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Quick Facts About The Duke Endowment
- Founded in 1924 by industrialist and philanthropist James Buchanan Duke with an initial gift of $40 million, The Duke Endowment is a private foundation based in Charlotte, N.C.
- The Duke Endowment is guided by Mr. Duke’s Indenture of Trust.
- The Endowment serves the people and communities of North Carolina and South Carolina in the areas of child and family well-being, health care, higher education (for four named schools) and rural United Methodist church.
- It has assets of $5 billion and since 1925, has awarded approximately $5.1 billion in total grants.