F.M. Kirby Foundation

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Located in Morristown, New Jersey, the F.M. Kirby Foundation is a family foundation. It was founded by Fred Morgan Kirby in 1931.

Its website states that: 'The goal is to invest in opportunities that foster self-reliance or otherwise create strong, healthy communities.' And:

'Successful new applicants tend to be organizations already well known to one or more of the directors of the Foundation, and/or other members of the family.'

Grants

• Center for Security Policy - $30,000 (2015) / $15,000 (2012)
• Accuracy in Academia - gave $10,000 (General support $5,000 1/1/2001 and general support $5,000 1/1/2000)
• Cato Institute - $37,500 (2015) / $45,000 (2014) / $30,000 (2010)
• Center for Immigration Studies - £30,000 (2015) / £30,000 (2014) / $17,500 (2010)
• Center for Individual Rights - $135,000 (2014) - legal arm of the David Horowitz Freedom Center. / $135,000 (2010)
• Institute for American Values - £20,000 (2014)
• CAMERA: $5,000 (2010)
• Heritage Foundation: $50,000 (2015) / $120,000 (2010)
• Hudson Institute: $25,000 (2015)
• Media Research Center; $40,000 (2010)
• Manhattan Institute for Policy Research , Inc. $105,000 (2015)

People

• President & director - S. Dillard Kirby
• Vice-president & director - Jefferson W. Kirby
• Assistant secretary & director - Alice Kirby Horton
• Director - Wilson M. Kompton
• Director - Wared K. Horton
• Director - Sandra Brown Sherman
• Director - William H. Byrnes
• Program officer - Joann F. Tiefau
• Secretary/treasurer - Frank N Barra
• Investment committee advisory member - William J. Raver

Contact

Address: 17 DeHart Street • PO Box 151 • Morristown, NJ 07963-0151 Telephone: (973) 538-4800 Website: http://fdnweb.org/kirby