The Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation

The Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation was established in 1983 by New Brunswick philanthropist Irving Laurie. The Foundation supports a variety of projects across broad issue areas. The 2007/2008 program of cultural support currently includes the Drew Forum-the State’s most prestigious ongoing speakers series (this year featuring appearances by Jeff Greenfield, Madeline Albright and Jon Meacham), the Montclair Art Museum’s exhibition Reflecting Culture: The Evolution of American Comic Book Superheroes, the Roundabout Theatre Company’s productions of The Overwhelming and Pygmalion, the Lincoln Center Theatre revival of South Pacific, the cabaret series at NJPAC, the Lyrics & Lyricists series at the 92nd Street Y, the American Masters series on WNET, the Manhattan Theatre Club production of Mauritius, the Carnegie Hall concert presentation of Show Boat, and The New Group production of Two Thousand Years. In other aspects of the Foundation’s funding interests ongoing projects include community health care workshops under the auspices of Overlook Hospital, capital renovation projects at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the Hunterdon Museum of Art and the Community Theatre of Morristown, diabetes screening and education programs through JFK Medical Center, and job training programs for the developmentally disabled at Jespy House to name just a few. The Foundation was gratified to have been selected as the Outstanding Foundation of 2004 by the New Jersey Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals as well as to have been the recipient of the Ovation award given by the New Jersey Theatre Alliance in 2006. The Foundation is proud to report that over the last thirteen years the Foundation has provided approximately $43,000,000 in grants to philanthropic endeavors, principally in New Jersey, addressing the Foundation’s interest in the arts, education, health care and social services.




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