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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1939.
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Where the money goes
86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
63 people listed on the 990; $38.3M paid to officers and key staff.
Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Coach
$12,507,340Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Investment Officer
$3,354,282Pt VII · Sec A
Coach
$2,809,635Pt VII · Sec A
Chancellor Health Affairs
$1,996,038Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Global Health Institute
$1,498,704Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee/President
$1,476,476Pt VII · Sec A
VP & Director of Athletics
$1,331,640Pt VII · Sec A
Investment Manager
$1,260,985Pt VII · Sec A
Chancellor Emeritus & Chief of Rheumatology
$1,259,400Pt VII · Sec A
Investment Manager
$1,185,112Pt VII · Sec A
Investment Manager
$1,040,958Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Vice President
$926,945Pt VII · Sec A
Provost
$867,522Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Vice President
$826,579Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chan. for Health Affairs & Dean of Som
$728,276Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Vice Provost Fin & Admin
$676,144Pt VII · Sec A
VP & University Counsel
$663,657Pt VII · Sec A
Dean, College of a & S
$571,163Pt VII · Sec A
Former Officer
$509,632Pt VII · Sec A
Exec Vice Dean of Admin, Som
$456,156Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Finance & Treasurer
$442,002Pt VII · Sec A
Associate VP of Facilities
$422,250Pt VII · Sec A
Former Key Employee
$394,016Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Treasurer
$322,992Pt VII · Sec A
Former Key Employee
$308,124Pt VII · Sec A
University Secretary
$276,735Pt VII · Sec A
Former Key Employee
$148,903Pt VII · Sec A
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Neal F Triplett’s $4.9M as Chief Investment Officer is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 674 $100M+ education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael W Krzyzewski | — | — | $8,364,652 | $6,409,991 | $12,507,340 | $6,331,096 |
| Neal F Triplett | $4,885,718 | $4,539,339 | $4,191,717 | $2,842,965 | $3,354,282 | — |
| David N Cutcliffe | — | — | $4,334,560 | $2,907,206 | $2,809,635 | $2,848,237 |
| Manuel Diaz | $4,171,974 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Elko | — | $3,816,742 | $3,843,212 | — | — | — |
| A Eugene Washington MD | — | $3,135,552 | $3,142,252 | $2,678,662 | $1,996,038 | $2,555,301 |
| Neal Triplett | — | — | — | — | — | $3,059,765 |
| Jennifer Francis | $2,935,454 | $980,832 | $944,968 | $739,504 | $676,144 | $613,759 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
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Questions the 990 asks
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- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Provides superior liberal education, prepares future professionals, advances scientific research, and delivers healthcare services to promote global health and alleviate suffering.
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3 programs · $2.8B · in their own filed words · FY2020
01
Duke university confers undergraduate, graduate, and professionaldegrees to approximately 5,671 students annually
$1.5Bprogram expense
02
Duke university engages in world-renowned research worksponsored by numerous federal, state, local agencies, and private grants
$974.6Mprogram expense
03
Duke university auxiliary enterprises provide supportservices to the duke university community
$322.7Mprogram expense
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Charles a Cannon Charitable Trust No 3FY2025$593K
The Luce-Fahey Family FoundationFY2025$500K
Child Trends IncorporatedFY2025$292K
Alexs Lemonade Stand FoundationFY2025$283K
Hispanic Scholarship FundFY2025$263K
The Ayco Charitable FoundationFY2025$247K
Tyler's Hope for Dystonia Cure INCFY2025$215K
Total grants receivedfrom 74 funders$5.4M
Grants paid · 648 grants · $2.0B · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$185,814,815
Unitemized GrantFY2024$141,665,354
Unitemized GrantFY2024$103,571,865
Unitemized GrantFY2024$37,812,717
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute INCMA · FY2024$344,591
The Pacific Pediatric Neuro-Oncolog Consortium FoundationCA · FY2024$328,453
Durham Technical Community CollegeFY2024$283,004
Mass General Brigham IncorporatedMA · FY2024$280,000
The Emily Krzyzewski Family LifeNC · FY2024$212,000
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityCA · FY2024$202,591
Habitat for Humanity of Durham INCNC · FY2024$165,000
Solar Freeze INCMD · FY2024$150,000
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNC · FY2024$126,116
Research for a Stronger America INCDC · FY2024$105,000
Caring House INCNC · FY2024$103,000
Research Triangle Foundation of North CarolinaNC · FY2024$100,000
National Humanities CenterNC · FY2024$100,000
NC State UniversityFY2024$96,086
By the numbers
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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.7B
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$1.9B
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6B
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0B
Money outPt IX
$3.3B
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.8B
Managementcol C$423.4M
Fundraisingcol D$50.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$16.5B
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$324.3M
Total assetsLn 16$21.4B
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.9B
PeoplePt VI, VII
63
listed · VII A
PaidVII A27
Voting boardVI 1a37
IndependentVI 1b35
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6B
Government grantsLn 1e$810.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$68.8M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0B
Investment incomeLn 3$1.9B
Other incomeLn 4–11$87.8M
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.83B
Total revenueLn 12$4.7B
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$324.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$324.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$15.60B
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.79B
Other assetsLn 15$1.93B
Total assetsLn 16$21.4B
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.9B
Net assetsLn 32$16.5B
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532,100
VolunteersI 615,837
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $156.5M | $324.3M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $10.63B | $15.60B |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $2.83B | $2.79B |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $15.81B | $21.42B |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $4.93B | $4.87B |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $10.88B | $16.55B |
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $109.1M | $109.1M | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $283.1M | $283.1M | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $5.7M | $5.7M | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $20.5M | $1.2M | $18.2M | $1.1M |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $2.2M | $2.1M | $155K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $1.46B | $1.25B | $175.4M | $36.7M |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $63.2M | $53.3M | $8.3M | $1.6M |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $167.0M | $99.0M | $65.7M | $2.3M |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $101.8M | $85.9M | $13.3M | $2.6M |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $31.1M | $2.5M | $28.6M | $25K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $680K | $20K | $659K | |
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $651K | $651K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $26.7M | $26.7M | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $139.3M | $114.0M | $24.6M | $799K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $4.5M | $3.0M | $1.1M | $384K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $116.7M | $109.5M | $6.2M | $1.1M |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $32.4M | $20.2M | $11.9M | $294K |
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $56.0M | $22.0M | $34.0M | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $101.1M | $85.3M | $15.6M | $268K |
| TravelLn 17 | $3.0M | $2.9M | $119K | $9K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $7.5M | $6.1M | $1.2M | $207K |
| InterestLn 20 | $82.8M | $47.6M | $35.1M | $14K |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $276.8M | $270.1M | $6.6M | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $7.2M | $4.0M | $3.1M | $11K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $230.3M | $228.2M | $1.5M | $571K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | −$56.1M | −$2.8M | −$54.7M | $1.4M |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $3.27B | $2.80B | $423.4M | $50.0M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $4.8B | $4.4B | $404.3M | $17.5B | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $4.5B | $4.1B | $335.8M | $16.6B | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $3.7B | $3.8B | −$93.1M | $15.8B | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $4.6B | $3.6B | $980.1M | $16.2B | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 Viewing | $4.7B | $3.3B | $1.4B | $16.5B | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $3.2B | $3.4B | −$218.1M | $10.9B | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
III · Programs
R · Related orgs
G · Fundraising
L · Interested persons
I · Grants
A · Public support
F · Foreign
M · Noncash
J · Pay
O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,700,604,083 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,566,915,508$1,644,602,647
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,147,304,702$1,035,370,777
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $400,112,010$1,932,848,147
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $80,157,081$87,782,512
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,194,489,301$4,700,604,083
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $410,790,460$397,888,751
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,869,620,556$1,812,055,884
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $716,793$651,165
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,131,466,816$1,059,962,353
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,412,594,625$3,270,558,153
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$218,105,324$1,430,045,930
Part VI · Governance 35 of 37 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body37
VI-1b Independent voting members35
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,700,604,083 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $96,648,421 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,720,091
VIII-1d Related organizations$126,439,312
VIII-1e Government grants$810,673,743
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$704,769,501
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$68,767,856
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,644,602,647
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $955,582,756$955,582,756
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $2,096 · Excluded from tax $106,976,347$106,978,443
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $55,235,424$55,235,424
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$3,042,020−$3,042,020
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,825,869,704$1,825,869,704
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$370,236−$370,236
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $19,098,944$19,098,944
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,071,330,121 · Unrelated business $2,096 · Excluded from tax $1,984,669,219$4,700,604,083
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,270,558,153 across 26 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $109,054,122$109,054,122
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $283,094,718$283,094,718
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $5,739,911$5,739,911
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,179,802 · Management $18,152,547 · Fundraising $1,132,139$20,464,488
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $2,069,576 · Management $154,716$2,224,292
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,245,253,880 · Management $175,447,411 · Fundraising $36,683,002$1,457,384,293
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $53,335,303 · Management $8,269,627 · Fundraising $1,618,520$63,223,450
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $99,021,029 · Management $65,681,504 · Fundraising $2,274,341$166,976,874
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $85,863,706 · Management $13,313,149 · Fundraising $2,605,632$101,782,487
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,500,633 · Management $28,595,992 · Fundraising $25,123$31,121,748
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $20,387 · Management $659,201$679,588
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $651,165$651,165
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $26,655,118$26,655,118
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $113,961,445 · Management $24,556,937 · Fundraising $798,792$139,317,174
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,979,087 · Management $1,122,990 · Fundraising $384,240$4,486,317
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $109,462,991 · Management $6,209,289 · Fundraising $1,050,820$116,723,100
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,220,066 · Management $11,933,360 · Fundraising $293,574$32,447,000
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $21,965,167 · Management $33,988,900$55,954,067
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $85,284,952 · Management $15,567,236 · Fundraising $267,757$101,119,945
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,907,908 · Management $118,731 · Fundraising $8,833$3,035,472
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,084,198 · Management $1,217,208 · Fundraising $206,699$7,508,105
IX-20 InterestPrograms $47,633,742 · Management $35,126,867 · Fundraising $13,904$82,774,513
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $270,112,930 · Management $6,642,121$276,755,051
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,023,676 · Management $3,148,505 · Fundraising $10,689$7,182,870
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $228,220,885 · Management $1,489,381 · Fundraising $571,152$230,281,418
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$2,839,547 · Management −$54,672,731 · Fundraising $1,433,145−$56,079,133
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,797,150,567 · Management $423,378,059 · Fundraising $50,029,527$3,270,558,153
Part X · Balance sheet $21,418,812,041 assets, 20 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $21,495,475; see the IRS return.
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $156,470,790$324,297,393
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $413,677,298$445,871,185
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $137,527,777$145,553,638
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $21,795,905$19,412,502
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $32,187,814$138,384,778
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,828,191,992$2,792,287,888
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,327,892,252$3,558,775,861
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $8,305,702,938$12,045,521,709
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,558,676,079$1,927,211,612
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,807,758,924$21,418,812,041
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $419,434,892$533,292,574
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $214,968,354$222,308,013
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $379,845,000$371,845,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $2,335,827,327$2,290,820,284
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,571,255,393$1,447,414,942
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,926,319,700$4,868,988,740
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,517,317,546$7,112,788,416
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,364,121,678$9,437,034,885
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,881,439,224$16,549,823,301
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,807,758,924$21,418,812,041
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,549,823,301 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,700,604,083
XI-2 Total expenses$3,270,558,153
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,430,045,930
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,881,439,224
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,371,502,961
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$866,835,186
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$16,549,823,301
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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