FundersNew York

Doris Duke Foundation

New York, NY · EIN 13-1655241. Reported 500 grants totalling $1,365,109 to 332 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$769median grant
$1,365,109granted, 2021-2024
332organizations funded
37%of grantees funded again the next year
$12.7Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Doris Duke Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $769. Half of everything it gave fell between $300 and $3,000; the smallest was $75 and the largest $39,950. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
276 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
156 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
30 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
36 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
2 grants

Every organization it funded

All 332 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
New York City Ballet IncNew York, NY$61,000442024
Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA$53,500442024
Honolulu Fil-Am Seventh Day Adventist ChurchSilver Spring, HI$51,320332024
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY$45,000332023
Duke UniversityDurham, NC$43,900332023
Orange County Land TrMountainville, NY$41,250332023
Carnegie Hall CorporationNew York, NY$40,000222022
Jesus Is Lord Church HonoluluincHonolulu, HI$40,000222023
Honolulu Fil-Am Seventh Day Advent ChurchHonolulu, HI$39,950112021
Armenian Apostolic Holy Cross Church of Los Angeles - Armenian Mesrobian ScPico Rivera, CA$33,000112022
Hunter College Elementary School Parent Teacher Association IncNew York, NY$25,950442024
Dance Service New York City IncNew York, NY$23,030442024
Armenian Apostolic Holy Cross Church of Los AngelesPico Rivera, CA$20,850112024
Brooklyn Public LibraryBrooklyn, NY$20,776222024
Friends of the High Line IncNew York, NY$20,000112023
Jesus Is Lord ChurchHonolulu, HI$20,000112024
Maret School IncWashington, DC$20,000112023
PBS FoundationArlington, VA$20,000112024
Pitzer CollegeClaremont, CA$20,000112024
Center for Independent Documentary IncBoston, MA$17,850222022
Congregation Beth ElohimBrooklyn, NY$16,898112024
Rainforest TrustWarrenton, VA$16,600332024
Kolot Chayeinu IncBrooklyn, NY$16,408222023
Capital Area Food BankWashington, DC$15,000222023
New York Shakespeare FestivalNew York, NY$15,000112024
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA$15,000112024
Road Runners Club of AmericaHonolulu, HI$14,460222022
Act for LebanonRamsey, NJ$14,250332024
American Bird ConservancyMarshall, VA$12,600332024
World Wildlife Fund IncWashington, DC$12,075442024
New Jersey Audubon SocietyBernardsville, NJ$10,900442024
Hunterdon Land TrustFlemington, NJ$10,800332024
United States Artists IncChicago, IL$10,500112021
Marcy Lab IncBrooklyn, NY$10,118332024
Eco Art Project IncNew York, NY$10,000222022
The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden FoundationsNew York, NY$9,600332024
Clubbed Thumb IncNew York, NY$9,569442024
Alpha Omega 1-7 Theatrical DanceNew York, NY$9,300222024
St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, TN$9,180112022
Gay and Lesbian Armenian SocietyWest Hollywood, CA$9,000222024
Mccarton Foundation for Developmental Disabilities IncBronx, NY$9,000222022
Durham Colored Library IncorporatedAtlanta, GA$8,940222024
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY$8,625442024
Center for Curatorial LeadershipNew York, NY$7,500112022
Jorge M Perez Art Museum of Miami Dade County IncMiami, FL$7,500112021
Crossroads School for Arts and SciencesSanta Monica, CA$6,900442024
Vermont Law School IncS Royalton, VT$6,750222022
American Immigration CouncilWashington, DC$6,666112022
Chalkbeat IncNew York, NY$6,666112022
Minnesota Urban Debate LeagueMinneapolis, MN$6,666112023
Ananda Mandir IncSomerset, NJ$6,456222024
World Central Kitchen IncorporatedWashington, DC$6,225332024
Hawaii Public RadioHonolulu, HI$6,030332023
American Association for the Advancement of ScienceWashington, DC$6,000112022
Ethical Culture Fieldston SchoolNew York, NY$6,000222024
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY$6,000112021
Raptor TrustMillington, NJ$5,550332023
Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA$5,445222022
The New York City Arts-in-Education Roundtable IncNew York, NY$5,400112023
New York Public RadioNew York, NY$5,307442024
West Side Center for Community Life IncNew York, NY$5,000112023
Hawaii Community FoundationHonolulu, HI$4,650112023
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital IncMemphis, NY$4,410222024
Nichols SchoolBuffalo, NY$4,350222023
Webb InstituteGlen Cove, NY$4,000112024
North Star Fund IncNew York, NY$3,975112021
National Academy of SciencesWashington, DC$3,900112021
Animal Haven IncNew York, NY$3,894442024
Encouraging Women Across All BordersHoboken, NJ$3,825112023
15-10 FoundationCharleston, CA$3,750222024
Beit El Baraka USAArlington, VA$3,750222022
Honolulu Diamond Sangha IncHonolulu, HI$3,750112024
George SchoolNewtown, PA$3,600222023
Social & Economic Action for Lebanon IncNew York, NY$3,600222024
The Possibility Project IncNew York, NY$3,375442024
Sourland ConservancyHopewell, NJ$3,300332024
Community Help in Park Slope IncBrooklyn, NY$3,216112024
Positive TailsBrooklyn, NY$3,108442024
Best Friends Animal SocietyKanab, UT$3,094442024
City Growers IncBrooklyn, NY$3,077442024
Joyce Theater Foundation IncNew York, NY$3,075222023
Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary IncHigh Falls, NY$3,059442024
Catskill Animal Sanctuary IncSaugerties, NY$3,034442024
Artworks for FreedomWashington, DC$3,000112023
Asia SocietyNew York, NY$3,000112021
ASPCANew York, NY$3,000112024
Astoria Food Pantry IncAstoria, NY$3,000112024
Childlife Foundation America IncHollywood, FL$3,000112021
Community Food Bank of New Jersey IncHillside, NJ$3,000112022
Fractured Atlas IncNew York, NY$3,000112024
In Our Backyards IncBrooklyn, NY$3,000112023
Law Firm Antiracism Alliance IncChicago, IL$3,000222024
Le Jardin Academy IncKailua, HI$3,000112024
Mazon Inc a Jewish Response to HungerSherman Oaks, CA$3,000112023
Morrison Child & Family ServicesMilwaukie, OR$3,000112024
Parkinsons Unity Walk IncKingston, NJ$3,000332023
Regis Fund TrustNew York, NY$3,000112021
Regis High School Property Trust 55 E 84TH St New York Ny 10028New York, NY$3,000112024
Scenic Hudson IncPoughkeepsie, NY$3,000112023
Social Science Research CouncilBrooklyn, NY$3,000112021
Stephen Petronio Dance Company IncNew York, NY$3,000112021
Teach for All IncNew York, NY$3,000112021
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA$3,000112024
Wilderness SocietyWashington, DC$3,000222022
Neighbors for Refugees IncLarchmont, NY$2,993112023
Walltown Childrens TheatreDurham, NC$2,937442024
Prevent Child Abuse AmericaChicago, IL$2,925112022
Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons ResearchNew York, NY$2,877112022
Harlem Childrens Zone IncNew York, NY$2,850222023
National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyNew York, NY$2,850222024
City Harvest IncNew York, NY$2,730222022
Durham Colored Library Incorporated Co Eileen WelchDurham, GA$2,595112023
Catholic Relief Services IncBaltimore, MD$2,550332023
UnboundKansas City, KS$2,520222023
Community Resource ExchangeNew York, NY$2,500112021
Stony Brook-Millstone Watersheds AssociationPennington, NJ$2,500222023
Roman Catholic Diocese of PatersonClifton, NJ$2,475222024
Galapagos Conservancy IncFairfax, VA$2,400222022
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT$2,400112024
Dova IncNew York, NY$2,250112021
Maplewood Memorial Library Foundation - a New Jersey Non-ProfMaplewood, NJ$2,250112023
Jack Arts IncBrooklyn, NY$2,225332024
Indiespace IncBrooklyn, NY$2,132222024
United in HarmonyLos Angeles, CA$2,100222023
University of Notre Dame Du LacNotre Dame, IN$2,100332024
Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, AL$2,086332024
Human Rights Watch IncNew York, NY$2,045222022
Duke University Alumni & Development RecordsDurham, NC$2,000112024
CUNY School of Professional Studies Foundation IncNew York, NY$1,950112024
St Josephs Historic Foundation IncNew York, NY$1,918112024
Natural Resources Defense Council IncNew York, NY$1,900112021
New World FoundationNew York, NY$1,875112022
Heifer Project InternationalLittle Rock, AR$1,800112023
Feeding Hands IncHillsborough, NJ$1,725332024
Open Door Foundation IncOssining, NY$1,530222023
Alk Positive IncorporatedAtlanta, GA$1,523112024
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program IncBoston, MA$1,500112021
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA$1,500332024
Celebrate Maya ProjectLittle Rock, AR$1,500112023
Center for Community ChangeWashington, DC$1,500112024
Drag Queen Story Hour Nyc LtdNew York, NY$1,500112024
FarestartSeattle, WA$1,500112021
Feeding AmericaChicago, IL$1,500112021
First Nations Development InstituteLongmont, CO$1,500112021
Fresh Air FundNew York, NY$1,500112022
Hias IncSilver Spring, MD$1,500112024
Keck Graduate InstituteClaremont, CA$1,500112023
National Abortion FederationAnnapolis Jct, DC$1,500112023
Parent Teacher Association of Ps 372K IncorporatedBrooklyn, NY$1,500112024
RainbopediaLos Angeles, CA$1,500112024
Ronald Mcdonald House Charities IncChicago, IL$1,500112023
The Institute for Bird PopulationsPetaluma, CA$1,500112021
Trustees of the College of the Holy CrossWorchester, MA$1,500222022
Brookdale Community College Foundation TrustLincroft, NJ$1,440112023
Unbound 1 Elmwood AveKansas City, KS$1,440112024
Kallol of New JerseyBridgewater, NJ$1,320112022
Chilis on WheelsNew York, NY$1,313112021
Washington Humane Society Dba St Huberts Animal Welfare CenterMadison, NJ$1,275112021
Sjogrens Foundation IncReston, VA$1,200222024
United States Fund for UnicefNew York, NY$1,200112022
Auricle CommunicationsJersey City, NJ$1,140222022
American Heart Association IncDallas, TX$1,095222022
Durham Colored Library IncorporatedDurham, NC$1,080112021
Community InitiativesOakland, CA$1,050222023
Hidden Harbor Marine Environmental Project IncMarathon, FL$1,050222022
Institute for Educational Achievement IncNew Milford, NJ$1,050112022
Auricle Communications WfmuJersey City, NJ$1,020222024
Harlem Stage IncNew York, NY$1,000112024
Cornell University-Cornell Lab of OrnithologyIthaca, NY$984222022
Doctors Without Borders USA IncNew York, NY$975332024
Joshua GroupHarrisburg, PA$960332024
Little Red School House IncNew York, NY$909332024
Child Find of America IncNew Paltz, NY$900112023
Disciplemakers IncState College, PA$900442024
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital IncMemphis, TN$900112021
Democracy Now Productions IncNew York, NY$855332024
American Museum of the Moving ImageAstoria, NY$840222024
Minister Elders and Deacons of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church - MarblNew York, NY$825112021
Jews for Racial and Economic JusticeNew York, NY$781112021
Alternatives IncRaritan, NJ$750112021
Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association IncChicago, IL$750112021
Amani Public Charter SchoolMount Vernon, NY$750112024
Black Womens Blueprint IncBrooklyn, NY$750112024
Boys Clubs & Girls Clubs of Newport County IncNewport, RI$750112021
County Theater IncDoylestown, PA$750112022
Dr Martin Luther King Community CenterNewport, RI$750112021
Environmental Defense Fund IncorporatedNew York, NY$750112021
Honolulu Civil Beat IncHonolulu, HI$750112023
Interfaith Center of New York IncNew York, NY$750112023
Last Chance RanchQuakertown, PA$750112023
New Yorkers for Children IncNew York, NY$750112021
Newport Festivals Foundation IncEssex, MA$750112022
People for the American Way FoundationWashington, DC$750112023
Pinelands Preservation Alliance IncSouthampton, NJ$750112022
Roeliff Jansen Community LibraryHillsdale, NY$750112021
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs IncCalabasas, CA$750112022
South Brooklyn Sanctuary IncBrooklyn, NY$750112024
The Childrens Health FundNew York, NY$750112024
The Young Mens Christian Association of the Triangle Area IncRaleigh, NC$750112024
Turning Point for Women and FamiliesFlushing, NY$750112023
Young Womens Christian Association of the National Capital AreaWashington, DC$750112022
WNET-Thirteen WNETNew York, NY$687332024
Homegrown National Park IncSharon, CT$675222023
Aangelsnj IncMontclair, NJ$645112023
Planned Parenthood Federation of America IncNew York, NY$630222023
Boy Scouts of AmericaAllentown, PA$600112021
Branchburg Rescue Squad IncBranchburg, NJ$600112023
Chessmen Club of the North ShoreEvanston, IL$600112022
Food Bank of the RockiesDenver, CO$600112021
Network for Good IncWashington, DC$600112023
Protect Our Wetlands Water and Woods a New Jersey Non-Profit CorpBoonton, NJ$600332023
Roots of Music IncNew Orleans, LA$600112021
St Peters Orphanage IncDenville, NJ$600332023
Wcny Foundation IncSyracuse, NY$600112022
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis AssociationArlington, VA$525222023
Elijah's Promise IncNew Brunswick, NJ$525112021
Newport Performing Arts CenterNewport, RI$500112021
University of Wisconsin FoundationMadison, WI$500112021
Bend the Arc-a Jewish Partnership for JusticeNew York, NY$450112024
Best Buddies International IncMiami, FL$450112022
Dance for the Cure IncHillsborough, NJ$450222024
International Armenian Literary Alliance IncNew York, NY$450112024
Northwell Health FoundationNew Hyde Park, NY$450222022
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Conservation Center IncWading River, NY$450112023
United Fund of Westfield New JerseyWestfield, NJ$450112024
United Fund of Westfield NjWestfield, NJ$450112023
Dress for Success Northern New JerseyMadison, NJ$390112022
Food Bank for New York CityNew York, NY$380222023
Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York, NY$378112023
Deirdre O Brien Child Advocacy Center Inc-Deirdre's HouseMorristown, NJ$375112022
Martha Hill Dance Fund LimitedNew York, NY$375112023
The Institute for Children With Cancer and Blood Disorders IncNew Brunswick, NJ$375112024
The Clifton Institute IncWarrenton, VA$348112024
Openhousenewyork IncNew York, NY$330112024
American Humane AssociationWashington, DC$315112023
Gods Love We Deliver IncNew York, NY$315112022
God's Love We Deliver IncNew York, NY$311112023
Friends of Hopewell Valley Open SpacePennington, NJ$309112022
The Childrens Aid SocietyNew York, NY$309112024
March of Dimes IncArlington, VA$305222024
Abraham Path Initiative IncNewtown, NJ$300112023
Allied Media Projects IncDetroit, MI$300112021
American Legion Charities IncIndianapolis, IN$300112022
Beit El Baraka USArlington, VA$300112024
Bowmans Hill Wildflower Preserve Association IncNew Hope, PA$300112021
Breast Cancer Research Foundation IncNew York, NY$300112024
Chai Lifeline IncNew York, NY$300112023
Comfort Cases IncRockville, MD$300112022
Crohns & Colitis Foundation IncNew York, NY$300112021
Dance Theatre of Harlem IncNew York, NY$300112022

102 of 332 (31%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 37%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

Plus 210 grants to individuals totalling $8,711,219 -- scholarships, hardship and emergency assistance. We deliberately do not publish the names of people who received them, even though the filings do.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 392 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Arts & Culture
79 grants
Education
69 grants
Animal Welfare
37 grants
Environment
31 grants
International Affairs
26 grants
Human Services
25 grants
Diseases & Disorders
16 grants
Food & Nutrition
16 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021135$303,427$750
2022126$346,118$750
2023126$330,731$750
2024113$384,833$1,440

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 43% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

New York
$581K
Hawaii
$184K
California
$124K
New Jersey
$87K
District of Columbia
$82K
Massachusetts
$77K
Virginia
$59K
North Carolina
$51K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $769. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Doris Duke Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 444 Madison Avenue 10TH Floor, New York, NY, 10022. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 13-1655241 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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