Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc
Historical FunderNew York, New York · EIN 82-3691183 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$90.3M
Organizations funded289
Typical grant$100,000
Total assets$2.2B
Half of its grants to organizations were between $40,000 and $250,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION IN |
|---|---|
| Address | 444 MADISON AVENUE 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022 |
| Phone | 9082433619 |
| Form and materials | SEE PART XIV, GRANTS PROCESS STATEMENT |
| Deadlines | SEE PART XIV, GRANTS PROCESS STATEMENT |
| Restrictions | SEE PART XIV, GRANTS PROCESS STATEMENT |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
73% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Farms Foundation | New York, NY | Funding requirements | $16,274,102 |
| Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art | New York, NY | Funding requirements | $12,624,834 |
| Map Fund Inc | New York, NY | To support the map fund awards for artists in contemporary dance, jazz and theater and to provide support for sustainability planning | $2,630,000 |
| Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Inc | Becket, MA | To support a new doris duke theatre | $2,500,000 |
| Community Foundation of New Jersey | Morristown, NJ | To support the 1st year of flexible resources for opt-in washington DC and kentucky | $1,750,000 |
| Fund for Public Health in New York | New York, NY | To support the coalition to end racism in clinical algorithms (cerca) | $1,746,000 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | To provide demonstration sites technical assistance in business process redesign through dedicated on-site fellows as they implement a new… | $1,740,000 |
| New England Foundation for the Arts | Boston, MA | To renew support for the national dance project, a regranting program that supports the creation and touring of new dance works throughout… | $1,738,700 |
| The Trust for Public Land | San Francisco, CA | To support the conservation finance initiative, a joint effort of trust for public land and the nature conservancy, which aims to create… | $1,209,300 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | To support research, mentorship, and capacity building for the research for indigenous social action and equity center | $1,115,997 |
| Chamber Music America Inc | Brooklyn, NY | To renew support for regranting programs that fund the artistic work of jazz musicians | $1,027,160 |
| American Forests | Washington, DC | To support the launch of the forest innovation platform, a new national information and technical resource ecosystem for climate-adapted… | $1,010,000 |
| Oregon Community Foundation | Portland, OR | To support the 1st year of flexible resources for opt-in oregon | $1,000,000 |
| South Arts | Atlanta, GA | To renew support for jazz road, a national regranting program that provides opportunities for emerging and midcareer jazz artists to… | $1,000,000 |
| First Nations Development Institute | Longmont, CO | To build the capacity of tribes and the indigenous conservation field for co-stewardship and in the development of new conservation tools… | $985,000 |
| American Society of Hematology | Washington, DC | To validate and promote the adoption of improved assessment of neutrophil counts, a type of white blood cell, in individuals of african and… | $858,825 |
| National Park Foundation | Washington, DC | To support tribal co-stewardship knowledge sharing across the national park system and the co-stewardship of voyageurs national park as a… | $790,000 |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | Chicago, IL | To support comprehensive evaluation of the ddf prevention initiative and to report key insights and findings to diverse audiences | $750,000 |
| National Performance Network Inc | New Orleans, LA | To support regranting programs that benefit presenting organizations and performing artists that partner on the creation of new work,… | $750,000 |
| Native American Rights Fund | Boulder, CO | To build the capacity of tribes and the indigenous conservation field for co-stewardship and in the development of new conservation tools… | $750,000 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | To build evidence supporting reconsideration of race adjustments in clinical care algorithms in cardiovascular care | $737,000 |
| United Nations Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | To renew support for the u.s. climate alliances natural and working lands initiative to deploy natural climate solutions to reduce… | $700,000 |
| Public Broadcasting Service | Arlington, VA | To support the medical media project | $640,000 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | To share learning from the co-management of bears ears national monument | $640,000 |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | Washington, DC | To support advocacy and policy development related to material supports and housing, focused on improving family stability and reducing… | $625,000 |
| Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | To support the creation of the african health initiative community of practice, bringing together the participants in ddfs african health… | $625,000 |
| Think of US | Washington, DC | To support targeted strategies to meaningfully engage individuals with lived experience as part of the ddf prevention initiative to create… | $600,000 |
| New England Foundation for the Arts | Boston, MA | To renew support to the national theater project, which creates opportunities for the development and performance of new work and provides… | $575,000 |
| American Forests | Washington, DC | To support planning and execution of the ninth american forest congress in 2025 | $550,000 |
| The Massachusetts Medical Society and Alliance Charitable Foundation | Waltham, MA | To support the new england journal of medicines media coverage of ddfs big ideas in medical research and strategically amplify the journals… | $532,825 |
| Foster America | Boston, MA | To support ddf prevention initiative demonstration sites in providing shared governance across multiple government agencies, branches of… | $525,500 |
| Think of US | Washington, DC | To support establishment of a prevention-focused learning collaborative for 16 jurisdictions led by the child welfare transformation… | $525,000 |
| Doris Duke Foundation | New York, NY | To support the 11th class of doris duke artist awards (ddaa 2024) | $508,000 |
| National Congress of American Indians Fund | Washington, DC | To support key research and policy efforts that advance indigenous-led conservation at the federal level | $500,000 |
| National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | To develop and publish a study that will help inform norms about the use of race and ethnicity in biomedical research and suggest… | $462,800 |
| American Academy of Pediatrics | Elk Grove Village, IL | To establish a process for identifying and addressing clinical algorithms with race adjustment in pediatric care | $455,000 |
| Ndn Collective Inc | Rapid City, SD | To provide information and technical assistance to indigenous communities and tribal nations in accessing federal climate and environmental… | $407,000 |
| American Forests | Washington, DC | To support the tree equity program in providing data, information and technical assistance to enable urban communities to better protect… | $400,000 |
| Climate Conservation Dba Center for Large Landscape Conservation | Bozeman, MT | To support the network for landscape conservations catalyst fund, which strengthens the collaborative capacity of landscape-scale… | $400,000 |
| Foster America | Boston, MA | To support and enhance the foster america fellowship program, which trains and supports diverse and talented leaders to test and implement… | $400,000 |
| Ndn Collective Inc | Rapid City, SD | To support and enhance the ndn collective changemakers fellowship program | $400,000 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | To establish the doris duke distinguished visiting fellows program at the mccourt school of public policy to host senior-level public… | $390,000 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | To support research to evaluate the impact of material support on child well-being outcomes, through the rx kids pilot for newborns in… | $387,500 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | To support a cohort of science for nature and people partnership working groups on implementing global biodiversity framework goals in the… | $380,000 |
| Council of Medical Specialty Societies | Chicago, IL | To establish and support an alliance to coordinate, align and connect the clinical and research communities to advance the revisiting of… | $363,000 |
| Doris Duke Foundation | New York, NY | Doris duke artist awards 2021, and funding for two additional 2020 artists | $362,362 |
| Children's Hospital Boston | Boston, MD | Modulation of bcl11a protein level for hbf reactivation | $330,000 |
| Children's Hospital Boston | Boston, MD | Enhanced ribonucleoproteins for therapeutic gene editing of hematopoietic STEM cells in sickle cell disease | $330,000 |
| Childrens Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati, OH | Hba2 based genetic therapy to correct sickle cell disease (scd) | $330,000 |
| Intertribal Agriculture Council | Billings, MT | To support the native farm bill coalition | $325,000 |
| Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc | Washington, DC | To develop and promulgate best management practices for climate smart forestry and accelerate implementation through incorporation into… | $325,000 |
| Child Trends Incorporated | Rockville, MD | To establish child trends as a leading hub for culturally responsive, asset-based research dedicated to promoting systemic changes in the… | $312,500 |
| Children's Research Institute | Washington, DC | Improving engraftment in nonmyeloablative, low toxicity hla-identical sibling transplant for children with sickle cell disease | $310,000 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | To support a pilot land conservation technical assistance and capacity-building program for a cohort of california tribes, with an emphasis… | $300,000 |
| Climate Conservation Dba Center for Large Landscape Conservation | Bozeman, MT | To build on the successes of the of the network for landscape conservations landscape conservation catalyst fund | $300,000 |
| Doris Duke Foundation | New York, NY | Doris duke artist awards 2023, and funding for one additional 2021 artist | $300,000 |
| Doris Duke Foundation | New York, NY | To increase support for each doris duke artist in the 10th anniversary class and provide 10th anniversary supplements to 126 previous doris… | $300,000 |
| Parents and Children Together | Honolulu, HI | To provide general operating support for a place-based approach to improve well-being through comprehensive social services to hawaiis most… | $300,000 |
| Springboard to Opportunities | Jackson, MS | To support the implementation of three leadership fellowship programs for residents living in affordable housing that build skills and… | $300,000 |
| The University of Tennessee Foundation Inc | Knoxville, TN | Using implementation science to reduce health disparities in youth & families: a university-federally qualified health center partnership | $275,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 289 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| New England Foundation for the Arts | Boston, MA | To renew support for the national dance project, a regranting program that supports the creation and touring of new dance works throughout… | $4,077,400 |
| Doris Duke Foundation | New York, NY | Doris duke artist awards 2025 | $3,300,000 |
| Council of Medical Specialty Societies | Chicago, IL | To establish and support an alliance to coordinate, align and connect the clinical and research communities to advance the revisiting of… | $2,637,000 |
| The Trust for Public Land | San Francisco, CA | To support the conservation finance initiative, a joint effort of trust for public land and the nature conservancy, which aims to create… | $1,195,350 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | To establish the doris duke distinguished visiting fellows program at the mccourt school of public policy to host senior-level public… | $1,110,000 |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | Washington, DC | To support advocacy and policy development related to material supports and housing, focused on improving family stability and reducing… | $875,000 |
| Think of US | Washington, DC | To support establishment of a prevention-focused learning collaborative for 16 jurisdictions led by the child welfare transformation… | $875,000 |
| National Kidney Foundation Inc | New York, NY | To support implementation of 2021 ckd-epi, the new equation without race adjustment, to estimate kidney function in clinical laboratories… | $867,500 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | To support research to evaluate the impact of material support on child well-being outcomes, through the rx kids pilot for newborns in… | $612,500 |
| Ndn Collective Inc | Rapid City, SD | To provide information and technical assistance to indigenous communities and tribal nations in accessing federal climate and environmental… | $593,000 |
| The Massachusetts Medical Society and Alliance Charitable Foundation | Waltham, MA | To support the new england journal of medicines media coverage of ddfs big ideas in medical research and strategically amplify the journals… | $532,825 |
| Legacy Philanthropy Works | Santa Barbara, CA | To support the launch of the conservation loan collaborative,a fund management platform to host and manage a portfolio of revolving loan… | $492,000 |
| American Forests | Washington, DC | To support the launch of the forest innovation platform, a new national information and technical resource ecosystem for climate-adapted… | $490,000 |
| Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc | Washington, DC | To develop and promulgate best management practices for climate smart forestry and accelerate implementation through incorporation into… | $485,000 |
| National Park Foundation | Washington, DC | To support tribal co-stewardship knowledge sharing across the national park system and the co-stewardship of voyageurs national park as a… | $470,000 |
| Native American Rights Fund | Boulder, CO | To build the capacity of tribes and the indigenous conservation field for co-stewardship and in the development of new conservation tools… | $450,000 |
| First Nations Development Institute | Longmont, CO | To build the capacity of tribes and the indigenous conservation field for co-stewardship and in the development of new conservation tools… | $415,000 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | To share learning from the co-management of bears ears national monument | $400,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | To support a cohort of science for nature and people partnership working groups on implementing global biodiversity framework goals in the… | $380,000 |
| Community Foundation of New Jersey | Morristown, NJ | To support youth and families forwards new collaborative and participatory grantmaking initiative to narrow the front door of the child… | $350,000 |
| Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | To support the future of families and child well-being third-generation childrens study | $350,000 |
| Landberry Limited Dba Landberry Foundation | Columbia, MD | To support the launch of a new program, indigenous east, that will build capacity for indigenous land protection and stewardship in the… | $342,000 |
| Consultative Group on Biological Diversity (Dba Biodiversity Funders Group) | San Francisco, CA | To accelerate funder learning, coordination and investment in indigenous-led conservation | $340,500 |
| The University of Tennessee Foundation Inc | Knoxville, TN | Using implementation science to reduce health disparities in youth & families: a university-federally qualified health center partnership | $325,000 |
| National Congress of American Indians Fund | Washington, DC | To support key research and policy efforts that advance indigenous-led conservation at the federal level | $300,000 |
| Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | Urbana, IL | To enhance family well-being and inform child welfare policy through the evaluation of the empwr pilot, which will study the impact of… | $195,000 |
| Child Trends Incorporated | Rockville, MD | To establish child trends as a leading hub for culturally responsive, asset-based research dedicated to promoting systemic changes in the… | $187,500 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | To update the reforestation hub, a web tool and open-source information portal | $180,000 |
| Native Land Conservancy Inc | Mashpee, MA | To build tribal capacity to utilize conservation easements | $150,000 |
| Boston College Trustees | Chestnut Hill, MA | To support the continuation of the project: the impact of upstream prevention of homelessness on youth educational and developmental… | $66,000 |
| National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | To support the commission on investment imperatives for a healthy nation, an initiative to align values, incentives, policies and actions… | $50,000 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | To support planning for a national nature statistical bureau | $38,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $90,284,482 | 321 |
| 2023 | $103,042,665 | 417 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 12, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523169349101442
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 82-3691183
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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