Every Gift Tells a Story
Our philanthropic partners play a pivotal role in Duke Health’s missions, enabling us to tackle the most pressing health challenges.
Taking a Giant Leap
When facing an illness such as ALS, one in which there currently is no proven treatment to stop or reverse it, patients often look to clinical trials for options for living longer and better lives.
Duke Health COVID-19 Response Fund Receives Generous Gift
As teams throughout Duke’s hospitals, clinics, and research labs actively monitor and respond to the developing COVID-19 pandemic, Duke Health’s COVID-19 Response Fund to support the area of greatest need has received a generous gift from the Biogen Foundation.
Researchers in Duke's Global Health Institute are improving cancer care in Tanzania
Dr. Kristin Schroeder and her team in the Duke Global Health Institute have been working in Mwanza, Tanzania, to improve outcomes for children with cancer. They are finding that success is not always a matter of resources or equipment, but in finding creative ways to overcome the roadblocks that keep families from accessing cancer care.
$2.2 Million Haller Foundation Gift to Benefit Kidney Transplant Research
Haller, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, says the journey leading up to and after her adult daughter’s kidney transplant in 2017 was at times difficult—from being on dialysis to waiting for a donor, to learning to adjust to life after the transplant.
A One-Dollar Bill Leads to Almost $20,000 for Pancreatic Cancer Research
A one-dollar bill started it all. In 2011, John and Andrea Pitera had just opened Mojo’s on the Harbor. Brooke Williams, their very first customer, paid in cash and signed their first dollar for good luck. He had no idea that he was starting a trend that would lead to thousands of dollars for cancer research.
Duke cancer patient grateful for treatment and support
Breast cancer survivor Monica Crooks is coming up on 5 years cancer free, and she wants donors to the Duke Cancer Institute know that she couldn't have done it without them!
Swimming Against the Odds
Duke’s lung transplant team brought Gavin Maitland back from the brink of death. Now he’s raising money to help the program save more lives.
Estate Gift Will Expand Opportunities
Pioneering cardiologist Richard A. Schatz, MD’77, recently established two endowments to help Duke give new generations of students the same chance it gave him.
Complex Care
Special program offers support, better-integrated care for children with medical complexity.
Coming Into His Own
Frankie Antonelli, a young man with Down syndrome, has overcome many challenges to become a college student.
