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    Duke Endowment

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    About Duke Endowment

    The Duke Endowment concentrates philanthropic support in the Carolinas with a strong emphasis on higher education, preK–12 and early childhood initiatives, and health systems strengthening. It funds a mix of large research universities and regional colleges (often with scholarships/endowments), intermediary organizations that scale evidence-based family and early-childhood programs, and faith-based Methodist institutions. Recurrent multi-year and endowed commitments signal long-term partnerships aimed at building institutional capacity, scholarship pipelines, and community-based service delivery across North and South Carolina.

    Focus Areas

    Higher education endowments and scholarship programs at Carolina colleges (e.g., Duke, Davidson, Furman, Johnson C. Smith)Early childhood and prenatal-to-age-3 systems support and scaling (e.g., Ready for School Ready for Life, county-level initiatives)Regional healthcare capacity, access and equity initiatives (e.g., Duke Health, MUSC, Atrium Health; workforce and telehealth expansions)Intermediary and scaling partners for poverty and mobility solutions (e.g., Blue Meridian Partners, collective-impact backbone organizations)United Methodist faith community support and clergy/faith-based program deployment in the Carolinas

    Who They Fund

    About Duke Endowment

    The Duke Endowment’s recent grantmaking is anchored by large, recurring commitments to Carolina institutions, especially Duke University, Davidson College, and Johnson C Smith University. One of its clearest patterns is long-horizon support for higher education through endowed funds, unrestricted operating support, and scholarship programs, alongside multi-year investments in faculty strength and institutional capacity. That same approach shows up in health, early childhood, and community initiatives, where the foundation backs organizations that can carry programs across counties and systems. A 2025 gift of $21,500,000 to Duke University commemorated the Duke Endowment’s and Duke University’s shared centennial through an endowed grant, and a separate $13,541,600 award provided unrestricted operating support. Davidson College also appears as a major recipient, with grants to strengthen the James B. Duke Scholarship Program and to expand student access and experiential learning. The foundation’s support is not limited to universities: it also funds intermediary organizations such as Blue Meridian Partners Inc to advance economic mobility and effective solutions for families in poverty, and it has made grants to community-based organizations responding to Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina.

    What Duke Endowment Funds

    In higher education, The Duke Endowment combines endowment-building with program support. It gave $10,000,000 to Davidson College to commemorate the centennial and expand student access and experiential learning, and another $5,367,163 to strengthen the James B. Duke Scholarship Program. Its health-related giving emphasizes capacity rather than one-time project work. The foundation awarded $7,500,000 to Duke University Health System and $6,750,000 to Duke University Health System Inc. to recruit and retain outstanding faculty for the university health system. The Duke Endowment also supports racial equity and institutional planning at Johnson C Smith University. In 2025, it gave $8,000,000 to support implementation of the university’s new strategic plan in coordination with the Charlotte Mayor’s racial equity campaign. For family stability and early learning, it gave $4,853,316 to Ready for School Ready for Life for prenatal-to-age-3 evidence-based programs in Guilford County.

    How Duke Endowment Gives

    The Duke Endowment’s typical grant size is $100,000 at the 25th percentile, $200,000 at the median, and $350,000 at the 75th percentile, but its recent portfolio also includes multimegagift commitments to a small set of institutions. The pattern is strongly recurring: Duke University, Davidson College, Furman University, and Johnson C Smith University each appear multiple times across 2023 and 2025, often with both endowed and expendable support. The funder is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not make program-related investments. Its grants also show a preference for institutional strengthening, operating support, and long-term commitments rather than isolated one-off awards.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $251.2M

    Total Assets

    $3.6B

    Total Revenue

    $370.6M

    Total Expenses

    $301.8M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $100K and $350K, with a median of $200K.

    25th Percentile

    $100K

    Median

    $200K

    75th Percentile

    $350K

    Geographic Reach

    Regional14 states funded

    About 69% of grants go to recipients in NC.

    Funding intensity
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    university students (undergraduate student access recipients)university faculty and research staff (science faculty)young children and families in poverty (prenatal–age 3 focus)residents of specific counties/communities (Spartanburg County; Western North Carolina)Black faith communities / beneficiaries of Black church studies

    Giving Approach

    Concentrated, long-term funding focused in NC and SC with large multi-year and endowed grants to repeat institutional grantees; a mix of big investments in flagship universities and sustained support for regional intermediaries and service providers rather than many small one-off grants.

    Funding Style

    unrestricted operating supportendowment building / endowed fundscapacity building (faculty recruitment & program strengthening)strategic plan & initiative implementationscaling proven programs / program expansion

    Notable grantees: Duke University, Davidson College, Ready for School Ready for Life, Medical University of South Carolina Foundation, Blue Meridian Partners

    Topics

    student access and experiential learningscholarships and student financial aid (James B. Duke Scholarship)research & science capacity (recruiting/retaining faculty)racial equity, diversity, inclusion and anti-racism initiativesearly childhood (prenatal to age 3) evidence-based programseducation-to-economic mobility (K–12 academic achievement / county-level)disaster relief and community recovery (Western NC hurricane response)

    Where Duke Endowment Makes Grants

    Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 69% of grants. Durham, Charlotte, and Davidson appear repeatedly among recipient cities, with Greensboro and Asheville also represented. South Carolina recipients include Greenville, and the foundation’s largest geography outside the Carolinas in this dataset is New York through Blue Meridian Partners Inc. All grants listed in the country distribution are in the United States.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Duke Endowment

    What kinds of organizations does The Duke Endowment fund most often?

    Recent grants go mainly to universities, university health systems, intermediary organizations, and community-based partners. Duke University, Davidson College, Furman University, Johnson C Smith University, Blue Meridian Partners Inc, and Ready for School Ready for Life all appear in the latest grant list.

    How does The Duke Endowment usually structure its support?

    The foundation uses a mix of endowed grants, expendable grants, and unrestricted operating support. In the recent data, Duke University and Davidson College received multiple endowed and operating awards, while Johnson C Smith University and community partners also received support tied to strategic plans, capacity, and program implementation.

    What is the typical grant size?

    The grant-size distribution is $100,000 at the 25th percentile, $200,000 at the median, and $350,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grant list also includes several much larger awards in the multi-million-dollar range for universities and regional initiatives.

    Where does The Duke Endowment give most often?

    North Carolina is the top state by grant count, with 69% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent recipient cities include Durham, Charlotte, Davidson, Greensboro, and Asheville, with additional grants in Greenville, South Carolina.

    What are some of the foundation’s major focus areas?

    Recent grants show support for higher education, faculty recruitment and retention, scholarship programs, racial equity initiatives, early childhood work for prenatal-to-age-3 programs, and economic mobility efforts for young people and families in poverty. The grant list also includes hurricane relief in Western North Carolina.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    DUKE UNIVERSITYDURHAM, NC$21,500,0002025TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENT'S AND DUKE UNIVERSITY'S SHARED CENTENNIAL (ENDOWED).
    DUKE UNIVERSITYDURHAM, NC$13,541,6002025TO PROVIDE UNRESTRICTED OPERATING SUPPORT.
    DAVIDSON COLLEGEDAVIDSON, NC$10,000,0002025TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENTS CENTENNIAL AND EXPAND STUDENT ACCESS AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING.
    BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INCNEW YORK, NY$9,833,0002025TO SUPPORT THE SPARTANBURG ACADEMIC MOVEMENT, INC. THAT WORKS TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC MOBILITY BY IMPROVING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS SPARTANBURG COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.
    JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITYCHARLOTTE, NC$8,000,0002025TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENTS CENTENNIAL, SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTING THE NEW STRATEGIC PLAN IN COORDINATION WITH THE CHARLOTTE MAYORS RACIAL EQUITY CAMPAIGN.
    DUKE UNIVERSITYDURHAM, NC$6,808,0002025TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENT'S AND DUKE UNIVERSITY'S SHARED CENTENNIAL (EXPENDABLE).
    DUKE UNIVERSITYDURHAM, NC$6,750,0002025TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN DUKES CAPACITY AND REPUTATION IN THE SCIENCES BY RECRUITING AND RETAINING OUTSTANDING FACULTY FOR THE UNIVERSITY.
    DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMDURHAM, NC$6,750,0002025TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN DUKES CAPACITY AND REPUTATION IN THE SCIENCES BY RECRUITING AND RETAINING OUTSTANDING FACULTY FOR THE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM.
    DUKE UNIVERSITYDURHAM, NC$6,210,0002025TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENT'S AND DUKE UNIVERSITY'S SHARED CENTENNIAL (EXPENDABLE).
    DAVIDSON COLLEGEDAVIDSON, NC$5,367,1632025TO STRENGTHEN THE JAMES B. DUKE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (ENDOWED).
    COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINAASHEVILLE, NC$5,000,0002025TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE RELIEF IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE HELENE.
    DUKE UNIVERSITYDURHAM, NC$5,000,0002025TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENT'S AND DUKE UNIVERSITY'S SHARED CENTENNIAL (CAPITAL).
    JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITYCHARLOTTE, NC$5,000,0002025TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENTS CENTENNIAL, SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTING THE NEW STRATEGIC PLAN IN COORDINATION WITH THE CHARLOTTE MAYORS RACIAL EQUITY CAMPAIGN.
    DAVIDSON COLLEGEDAVIDSON, NC$5,000,0002025TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENTS CENTENNIAL AND EXPAND STUDENT ACCESS AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING.
    FURMAN UNIVERSITYGREENVILLE, SC$5,000,0002025TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENTS CENTENNIAL, UNRESTRICTED OPERATING SUPPORT DUE TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.
    READY FOR SCHOOL READY FOR LIFEGREENSBORO, NC$4,853,3162025TO SUPPORT THE PRENATAL TO AGE-3 EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS IN GUILFORD COUNTY.
    FURMAN UNIVERSITYGREENVILLE, SC$4,250,0002025TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING THE FURMAN ADVANTAGE.
    FURMAN UNIVERSITYGREENVILLE, SC$4,250,0002025TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING THE FURMAN ADVANTAGE.
    FURMAN UNIVERSITYGREENVILLE, SC$4,100,0002025TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENTS CENTENNIAL, UNRESTRICTED OPERATING SUPPORT DUE TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.
    JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITYCHARLOTTE, NC$4,000,0002025TO SUPPORT THE NEW STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION IN COORDINATION WITH THE CHARLOTTE MAYORS RACIAL EQUITY CAMPAIGN.
    DUKE UNIVERSITYDURHAM, NC$3,500,0002025TO ENDOW A FULL PROFESSORSHIP IN THE OFFICE OF BLACK CHURCH STUDIES AT DUKE DIVINITY SCHOOL.
    DAVIDSON COLLEGEDAVIDSON, NC$3,000,0002025TO SUPPORT THE RENOVATION OF THE E.H. LITTLE LIBRARY.
    DUKE UNIVERSITYDURHAM, NC$3,000,0002025TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENT'S AND DUKE UNIVERSITY'S SHARED CENTENNIAL (ENDOWED).
    FURMAN UNIVERSITYGREENVILLE, SC$3,000,0002025TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING THE FURMAN ADVANTAGE.
    DAVIDSON COLLEGEDAVIDSON, NC$3,000,0002025TO SUPPORT THE RENOVATION OF THE E.H. LITTLE LIBRARY.
    FURMAN UNIVERSITYGREENVILLE, SC$2,901,4402025TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING THE FURMAN ADVANTAGE.
    BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INCNEW YORK, NY$2,601,0002025TO SATISFY ANTICIPATED BLUE MERIDIAN CAPITAL CALLS THROUGH 2024 FOR EXISTING INVESTMENTS AND ANY NEW INVESTMENTS SUPPORTING HIGH-PERFORMING NON-PROFITS.
    DUKE DIVINITY SCHOOLDURHAM, NC$2,600,0002025TO REVITALIZE THE MASTER OF DIVINITY DEGREE PROGRAM.
    GET READY GUILFORDGREENSBORO, NC$2,590,8152025TO BUILD AN EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM OF CARE AND SUSTAIN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS IN GUILFORD COUNTY, NC.
    CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONCOLUMBIA, SC$2,500,0002025TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE RELIEF IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE HELENE.
    GET READY GUILFORDGREENSBORO, NC$2,414,4512025TO BUILD AN EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM OF CARE AND SUSTAIN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS IN GUILFORD COUNTY, NC.
    GET READY GUILFORDGREENSBORO, NC$2,414,4502025TO BUILD AN EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM OF CARE AND SUSTAIN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS IN GUILFORD COUNTY, NC.
    CHILDRENS TRUST OF SOUTH CAROLINACOLUMBIA, SC$2,400,0002025TO CONTINUE INTERMEDIARY SUPPORT FOR THE STRENGTHENING FAMILIES PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
    FURMAN UNIVERSITYGREENVILLE, SC$2,400,0002025TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENTS CENTENNIAL, UNRESTRICTED OPERATING SUPPORT DUE TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.
    DUKE UNIVERSITYDURHAM, NC$2,350,0002025TO DEVELOP A SIGNATURE, UNIVERSITY-WIDE INITIATIVE TO THAT HELPS STUDENTS AND FACULTY GAIN GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF PURPOSE, CHARACTER AND VOCATION.
    DUKE UNIVERSITYDURHAM, NC$2,350,0002025TO SUPPORT FLEXIBLE FUNDS FOR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES OF THREE SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERS.
    DUKE UNIVERSITYDURHAM, NC$2,200,0002025TO DEVELOP A SIGNATURE, UNIVERSITY-WIDE INITIATIVE TO THAT HELPS STUDENTS AND FACULTY GAIN GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF PURPOSE, CHARACTER AND VOCATION.
    GET READY GUILFORDGREENSBORO, NC$2,017,7752025TO SUPPORT THE 2024 READY READY BACKBONE OPERATIONS.
    DUKE UNIVERSITYDURHAM, NC$2,000,0002025TO SUPPORT DUKE LAW SCHOOLS SCHOLARSHIPS AND PUBLIC INTEREST ASSISTANCE CHALLENGE.
    DUKE UNIVERSITYDURHAM, NC$2,000,0002025TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN DUKES CAPACITY AND REPUTATION IN THE SCIENCES BY RECRUITING AND RETAINING OUTSTANDING FACULTY FOR THE UNIVERSITY.
    DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMDURHAM, NC$2,000,0002025TO HELP THE DUKE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE ADVANCE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE THROUGH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
    DUKE UNIVERSITYDURHAM, NC$2,000,0002025TO SUPPORT DUKE LAW SCHOOLS SCHOLARSHIPS AND PUBLIC INTEREST ASSISTANCE CHALLENGE.
    DUKE UNIVERSITYDURHAM, NC$2,000,0002025TO SUPPORT GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS.
    JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITYCHARLOTTE, NC$2,000,0002025TO SUPPORT THE NEW STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION IN COORDINATION WITH THE CHARLOTTE MAYORS RACIAL EQUITY CAMPAIGN.
    DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMDURHAM, NC$2,000,0002025TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN DUKES CAPACITY AND REPUTATION IN THE SCIENCES BY RECRUITING AND RETAINING OUTSTANDING FACULTY FOR THE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM.
    DUKE UNIVERSITYDURHAM, NC$2,000,0002025TO SUPPORT FLEXIBLE FUNDS FOR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES OF THREE SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERS.
    DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMDURHAM, NC$2,000,0002025TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN DUKES CAPACITY AND REPUTATION IN THE SCIENCES BY RECRUITING AND RETAINING OUTSTANDING FACULTY FOR THE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM.
    DUKE UNIVERSITYDURHAM, NC$2,000,0002025TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENT'S AND DUKE UNIVERSITY'S SHARED CENTENNIAL (CAPITAL).
    DUKE UNIVERSITYDURHAM, NC$2,000,0002025TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN DUKES CAPACITY AND REPUTATION IN THE SCIENCES BY RECRUITING AND RETAINING OUTSTANDING FACULTY FOR THE UNIVERSITY.
    DUKE UNIVERSITYDURHAM, NC$2,000,0002025TO SUPPORT GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS.

    DUKE UNIVERSITY

    $21,500,000
    DURHAM, NC2025

    TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENT'S AND DUKE UNIVERSITY'S SHARED CENTENNIAL (ENDOWED).

    DUKE UNIVERSITY

    $13,541,600
    DURHAM, NC2025

    TO PROVIDE UNRESTRICTED OPERATING SUPPORT.

    DAVIDSON COLLEGE

    $10,000,000
    DAVIDSON, NC2025

    TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENTS CENTENNIAL AND EXPAND STUDENT ACCESS AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING.

    BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INC

    $9,833,000
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    TO SUPPORT THE SPARTANBURG ACADEMIC MOVEMENT, INC. THAT WORKS TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC MOBILITY BY IMPROVING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS SPARTANBURG COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

    JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY

    $8,000,000
    CHARLOTTE, NC2025

    TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENTS CENTENNIAL, SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTING THE NEW STRATEGIC PLAN IN COORDINATION WITH THE CHARLOTTE MAYORS RACIAL EQUITY CAMPAIGN.

    DUKE UNIVERSITY

    $6,808,000
    DURHAM, NC2025

    TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENT'S AND DUKE UNIVERSITY'S SHARED CENTENNIAL (EXPENDABLE).

    DUKE UNIVERSITY

    $6,750,000
    DURHAM, NC2025

    TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN DUKES CAPACITY AND REPUTATION IN THE SCIENCES BY RECRUITING AND RETAINING OUTSTANDING FACULTY FOR THE UNIVERSITY.

    DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM

    $6,750,000
    DURHAM, NC2025

    TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN DUKES CAPACITY AND REPUTATION IN THE SCIENCES BY RECRUITING AND RETAINING OUTSTANDING FACULTY FOR THE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM.

    DUKE UNIVERSITY

    $6,210,000
    DURHAM, NC2025

    TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENT'S AND DUKE UNIVERSITY'S SHARED CENTENNIAL (EXPENDABLE).

    DAVIDSON COLLEGE

    $5,367,163
    DAVIDSON, NC2025

    TO STRENGTHEN THE JAMES B. DUKE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (ENDOWED).

    COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

    $5,000,000
    ASHEVILLE, NC2025

    TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE RELIEF IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE HELENE.

    DUKE UNIVERSITY

    $5,000,000
    DURHAM, NC2025

    TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENT'S AND DUKE UNIVERSITY'S SHARED CENTENNIAL (CAPITAL).

    JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY

    $5,000,000
    CHARLOTTE, NC2025

    TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENTS CENTENNIAL, SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTING THE NEW STRATEGIC PLAN IN COORDINATION WITH THE CHARLOTTE MAYORS RACIAL EQUITY CAMPAIGN.

    DAVIDSON COLLEGE

    $5,000,000
    DAVIDSON, NC2025

    TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENTS CENTENNIAL AND EXPAND STUDENT ACCESS AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING.

    FURMAN UNIVERSITY

    $5,000,000
    GREENVILLE, SC2025

    TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENTS CENTENNIAL, UNRESTRICTED OPERATING SUPPORT DUE TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.

    READY FOR SCHOOL READY FOR LIFE

    $4,853,316
    GREENSBORO, NC2025

    TO SUPPORT THE PRENATAL TO AGE-3 EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS IN GUILFORD COUNTY.

    FURMAN UNIVERSITY

    $4,250,000
    GREENVILLE, SC2025

    TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING THE FURMAN ADVANTAGE.

    FURMAN UNIVERSITY

    $4,250,000
    GREENVILLE, SC2025

    TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING THE FURMAN ADVANTAGE.

    FURMAN UNIVERSITY

    $4,100,000
    GREENVILLE, SC2025

    TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENTS CENTENNIAL, UNRESTRICTED OPERATING SUPPORT DUE TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.

    JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY

    $4,000,000
    CHARLOTTE, NC2025

    TO SUPPORT THE NEW STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION IN COORDINATION WITH THE CHARLOTTE MAYORS RACIAL EQUITY CAMPAIGN.

    DUKE UNIVERSITY

    $3,500,000
    DURHAM, NC2025

    TO ENDOW A FULL PROFESSORSHIP IN THE OFFICE OF BLACK CHURCH STUDIES AT DUKE DIVINITY SCHOOL.

    DAVIDSON COLLEGE

    $3,000,000
    DAVIDSON, NC2025

    TO SUPPORT THE RENOVATION OF THE E.H. LITTLE LIBRARY.

    DUKE UNIVERSITY

    $3,000,000
    DURHAM, NC2025

    TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENT'S AND DUKE UNIVERSITY'S SHARED CENTENNIAL (ENDOWED).

    FURMAN UNIVERSITY

    $3,000,000
    GREENVILLE, SC2025

    TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING THE FURMAN ADVANTAGE.

    DAVIDSON COLLEGE

    $3,000,000
    DAVIDSON, NC2025

    TO SUPPORT THE RENOVATION OF THE E.H. LITTLE LIBRARY.

    FURMAN UNIVERSITY

    $2,901,440
    GREENVILLE, SC2025

    TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING THE FURMAN ADVANTAGE.

    BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INC

    $2,601,000
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    TO SATISFY ANTICIPATED BLUE MERIDIAN CAPITAL CALLS THROUGH 2024 FOR EXISTING INVESTMENTS AND ANY NEW INVESTMENTS SUPPORTING HIGH-PERFORMING NON-PROFITS.

    DUKE DIVINITY SCHOOL

    $2,600,000
    DURHAM, NC2025

    TO REVITALIZE THE MASTER OF DIVINITY DEGREE PROGRAM.

    GET READY GUILFORD

    $2,590,815
    GREENSBORO, NC2025

    TO BUILD AN EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM OF CARE AND SUSTAIN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS IN GUILFORD COUNTY, NC.

    CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

    $2,500,000
    COLUMBIA, SC2025

    TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE RELIEF IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE HELENE.

    GET READY GUILFORD

    $2,414,451
    GREENSBORO, NC2025

    TO BUILD AN EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM OF CARE AND SUSTAIN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS IN GUILFORD COUNTY, NC.

    GET READY GUILFORD

    $2,414,450
    GREENSBORO, NC2025

    TO BUILD AN EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM OF CARE AND SUSTAIN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS IN GUILFORD COUNTY, NC.

    CHILDRENS TRUST OF SOUTH CAROLINA

    $2,400,000
    COLUMBIA, SC2025

    TO CONTINUE INTERMEDIARY SUPPORT FOR THE STRENGTHENING FAMILIES PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

    FURMAN UNIVERSITY

    $2,400,000
    GREENVILLE, SC2025

    TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENTS CENTENNIAL, UNRESTRICTED OPERATING SUPPORT DUE TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.

    DUKE UNIVERSITY

    $2,350,000
    DURHAM, NC2025

    TO DEVELOP A SIGNATURE, UNIVERSITY-WIDE INITIATIVE TO THAT HELPS STUDENTS AND FACULTY GAIN GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF PURPOSE, CHARACTER AND VOCATION.

    DUKE UNIVERSITY

    $2,350,000
    DURHAM, NC2025

    TO SUPPORT FLEXIBLE FUNDS FOR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES OF THREE SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERS.

    DUKE UNIVERSITY

    $2,200,000
    DURHAM, NC2025

    TO DEVELOP A SIGNATURE, UNIVERSITY-WIDE INITIATIVE TO THAT HELPS STUDENTS AND FACULTY GAIN GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF PURPOSE, CHARACTER AND VOCATION.

    GET READY GUILFORD

    $2,017,775
    GREENSBORO, NC2025

    TO SUPPORT THE 2024 READY READY BACKBONE OPERATIONS.

    DUKE UNIVERSITY

    $2,000,000
    DURHAM, NC2025

    TO SUPPORT DUKE LAW SCHOOLS SCHOLARSHIPS AND PUBLIC INTEREST ASSISTANCE CHALLENGE.

    DUKE UNIVERSITY

    $2,000,000
    DURHAM, NC2025

    TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN DUKES CAPACITY AND REPUTATION IN THE SCIENCES BY RECRUITING AND RETAINING OUTSTANDING FACULTY FOR THE UNIVERSITY.

    DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM

    $2,000,000
    DURHAM, NC2025

    TO HELP THE DUKE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE ADVANCE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE THROUGH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

    DUKE UNIVERSITY

    $2,000,000
    DURHAM, NC2025

    TO SUPPORT DUKE LAW SCHOOLS SCHOLARSHIPS AND PUBLIC INTEREST ASSISTANCE CHALLENGE.

    DUKE UNIVERSITY

    $2,000,000
    DURHAM, NC2025

    TO SUPPORT GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS.

    JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY

    $2,000,000
    CHARLOTTE, NC2025

    TO SUPPORT THE NEW STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION IN COORDINATION WITH THE CHARLOTTE MAYORS RACIAL EQUITY CAMPAIGN.

    DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM

    $2,000,000
    DURHAM, NC2025

    TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN DUKES CAPACITY AND REPUTATION IN THE SCIENCES BY RECRUITING AND RETAINING OUTSTANDING FACULTY FOR THE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM.

    DUKE UNIVERSITY

    $2,000,000
    DURHAM, NC2025

    TO SUPPORT FLEXIBLE FUNDS FOR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES OF THREE SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERS.

    DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM

    $2,000,000
    DURHAM, NC2025

    TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN DUKES CAPACITY AND REPUTATION IN THE SCIENCES BY RECRUITING AND RETAINING OUTSTANDING FACULTY FOR THE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM.

    DUKE UNIVERSITY

    $2,000,000
    DURHAM, NC2025

    TO COMMEMORATE THE DUKE ENDOWMENT'S AND DUKE UNIVERSITY'S SHARED CENTENNIAL (CAPITAL).

    DUKE UNIVERSITY

    $2,000,000
    DURHAM, NC2025

    TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN DUKES CAPACITY AND REPUTATION IN THE SCIENCES BY RECRUITING AND RETAINING OUTSTANDING FACULTY FOR THE UNIVERSITY.

    DUKE UNIVERSITY

    $2,000,000
    DURHAM, NC2025

    TO SUPPORT GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS.