The Thomas M and Irene Kirbo
Jacksonville, FL · EIN 59-6197946. Reported 813 grants totalling $9,899,742 to 227 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Thomas M and Irene Kirbo did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $125,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Hadley Black History Museum | Thomasville, GA | $330,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ascension St Vincents Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Baptist Health Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Valdosta State University Fd | Valdosta, GA | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YMCA of the Georgia Sunbelt | Bainbridge, GA | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Arc Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | $150,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Nonprofit Center of Ne Fl | Jacksonville, FL | $150,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| First Presbyterian Church | Jacksonville, FL | $130,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Foundation | Tifton, GA | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Flagler College | St Augustine, FL | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville Museum of Science and History | Jacksonville, FL | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville University | Jacksonville, FL | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of North Fl Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Reef Ball Foundation | Athens, GA | $110,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Andrew College | Cuthbert, GA | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Atlanta Ronald Mcdonald Charities Inc | Atlanta, GA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Ne Florida | Jacksonville, FL | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends With Jesus | Bainbridge, GA | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Georgia Heirs Property Law Ctr | Athens, GA | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army- Bainbridge Ga | Bainbridge, GA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| East Tennessee State University Fd | Johnson City, TN | $95,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pine Castle | Jacksonville, FL | $95,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mercer University | Macon, GA | $90,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Second Harvest of South Georgia | Valdosta, GA | $90,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Shepherd Center Fd | Atlanta, GA | $85,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Feeding the Valley | Columbus, GA | $80,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Angelwood | Jacksonville, FL | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bainbridge Memorial Health Foundation | Bainbridge, GA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| City Rescue Mission | Jacksonville, FL | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Clara White Mission | Jacksonville, FL | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hospital Authority of Bainbridge-Decatur County | Bainbridge, GA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hubbard House | Jacksonville, FL | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| North Florida School of Special Education | Jacksonville, FL | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sulzbacher Center | Jacksonville, FL | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Youth Crisis Center | Jacksonville, FL | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Young Life | Jacksonville, FL | $66,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Atlanta Music Project | Atlanta, GA | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Decatur County-Gilbert H Gragg Library Fd | Bainbridge, GA | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Downtown Ecumenical Services Council | Jacksonville, FL | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Georgia Southwestern Foundation | Americus, GA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Samaritan Counseling of Sw Ga | Bainbridge, GA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army | Jacksonville, FL | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of Bainbridge-Decatur County | Bainbridge, GA | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Books for Keeps | Athens, GA | $62,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Food Bank of Northeast Georgia | Athens, GA | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Greenwood School | Jacksonville, FL | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jericho School | Jacksonville, FL | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Prevent Blindness Ga | Sandy Springs, GA | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Savannah State University | Savannah, GA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Scholarship Foundation of Southwest Georgia | Bainbridge, GA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Friends of Disabled Adults and Children | Stone Mountain, GA | $58,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Georgia Youth Science & Tech Centers | Kennesaw, GA | $57,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Meals on Wheels Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | $57,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Atlanta Community Food Bank | Atlanta, GA | $55,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Atlanta Mission | Atlanta, GA | $55,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Georgia Justice Project | Atlanta, GA | $55,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Groveway Community Group | Roswell, GA | $55,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Nemours Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $55,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Otis Redding Foundation | Macon, GA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Southern Regional Technical College Foundation | Thomasville, GA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Bainbridge-Decatur County Humane Society | Bainbridge, GA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Benjamin Franklin Academy | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Community Hospice & Palliative Care Fd | Jacksonville, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Depaul School of Ne Fl | Jacksonville, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Dreams Come True | Jacksonville, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Feeding Northeast Florida | Jacksonville, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fitness and Character Education | Atlantic Beach, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Halcyon Home | Thomasville, GA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hope Haven | Jacksonville, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville Humane Society | Jacksonville, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville Symphony Association | Jacksonville, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens | Jacksonville, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | Jacksonville, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Malivai Washington Youth Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Marguerite Neel Wms Boys & Girls Clubs of Sw Georgia | Thomasville, GA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mission House | Jacksonville Bch, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| National Alliance on Mental Illness | Jacksonville, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| North Fulton Community Charities | Roswell, GA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pace Center for Girls Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Prisoners of Christ | Jacksonville, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Quigley House | Fleming Island, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Riverside Tradition House | Jacksonville, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sanctuary of Ne Fl | Jacksonville, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Seniors on a Mission | Jacksonville, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Shorter University | Rome, GA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Mary's Episcopal Church | Jacksonville, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Stetson University | Deland, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Valdosta Rotary Foundation | Valdosta, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Volunteers in Medicine | Jacksonville, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wilderness Works | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Women's Center of Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Decatur County Family Connection | Bainbridge, GA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Haven Hospice | Gainesville, FL | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Southern Scholarship Fd | Tallahassee, FL | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| YMCA of Bainbridge-Decatur County | Bainbridge, GA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Georgia Lions Camp for the Blind | Waycross, GA | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Here Tomorrow | Neptune Beach, FL | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Savannah School of Arts and Design | Savannah, GA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Communities in Schools | Jacksonville, FL | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Center for the Visually Impaired | Atlanta, GA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 2ND Mile Ministries | Jacksonville, FL | $31,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Mitchell Cty | Camilla, GA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Georgia Dept of Human Services | Atlanta, GA | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Georgia Four-H Foundation | Athens, GA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry | Hickory, NC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Stewart Cty Historical Commission | Lumpkin, GA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tall Timbers Research | Tallahassee, FL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army of Bainbridge Georgia | Bainbridge, GA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Vashti Center for Children and Families | Thomasville, GA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Aging True | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Amani Women Center | Clarkston, GA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross of Ne Fl | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Atlanta Humane Society | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Basca Inc | Orange Park, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Beam | Jacksonville Beach, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Betterway Initiative | Donalsonville, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ne Fl | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cathedral Arts Project | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley | Columbus, GA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Community Nutcracker | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cummer Museum of Art | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Daniel Foundation Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Down Syndrome of Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Downtown Ecumenical Services - Rise Capital Campaign | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Eckerd College | St Petersburg, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Exchange Club Family Center | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Florida Humanities Council | St Petersburg, FL | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Georgia Radio Reading Service | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hart Felt Ministries | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kiwanis Club of Jacksonville Charitable Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Literary Alliance of Ne Fl | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lutheran Social Services of Ne Fl | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Museum of Science and History | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Presbyterian Social Ministries | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Riverside Park United Methodist Church | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Special Olympics Fl | Clermont, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sweet Olive Animal Rescue | Winterville, GA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Florida Theatre | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Theatre Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Trinity Rescue Mission | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of Greater Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Ne Fl | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Vision Is Priceless | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wish for Our Heroes | Ponte Vedra Bch, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Ga Foundation | Athens, GA | $22,242 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Police Athletic League Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Georgia Reach Georgia Fd | Tucker, GA | $21,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Mitchell County | Camilla, GA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Florida State University Foundation | Tallahassee, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Jimmy Carter National Historic Site | Plains, GA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Georgia Center for Child Advocacy | Atlanta, GA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville University Law School | Jacksonville, FL | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Krabbeconnect | Rosemount, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington DC, DC | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| James Hall Eye Center Fd | Atlanta, GA | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| City of Bainbridge | Bainbridge, GA | $16,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Assn | Tifton, GA | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Athens Area Community Foundation | Athens, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Athens Area Homeless Shelter | Athens, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Beaches Council on Aging | Jacksonville Beach, FL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Berry College | Mount Berry, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Restoration Network | Roswell, GA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Christian City | Union City, GA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Decatur County Sheriffs Dept | Bainbridge, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Downtown Ecumenical Services | Jacksonville, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Epilepsy Florida | Miami, FL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Family Promise of Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Friends of Southwest Ga Public Health | Albany, GA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Georgia Dept of Natural Resources | Omaha, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grady County Georgia Sheriff Dept | Cairo, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Groundwork Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Historic Westville | Columbus, GA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hunter's Hope Foundation | Orchard Park, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lift Jax Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mayo Livingston JR Thanksgiving Day Dinner Inc | Bainbridge, GA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mckenzie Noelle Wilson Foundation | Ponte Vedra Bch, FL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Montessori at Sandy Ford | Newton, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Center for Civil and Human Rights | Atalnta, GA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Olmsted Arts Inc | Atlanta, GA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Vashti Center for Women and Children | Thomasville, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bainbridge Little Theatre | Bainbridge, GA | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Assn of Fundraising Professionals | Jacksonville, FL | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Episcopal School of Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Special Olympics Georgia | Bainbridge, GA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Heart Assn | St Petersburg, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA of Southwest Georgia | Bainbridge, GA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children's Home Society of Florida | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Family Connection-Communities in Schools of Athens | Athens, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fourth and Gold | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Georgia 4-H Foundation | Athens, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Georgia Department of Natural Resources | Omaha, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Georgia Natural Resources Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Samaritan Counseling of Sw Georgia | Bainbridge, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Vincent Depaul Georgia | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Stewart County Historical Commission | Lumpkin, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Fl Foundation | Gainesville, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Decatur County Schools Foundation | Bainbridge, GA | $8,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| MITCH22 Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Alpha Tau Omega Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Heart Assn | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Americas Second Harvest of Coastal Ga | Savannah, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Believe in a Cure Inc | Port Washington, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brain Tumor Network | Ponte Vedra Bch, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chess and Community Conference | Athens, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clarkston Community Health Center | Clarkston, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Elevate Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Heritage Foundation | Clarkston, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Golden Harvest Food Bank | Augusta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville History Center | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Medshare | Decatur, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ron Allen Ministriesgrace Through Faith Ministries | Jacksonville Beach, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Senior Services of North Fulton | Alpharetta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Spruill Center for the Arts | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stratford Academy | Macon, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| United Arts of Catawba | Hickory, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Georgia | Athens, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Women's Resource Center | Hickory, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Laymen Brotherhood 2ND Chance Outreach | Bainbridge, GA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bainbridge-Decatur Cty Council for the Arts | Bainbridge, GA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Georgia Forest Watch | Dahlonega, GA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Side By Side Brain Injury Clubhouse | Stone Mountain, GA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Paul Cme Church | Richland, GA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
176 of 227 (78%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 88%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Jack Hadley Black History Museum
MAINTENANCE OF MUSEUM TO HONOR BLACK HISTORY AND SUPPORT OF THE JACK HADLEY YARDS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PROJECT - Jacksonville Museum of Science and History
GENESIS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO FUND A NEW MUSEUM FACILITY - Valdosta State University Fd
RUBY SULLIVAN/KIRBO SCHOLARS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - YMCA of the Georgia Sunbelt
PROVIDING HEALTH AND COUNSELING SERVICES TO BAINBRIDGE, GA - Salvation Army- Bainbridge Ga
CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITY TO SERVE VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS - Hospital Authority of Bainbridge-Decatur County
WOMENS CENTER AT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOR HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 364 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 168 | $2,022,742 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 164 | $1,913,500 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 163 | $1,946,500 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 159 | $1,976,000 | $10,000 |
| 2025 | 159 | $2,041,000 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Thomas M and Irene Kirbo has 7 of them, worth $1,325,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Museum of Science and History | Jacksonville, FL | $500,000 |
| Jack Hadley Black History Museum | Thomasville, GA | $250,000 |
| Baptist Health Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $250,000 |
| Atlanta Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Inc | Atlanta, GA | $150,000 |
| University of North Florida Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $100,000 |
| Downtown Ecumenical Services Council | Jacksonville, FL | $50,000 |
| Nonprofit Center of Ne Fl | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 |
Where its money goes
51% of its giving went to organizations in Florida. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Thomas M and Irene Kirbo's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 2720 Park Street Suite 211, Jacksonville, FL, 32205. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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