Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
News
DDCF Awards $1.5 Million Grant to Support Coordinated Research by the Peterson Institute for International Economics and the World Resources Institute on How to Align International Trade and Climate Change Policies
Press Release (118 KB PDF)
May 29, 2008
DDCF President Announces
Plans to Step Down in 2008
Press Release (22 KB PDF)
February 5, 2008
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.