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Endowment Intends to Distribute Up to $5B Over 15 Years

December 10, 2024 | The Duke Endowment

The Duke Endowment’s Trustees announced their intent to distribute up to $5 billion in grants across North Carolina and South Carolina over the next 15 years.

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New $4.5 Million Gift Launches Academic Guides Program at Duke University

The Duke Endowment awarded a $4.5 million grant to Duke University to embed full-time advising and academic support professionals in residence halls, a move aimed at helping students better manage the demands of academia and life.

December 18, 2020 | Duke Today

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The Duke Endowment Awards $3.8 Million in COVID-19 Relief for the Carolinas

Trustees of The Duke Endowment in Charlotte, N.C., have awarded $3.8 million in grants to help organizations in North Carolina and South Carolina address critical community needs resulting from the coronavirus.

December 17, 2020 | The Duke Endowment

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Endowment to Fund Program at Boys and Girls Home

The Duke Endowment has awarded a $184,000 grant to support the Success Coach program at Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina.

November 13, 2020 | Columbus County News

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Duke University Reenvisions Student Experience with The Purpose Project

New initiative focuses on making matters of character, questions of purpose, and explorations of one's life work signature features of the Duke University student experience.

September 4, 2020 | Duke Today

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Strengthening Families During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Family strengthening programs are needed now more than ever, and Children's Trust continues to work with its partners across South Carolina to deliver services to children and families during the pandemic.

August 28, 2020 | Children's Trust of S.C.

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Community Health Worker Helps Trucker Find New Road

Novant Health community health worker gives long-haul trucker the tools to find success.

August 27, 2020 | Novant Health

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Helping Churches Provide COVID Relief

Many churches want to make a difference in their communities – but despite good intentions, they sometimes lack the tools or know-how to run effective programs.

August 10, 2020 | Robert R. Webb III

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Supporting Access During Critical Times

With the pandemic forcing millions of Americans out of work and off employer-provided insurance plans, philanthropic support for health care access may be more important than ever.

August 8, 2020 | Lin B. Hollowell III

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Coaching Young Students in Reading

When schools closed this spring because of COVID-19, Read Charlotte pivoted quickly to help parents strengthen their children’s literacy skills from home. The Reading Checkup, a website designed for families with rising K-4 students, debuted in June.

August 8, 2020 | Meka S. Sales

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Protecting Children, Serving Families

Among the many troubling questions raised by the coronavirus pandemic has been the impact of school closures and stay-at-home orders on vulnerable children and families.

August 8, 2020 | Phillip H. Redmond Jr.

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Embracing the ‘New Normal’ in Higher Ed

When James B. Duke wrote the Indenture of Trust that established The Duke Endowment, he included four institutions of higher education among his beneficiaries. Davidson College, Duke University, Furman University and Johnson C. Smith University have each received funding from the Endowment since 1924.

August 8, 2020 | Susan L. McConnell

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One Rural Hospital’s Fight Against COVID-19

Hospitals across the Carolinas have been challenged as never before. The COVID-19 pandemic has strained their resources, upended their budgets and stressed out their doctors, nurses and support staff.

August 8, 2020 | Lin B. Hollowell III