Duke Endowment
Type: Private foundation · EIN: 56-0529965 · Headquarters: Charlotte, NC 28202-2706 · Website
NTEE code: not stated · Applications: Accepts applications
Total grants paid: $1,316,120,576.00 (2019–2024, all fiscal years on file). This total comes from the GetFunded foundation-years file (grants_paid), never from adding up the grants below.
Only 1256 of this foundation's grants on file were matched to a named recipient ($906,575,101.00); $409,545,475.00 across 1216 grants was not linked to a named recipient and is counted in the total above, not listed below. The 20 largest matched grants shown here total $194,078,950.00 — a subset of the total, not the total itself.
Foundation data: grants paid, latest complete year 2023 (2024 partial — included, each grant labelled by fiscal year). Each grant below shows its fiscal year plainly. 990-PF grant rows carry no recipient EIN — the recipient name shown is the organisation GetFunded matched the row to; matches can be wrong, so check the filing object ID against the source filing.
| Recipient | City / State | Amount | Fiscal year | Filing object ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $21,500,000.00 | FY2023 | 202510949349100121 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $13,541,600.00 | FY2023 | 202510949349100121 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $12,500,000.00 | FY2019 | 202023189349102042 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $12,500,000.00 | FY2020 | 202113199349107081 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $12,500,000.00 | FY2021 | 202340449349100129 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $11,458,400.00 | FY2022 | 202343199349104749 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $10,625,000.00 | FY2019 | 202023189349102042 |
| Davidson College | Davidson, NC | $10,000,000.00 | FY2023 | 202510949349100121 |
| Blue Meridian Partners Inc. | New York, NY | $9,833,000.00 | FY2023 | 202510949349100121 |
| Furman University | Greenville, SC | $9,300,000.00 | FY2022 | 202343199349104749 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $8,591,509.00 | FY2022 | 202343199349104749 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $7,500,000.00 | FY2022 | 202343199349104749 |
| Johnson C Smith University Incorporated | Charlotte, NC | $6,990,000.00 | FY2021 | 202340449349100129 |
| Davidson College | Davidson, NC | $6,955,995.00 | FY2022 | 202343199349104749 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $6,808,000.00 | FY2024 | 202543219349101479 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $6,750,000.00 | FY2021 | 202340449349100129 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $6,750,000.00 | FY2024 | 202543219349101479 |
| Duke University Health System Inc. | Durham, NC | $6,750,000.00 | FY2021 | 202340449349100129 |
| Blue Meridian Partners Inc. | New York, NY | $6,663,687.00 | FY2022 | 202343199349104749 |
| Furman University | Greenville, SC | $6,561,759.00 | FY2019 | 202023189349102042 |
| Total of grants shown on this page (matched grants only) | $194,078,950.00 | |||
Grants paid by fiscal year
From the foundation-years file. "Not linked" grants are counted here and in the total above, but have no named recipient to list. "Basis" is which 990-PF line the grants-paid figure was read from — qualifying distributions or disbursements for charitable purposes; the two lines are not the same measure. Years after FY2024, where present, are totals only — the matched-grant files end at FY2024, so no named grants are shown for those years.
| Fiscal year | Grants paid | Basis | Grants on file | Linked | Not linked | Amount not linked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $276,183,294.00 | qualifying_distributions | 480 | 288 | 192 | $75,266,567.00 |
| FY2023 | $245,821,364.00 | qualifying_distributions | 365 | 195 | 170 | $58,886,568.00 |
| FY2022 | $231,629,972.00 | qualifying_distributions | 418 | 196 | 222 | $78,788,466.00 |
| FY2021 | $195,110,364.00 | qualifying_distributions | 414 | 267 | 147 | $35,703,352.00 |
| FY2020 | $190,126,208.00 | qualifying_distributions | 381 | 144 | 237 | $82,378,596.00 |
| FY2019 | $177,249,374.00 | qualifying_distributions | 414 | 166 | 248 | $78,521,926.00 |
| All years on file | $1,316,120,576.00 | 2472 | 1256 | 1216 | $409,545,475.00 |
Sources
Foundation profile on GetFunded: https://getfunded.ai/funder/03eec12b-9cae-4f84-8a3d-574ec3243b74
Foundation data: GetFunded Open Foundation List (release data-2026-10-08), CC BY 4.0 — Open Funder Database contributors (GetFunded), from IRS e-file data. Built from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Also listed on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer: EIN 56-0529965.
Each grant above names its filing object ID so it can be checked against the source filing. No purpose text is published with these grants (the source withholds it pending a privacy review).