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the duke endowment Fostering Excellence Through education Expanding opportunities to research, learn, innovate and achieve higher education The Duke Endowment works through select colleges and universities to advance the pursuit of educational excellence, make education more affordable for qualified students, and develop initiatives and programs to benefit local communities. Since its inception in 1924, The Duke Endowment has supported four institutions of higher learning: Davidson College — Davidson, North Carolina Duke University — Durham, North Carolina by increasing access to Furman University — Greenville, South Carolina exceptional educational Johnson C. Smith University — Charlotte, North Carolina Funding from the Endowment has allowed the four institutions opportunities, we aspire to to construct landmark facilities, attract talented faculty, recruit top students, improve affordability, support research, encourage cultivate individual potential innovation, share best practices and pioneer new roles for universities and communities. and improve communities. Today, we invest in scholarships, professorships and faculty support, capital projects, special programs and community engagement… all with the goal of educating people of principle and promise whose future contributions will benefit society. the duke endowment 2013 grantmaking The Duke Endowment approved nearly $25 million in new Higher Education grants, some of which will be paid in future years. A total of $49.8 million was distributed, some of which was from commitments approved in previous years. candidates for higher education grants Davidson College — Davidson, North Carolina Through its work in higher education, Duke University — Durham, North Carolina The Duke Endowment accomplishes lasting change by Furman University — Greenville, South Carolina investing in innovative approaches and proven programs Johnson C. Smith University — Charlotte, North Carolina at four select colleges and universities. Scholarship Programs Expand access to Endowment-supported schools through higher education staff scholarships for academically qualiﬁ ed students. Faculty Support susan l. mcconnell, Director Increase the caliber and credentials of faculty through [email protected] professional opportunities, recruiting activities, endowed 704.969.2101 chairs and professorships. tania g. mapes, Senior Administrative Specialist Capital Projects [email protected] Plan, design, construct, renovate and furnish facilities that 704.969.2102 support quality educational experiences. Student Life Improve learning opportunities for students through academics, research, culture, ethics, media, arts and collections of scholarly materials. Community Engagement Enrich learning experiences for students while sharing university assets through local partnerships and community programs. Academic Excellence Support special programs designed to expand student The Duke Endowment, located in Charlotte, N.C., seeks to fulﬁ ll academic experiences and heighten scholastic achievement. the legacy of James B. Duke by enriching lives and communities in the Carolinas through higher education, health care, rural churches and children’s services. For details on grant eligibility and for applications, visit www.dukeendowment.org. 100 north tryon street, suite 3500 . charlotte, north carolina 28202-4012 . telephone 704.376.0291 www.dukeendowment.org.

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DUKE UNIVERSITY HDT WHAT? INDEX DUKE UNIVERSITY DUKE UNIVERSITY 1838 James Thomas Fields was hired by the Boston bookselling firm of William D. Ticknor, which would become Ticknor, Reed & Fields in 1854 and Fields, Osgood & Company in 1868. 1832-1834 Allen & Ticknor 1834-1843 William D. Ticknor 1843-1849 William D. Ticknor & Co. 1849-1854 Ticknor, Reed & Fields 1854-1868 Ticknor and Fields 1868-1871 Fields, Osgood & Co. 1871-1878 James R. Osgood & Co. 1878-1880 Houghton, Osgood, & Co. 1880-1908 Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. 1908-2007 Houghton Mifflin Company 2007-???? Houghton Mifflin Harcourt In Boston, Isaac Knapp printed AMERICAN ANTI-SLAVERY ALMANAC FOR 1838 edited by Nathaniel Southard. He also printed the Reverend Thomas Treadwell Stone’s THE MARTYR OF FREEDOM: A DISCOURSE DELIVERED AT EAST MACHIAS, NOVEMBER 30, AND AT MACHIAS, DECEMBER 7, 1837, John Gabriel Stedman’s NARRATIVE OF JOANNA; AN EMANCIPATED SLAVE, OF SURINAM, Elizabeth Heyrick’s IMMEDIATE, NOT GRADUAL ABOLITION: OR, AN INQUIRY INTO THE SHORTEST, SAFEST, AND MOST EFFECTUAL MEANS OF GETTING RID OF WEST INDIAN SLAVERY, Friend Sarah Moore Grimké’s LETTERS ON THE EQUALITY OF THE SEXES, AND THE CONDITION OF WOMAN: ADDRESSED TO MARY S. PARKER, PRESIDENT OF THE BOSTON FEMALE ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY, James Williams’s NARRATIVE OF JAMES WILLIAMS, AN AMERICAN SLAVE, WHO WAS FOR SEVERAL YEARS A DRIVER ON A COTTON PLANTATION IN ALABAMA, and a 3d edition of Phillis Wheatley’s MEMOIR AND POEMS OF PHILLIS WHEATLEY, A NATIVE AFRICAN AND A SLAVE, along with poems published in 1829 and 1837 by the still-enslaved George Moses Horton of North Carolina.
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Partners in Progress
partners in progress 2019 ANNUAL REPORT Since its founding in 1924, The Duke Endowment has had the letter from our leaders privilege of supporting high quality organizations across North Carolina and South Carolina. Over our 95 years, we have worked together to safeguard children, strengthen health care, bolster education and fortify spiritual life. Our communities face daunting hurdles, and gaining ground toward change can prove difficult. Joining with strong partners — grantees, foundations, public systems, experts in the field — provides the best chance for impact. Today, amid the crisis created by COVID-19, this is even more true. The pandemic compounded persistent challenges — and even as it eases, its heavy toll will long affect our grantees, the essential services they provide, and the communities and families they are trying so hard to help. The Endowment is committed to working framing our philanthropic with our partners to support the Carolinas and the people approach who live here. Recently at The Duke Endowment, We chose the theme for this year’s Annual Report before the staff members collaborated across coronavirus impacted our lives so deeply, and now “Partners in teams to explore the roles we play Progress” seems especially timely. Health officials rightly urged us in our philanthropic partnerships. to stay apart to limit the virus’ spread, but it will take a collective effort to put our communities and families, especially the most We identified each program vulnerable among us, on a track toward recovery. Coming to the area’s “philanthropic approach” table to share goals, strategies and resources is key to meaningful, by considering our founder’s sustained progress.
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Applying for Education Grants
the duke endowment higher education replicating success — effective practices guide to applying for grants Guide to applying for education grants replicating success — effective practices page 1 of 10 www.dukeendowment.org the duke endowment higher education replicating success — effective practices guide to applying for grants Through its higher education work to replicate success, The Duke Endowment places value on effective practices. As we work to advance the pursuit of educational excellence, benefi t local communities and promote collaboration and innovation among faculty and students, we value established approaches with clear records of success and replicable models. We defi ne “effective practices” as those with an established history and documented, positive results — for students, faculty and communities. While evidence of past success is primary, we also value the demonstrated profi ciency and judgment of educators and administrators within higher education. We are especially interested in efforts that leverage results through duplicating, expanding, applying or refi ning proven programs. We weigh the true costs and relative benefi ts of potential investments, and make funding decisions based on anticipated outcomes. Effective practices: Programs that have less than two randomized control trials, but have documented information (such as pre- test data, post-test data, or comparison group data) suggesting the intervention will produce positive results. eligibility examples Possible grant requests for this application category could include, but are not limited to, programs that support local communities and vulnerable residents, or that directly improve individual students’ lives. Candidates for Higher Education grants are limited to: Davidson College — Davidson, North Carolina Duke University — Durham, North Carolina Furman University — Greenville, South Carolina Johnson C.
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Since 1924, the duke endowment has worked to help the people and build the communities of North Carolina and South Carolina by nurturing children, promoting health, educating minds and enriching spirits. Our work fulfi lls the visionary genius and innovative legacy of James Buchanan Duke, one of the great industrialists and philanthropists of the 20th century. We focus our expertise and resources on children, health care, higher education and rural churches within the Carolinas, balancing direct aid in the present with strategic investment for the future. Three broad strategies defi ne how the Endowment applies its resources: • Replicating success through proven programs and strategies • Strengthening organizations and building effective systems • Advancing innovation by encouraging, discovering and testing promising approaches to widespread problems The Duke Endowment, located in Charlotte, N.C., seeks to fulfi ll It will be seen that I have endeavored to make the legacy of James B. Duke by enriching lives and communities provision in some measure for the needs of mankind in the Carolinas through higher education, health care, rural churches along physical, mental and spiritual lines… and children’s services. “ james buchanan duke For details on grant eligibility and for applications, Indenture of Trust ” visit www.dukeendowment.org. the duke endowment 2012 grantmaking The Duke Endowment approved more than $109.6 million in new grants, some of which will be paid in future years. Nearly $120.5 million was distributed through 286 grants, some of which were approved in previous years. Through our work in the here and now, we enrich milestones & achievements lives in the present and introduce new possibilities 1856 James B.
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James Buchanan Duke House (Lynnewood White Oaks)
Form No. 10~300 ,0-14\ ,~e" UNITEDSTATES DEPARTMENTOFTHE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORIC James Buchanan Duke House (Lynnewood White Oaks) STREET & NUMBER 400 Hermitage Road _NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY. TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OWNERSHIP STATUS PRESENT USE _OISTRICT _PUBLIC ~OCCUPIED _AGRICULTURE __ MUSEUM -x-aUILDING(S) XPRIVATE -UNOCCUPIED _COMMERCIAL _PARI< _STRUCTURE _BOTH _WORK IN PROGRESS _EDUCATIONAL XPRIVATE RESIDENCE _SITE PUBLIC ACQUISITION ACCESSIBLE _ENTERTAINMENT _RELIGIOUS _OBJECT _IN PROCESS _YES: RESTRICTED _GOVERNMENT _SCIENTIFIC _BEING CONSIDERED -YES: UNRESTRICTED _INDUSTRIAL _TRANSPORTATION 1LNO _MILITARY _OTHER: NAME The Duke Endowment North Carolina COURTHOUSE. REGiSTRY OF DEEDS.ETC. Mecklenburg County Courthouse STREET & NUMBER TITLE _FEDERAL _STATE _COUNTY _LOCAL SURVEY RECORDS XXEXCELLENT _DETERIORATED X-UNALTERED 1LOAIGINAL SITE _GOOD _RUINS _ ALTERED _MOVED DATE ____ _FAIR _UNEXPOSED AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE Set in a lavishly landscaped lot of 4 148 acres in Myers Park, a residential park in Charlotte North Carolina, the James B Duke house--an impressive Colonial Revival mansion--is the result of two building programs executed for two clients, Zebulon Vance Taylor and James Buchanan Duke While it is known that Charles C. Hook (1869-1938) was the architect for Duke's expansion of the house it also is possible that he was the architect of the original house for Mr Taylor The landscaping of the estate's grounds owes in large measure to an extensive project undertaken by the late owners
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Rural Church
DUKEENDOWMENT.ORG THE DUKE ENDOWMENT 2018 GRANTMAKING Working to help the people and build the communities of North Carolina and South Carolina by nurturing children, promoting health, educating minds and enriching spirits, since 1924. * TOTAL $160.2M GRANTMAKING DISTRIBUTED In 2018, The Duke Endowment distributed $160.2 million through 392 grants, some of which were approved in $221,314,460 previous years; 198 new grants were approved, totaling IN 198 NEW GRANTS APPROVED nearly $221.3 million, some of which will be paid in future years. *May not sum to total due to rounding CHILD CARE Helping vulnerable children lead successful lives by supporting early intervention, collaborative approaches and evidence-based programs that help serve children and their families more effectively. Out-of-home care $17.7M $3,974,258 10 NEW GRANTS DISTRIBUTED Prevention and early intervention $11,112,000 11 NEW GRANTS $15,086,258 IN 21 NEW GRANTS APPROVED HEALTH CARE Enhancing the lives of individuals and the vitality of communities by promoting prevention, improving the quality and safety of services and increasing access to care. Access to health care $24,644,386 $43.1M 44 NEW GRANTS DISTRIBUTED Prevention $20,665,675 39 NEW GRANTS Quality and safety of health care $56,729,311 IN 100 NEW GRANTS APPROVED $11,419,250 17 NEW GRANTS CROSS PROGRAM/ SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY The Duke Endowment’s Cross Program grants tap the resources and expertise of two or more of the Endowment’s program areas. Special Opportunity grants are made to organizations to further the $19.2M Endowment’s core program priorities.
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2017 Annual Report Because Learning Is Integral in Our Drive Toward Results
2 O 1 7 STOCK ANNUAL REPORT LEANING INTO LEARNING Holding ourselves accountable for strong outcomes takes a commitment to setting clear goals and developing strategies for achieving them. It means measuring and evaluating our progress, and extracting valuable insights from our results. Above all, LEANING INTO it takes an eagerness to learn. We chose Leaning into Learning as the theme for our 2017 Annual Report because learning is integral in our drive toward results. We rely LEARNING on thoughtful research, evaluation and the experiences of our partners in the field to help us shape and sharpen our work. Through learning, we identify what went well, what we could have done better and where In the nine decades since James B. Duke we can do the most good. signed the Indenture of Trust that On the following pages, we highlight efforts from our four program areas that are focused on learning. In Child Care, a retrospective established his private foundation, the evaluation is helping us gauge the impact of our out-of-home care grantmaking and inform our strategy going forward. In Health Trustees and staff of The Duke Endowment Care, ground-breaking research is targeting the opioid epidemic by testing new prescription protocols after orthopedic surgery. In have had the privilege of working together Higher Education, university leaders are studying a new educational model to measure how it helps students succeed. In Rural Church, to honor his extraordinary dream for the congregations are using a needs assessment process to discover how they can match their strengths to community challenges.
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Watauga County, NC Grantor Directory
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About the Duke Endowment
DUKEENDOWMENT.ORG ABOUT THE DUKE ENDOWMENT Working to help the people and build the communities of North Carolina and South Carolina by nurturing children, 2018 GRANTMAKING promoting health, educating minds 198 TOTAL and enriching spirits, since 1924. NEW GRANTS $221.3 million A total of $160.2 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 $125 million in grants annually INDENTURE OF TRUST to organizations in North Carolina and South Carolina. CHILD & FAMILY WELL-BEING 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.
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About the Duke Endowment
DUKEENDOWMENT.ORG ABOUT THE DUKE ENDOWMENT Working to help the people and build the communities of North Carolina and South 2020 GRANTMAKING Carolina by nurturing children, promoting health, educating 167 TOTAL minds and enriching spirits, NEW GRANTS since 1924. $203.6 million A total of $171.4 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 $125 million in grants annually INDENTURE OF TRUST to organizations in North Carolina and South Carolina. CHILD & FAMILY WELL-BEING 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.
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†He Carolinas YESTERDAY — TODAY — TOMORROW
†he Carolinas YESTERDAY — TODAY — TOMORROW An exploration of Social and Economic Trends, 1924-1999 For The Duke Endowment by MDC, Inc. The Duke Endowment 100 North Tryon Street Suite 3500 Charlotte, NC 28202-4012 704.376.0291 Fax 704.376.9336 www.dukeendowment.org Cover art Exiting Tunnel Maud Gatewood, 1973 Acrylic on canvas 50” x 56” Private collection Back cover art — clockwise from upper left Tunnel Descending Maud Gatewood, 1974 Acrylic on canvas 50” x 56” Private collection Tunnel — Snow Maud Gatewood, 1974 Acrylic on canvas 50” x 56” Private Collection Tunnel — Fall Maud Gatewood, 1973 Acrylic on mylar 50” x 56” Courtesy of Bess Powell Autry Tunnel & Rain Maud Gatewood, 1974 Acrylic on canvas 50” x 56” Rea Construction Co. Collection †he Carolinas YESTERDAY — TODAY — TOMORROW Rockingham Roadside Maud Gatewood, 1992 Acrylic on canvas 60” x 60.25” Collection of St. John’s Museum of Art, Wilmington, NC Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hobbs †he Carolinas YESTERDAY — TODAY — TOMORROW An Exploration of Social and Economic Trends, 1924-1999 by MDC, Inc. George B. Autry Ferrel Guillory Authors and Editors Leah D. Totten Managing Editor Adam S. Mitchell Associate Editor, Researcher This work was commissioned by the Trustees of The Duke Endowment to commemorate the 75th anniversary of James Buchanan Duke’s philanthropy in the Carolinas. Hog Series CCXX: The Duke Endowment/In Memory of George Autry Tarleton Blackwell, 1999 Graphite/Prismacolor/Watercolor 40” x 32” Courtesy of Hodges Taylor Gallery For more information on this piece, see Sources: Literature and Art on page 101. T h e C a r o l i n a s F o r e w o r d n December 11, 1924, Mr.
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