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Pages – June 29, 2021

Health Care Grant Cycle Status

Pages – August 12, 2020

Zero to Eight

We believe that a good beginning for children bodes well for their lives as adults and for their communities. The Duke Endowment is committed to making that a reality.

Pages – September 23, 2021

Zero to Eight: Place-Based

Pages – September 23, 2021

Zero to Eight: Program-Based

In our four program areas, we are exploring ways to increase our emphasis on early childhood.

Pages – December 17, 2021

Meeting Space Form

Pages – February 2, 2022

Financials

The Board of Trustees, through its Committee on Investments and investment staff, oversee, review and implement investment policies and guidelines. They are guided by two objectives: to support program initiatives and beneficiaries and to preserve the value of The Duke Endowment portfolio.

Pages – February 15, 2022

For Grantees

Pages – February 15, 2022

For Media

Pages – February 28, 2022

Ayr Mount

The landscape surrounding Ayr Mount, a Federal-era plantation house built in 1815 in Hillsborough, N.C., served as the inspiration for this oil on linen painting. John Beerman’s poetic interpretation of the scenery is a symbolic evocation of the meditative and spiritual power of nature.

Pages – February 28, 2022

Bienvenue to the Carolina Chorus of Good Tidings, Panel 1 and Panel 2

Inspired by the vegetation flanking the Semans Conference Center, Sheila Hicks designed the texture of each panel to evoke the sensation of passing through a forest with light entering from both sides. The vertical lines suggest the abbreviated forms of trees and other vegetation, as if viewed while driving through a forested area.

Pages – February 28, 2022

James B. Duke — Statue

The Duke Endowment commissioned the original bronze statue of James B. Duke in 1934 as a gift to Duke University. The sculptor, Charles Keck, chose a pensive pose, with Mr. Duke holding a walking stick in his right hand and the ever-present cigar in his left.