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Impact: Philanthropy
students

Overall

In FY22, Duke Alumni Engagement and Development supported alumni and friends through hundreds of virtual programs, networking opportunities, ways to give back to students through advice and mentoring, and relevant communications that inspire and drive engagement.

By University-Wide Purpose

$492MillionOverall Total
 
$15Million
Campus
transformation
 
$20Million
Faculty Support
 
$123Million
Financial Aid, Scholarships & Fellowships
 
$197Million
Research
 
$89Million
Student Experience
 
$48Million
Other
The total includes cash gifts from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022, and does not include pledges for future support or government contracts.
duke health​​

$156M

Amount donated to Duke Health

Annual Fund

$47M

amount donated to annual fund, A NEW RECORD TOTAL

51,863

number of annual fund donors

By Area, Unit, Schools

  Cash
athletics$48M
divinity school$21M
duke health system$3M
the fuqua school of business$18M
the graduate school$4M
law school$26M
libraries$6M
   
nicholas school of the environment$10M
pratt school of engineering$27M
sanford school of public policy$15M
school of medicine$151M
school of nursing$2M
trinity college arts & sciences$62M
other$99M

Duke Science and Technology

Duke Science and Technology is a signature effort to elevate excellence in the sciences at Duke. We envision a future in which our investments in team-based discovery science and technology will drive positive change for people and our planet.

$36M

IN FY22

$271M

To Date

Endowments

As a financial asset, endowments are a perpetual well of support for all areas of the university — from financial aid to professorships to capital projects, and more. Endowments at Duke ensure the long-term stability and success of the institution.

237

NEW Endowments

75

NEW Programmatic, faculty support & research Endowments

 

Financial Aid

Our institutional commitment to admit students regardless of their ability to pay brings the best possible minds to Duke. 

$123M

Financial aid, scholarships & fellowships

128

New endowed scholarships & fellowships

Faculty Support

Strengthening and retaining our pool of top scholars and talented professors helps Duke make groundbreaking discoveries and meet the aspirations of every student.

34

PROFESSORSHIPS

Planned Gifts

By creating a legacy gift, donors have made a lasting impact through bequests, retirement accounts and other testamentary support to advance the university.

1,444

TOTAL PLANNED GIFTS

$121M

TOTAL VALUE

Totals By Source

The world’s greatest university made possible by you. A snapshot of another exceptional year of giving.

$492 Million

Overall Total

30%

INDIVIDUALS

28%

INDIVIDUALLY INFLUENCED

16%

FOUNDATIONS

9%

CORPORATIONS

13%

THE DUKE ENDOWMENT

4%

OTHER GROUPS

58%

Total individual giving

42%

Total organizational giving

duke health

30,957

DONORS WHO LIVE IN N.C.

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58

U.S. STATES AND TERRITORIES WHERE DONORS ARE FROM

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86

COUNTRIES WHERE DONORS ARE FROM

Donors

With your help, the Annual Fund set a new record.

94,501

DONORS to Duke

46,624

Alumni Who contributed

5,729

Young alumni who contributed

6,941

Non-alumni parents who contributed

51,863

Annual fund donors