Duke Health Development and Alumni Affairs

What Duke Health Development and Alumni Affairs does

Duke Health Development and Alumni Affairs (DHDAA) is the centralized 501(c)(3) fundraising arm of Duke Health, headquartered at 300 W. Morgan Street, Suite 1000, Durham, North Carolina. Founded in 1924 and operating with a 64-person professional staff, DHDAA secures philanthropic support for the Duke University School of Medicine, the Duke University School of Nursing, the Duke University Health System, and named centers including the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Children's, Duke Eye Center, and Duke Heart. Donor cultivation is executed through a layered structure of gift officers, Executive Directors, Senior Directors, and AVPs led by VP Stacy Waters, with volunteer programs spanning 30+ Duke Health facilities and event-driven engagement such as Thank-A-Thon.

DHDAA operates a portfolio of giving vehicles that covers the full philanthropic spectrum: online giving, planned giving, endowment giving, corporate giving, foundation giving, tribute giving, and employee giving (including the MADE FOR THIS campaign). International donors are served through the Duke UK Trust Limited and participation in the Transnational Giving Europe network, which enable tax-efficient cross-border contributions from the United Kingdom and the European Union. On the technology side, DHDAA runs a donor management and fundraising technology platform with Salesforce as a confirmed component supporting gift processing, prospect tracking, and stewardship workflows.

The business model is non-profit philanthropy rather than fee-for-service revenue: DHDAA has no customers in the commercial sense and instead converts contributions from individuals, alumni, grateful patients, corporations, and private/family foundations into programmatic funding for Duke Health. Recent gift magnitude profile — a $30M Pritzker Children's Initiative grant, an $11.45M Nanaline H. Duke Fund physician-scientist award, a $3M Ramakrishnan gift, and a $250K Schlichting gift — indicates transformational giving activity alongside a broad-based small-dollar pipeline (tiers starting at $25). Programmatic funds are directed into initiatives such as the Duke Health Cary campus expansion and the Office of Physician Scientist Development's Strong Start Award, linking donor capital directly to named institutional priorities.

Name

Duke Health Development and Alumni Affairs

Legal name

Duke Health Development and Alumni Affairs

Website

https://giving.dukehealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1924

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Duke Health Development and Alumni Affairs is the 501(c)(3) fundraising arm of Duke Health, securing philanthropic support from individuals, corporations, and foundations for the Duke University School of Medicine, School of Nursing, and Duke University Health System through domestic and international giving programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Philanthropy and Fundraising Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Trusts, Estates, and Agency Accounts (52592), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

akta.pro primary industry

Major Gifts, Planned Giving & Endowment Development (EDALAOAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Charitable Giving & Philanthropic Trust Advisory (FSAEAKAH), Corporate & Foundation Relations (Sponsorships, Grants, Partnerships) (EDALAOAE), Philanthropic & Charitable Trust Services (FSAAANAI), Corporate Foundations & CSR Grantmaking (BPAGAKAC), Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

Keywords

• Healthcare philanthropy
• Charitable fundraising
• Planned giving programs
• Donor management
• Medical school giving

Headquarters

HQ city

Durham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations and Gifts: The organization raises philanthropic support through outright gifts (cash, securities, personal property), pledges payable over 3-5 years, planned gifts (wills, trusts, retirement plans), and life income gifts (charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder unitrusts). Gifts can be designated to specific Duke Health areas or given where most needed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Duke Health Development and Alumni Affairs (DHDAA) is the centralized fundraising and philanthropic arm of Duke Health, soliciting charitable donations through an online giving portal and multiple giving vehicles (annual, planned, endowment, corporate, foundation, tribute, and employee giving) to support Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University School of Nursing, Duke University Health System, and affiliated institutes. The organization connects individual donors, corporate partners, and foundations with priority areas including the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Children's, Duke Eye Center, Duke Heart, and community health initiatives.

Product overview

Duke Health Development and Alumni Affairs (DHDAA) operates as the centralized fundraising arm of Duke Health, offering a suite of philanthropic products and services. The core offering is the Giving to Duke Health online platform, which enables secure monetary donations with options for one-time or recurring gifts, tribute giving, and fund designation. Supporting products include the employee giving campaign (MADE FOR THIS: All in for Duke Health), planned giving vehicles (wills, trusts, gift annuities), endowment programs (professorships, scholarships), and specialized giving options (corporate, foundation, tribute). Thematic funds allow donors to target specific priorities including patient care innovation, nursing excellence, and patient assistance. The organization supports Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Children's, Duke Eye Center, Duke Heart, and broader health system priorities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Giving to Duke Health Online Platform Online fundraising platform enabling donors to make secure monetary gifts to Duke Health, with options for one-time or recurring donations, tribute gifts, and designated fund allocation.
• MADE FOR THIS: All in for Duke Health (Employee Giving) Employee giving campaign enabling Duke Health team members to contribute through payroll deduction or one-time gifts to support patient care, innovation, and scholarship priorities.
• Endowment Giving Philanthropic vehicle creating perpetual funding through endowed professorships, directorships, student scholarships, postdoctoral fellowships, research funds, and operating support.
• Planned Giving Legacy giving options including wills/trusts, retirement plan beneficiary designations, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder unitrusts, and retained life estate agreements.
• Foundation Giving Partnership program connecting foundations with Duke Health's patient care, teaching, research, and community service priorities.
• Corporate Giving Corporate philanthropy program enabling companies to support Duke Health through charitable contributions aligned with business and research goals.
• Tribute Giving Memorial and honorary gift program allowing donors to honor caregivers, celebrate milestones, or remember loved ones while supporting Duke Health.
• Duke Health Greatest Need Fund Unrestricted fund supporting the most urgent needs for patient care, including interpreter services and music therapy.
• Duke Health Innovation Fund Research fund supporting breakthrough medical innovations and new treatment development at Duke Health.
• Duke Health Patient Assistance Fund Fund providing resources to help patients overcome social barriers to healthcare including food, housing, transportation, and medication costs.
• Duke Health Nursing Fund Fund supporting nursing excellence through professional development opportunities and nursing innovation programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 77% of Duke School of Medicine students receive financial aid through donor support
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Transnational Giving EuropeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership enabling donors in participating European countries to direct gifts to Duke University through Duke's UK-registered charity, expanding international giving reach.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Vanderbilt University Medical Center Development: The fundraising arm of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, supporting the academic medical center, School of Medicine, and research enterprise. Directly comparable as a development office for a top-tier academic medical center with similar gift planning, grateful patient, and capital campaign programs.
• Stanford Medicine Development: Stanford University's development program supporting the School of Medicine, Stanford Health Care, and Stanford Children's Health. Comparable in scope, structure, and donor base; both serve elite academic medical centers with major gift, planned giving, and grateful patient programs.
• Johns Hopkins Medicine Development: The development and alumni relations program for Johns Hopkins Medicine, supporting the School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and research enterprise. A direct peer as one of the largest academic medical center fundraising operations in the U.S.
• UCSF Health Development and Alumni Relations: UCSF's fundraising arm supporting the School of Medicine, UCSF Health, and Benioff Children's Hospitals. Comparable as a development office for a premier academic medical center with similar major gift, planned giving, and corporate/foundation relations programs.
• Mass General Brigham Development: Development office for the Mass General Brigham integrated health system, supporting Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard-affiliated research. A direct peer given its scale, Harvard affiliation, and similar major gift and grateful patient programs.
• Penn Medicine Development and Alumni Relations: University of Pennsylvania Health System's development office supporting the Perelman School of Medicine and clinical enterprises. Comparable as an Ivy League academic medical center development operation with endowment, planned giving, and corporate foundation programs.
• Weill Cornell Medicine Development: Development and alumni affairs for Weill Cornell Medicine, supporting the medical college and NewYork-Presbyterian affiliated programs. Comparable as a private nonprofit academic medical center development operation.
• Northwestern Memorial Foundation: Philanthropic arm of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Comparable as a development operation for a major academic medical center with similar grateful patient, corporate, and planned giving programs.
• Cedars-Sinai Development: Philanthropy program for Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a leading nonprofit academic medical center. Comparable as a development operation for a top-tier, branded medical center with strong donor stewardship and major gift programs.
• Mayo Clinic Development: Philanthropy and development program for Mayo Clinic, supporting the three-campus integrated medical center and Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine. Comparable as a top-tier academic medical center development operation with major gift, planned giving, and grateful patient programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DukeHealth?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
• Facebookfacebook.com/dukehealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/duke-medicine-development-and-alumni-affairs
• Instagraminstagram.com/dukehealth/?hl=en

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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