$1.27M
Community Funds Disbursed
Doing Good employee giving grants, sponsorships and $575K in sustained COVID-19 recovery grants were shared to support critical community organizations.
$823M
Community Health Benefit
Duke University Health System contributed $141M in financial assistance serving 267,907 residents needing healthcare – a 9 percent increase from last year.
$948K
Building Healthy Communities Grants
Duke Health grants to support regional efforts to address social drivers of health.
Highlights
Doing Good Employee Giving provides a year-round opportunity for Duke employees to make impacts in their community through six categories of giving. Employees raised more than $400K. Below are examples of how funds supported neighbors in the region.
Neighborhoods
10 partner neighborhoods and organizations were served.
6,310 individuals benefitted from grant-funded projects.
$20,754 invested in partner neighborhoods.
Community
37 nonprofits funded by Doing Good donors
Grants disbursed in Durham, Orange and Wake counties/
$150,774 disbursed in partner grants.
Education
12 organization projects were funded through Doing Good grants.
Groups include early education, K-12 schools, nonprofits, and youth development organizations.
4,357 individuals were served.
Employment
11 youth empowerment and employment organizations received grants.
Grants supported underserved populations seeking gainful employment opportunities.
1,403 individuals were served.
The United Way of the Greater Triangle
$77,086 Doing Good funds raised for United Way efforts.
Efforts supported include housing, food security, mental health care, literacy and more.
Read the Annual Report.
Building Healthy Communities Grants
Community organizations apply for Duke Health Building Healthy Communities Grants to address social drivers of health.
$633K
Charitable Grants
38 Charitable grants for amounts over $15,000.
94
Community groups funded
Grant categories include education, economic stability, neighborhoods, access to healthcare, social and community issues.
$314K
Goodwill Grants
56 Goodwill grants of amounts under $15,000.
Getting Involved
Service
Thousands of students, faculty and staff volunteer in community. ConnectCommunity was launched in 2021 to match nonprofit volunteer needs with Duke students and staff seeking service opportunities.
Civic Engagement
Read Duke Civic Engagement’s Principles of Community Engagement for cultivating purposeful partnerships with community.