Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
News
Doris Duke Going Green:
Joan Spero, President, and Andrew Bowman, Climate Change Initiative Director, Broach the Battle Against
Global Warming
Feature in NYRAG Memo
(143 KB PDF)
April 2008
DDCF Awards $13 Million Grant to Accelerate the Conservation of Wildlife Habitat in the West
Press Release (676 KB PDF)
March 18, 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.