Resources
2020 Annual Report: Roots for Growth
Learn how we systematically reviewed our work in 2020 through the lens of racial equity, diversity and inclusion. While we have a long history of working across diverse communities, we know we have room for improvement. That is why we chose “Roots for Growth” as the theme for the 2020 annual report. This download includes the full annual report with grantmaking and financial addenda.
Mobilizing Rural Churches to Improve Early Childhood Literacy in North Carolina
This May 2021 report by Project Evident shows how The Duke Endowment is using evidence to build and scale a summer literacy program in rural communities.
A Technical Assistance Curriculum for Expanding Sustainable School-Based Oral Health Programs in the Carolinas’ Dental Safety Net
School-based oral health programs (SBOHPs) provide opportunities to address oral health inequities by providing convenient access points for care. No published guidelines on SBOHP implementation existed. Our work describes how philanthropic, public, and academic organizations partnered to support dental safety net providers with designing comprehensive SBOHPs in North and South Carolina.
Community-Academic Partnership to Improve the Oral Health of Underserved Schoolchildren in Rural North Carolina
Dental care is is the most common chronic illness for children. Caries can reduce the quality of life, cause missed classroom hours, and decrease cognition. Strategies to improve children’s oral health must be evidence-based, developed, and implemented in consultation with communities.
2019 Annual Report: Partners in Progress
We invite you to read stories of how we engaged as “collaborating partners” in 2019 through our Child and Family Well-Being program area, “innovating partners” in Health Care, “contributing partners” in Higher Education, and “initiating partners” in Rural Church in our 2019 annual report. This download includes the full annual report with grantmaking and financial addenda.
2018 Annual Report
2018 gave us a “Strong Start” in making a meaningful and lasting difference for children and families in the Carolinas. This download includes the full annual report with grantmaking and financial addenda.
2017 Annual Report
We began 2017 “leaning into learning” in order to make a meaningful and lasting difference for people in the Carolinas. This download includes the full annual report with grantmaking and financial addenda.
Philanthropy as the South’s Passing Gear: Fulfilling the Promise
The report highlights the value of The Duke Endowment’s “Pay for Success” partnership with Nurse-Family Partnership and the state of South Carolina.
The Student Resilience And Well-Being Project
A five-year initiative to assess and promote the conditions that help college students flourish. Learn how four campuses in the Carolinas worked together to study college student resilience.
Executive Summary: Evaluation of the Nurse Family Partnership in North Carolina
Study Shows Significantly Fewer Very Pre-Term Births and Neonatal Intensive-Care Unit (NICU) Admissions Among Nurse-Family Partnership Participants.
Full Report: Evaluation of the Nurse Family Partnership in North Carolina
Study Shows Significantly Fewer Very Pre-Term Births and Neonatal Intensive-Care Unit (NICU) Admissions Among Nurse-Family Partnership Participants.
Family Finding Evaluations: A Summary of Recent Findings
Assessing the impact of locating relatives of children in foster care.
Recent Uploads
List of Eligible Churches
pdf | October 30, 2024
2023 Annual Report - Committed to the Carolinas: Reflections on a Century
zip | September 9, 2024
2023 Grantmaking Overview
pdf | September 7, 2024
The Duke Endowment Overview Flyer
pdf | September 6, 2024