The National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED), St. Louis, announced a $100,000 contribution by Kirby Risk Electrical Supply to the NAED Education & Research Foundation in memory of the company’s founder, J. Kirby Risk. According to his son, Jim Risk, Kirby Risk “had a love affair with NAED and was one of its greatest cheerleaders.”
The pledge will support the Foundation’s Channel Advantage Partnership endowment, which funds projects to strengthen the quality and performance of electrical distribution.
Since its founding by J. Kirby Risk in 1926, Kirby Risk Electrical Supply, headquartered in Lafayette, Ind., has expanded to 36 locations in Indiana, Illinois and Ohio.
Kirby Risk’s donation will become part of an endowment fund for the NAED Education & Research Foundation. The principal amount of the endowment will remain untouched, while the interest will be used to commission future projects and studies. As a $100,000 contributor, Kirby Risk will be recognized at the governor level and have a permanent position on the Channel Advantage Partnership Council, which will help select future educational programs and research projects.
For more information about contributing to the NAED Education & Research Foundation endowment, contact Michelle McNamara, NAED vice president and executive director of the NAED Foundation.