The Duke Endowment Email Format
Non-profit OrganizationsNorth Carolina, United States51-200 Employees
The Duke Endowment is a non-profit organization based in Charlotte, North Carolina, at 800 East Morehead Street. Founded in 1924 by James Buchanan Duke, the Endowment operates under his Indenture of Trust and is governed by a board of trustees. It conducts grantmaking to strengthen communities in North Carolina and South Carolina, focusing on nurturing children, promoting health, educating minds, and enriching spirits. Since its inception it has awarded nearly $3.6 billion in grants, including more than $1.5 billion to Duke University, and as of 2015 held assets of about $3.35 billion, with roughly 82 percent of spending directed to grantmaking. The Endowment employs 51 to 200 people and maintains its website at dukeendowment.org.