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Founded by James Buchanan Duke in 1924.1
Private company
The Duke Endowment
Logo: dukeendowment.org4
Private foundation established in 1924 by industrialist and philanthropist James B. Duke
The Duke Endowment is a private foundation established in 1924 by industrialist and philanthropist James B. Duke. The foundation is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and supports selected programs of higher education, health care, children's welfare, and spiritual life in North Carolina and South Carolina.2 It was founded by James Buchanan Duke.1 Its revenue was $498 million in 2022.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1924Founded1
- HeadquartersCharlotte, United States1
- Websitedukeendowment.org
- Legal formfoundation1
- Kind of organizationFoundation1
- LEI4TNZFRJHP23R1VBMUR083
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusIssued and current3
- Registered address280 SOUTH MANGUM STREET, SUITE 210, 27701 Durham, United States3
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The Duke Endowment is a private foundation established in 1924 by industrialist and philanthropist James B. Duke. The foundation is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and supports selected programs of higher education, health care, children's welfare, and spiritual life in North Carolina and South Carolina.2
Leadership
Who has led The Duke Endowment, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderJames Buchanan Duke1
Revenue over time
As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.
Revenue
Timeline
- 1924Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitedukeendowment.org1
- Websitewww.dukeendowment.org1
- WikipediaThe Duke Endowment
- WikidataQ7731173
Sources
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- 1WikidataThe Duke Endowment on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaThe Duke Endowment on Wikipedia
- 3
- 4Company websiteThe Duke Endowment logo