In this section, you’ll find information about efforts both past and present that have received funding from The Duke Endowment. Some initiatives are now closed, but we share this work to foster collaboration and learn from each other.
Rural church ministers can sometimes find themselves “burned out” by the effects of social, philosophical and geographic isolation. To provide rural pastors with opportunities for personal...
Patient safety was brought to the national forefront when an Institute of Medicine report estimated that as many as 98,000 patients die every year in U.S. hospitals as a result of...
The Duke Endowment is investing $7.6 million over ten years to help rural pastors and churches take the lead in creating more viable communities. Among the 1,900 United Methodist churches...
In this now closed initiative, The Duke Endowment supported parish nurse programs in rural churches to help improve access to health services. The Endowment is no longer accepting grant...
Across the country, houses of worship reach out to serve neighbors in need by opening food pantries, establishing community gardens and providing volunteers for hunger relief efforts. The...
