2017 GRANTMAKING
TABLE OF CONTENTS
4CHILD CARE
7HEALTH CARE
22017 GRANTMAKING
18CROSS PROGRAM/
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY
12HIGHER EDUCATION
14RURAL CHURCH
1THE DUKE ENDOWMENT | 2017 GRANTMAKING
In 2017, The Duke Endowment distributed $132.3 million through
329 grants, some of which were approved in previous years;
169 new grants were approved, totaling nearly $118.7 million,
some of which will be paid in future years.
2017 GRANTMAKING
TOTAL GRANTMAKING
$132.3M*
$118,680,322 IN NEW GRANTS APPROVED
DISTRIBUTED
*May not sum to total due to rounding
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CHILD CARE
$12.1M $17,016,778 IN
NEW GRANTS APPROVED
DISTRIBUTED
HEALTH CARE
$37.8M$39,121,789 IN
NEW GRANTS APPROVED
DISTRIBUTED
HIGHER EDUCATION
$56.2M$29,615,000 IN
NEW GRANTS APPROVED
DISTRIBUTED
RURAL CHURCH
$14.3M$14,423,755 IN
NEW GRANTS APPROVED
DISTRIBUTED
CROSS PROGRAM/SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY
$12.1M$18,503,000 IN
NEW GRANTS APPROVED
DISTRIBUTED
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CHILD CAREHelping vulnerable children lead successful lives by
supporting early intervention, collaborative approaches
and evidence-based programs that help serve children
and their families more effectively.
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CHILD CARE
CHILD CARE
*Includes ongoing multi-year commitments approved before 2017
$12.1MDISTRIBUTED IN 2017*
28 NEW GRANTS
$17,016,778
NORTH CAROLINA Out-of-home care
Black Mountain Black Mountain Home for Children, Youth & Families$250,000 To support an apprenticeship program for
youth aging out of care.
Charlotte Elon Homes of North Carolina$115,000 To support a residential transitional living
program for young men ages 18 to 21.
Charlotte Alexander Youth Network$130,000 To support a transitional living specialist for
youth aging out of foster care.
Durham Duke University School of Medicine$2,067,000 To continue support for Together Facing
The Challenge, an evidence-informed therapeutic foster care model.
Fayetteville Cumberland County Department of Social Services$783,848 To pilot Cumberland County’s redesign of
child welfare policies and practices for older youth in care.
Hendersonville Henderson County Department of Social Services$415,961 To pilot an in-home substance abuse
treatment model.
Hickory Catawba County Department of Social Services$2,470,000 To support Success Coach expansion
and evaluation.
Raleigh Methodist Home for Children$200,000 To support program diversification.
Raleigh Benchmarks$300,000 To support a public/private collaborative
to improve service integration and quality treatment for youth in child welfare.
Prevention and early intervention
Chapel Hill Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute$984,322 To support the sustainable scale-up of Triple
P in South Carolina.
Charlotte Family Centered Treatment Foundation$1,699,000 To evaluate Family Centered Treatment, an
in-home model.
Out-of-home care
$11,049,25115 NEW GRANTS
Prevention and early intervention
$5,967,52713 NEW GRANTS
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CHILD CARE
NORTH CAROLINA Prevention and early intervention (continued)
Durham Exchange Clubs Child Abuse Prevention Center in Durham$25,000 To continue support for Multi-Dimensional
Family Therapy.
Durham Durham County Cooperative Extension$240,000 To expand the Incredible Years program in
Durham County.
Graham Children’s Advocacy Centers of North Carolina, Inc.$393,000 To support CAC CareNet, a comprehensive
database for accredited child advocacy centers in North Carolina.
Hendersonville Children & Family Resource Center$83,000 To implement Parent-Child Interaction Therapy.
Matthews Thompson Child & Family Focus$1,064,225 To expand evidence-based parenting
programs and foster care services in North Carolina and South Carolina.
Raleigh Triangle Family Services$270,000 To expand Trauma-Focused Cognitive
Behavioral Therapy.
Raleigh Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina$300,000 To create implementation support for Triple
P, an evidence-based model.
Raleigh Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina$415,980 To support implementation of the Incredible
Years and Strengthening Families Program.
Rockwell Nazareth Children’s Home$40,000 To implement The Seven Challenges,
an evidence-based substance abuse treatment model.
Wilmington Blue Ribbon Commission on the Prevention of Youth Violence$75,000 To expand Trauma-Focused Cognitive
Behavioral Therapy.
SOUTH CAROLINA Out-of-home care
Columbia South Carolina Department of Social Services$100,000 To implement an evidence-informed foster
parent skill-building model.
Columbia South Carolina Youth Advocate Program$381,330 To recruit and train foster families using the
Together Facing the Challenge model.
Greenwood Connie Maxwell Children’s Home$350,000 To implement an evidence-informed foster
parent skill-building model.
Spartanburg Hope Center for Children$370,000 To replicate Trauma-Focused Cognitive
Behavioral Therapy.
OTHER Out-of-home care
Bethesda, MD Child Trends$323,482 To evaluate how children adopted from foster
care in North Carolina fare as young adults.
Framingham, MA Kids Insight$2,792,630 To expand use of the Treatment Outcome
Package (TOP) with private agencies and managed care organizations in North Carolina.
Prevention and early intervention
Washington, DC National Children’s Alliance$378,000 To continue support for the implementation
of Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention in South Carolina.
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HEALTH CAREEnhancing the lives of individuals and the vitality of
communities by promoting prevention, improving the quality
and safety of services and increasing access to care.
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HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE
*Includes ongoing multi-year commitments approved before 2017
$37.8MDISTRIBUTED IN 2017*
71 NEW GRANTS
$39,121,789
Access to health care
$23,755,95538 NEW GRANTS
Prevention
$6,320,00013 NEW GRANTS
Quality and safety of health care
$9,045,83420 NEW GRANTS
Durham Duke University School of Medicine$750,000 To expand a community network of care for
the low-income, uninsured in Durham County.
Fayetteville Cape Fear Valley Health System$750,000 To expand a community network of care for the
low-income, uninsured in Cumberland County.
Flat Rock Hospice of Henderson County$750,000 To train primary care providers in rural
communities in palliative care.
Greensboro Cone Health$645,000 To expand a community network of care for
the low-income, uninsured in Guilford County.
Greenville Vidant Medical Center$700,000 To expand services for patients with advanced
heart disease.
Morganton Blue Ridge Healthcare Foundation$700,000 To expand a community network of care for
the low-income, uninsured in Burke County.
Morrisville Care Share Health Alliance$500,000 To expand a state resource center supporting
community networks of care for the low-income, uninsured in North Carolina.
NORTH CAROLINA Access to health care
Asheville Mission Health$750,000 To expand a community network of care for the
low-income, uninsured in Buncombe County.
Asheville Mission Health$1,250,000 To establish a comprehensive mental health
program in western North Carolina.
Cary North Carolina Hospital Foundation$100,000 To establish a program to improve crisis
stabilization services in North Carolina.
Chapel Hill University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$340,000 To train community health workers in
accessing health care services for people recently released from prison.
$727,804 To expand a community network of care for the low-income, uninsured in Alamance, Orange, Chatham, Caswell and Lee counties.
Charlotte Carolinas HealthCare Foundation$496,000 To identify and address social determinants of
health needs within pediatric practices.
$660,000 To expand a community network of care for the low-income, uninsured in Mecklenburg County.
Charlotte NC MedAssist Mecklenburg$950,000 To expand a medication assistance program for
the low-income, uninsured in North Carolina.
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HEALTH CARE
NORTH CAROLINA Access to health care (continued)
Raleigh Hospice of Wake County$125,000 To establish a pediatric palliative care
telehealth program.
Raleigh WakeMed$750,000 To expand a community network of care for
the low-income, uninsured in Wake, Franklin and Johnston counties.
Reidsville Annie Penn Hospital$589,000 To expand a community network of care for the
low-income, uninsured in Rockingham County.
Wilmington New Hanover Regional Medical Center$750,000 To expand a community network of care for
the low-income, uninsured in southeastern North Carolina.
Winston-Salem Forsyth Memorial Hospital$750,000 To expand a community network of care for
the low-income, uninsured in Forsyth, Stokes, Davie, Davidson and Yadkin counties.
Prevention
Cary Foundation for Health Leadership and Innovation $320,000 To establish a regional standardized
community health needs assessment process for eastern North Carolina.
Chapel Hill University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$575,000 To assist in a statewide intervention to address
infant mortality and health outcomes.
$830,000 To improve maternity care and breastfeeding rates in underserved communities.
Charlotte OrthoCarolina Research Institute$630,000 To establish evidence-based strategies to reduce
utilization of opioids in orthopedic surgery.
Raleigh NC Child$300,000 To implement a lead poisoning prevention
program for children.
Quality and safety of health care
Cary North Carolina Hospital Foundation$142,500 To support a web-based data collection and
analysis program for North Carolina hospitals.
$414,399 To support the North Carolina Center for Rural Health Innovation and Performance.
Chapel Hill University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$600,000 To establish a patient navigation program to
improve cancer outcomes in North Carolina.
Durham Duke University School of Medicine$1,804,958 To establish the Duke Center for Population
Health Sciences.
Jefferson Ashe Memorial Hospital$375,000 To implement a community paramedicine
program in Ashe County.
Morehead City Carteret General Hospital$290,000 To establish a palliative care program in
Carteret County.
Morrisville North Carolina Institute of Medicine$90,000 To develop the Accountable Care
Communities Task Force.
$150,000 To establish the Health Policy Fellows program providing education on health policy for legislators to support informed decision-making.
Winston-Salem Wake Forest University Health Sciences$274,499 To improve patient and family engagement in
advance care planning.
SOUTH CAROLINA Access to health care
Camden Community Medical Clinic of Kershaw County$750,000 To expand a community network of care for
the low-income, uninsured in Kershaw County.
Charleston Medical University of South Carolina Foundation$335,000 To reduce disparities in access to kidney
transplantation in South Carolina.
$498,000 To implement a telemedicine program for diabetic retinopathy in South Carolina.
$540,000 To expand the trauma/telehealth resilience and recovery program in South Carolina.
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HEALTH CARE
SOUTH CAROLINA Access to health care (continued)
Charleston South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium$735,000 To expand the primary care workforce in
South Carolina.
Charleston Roper St. Francis Foundation$750,000 To expand a community network of
care for the low-income, uninsured in Charleston County.
Columbia Palmetto Health$219,543 To implement a patient-centered care
delivery model.
Columbia University of South Carolina Educational Foundation$240,000 To expand PASOs, a statewide health program
for Latino families.
Columbia South Carolina Hospital Research & Education Foundation$300,000 To improve behavioral health access, services
and outcomes in South Carolina.
Columbia Welvista$385,608 To expand a school-based dental program in
Hampton County.
Columbia South Carolina Hospital Research & Education Foundation$500,000 To expand AccessHealth SC, a state
resource center supporting community networks of care for the low-income, uninsured in South Carolina.
Columbia Welvista$950,000 To expand a medication assistance
program for the low-income, uninsured in South Carolina.
Columbia South Carolina Department of Mental Health$1,220,000 To establish a mental health court initiative in
South Carolina.
Conway Conway Medical Center$750,000 To expand a community network of care for
the low-income, uninsured in Horry County.
Florence McLeod Regional Medical Center of the Pee Dee$750,000 To expand a community network of care
for the low-income, uninsured in Darlington, Dillon, Florence and Marion counties.
Greenville Greenville Health System$750,000 To expand a community network of care for
the low-income, uninsured in Oconee County and the greater Clemson area.
Rock Hill Keystone Substance Abuse Services$250,000 To establish an outpatient opioid treatment
program for young adults.
Spartanburg Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Foundation$750,000 To expand a community network of
care for the low-income, uninsured in Spartanburg County.
Prevention
Camden Community Medical Clinic of Kershaw County$450,000 To expand a community coalition to increase
capacity and improve population health.
Charleston Medical University of South Carolina Foundation$450,000 To establish an intensive program for pain and
opioid-free rehabilitation in South Carolina.
$465,000 To train providers in evidence-based screening for substance abuse.
Cheraw McLeod Health Cheraw$450,000 To expand a community coalition to increase
capacity and improve population health.
Florence McLeod Health Foundation$500,000 To develop a Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
treatment and screening plan for the Pee Dee region.
Greenville Bon Secours St. Francis Health System$450,000 To expand a community coalition to increase
capacity and improve population health.
Orangeburg Regional Medical Center $450,000 To expand a community coalition to increase
capacity and improve population health.
Winnsboro Fairfield Memorial Hospital $450,000 To expand a community coalition to increase
capacity and improve population health.
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HEALTH CARE
SOUTH CAROLINA Quality and safety of health care
Columbia South Carolina Hospital Research & Education Foundation$20,000 To support the Small and Rural Hospital
Conference.
Columbia University of South Carolina Educational Foundation$90,000 To develop a task force to improve the health
care workforce in South Carolina.
$270,000 To expand a program to reduce pre-term births in South Carolina.
$875,000 To expand the South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health.
Florence McLeod Regional Medical Center of the Pee Dee$125,000 To prepare for the implementation of a
medical/dental integration pilot.
$281,000 To establish a regional lactation education program.
Florence McLeod Health Foundation$2,021,000 To implement an oral health system
delivery model.
Greenville Greenville Health System$525,000 To expand a memory health program.
Lexington South Carolina Office of Rural Health$150,000 To support the South Carolina Rural Health
Action Plan Task Force.
Manning McLeod Health Clarendon$272,478 To implement a community paramedicine
program in Clarendon County.
West Columbia Lexington Medical Center$275,000 To implement a transitional care program for
patients with chronic diseases.
11THE DUKE ENDOWMENT | 2017 GRANTMAKING
HIGHER EDUCATIONWorking through Davidson College, Duke University,
Furman University and Johnson C. Smith University to advance
the pursuit of educational excellence, make education more
affordable for qualified students and support initiatives and
programs that benefit communities.
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HIGHER EDUCATIONHIGHER EDUCATION
*Includes ongoing multi-year commitments approved before 2017
$56.2MDISTRIBUTED IN 2017*
13 NEW GRANTS
$29,615,000
Campus and community engagement
$3,240,0004 NEW GRANTS
Academic excellence
$24,875,0008 NEW GRANTS
Educational access and success
$1,500,0001 NEW GRANT
NORTH CAROLINA Academic excellence
Charlotte Johnson C. Smith University$175,000 To develop a sustainable business model for
the university.
$1,400,000 To provide unrestricted operating support.
Davidson Davidson College
$1,400,000 To provide unrestricted operating support.
Durham Duke University$500,000 To support the institutional initiatives of
President Vincent Price.
$5,000,000 To endow the James B. Duke and Benjamin N. Duke Dean of the School of Law.
$12,500,000 To provide unrestricted operating support.
Campus and community engagement
Davidson Davidson College$540,000 To support the College Advising Corps.
Durham Duke University$500,000 To support Duke-Engage in honor of Duke
University President Richard H. Brodhead upon his retirement.
$1,100,000 To support the College Advising Corps.
Educational access and success
Charlotte Johnson C. Smith University$1,500,000 To support the President’s Gap Scholarship Fund.
SOUTH CAROLINA Academic excellence
Greenville Furman University$1,400,000 To provide unrestricted operating support.
$2,500,000 To support Gallup’s evaluation of The Furman Advantage.
Campus and community engagement
Greenville Furman University$1,100,000 To support Furman University’s
implementation of College Advising Corps.
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RURAL CHURCHStrengthening rural United Methodist churches and
the communities they serve by forming church leaders,
building congregational capacity and fostering
community engagement.
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RURAL CHURCH
RURAL CHURCH
*Includes ongoing multi-year commitments approved before 2017
$14.3MDISTRIBUTED IN 2017*
44 NEW GRANTS
$14,423,755
Clergy leadership
$6,725,54820 NEW GRANTS
Congregational outreach
$1,579,0007 NEW GRANTS
Rural church development
$6,119,20717 NEW GRANTS
NORTH CAROLINA Clergy leadership
Albemarle Uwharrie District$15,000 To provide diversity training for clergy
and congregations.
Durham Duke Divinity School$125,000 To support the Director of Field Education
and to provide training and counseling services to Field Education Students.
$252,072 To support rural United Methodists attending continuing education events at Duke University Divinity School.
$525,000 To develop a strategic plan that optimizes the organizational structure and practices of Duke Divinity School.
$1,166,700 To provide scholarships for the 2017 Academic Year Field Education Assistant Pastors and Student Pastors program.
$1,396,800 To provide scholarships for the 2017 Summer Field Education Assistant Pastors program.
Emerald Isle Sound District$36,000 To provide diversity training for clergy and
congregations.
Garner Beacon District$25,000 To provide diversity training for clergy
and congregations.
Garner Gateway District$25,000 To provide diversity training for clergy
and congregations.
Garner Harbor District$25,000 To provide diversity training for clergy
and congregations.
Garner North Carolina Conference United Methodist Church$151,000 To train church leaders through language
and culture immersion.
$194,400 To begin a coaching program for part-time pastors in rural settings.
$200,000 To support the conference’s Empowering Network Initiative for Hispanic faith communities.
$793,040 To provide pensions to retired ministers and widows and dependent children of deceased ministers.
Greensboro Northern Piedmont District$13,500 To provide diversity training for clergy
and congregations.
Raleigh North Carolina State University Foundation$195,000 To support rural churches as community
anchor institutions.
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RURAL CHURCH
NORTH CAROLINA Clergy leadership (continued)
Winston-Salem Western North Carolina Conference United Methodist Church$39,800 To support a mental health program for clergy
in crisis.
$1,154,091 To provide pensions to retired ministers and widows and dependent children of deceased ministers
Congregational outreach
Elizabeth City First United Methodist Church$30,000 To expand a literacy program for Latino children
and provide language classes for adults.
Garner Harbor District$300,000 To engage rural United Methodists in home
repair ministry.
Garner Beacon District$1,100,000 To expand a collaborative home repair ministry.
Hayesville Ledford’s Chapel United Methodist Church$60,000 To expand a food and literacy
outreach program.
Siler City El Camino United Methodist Church$9,000 To support a summer nutrition program
for children.
Thomasville Fairview United Methodist Church$20,000 To begin a literacy program.
West Jefferson Bethany United Methodist Church$60,000 To expand the services of a food pantry.
Rural church development
Chapel Hill Johnson Service Corps$150,000 To develop Rural Servant Leadership Fellows.
Charlotte UNC Charlotte Urban Institute$329,174 To examine rural-urban connections for
economic renewal.
Durham Duke Divinity School$87,500 To build the capacity of rural churches to
improve community health and wellness.
$226,533 To adapt a stress management training for clergy and plan its delivery and evaluation.
Garner North Carolina Conference United Methodist Church$100,000 To build the capacity of rural churches to engage
in community needs assessment and planning.
$2,227,000 To assist rural churches in long-range planning.
Greensboro Boundless Impact$55,000 To train churches for innovative
community ministry.
Hayesville Hinton Rural Life Center$250,000 To strengthen missional outreach in
rural churches.
Oxford Oxford United Methodist Church$150,000 To renovate and expand church facilities
for mission.
Raleigh EducationNC$335,000 To help rural churches build capacity
through social media technology.
Raleigh Youth Empowered Solutions (YES!)$650,000 To build the capacity of rural United Methodist
teens to engage in civic leadership.
Raleigh Rural Economic Development Center$1,139,000 To build the capacity of rural congregations
for community economic development.
Sparta Shiloh United Methodist Church$150,000 To build a fellowship hall.
$200,000 To expand outreach to youth and families.
Washington Asbury United Methodist Church$7,500 To expand a community garden ministry.
Winston-Salem Western North Carolina Conference United Methodist Church$37,500 To adapt and deliver a stewardship program.
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RURAL CHURCH
OTHER Clergy leadership
Conshohocken, PA Center for Assessment and Policy Development$143,145 To continue evaluation of the Thriving Rural
Communities Initiative.
Whitesburg, KY Center for Rural Strategies$250,000 To support the 2017 National Rural Assembly.
Rural church development
Boulder, CO New Voice Strategies$25,000 To survey rural United Methodist leaders
to inform the Rural Church program area’s strategic priorities.
17THE DUKE ENDOWMENT | 2017 GRANTMAKING
CROSS PROGRAM/ SPECIAL OPPORTUNITYThe Duke Endowment’s Cross Program grants tap the resources
and expertise of two or more of the Endowment’s program areas.
Special Opportunity grants are made to organizations to further
the Endowment’s core program priorities.
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CROSS PROGRAM/SPECIAL OPPORTUNITYCROSS PROGRAM/ SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY
*Includes ongoing multi-year commitments approved before 2017
13 NEW GRANTS
$18,503,000
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte Renaissance West Community Initiative$600,000 To support neighborhood-based early
childhood initiatives.
Durham Duke University School of Law$250,000 To commemorate the service and leadership
of Russell M. Robinson II as a Trustee of The Duke Endowment.
Durham Duke University$250,000 To commemorate the service and leadership
of Mary Duke Trent Jones as a Trustee of The Duke Endowment.
$5,000,000 To support the World Food Policy Center.
Durham Center for Child and Family Policy$405,210 To support prenatal outreach in Guilford County.
$500,000 To support Family Connects in Durham County and to assist replication efforts in North Carolina and South Carolina.
$815,876 To support child well-being and kindergarten readiness in Guilford County.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia SC Thrive$803,000 To support a web-based program for state and
federal entitlement programs in South Carolina.
North Charleston Tri-County Cradle-to-Career Collaborative$1,545,000 To support continuous improvement coaching
for early childhood providers in Charleston, South Carolina.
Spartanburg Northside Development Group$600,000 To support neighborhood-based early
childhood initiatives.
OTHER
Boston, MA Root Cause$649,580 To support continuous improvement coaching
for early childhood providers in Guilford County.
Multiple Multiple Regional and National Affinity Groups$500,000 To support philanthropic advocacy
organizations and affinity groups.
New York, NY Blue Meridian$6,584,334 To support Blue Meridian Partners.
$12.1MDISTRIBUTED IN 2017*
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