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Nonprofit · EIN 56-0529965

DUKE ENDOWMENT

Tax-exempt · CHARLOTTE, NC 28202

Financials

$142M$254.4M2023$370.6M$301.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of DUKE ENDOWMENT by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990-PF$370,592,635$301,842,921$68,749,714$3,567,263,777$91,347,894$3,475,915,883
December 31, 2023990-PF$142,024,971$254,434,115-$112,409,144$3,502,993,986$116,726,315$3,386,267,671
Financial details: 990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Dividends
$100,799,619
Net gain from sales of assets
$269,793,016

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$251,218,558
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$5,530,936
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$7,360,323
Disbursements for charitable purposes
$276,183,294
Excise tax on investment income
$3,897,494

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$3,502,993,986
Total assets, end of year
$3,567,263,777
Total liabilities, end of year
$91,347,894
Net assets, end of year
$3,475,915,883
Fair market value of assets
$5,020,065,655
Qualifying distributions
$276,183,294
Net investment income
$429,203,672

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
RHETT N MABRY
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
PRESIDENT40$731,243$399,579
KAREN H ROGERS
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
CFO, TREASURER AND SEC.40$417,566$99,182
SUSAN L MCCONNELL
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
VP & DIR. OF HUMAN RESOURCES40$414,010$79,285
K TODD WALKER
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 282022706
DIR. OF INVESTMENTS
Highest-paid employee
40$409,260$92,366
WILLIAM F BACON
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
VP & DIRECTOR OF EVALUATION40$408,782$87,157
PHILLIP REDMOND JR
800 E MOREHEAD ST, CHARLOTTE, NC 282022706
DIR. OF CHILD CARE &
Highest-paid employee
40$349,530$59,252
LINWOOD HOLLOWELL
800 E MOREHEAD ST, CHARLOTTE, NC 282022706
DIR. OF HEALTH CARE
Highest-paid employee
40$347,353$76,823
ROBERT WEBB
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 282022706
DIR. OF RURAL CHURCH
Highest-paid employee
40$346,085$63,327
MEKA SALES
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 282022706
DIR. OF SPECIAL INIT
Highest-paid employee
40$333,477$81,321
WILLIAM BARNET III
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE5.5$191,048$0
DENNIS M CAMPBELL
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE/VICE-CHAIR5.5$191,048$0
JOHN FAV CECIL
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE5.5$191,048$0
RAVENEL B CURRY III
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE5.5$191,048$0
PAMELA DAVIES
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE5.5$191,048$0
HARRIS E DELOACH JR
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE5.5$191,048$0
11 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ALLYSON K DUNCAN
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE5.5$191,048
CONSTANCE F GRAY
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE (RETIRED ON 12/31/2024)5.5$191,048
J TRENT JONES
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE5.5$191,048
CHARLES C LUCAS III
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE/CHAIR10$191,048
CLARENCE G NEWSOME
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE5.5$191,048
MINOR M SHAW
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE5.5$191,048
JEAN G SPAULDING
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE/VICE-CHAIR5.5$191,048
JUDY WOODRUFF
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE5.5$191,048
KENNETH D WEEKS JR
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE (RETIRED ON 5/31/2024)5.5$79,603
CAMMIE R HAUPTFUHRER
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE (ELECTED ON 10/08/2024)5.5$47,762
SEE STMT 19 PART VII EXPLANATION
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
N/A0$0
990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2023: 25 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
RHETT N MABRY
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
PRESIDENT40$706,831$267,045
KAREN H ROGERS
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
CFO, TREASURER AND SEC.40$406,047$88,487
SUSAN L MCCONNELL
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
VP & DIR. OF HUMAN RESOURCES40$404,512$59,342
K TODD WALKER
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 282022706
DIR. OF INVESTMENTS
Highest-paid employee
40$395,458$81,585
WILLIAM F BACON
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
VP & DIRECTOR OF EVALUATION40$377,458$86,932
PHILLIP REDMOND JR
800 E MOREHEAD ST, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
DIR. OF CHILD CARE &
Highest-paid employee
40$346,619$57,631
ROBERT WEBB
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 282022706
DIR. OF RURAL CHURCH
Highest-paid employee
40$344,799$57,905
LINWOOD HOLLOWELL
800 E MOREHEAD ST, CHARLOTTE, NC 282022706
DIR. OF HEALTH CARE
Highest-paid employee
40$341,272$71,857
MEKA SALES
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 282022706
DIR. OF SPECIAL INIT
Highest-paid employee
40$327,959$75,134
WILLIAM BARNET III
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE5.5$183,495$0
DENNIS M CAMPBELL
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE/VICE-CHAIR5.5$183,495$0
JOHN FAV CECIL
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE5.5$183,495$0
RAVENEL B CURRY III
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE5.5$183,495$0
PAMELA DAVIES
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE5.5$183,495$0
HARRIS E DELOACH JR
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE5.5$183,495$0
ALLYSON K DUNCAN
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE5.5$183,495$0
CONSTANCE F GRAY
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE5.5$183,495$0
J TRENT JONES
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE5.5$183,495$0
CHARLES C LUCAS III
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE/CHAIR10$183,495$0
CLARENCE G NEWSOME
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE5.5$183,495$0
MINOR M SHAW
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE5.5$183,495$0
JEAN G SPAULDING
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE/VICE-CHAIR5.5$183,495$0
KENNETH D WEEKS JR
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE5.5$183,495$0
JUDY WOODRUFF
800 EAST MOREHEAD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
TRUSTEE5.5$183,495$0
SEE STMT 20 PART VII EXPLANATION
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
N/A0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
800 E MOREHEAD ST, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202-2706
In care of
% KAREN H ROGERS TREASURER
Signed the 990-PF
KAREN H ROGERS, CFO/TREASURER
Phone
(704) 376-0291
Return prepared by
GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990-PF. Private foundations file every year. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990-PF on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990-PF on file

IRS record

EIN
56-0529965
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Private foundation, 30% limit
Exempt since
1938
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990-PF
Assets (IRS master file)
$3,567,263,777
Income (IRS master file)
$1,721,841,340

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-PFDecember 2024$370,592,635$301,842,921$3,567,263,777IRS
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2023$142,024,971$254,434,115$3,502,993,986XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2022–––IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990-PFDecember 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 56-0529965).

Questions about DUKE ENDOWMENT

What is the EIN of DUKE ENDOWMENT?
The employer identification number (EIN) of DUKE ENDOWMENT is 56-0529965.
Is DUKE ENDOWMENT tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1938.
Are donations to DUKE ENDOWMENT tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Private foundation, 30% limit).
Which annual return does DUKE ENDOWMENT file?
Form 990-PF. Private foundations file every year.
When is the next return of DUKE ENDOWMENT due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did DUKE ENDOWMENT last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-PF for the year ended December 2024.
Who are the officers and directors of DUKE ENDOWMENT?
The 990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 26 people; 25 received compensation from the organization, the highest $731,243 (RHETT N MABRY, PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does DUKE ENDOWMENT have?
On its 990-PF for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $370,592,635, expenses of $301,842,921 and total assets of $3,567,263,777 at year end.

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