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Grant Reporting
Organizations receiving funding from The Duke Endowment have a responsibility to report back on progress and impact according to their applications, stated objectives and milestones.
Rural Church Intermediaries and Subject Matter Experts
Our Rural Church team works with many partners to support the clergy, congregations and communities of rural North Carolina. Here we describe the expertise of these organizations and intermediaries.
Our Compass: Who We Are and What Guides Us
At the Endowment, we are working toward one overarching goal: to improve life for the people of North Carolina and South Carolina. In 1924, our founder, James B. Duke, signed an Indenture of Trust that, to this day, guides our work and gives us direction on how to achieve that goal.
The Wild South
When creating The Wild South for the Endowment, Rutenberg was inspired by the idea of knowledge being applied in service of the very region from which it was born, enriching lives and communities.
Summer Literacy Initiative
The Duke Endowment works with rural congregations to combat “the summer slide,” or learning loss, in their communities through evidence-informed literacy programs.
Improving Community Health through Healthy People, Healthy Carolinas
The Duke Endowment launched its Healthy People, Healthy Carolinas Initiative in 2015 to help communities in North Carolina and South Carolina address chronic health issues such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease.
Ready for School, Ready for Life
The Duke Endowment is supporting a comprehensive 10-year strategy to improve and equalize opportunity in Guilford County, N.C., by making large, targeted investments in young children and their caregivers.
Supporting Oral Health in Schools
The Duke Endowment’s oral health initiative seeks to support system reform and policy change; to promote prevention by expanding school-based oral health services; and to support oral health integration.
Researching & Strengthening Student Resilience on College Campuses
To derive full value from their college experiences, students must be equipped to handle the pressure and stress of college life. To help ensure that students can thrive, the Endowment has awarded $3.4 million in grants to support research and interventions through the Student Resilience and Well-Being Project on the four Endowment-supported campuses in North Carolina and South Carolina. The project aimed to understand and reinforce the conditions that strengthen college student resilience and well-being.
Evidence-Based Interventions for Children
The Duke Endowment has committed $16 million since 2008 to help expand the use of proven, evidence-based interventions in North Carolina and South Carolina. This initiative is ongoing, but unsolicited requests for grants are not accepted.
Advancing the Thriving Rural Communities Initiative
We believe that rural churches are anchor institutions that can serve as a catalyst for human, community and economic advancement in the communities they serve. Developing leaders for the complex and dynamic ministry challenges in North Carolina’s rural communities is a primary focus of our grantmaking investments.
