The Durham Library Foundation Board of Directors has developed investment strategies to maximize restricted gifts for long-term benefits to the library. As of June 30, 2021, the Foundation had over 5 million dollars under management. Investment income provides money for library projects and programs not available in the county budget.
Humanities
- NEH Humanities Endowment
- Semans Humanities Endowment
- C. M. Herndon Humanities Endowment
- BP-Family Fare Humanities Endowment Fund
- E.T. Rollins, Jr. and Frances P. Rollins Humanities Endowment
Teens
- The Andrew Goodridge Memorial Endowment Fund
- Dale Gaddis Endowment Fund for Youth Services
Children
- GSK Literacy Endowment
- Timmins Endowment for Summer Reading
- Friends of the Durham Library (Youth 1-18)
- Kiwanis Endowment for Children’s Programs
Collections
- Mary Louise Vincent Back Memorial Endowment
- Barada-Noell Family Endowment for Large Print Books and Audio Books
- Friends of the Durham Library (EZ Readers)
- Fox Family Foundation Endowment
- Odile Alloin Gould Endowment for Children’s Literacy
- The Jonathan Henderson Memorial Endowment
Special Collections
- The Willis P. and Leona P. Whichard Endowment for the North Carolina Collection
Outreach/Bookmobile
- Merle D. Umstead Endowment Fund for Outreach