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The Duke Endowment
Formation1924; 100 years ago (1924)
FounderJames Buchanan Duke
TypePrivate foundation
HeadquartersCharlotte, NC, United States
President
Rhett N. Mabry
Revenue (2015)
$176,470,598[1]
Expenses (2015)$150,197,658[1]
Websitewww.dukeendowment.org

The Duke Endowment is a private foundation established in 1924 by industrialist and philanthropist James B. Duke. It supports selected programs of higher education, health care, children's welfare, and spiritual life in North Carolina and South Carolina.[2]

  1. ^ a b "The Duke Endowment" (PDF). Foundation Center. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Minor Shaw named chair of Duke Endowment". Duke Chronicle. Retrieved 15 April 2013.

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