Duke Farms is owned by the Duke Farms Foundation established in 1998, the Foundation is part of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation whose founder was born 1912 in New York City.
Duke Farms is owned by the Duke Farms Foundation (DFF) that was established in 1998 to manage the estate. The Foundation, in turn, is part of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Doris Duke (November 22, 1912  October 28, 1993) was an American billionaire tobacco heiress, philanthropist, art collector, horticulturalist, and socialite. 
