Fueling the Future of Duke and the World

MOVING DUKE
AND THE WORLD
FORWARD

BECAUSE OF YOU, WE RAISED $3.85 BILLION. BECAUSE OF YOU, WE ENRICHED THE EXPERIENCES OF OUR STUDENTS, INVESTED IN EXCEPTIONAL FACULTY AND SUPPORTED INITIATIVES THAT ADDRESS SOCIETY'S MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES. BECAUSE OF YOU, WE MOVED DUKE AND THE WORLD FORWARD.

THANK YOU FOR PARTNERING WITH US.

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Student
Experience

Campus
Transformation

Faculty
Excellence

INTERDISCIPLINARY
EDUCATION &
RESEARCH

Health Care,
Discovery &
Education

Local & Global
Challenges

CAMPAIGN SUMMARY

Here is a comprehensive picture of Duke Forward’s final results.
Your support helped Duke meet—and, in many cases, surpass—its campaign goals.

Overall

Duke Forward surpassed a key milestone when it met its overall goal almost a year early. The campaign’s historic final total would not have been possible without the support of dedicated alumni, parents and friends.

$ B

Goal

$ B

Raised

 

 

Contributors

 +

CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEERS

 

DONORS WHO LIVE IN
DURHAM

 

U.S. STATES AND TERRITORIES
WHERE DONORS ARE FROM

 

COUNTRIES WHERE DONORS
ARE FROM

by purpose

The campaign raised critical endowment and expendable funds to support the people, programs and activities of the university. This support enables Duke to provide scholarships and fellowships to students, build faculty excellence, launch new programs and research efforts, and transform the campus.

Endowment

campus
transformation

annual
fund

Programmatic
& Research

$1B

endowment goal

$ M

endowment total

$ M

campus transformation goal

$ M

campus transformation total

$ M

annual fund goal

$ M

annual fund total

$ B

Programmatic & Research
Funds goal

$ B

Programmatic & Research
Funds total

by area

One hallmark of the campaign was the alignment shared by academic leadership who came together around an aspirational vision for Duke’s future. Gifts to every part of the university counted in Duke Forward. With support from generous donors, all schools, units and Duke Health surpassed their campaign goals.

$ M

Goal

$ M

Final total

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Percent of goal

$ M

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$ B

Final total

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Final total

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Percent of goal

by source

Gifts to the campaign came through many avenues. All contributions add up to make an impact at Duke now and in the future.

$ B

individuals/individually influenced

$ M

foundations

$ M

corporations

$ M

the duke endowment

$ M

other organizations

initiatives

Duke Forward was grounded in the university’s commitment to engagement, to supporting students’ ability to connect the classroom to the real world, and to interdisciplinary collaboration. Each signature initiative exemplifies these values, and investments in the initiatives help set Duke apart.

$ M

overall total

$ M

arts

$ M

energy

$ M

bass connections

$ M

innovation & entrepreneurship

$ M

global health

financial aid

The university's commitment to helping more students afford a Duke education is a core value. Through the campaign, donors contributed nearly half a billion dollars to support scholarships and fellowships for undergraduates, graduate students, athletes and professional students.

Goal/total

new endowed
scholarships & fellowships

Undergraduate
students

GRADUATE/
MEDICAL/PROFESSIONAL

$ M

financial aid goal

$ M

financial aid total

 

Total new endowed scholarships
& fellowships

$ M

undergraduate students goal

$ M

undergraduate students total

$ M

Graduate/Medical/Professional goal

$ M

Graduate/Medical/Professional total

Faculty Support

Few things are more necessary to the continued success of a university than bringing outstanding teachers and researchers to Duke.

 

Professorships

 

professorships in signature campaign intiatives and interdisciplinary programs

further forward

Donors make a greater impact at Duke through smart charitable planning. Planned gifts help ensure that priorities are supported well into the future.

 

goal

 

total gifts

$ M

total campaign value

on the road

Duke Forward’s series of campaign outreach events shared insights from Duke’s most innovative and inspiring faculty and students.

 

events

 +

attendees

 +

volunteers

 

Cities

 

Class Years Represented

 

Faculty, student, and alumni speakers

bass connections

A $50 million gift from Anne and Robert Bass, including a $25 million challenge fund, established this university-wide initiative to provide students greater exposure to inquiry across the disciplines, sustained mentorship in teams, and the chance to experience the intersections of the academy and the broader world.

$ M

raised

 

donors

 

project teams

 

student participants

 

FACULTY PARTICIPANTS

 +

EXTERNAL PARTNERS

gates challenge

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation gave $10 million to support the Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI) and another $10 million for a challenge that matches gifts to DGHI education programs, graduate fellowships, faculty support, international partnerships and unrestricted gifts.

$ M

Total Challenge Funds Raised

 

total donors

access & opportunity
challenge

Thanks to the leadership and generosity of Barbara ’75 and Fred Sutherland ’73 and The Duke Endowment, with the support of other key donors, Duke established a $30+ million financial aid matching fund that leveraged millions of dollars in additional gifts.

$ M

total raised

 

total donors

CHALLENGE FOR UNDERGRADUATE FINANCIAL AID

Early in the campaign, Bruce and Martha Karsh funded this challenge as part of their overall $50 million gift to financial aid.

$ M

total challenge funds raised

 

total donors

Duke engage

Support for DukeEngage empowers students to address critical human needs through immersive service—transforming students, advancing the university’s educational mission, and providing meaningful assistance to communities in the U.S. and abroad.

$ M

total raised

 +

participants

 M

service hours to date

women’s impact network

WIN members’ experiences and perspectives help Duke develop meaningful, high-impact philanthropy and leadership opportunities to harness the rich perspectives, diverse skills and financial resources women bring to the table.

Membership

scholarship

Service

 

win members

 

donors

$ 

total scholarship

 %

win members who have served on a duke board

young alumni participation

 %

of young alumni made a gift

 %

of membership in young alumni development
council increased during the campaign

 %

of young alumni participated in duke forward
events

 %

of young alumni development council members
made a gift

 %

of young alumni served as duke forward
event ambassadors

 %

of young alumni Peer network members
made a gift

parent impact

$ M

contributed by non-alumni parents

 

parents served as duke
forward event ambassadors

 

parents attended a
duke forward on the road event

 

parents committee
membership doubled to

Campaign steering committee members

Anne T. Bass P’97

Fort Worth, Texas

Bruce A. Karsh ’77

Beverly Hills, California

David M. Rubenstein ’70

Bethesda, Maryland

Roy J. Bostock ’62

Rye, New York

Jack O. Bovender ’67, M.H.A.’69

Nashville, Tennessee

Paula Hannaway Crown ’80

Chicago, Illinois

Carol G. Deane P’11

Boston, Massachusetts

Ralph Eads III ’81

Houston, Texas

William J. Geary P’12, P’15

Wellesley, Massachusetts

Kristi J. Geary P’12, P’15

Wellesley, Massachusetts

Edward A. Gilhuly ’82

Woodside, California

Grant H. Hill ’94

Orlando, Florida

Elizabeth York Schiff ’81, J.D.’85

Cincinnati, Ohio

Nancy A. Nasher J.D.’79

Dallas, Texas

Stephen G. Pagliuca ’77

Weston, Massachusetts

Alan D. Schwartz ’72

Greenwich, Connecticut

Steven M. Scott HS’78

Boca Raton, Florida

Laurene M. Sperling ’78

Wayland, Massachusetts

Robert K. Steel ’73

Greenwich, Connecticut

L. Frederick Sutherland ’73

Devon, Pennsylvania

Jeffrey W. Ubben ’83

San Francisco, California

G. Richard Wagoner, Jr. ’75

Birmingham, Michigan

James A. Schiff ’81

Cincinnati, Ohio

Elizabeth A. Star P’07, P’08

Naples, Florida

Stanley A. Star J.D.’61

Naples, Florida