Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
News
Sustaining Our Work
with Declining Assets
Letter from the President
March 18, 2009
DDCF Arts Program Announces Approaches for Adding Core Operating Support and Restructuring Endowments
Overview & Background
June 4, 2009
DDCF Awards $2 Million Grant to Environmental Defense Fund to
Advance Conservation Efforts with Private Land Owners
Press Release (24 KB PDF)
May 28, 2009
Imporoving the Quality of People's Lives
The mission of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
is to improve the quality of people's lives through grants supporting the performing arts, environmental conservation, medical research and the prevention
of child maltreatment, and through preservation
of the cultural and environmental legacy of
Doris Duke's properties.
Funding Opportunities
Arts Program
- Fund for National Projects
Visit Doris Duke's Properties
Duke Farms
Explore Duke Farms, the 2,700-acre estate in New Jersey that Doris Duke's father created at the turn of the 20th century.
Shangri La
Visit Shangri La, where Doris Duke paired gorgeous Hawaiian landscapes with a large collection of Islamic art.
Rough Point
Visit Rough Point to learn about the Duke family's Newport mansion and collection of European fine and decorative arts.