Jacksonville Museum of Science and History
JACKSONVILLE, FL
$125KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Genesis capital campaign to fund a new museum facility
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The Thomas M and Irene Kirbo Charitable Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 59-6197946 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
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- Contact
- Martha Jenks Sawyer
- Phone
- (904) 384-0440
- Deadlines
- Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
- Application materials
- Statement 13
- Restrictions
- Grants are to be made to aid religious, educational, cultural, charitable, scientific and literary institutions.
Original filing text
- Contact
- MARTHA JENKS SAWYER
- Address
- 2720 PARK ST STE 211 JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32205
- Phone
- 9043840440
- Deadlines
- N/A
- Application materials
- STATEMENT 13
- Restrictions
- GRANTS ARE TO BE MADE TO AID RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC AND LITERARY INSTITUTIONS.
Reported organization name: THE THOMAS M AND IRENE KIRBO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 159 | $2M |
| 2024 | 159 | $2M |
Where The Thomas M and Irene Kirbo Charitable Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Jack Hadley Black History Museum
THOMASVILLE, GA
$125KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Maintenance of museum to honor black history and support of the jack hadley yards capital campaign project
Ymca of the Georgia Sunbelt
MOULTRIE, GA
$100KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Providing health and counseling services to bainbridge, ga
Jack Hadley Black History Museum
THOMASVILLE, GA
$100KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Maintenance of museum to honor black history and support of the jack hadley yards capital campaign project
Friends With Jesus
BAINBRIDGE, GA
$50KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
After school and summer programs for at risk youth
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Figures are aggregated from The Thomas M and Irene Kirbo Charitable Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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