | Chester, NJ | For: general operating support of the new jersey chapter | $110,000 |
| The Raptor Trust | Millington, NJ | For: general operating support and support of the veterinarian endowment for treatment | $110,000 |
| Trust for Public Land | Newark, NJ | For: support of new jersey programs | $110,000 |
| Center for Individual Rights | Washington, DC | In support of 501C3 purpose | $100,000 |
| Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation | Short Hills, NJ | For: support of research on epidural electrical stimulation treatment of spinal cord injury | $100,000 |
| Jersey Battered Women's Service (Jbws) | Morristown, NJ | In support of 501C3 purpose | $100,000 |
| Lafayette College Kirby Athletics Enhancement Gift Fund | Easton, PA | For: support of the kirby athletics enhancement gift fund | $100,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Northern Central and Southern New Jersey | Morristown, NJ | For: general operating support in morris county | $100,000 |
| Sarah P Duke Gardens the | Durham, NC | For: general operating support and support of the garden gateway project | $100,000 |
| State Theatre Center for the Arts Inc | Easton, PA | In support of 501C3 purpose | $100,000 |
| Teach for America Inc | New York, NY | For: support of greater newark and eastern north carolina initiatives | $100,000 |
| United Way of Wyoming Valley | Wilkesbarre, PA | In support of 501C3 purpose | $100,000 |
| Adirondack Council Inc | Elizabethtown, NY | In support of 501C3 purpose | $90,000 |
| Cancer Research Institute Inc | New York, NY | For: support of the irvington postdoctoral fellowship program | $85,000 |
| Great Swamp Watershed Association | New Vernon, NJ | For: general operating support and support of the acquisition of the ferber farm property | $85,000 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery | New York, NY | For: support of research aimed at preventing and better treating osteoarthritis | $85,000 |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | For: support of the work of dr. luis parada within msk's brain tumor center | $85,000 |
| Student U | Durham, NC | For: general operating support and support of emergency capital needs | $85,000 |
| The Seeing Eye Inc | Morristown, NJ | In support of 501C3 purpose | $85,000 |
| United Network for Organ Sharing | Richmond, VA | For: general operating support for unos labs | $85,000 |
| American National Red Cross Northern New Jersey Region | Fairfield, NJ | For: support of disaster services and blood collection services in morris county | $80,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 264 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Street Theatre Company Inc | Morristown, NJ | For: general operating support and support of build our future: the campaign for mpac | $600,000 |
| Community Foundation of New Jersey | Morristown, NJ | For: support of a conservation purchase of the drew forest | $500,000 |
| Fuqua School of Business the | Durham, NC | For: support of the annual fund and support of the william boulding endowment | $400,000 |
| Trustees of Newark Academy | Livingston, NJ | For: support of the annual fund and second pillar of the ad lumen campaign - paid $275K of 2025 pledge | $325,000 |
| Fuqua School of Business Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneur | Durham, NC | For: toward support of the fred morgan kirby prize for scaling social impact | $290,000 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | For: support of research in the lab of dr. john moses | $125,000 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Inc | Cranford, NJ | For: support of the dare to dream project - paid $125K of 2025 pledge in 2024 | $125,000 |
| Greensboro Day School | Greensboro, NC | For: support of the annual fund and be bold campaign | $100,000 |
| Great Swamp Watershed Association | New Vernon, NJ | For: general operating support and support of the acquisition of the ferber farm property | $85,000 |
| Student U | Durham, NC | For: general operating support and support of emergency capital needs | $65,000 |
| Triangle Land Conservancy Inc | Durham, NC | For: support of "A force for nature: conserving the triangle's land and water for all" campaign | $55,000 |
| Greater Middlesex & Morris Habitat for Humanity | Plainfield, NJ | For: support of projects in morris county | $45,000 |
| Sarah P Duke Gardens the | Durham, NC | For: general operating support and support of the garden gateway project | $40,000 |
| Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions | Mendham, NJ | In support of 501C3 purpose | $30,000 |
| Reach Out and Read Inc | Basking Ridge, NJ | For: support of new jersey operations | $30,000 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Morris County Inc | Morristown, NJ | In support of 501C3 purpose | $25,000 |
| Positive Pathways Counseling Inc | Morristown, NJ | In support of 501C3 purpose | $25,000 |
| Bluepath Service Dogs Inc | Hopewell Junction, NY | In support of 501C3 purpose | $20,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Coastal & Northern New Jersey | Asbury Park, NJ | For: support of morris county programs | $15,000 |
| Lake Hopatcong Foundation the | Landing, NJ | In support of 501C3 purpose | $15,000 |
| East Canada Valley Vision Inc | Dolgeville, NY | For: support of the violet festival | $5,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16,819,450 | 285 |
| 2023 | $15,431,175 | 270 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed May 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202531349349104578
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 51-6017929
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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