Doris Duke Foundation
The Doris Duke Foundation (DDF) is a charitable foundation based in the United States. It was established in 1996, following the 1993 death of billionaire heiress Doris Duke, who bequeathed the bulk of her $1.2 billion fortune to the Foundation, with the mission of providing grants for performing arts,[1] the environment,[2] education,[3] child welfare,[4][5] medical research,[6] and fostering goodwill and inclusion with the Muslim community of the United States.[7][8]
The Foundation has given several significant awards to individual artists in the performing arts, including the Doris Duke Dance Award for New Work,[9] and a large unrestricted grant, the Doris Duke Artist Award, a program which began in 2011 and was previously called the Doris Duke Performing Artist Initiative.[10]
Administration
[edit]Doris Duke's friend and adviser, Bernard Lafferty, was named executor of the will and a trustee of the foundation. The will also named a friend, Marian Oates Charles, as a trustee, but gave Lafferty authority to appoint the other three members of the board.[7] Lafferty died on November 4, 1996, at age 51.[11]
The Board of Trustees is currently chaired by Samsher Gill, and Anthony Fauci serves as Vice Chair.[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Seattle musician wins major, $500K award". The Seattle Times. 2025-05-01. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ↑ "Doris Duke Foundation Funding Advances SFI's Climate Smart Forestry Practices Across United States". forests.org. 2025-02-10. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ↑ "Bezos Family Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, Spencer Foundation, and William T. Grant Foundation Award Grants to Four Partnerships Addressing Social Issues". Philanthropy New York. 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ↑ Candid. "Doris Duke Foundation launches $33 million child welfare initiative". Philanthropy News Digest (PND). Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ↑ "Doris Duke Fellowships for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect". Duke Center for Child & Family Policy. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ↑ "Physician Scientist Fellowship | Research Funding". researchfunding.duke.edu. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- 1 2 McFadden, Robert D. (1993-11-02). "Doris Duke Leaves $1 Billion to a New Charitable Foundation". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ↑ Stewart, Doug. "Doris Duke's Islamic Art Retreat". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ↑ "Winners of Doris Duke Dance Awards". The New York Times. 2 April 1998. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ↑ Pogrebin, Robin (18 October 2011). "Duke Foundation To Aid Artists". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ↑ Stout, David (1996-11-05). "Bernard Lafferty, the Butler For Doris Duke, Dies at 51". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ↑ "Board of Trustees | Doris Duke Charitable Foundation". www.dorisduke.org. Retrieved 2025-05-06.