The Duke Endowment
A century-old endowment created by James B. Duke to serve the Carolinas through health care, higher education, child well-being, and rural churches.
Peer societies
Five societies The Duke Endowment is read alongside.
RWJF
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
A leading national health philanthropy working toward a future where health is a right, addressing structural…
LE
Lilly Endowment
One of the largest private endowments in the country, born of a founding family's fortune and faith, giving…
HEI
Houston Endowment Inc.
A private foundation established in 1937 by Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones to serve Greater Houston, funding…
DDCF
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
The roughly billion and a half dollar foundation created by Doris Duke's 1996 will, carrying a tobacco…
CE
The California Endowment
California's largest private health foundation, deploying billions toward health and racial equity through…
Who backs DE
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
The outside view
A century-old endowment created by James B. Duke to serve the Carolinas through health care, higher education, child well-being, and rural churches.
- Authority
- Build
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Legacy
Faithful to what was handed down.
The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.
Also reads toward The Citadel and The Republic.
Strengths
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