Private foundation · EIN 56-0529965 · Charlotte, NC · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where The Duke Endowment's grants went
It reported $222M in grants paid across 365 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 84.3% of those dollars to 108 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $188M 239 lines
- No confident match $34.8M 125
- Individuals, not shown $150K 1
What its filing says about applications
It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”
- Form of application
- NO SPECIFIC FORMS ARE REQUIRED FOR LETTERS OF INQUIRY. FORMS FOR FORMAL APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ENDOWMENT'S WEBSITE. THERE ARE NO SUBMISSION DEADLINES. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION MAY BE HELPFUL TO POTENTIAL GRANTEES: ELIGIBLE REQUESTS WILL BE REFERRED TO AN APPROPRIATE PROGRAM OFFICER IN OUR EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, CHILD CARE, OR RURAL CHURCH PROGRAM AREAS. THE PROGRAM OFFICER MAY REQUEST A FULL PROPOSAL, INCLUDING PROJECT DESCRIPTION, BUDGET, FUNDING SOURCES, BOARD MEMBERS, AND OTHER P
- Deadlines
- SEE STATEMENT 22
- Restrictions
- SEE STATEMENT 22
- Website on filing
- WWW.DUKEENDOWMENT.ORG
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 357 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Durham, NC · EIN 56-0532129 | $21,500,000 | TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENT'S AND DUKE UNIVERSITY'S SHARED CENTENNIAL (ENDOWED). | Known alias 1.00 |
| Duke University Durham, NC · EIN 56-0532129 | $13,541,600 | TO PROVIDE UNRESTRICTED OPERATING SUPPORT. | Known alias 1.00 |
| Davidson College Davidson, NC · EIN 56-0529961 | $10,000,000 | TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENTS CENTENNIAL AND EXPAND STUDENT ACCESS AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Blue Meridian Partners New York, NY · EIN 81-5086187 | $9,833,000 | TO SUPPORT THE SPARTANBURG ACADEMIC MOVEMENT, INC. THAT WORKS TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC MOBILITY BY IMPROVING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS SPARTAN… | Same city 1.00 |
| Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, NC · EIN 25-0983069 | $8,000,000 | TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENTS CENTENNIAL, SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTING THE NEW STRATEGIC PLAN IN COORDINATION WITH THE CHARLOTTE MAYORS RA… | Same address 1.00 |
| Duke University Durham, NC · EIN 56-0532129 | $6,210,000 | TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENT'S AND DUKE UNIVERSITY'S SHARED CENTENNIAL (EXPENDABLE). | Known alias 1.00 |
| Davidson College Davidson, NC · EIN 56-0529961 | $5,367,163 | TO STRENGTHEN THE JAMES B. DUKE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (ENDOWED). | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Furman University Greenville, SC · EIN 57-0314395 | $5,000,000 | TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENTS CENTENNIAL, UNRESTRICTED OPERATING SUPPORT DUE TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. | Same address 1.00 |
| Ready for School Ready for Life Greensboro, NC · EIN 82-3893055 | $4,853,316 | TO SUPPORT THE PRENATAL TO AGE-3 EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS IN GUILFORD COUNTY. | Same city 1.00 |
| Furman University Greenville, SC · EIN 57-0314395 | $4,250,000 | TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING THE FURMAN ADVANTAGE. | Same address 1.00 |
| Furman University Greenville, SC · EIN 57-0314395 | $4,100,000 | TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENTS CENTENNIAL, UNRESTRICTED OPERATING SUPPORT DUE TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. | Same address 1.00 |
| Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, NC · EIN 25-0983069 | $4,000,000 | TO SUPPORT THE NEW STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION IN COORDINATION WITH THE CHARLOTTE MAYORS RACIAL EQUITY CAMPAIGN. | Same address 1.00 |
| Blue Meridian Partners New York, NY · EIN 81-5086187 | $2,601,000 | TO SATISFY ANTICIPATED BLUE MERIDIAN CAPITAL CALLS THROUGH 2024 FOR EXISTING INVESTMENTS AND ANY NEW INVESTMENTS SUPPORTING HIGH-PERFORMING… | Same city 1.00 |
| Duke Divinity School Durham, NC · no confident EIN match | $2,600,000 | TO REVITALIZE THE MASTER OF DIVINITY DEGREE PROGRAM. | Unmatched Help match |
| Duke University Durham, NC · EIN 56-0532129 | $2,200,000 | TO DEVELOP A SIGNATURE, UNIVERSITY-WIDE INITIATIVE TO THAT HELPS STUDENTS AND FACULTY GAIN GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF PURPOSE, CHARACTER AND… | Known alias 1.00 |
| Duke University Health System Durham, NC · EIN 56-2070036 | $2,000,000 | TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN DUKES CAPACITY AND REPUTATION IN THE SCIENCES BY RECRUITING AND RETAINING OUTSTANDING FACULTY FOR THE UNIVERSITY… | Same city 1.00 |
| Duke University Health System Durham, NC · EIN 56-2070036 | $2,000,000 | TO HELP THE DUKE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE ADVANCE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE THROUGH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. | Same city 1.00 |
| Duke University Durham, NC · EIN 56-0532129 | $2,000,000 | TO SUPPORT FLEXIBLE FUNDS FOR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES OF THREE SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERS. | Known alias 1.00 |
| Duke University Durham, NC · EIN 56-0532129 | $2,000,000 | TO SUPPORT DUKE LAW SCHOOLS SCHOLARSHIPS AND PUBLIC INTEREST ASSISTANCE CHALLENGE. | Known alias 1.00 |
| Duke University Durham, NC · EIN 56-0532129 | $2,000,000 | TO SUPPORT DUKE LAW SCHOOLS SCHOLARSHIPS AND PUBLIC INTEREST ASSISTANCE CHALLENGE. | Known alias 1.00 |
| Duke University Durham, NC · EIN 56-0532129 | $2,000,000 | TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENT'S AND DUKE UNIVERSITY'S SHARED CENTENNIAL (CAPITAL). | Known alias 1.00 |
| Duke University Durham, NC · EIN 56-0532129 | $2,000,000 | TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN DUKES CAPACITY AND REPUTATION IN THE SCIENCES BY RECRUITING AND RETAINING OUTSTANDING FACULTY FOR THE UNIVERSITY. | Known alias 1.00 |
| Duke University Durham, NC · EIN 56-0532129 | $2,000,000 | TO SUPPORT GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS. | Known alias 1.00 |
| Furman University Greenville, SC · EIN 57-0314395 | $2,000,000 | TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING THE FURMAN ADVANTAGE. | Same address 1.00 |
| Ready for School Ready for Life Greensboro, NC · EIN 82-3893055 | $1,812,302 | TO SUPPORT THE ROUTES TO READY NAVIGATION SYSTEM IN GUILFORD COUNTY. | Same city 1.00 |
| Davidson College Davidson, NC · EIN 56-0529961 | $1,800,000 | TO PROVIDE UNRESTRICTED OPERATING SUPPORT. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Furman University Greenville, SC · EIN 57-0314395 | $1,800,000 | TO PROVIDE UNRESTRICTED OPERATING SUPPORT. | Same address 1.00 |
| Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, NC · EIN 25-0983069 | $1,800,000 | TO PROVIDE UNRESTRICTED OPERATING SUPPORT. | Same address 1.00 |
| Ready for School Ready for Life Greensboro, NC · EIN 82-3893055 | $1,717,793 | TO IMPLEMENT TECHNOLOGY FOR THE GUILFORD COUNTY INTEGRATED DATA SYSTEM AND PROVIDE PROJECT LEADERSHIP IN 2023. | Same city 1.00 |
| Health Sciences South Carolina Columbia, SC · EIN 20-2849804 | $1,634,000 | TO EXPAND A LEARNING HEALTH SYSTEM. | Same city 1.00 |
| Get Ready Guilford Greensboro, NC · EIN 92-2360261 | $1,568,567 | TO IMPLEMENT TECHNOLOGY FOR THE GUILFORD COUNTY INTEGRATED DATA SYSTEM AND PROVIDE PROJECT LEADERSHIP IN 2023. | Same address 1.00 |
| Ready for School Ready for Life Greensboro, NC · EIN 82-3893055 | $1,503,939 | TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM IN GUILFORD COUNTY. | Same city 1.00 |
| Foster America Boston, MA · no confident EIN match | $1,500,000 | TO PILOT A FAMILY WELL-BEING SYSTEM IN SOUTH CAROLINA. | Unmatched Help match |
| Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute Chapel Hill, NC · no confident EIN match | $1,489,052 | TO CONTINUE STATEWIDE IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT OF TRIPLE P IN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. | Unmatched Help match |
| Duke University Durham, NC · EIN 56-0532129 | $1,400,000 | TO SUPPORT THE LAUNCH OF THE CLIMATE INITIATIVE AT DUKE UNIVERSITY. | Known alias 1.00 |
| Duke University Durham, NC · EIN 56-0532129 | $1,400,000 | TO SUPPORT NICHOLAS SCHOOL OF THE ENVIRONMENT (ENDOWED). | Known alias 1.00 |
| South Carolina Department of Social Services Columbia, SC · no confident EIN match | $1,200,000 | TO CONTINUE IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT FOR THE STRENGTHENING FAMILIES PROGRAM IN 30 SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES. | Unmatched Help match |
| North Carolina Healthcare Foundation Raleigh, NC · EIN 56-0773039 | $1,150,000 | TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATIONS STATE IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE CENTER. | Exact name 1.00 |
| South Carolina Hospital Association Foundation Columbia, SC · no confident EIN match | $1,150,000 | TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONS STATE IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE CENTER. | Unmatched Help match |
| Davidson College Davidson, NC · EIN 56-0529961 | $1,125,000 | TO CREATE A JAMES B. DUKE PROFESSORSHIP IN AFRICANA STUDIES AT DAVIDSON COLLEGE (ENDOWED). | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Duke University Health System Durham, NC · EIN 56-2070036 | $1,100,000 | TO ESTABLISH AN OUTPATIENT CLINICAL RESEARCH SITE AND DEVELOP A COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND DECREASE HEALTH DISPARI… | Same city 1.00 |
| Western North Carolina Conference United Methodist Church Huntersville, NC · no confident EIN match | $1,082,540 | TO PROVIDE PENSIONS TO RETIRED MINISTERS AND WIDOWS AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF DECEASED MINISTERS. | Unmatched Help match |
| Duke Divinity School Durham, NC · no confident EIN match | $1,082,500 | TO STUDY CLERGY EFFECTIVENESS, WELL-BEING, AND LONGEVITY IN MINISTRY. | Unmatched Help match |
| Duke University Durham, NC · EIN 56-0532129 | $1,000,000 | TO SUPPORT SARAH P. DUKE GARDENS (ENDOWED). | Known alias 1.00 |
| Duke University Durham, NC · EIN 56-0532129 | $1,000,000 | TO SUPPORT SARAH P. DUKE GARDENS (EXPENDABLE). | Known alias 1.00 |
| Upstream USA Boston, MA · EIN 35-2581424 | $1,000,000 | TO REDUCE UNPLANNED PREGNANCIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. | Same address 1.00 |
| Mdrc New York, NY · EIN 23-7379473 | $871,627 | TO CONDUCT AN IMPLEMENTATION STUDY OF READY FOR SCHOOL, READY FOR LIFE IN 2023. | Same street 1.00 |
| Positive Childhood Alliance North Carolina Morrisville, NC · EIN 58-1366718 | $800,000 | TO CONTINUE IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT FOR INCREDIBLE YEARS, STRENGTHENING FAMILIES PROGRAM AND TRIPLE P. | Same address 1.00 |
| North Carolina Conference United Methodist Church Garner, NC · no confident EIN match | $766,299 | TO PROVIDE PENSIONS TO RETIRED MINISTERS AND WIDOWS AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF DECEASED MINISTERS. | Unmatched Help match |
| Duke University Durham, NC · EIN 56-0532129 | $750,000 | TO SUPPORT DUKE UNIVERSITY'S FUQUA FACULTY SUPPORT CHALLENGE CAMPAIGN. | Known alias 1.00 |
7 more lines ($1.56M) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.