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The Duke Endowment

The Duke Endowment is a foundation based in Charlotte, N.C., that James B. Duke established in 1924 with $40 million.

Chair, Board of Trustees

Leadership

Charles C. Lucas III, Chair, Board of Trustees. Charles C. Lucas III is a Charlotte attorney who chairs the Board of Trustees of The Duke Endowment.

Grants and gifts by The Duke Endowment

Recipient	Amount	Announced	Purpose
North Carolina Children's Hospital Read the story	$100 million	Oct 20, 2026	Grant to help develop a new pediatric health system in North Carolina, toward the hospital's creation in Apex

Key facts

Governance: Governed by a board of trusteessource
Founded: 1924, with $40 million from James B. Dukesource
Program areas: Child & Family Well-Being, Health Care, Higher Education and Rural Churchsource
Gift to North Carolina Children's Hospital: $100 million, reported October 20, 2026source

WYDE coverage of The Duke Endowment

WYDE Newsroom has published 2 articles about The Duke Endowment, from Oct 24, 2026 to Oct 24, 2026. The Duke Endowment is a donor in 2 stories. The most recent is Feed People, Get Ahead: 7 Days Left to Apply for $1 Million Creator Fund.

WYDE Weekly

Feed People, Get Ahead: 7 Days Left to Apply for $1 Million Creator Fund

WYDE Weekly: one week is left to apply to EAT's $1 million clipping fund, open through October 31. Plus Musk's $10B pledge, $720 million for global hunger with no plan yet, a $4 million SNAP fraud case, $250 million for Hebrew University and the week in giving, AI and health.

Oct 24, 2026 · 7 min read · Donor

Healthcare

Duke Endowment Gave North Carolina Children's Hospital $100 Million

Axios and WFAE reported on October 20, 2026 that the Duke Endowment donated $100 million to North Carolina Children's Hospital in Apex. The private gifts named in the reports total $125 million, and state funding was more than three times that.

Oct 24, 2026 · 4 min read · Donor

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