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Private foundation (trust)EIN 136068883Est. 1958-06

THE MARY DUKE BIDDLE FOUNDATION

DURHAM, NC 27701

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$43.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.5M

FY 2024

Grants Made

51

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$29K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$3K–$275K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$3.8M

Total Expenses

$3.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.0M

Distributable Amount

$2.0M

Min. Investment Return

$2.0M

Undistributed Income

$334K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

51 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $15K to maximum $275K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $1.7M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

247 grants

DUKE UNIVERSITY
$1.6M
5 grants
DUKE UNIVERSITY TRINITY COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
$535K
2 grants
DUKE UNIVERSITY- NASHER MUSEUM OF ART
$223K
2 grants
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS FOUNDATION
$200K
3 grants
DURHAM ARTS COUNCIL INC
$150K
5 grants
AMERICAN DANCE FESTIVAL
$135K
4 grants
DUKE UNIVERSITY - OFFICE OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS - TUTORING PROGRAM IN DURHAM
$126K
1 grant
KIDZNOTES
$125K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

247 grants

<$10K
142
grants
$10–50K
86
grants
$50–250K
15
grants
$250K–1M
4
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

North Carolina
$6.2M
99% of total
New York
$58K
1% of total
Tennessee
$10K
0% of total
Maryland
$3K
0% of total

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