DUKEENDOWMENT.ORG ABOUT THE DUKE ENDOWMENT
Working to help the people and build the communities of North Carolina and South Carolina by nurturing children, 2016 GRANTMAKING promoting health, educating minds 167 TOTAL and enriching spirits, since 1924. NEW GRANTS $146.2 million A total of $129 million was distributed, some of which was from commitments approved in previous years. ABOUT THE DUKE ENDOWMENT
OUR WORK The Duke Endowment fulfills the visionary genius and “It will be seen that I have innovative legacy of James Buchanan Duke, one of the endeavored to make provision greatest industrialists and philanthropists of the 20th in some measure for the needs of century. While many other organizations bear the Duke mankind along physical, name, the Endowment is distinct and independent. mental and spiritual lines…” The Endowment is one of the largest private foundations in the United States. Through our four program areas, JAMES BUCHANAN DUKE we distribute more than $100 million in grants annually INDENTURE OF TRUST to organizations in North Carolina and South Carolina.
CHILD CARE By expanding opportunities for vulnerable children, we hope to help them lead successful lives as they mature.
HEALTH CARE By improving access to quality health care, we seek to enhance the lives of individuals and the vitality of communities in the Carolinas.
HIGHER EDUCATION By increasing access to exceptional educational opportunities, we aspire to cultivate individual potential and improve communities.
RURAL CHURCHES By supporting rural United Methodist churches and their leaders, we aim to expand church outreach in communities throughout the region.
LEADERSHIP
Minor M. Shaw John F.A.V. Cecil Thomas S. Kenan III Jean G. Spaulding, M.D. Chair Trustee Trustee Trustee Greenville, South Carolina Asheville, North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina Durham, North Carolina
Dennis M. Campbell, Ph.D. Ravenel B. Curry III Charles C. Lucas III Kenneth D. Weeks Jr., M.D. Vice Chair Trustee Trustee Trustee Durham, North Carolina New York, New York Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina
Mary D.T. Jones Harris E. DeLoach Jr. Wilhelmina M. Reuben-Cooke Judy Woodruff Vice Chair Trustee Trustee Trustee Abingdon, Virginia Hartsville, South Carolina Alexandria, Virginia Washington, D.C.
William Barnet III Constance F. Gray Russell M. Robinson II Rhett N. Mabry Trustee Trustee Trustee President Spartanburg, South Carolina Winston-Salem, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina
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