Carnegie Corporation of New York



Carnegie Corporation of New York was founded by a steel baron-turned-philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in November 1911. During that time, the Corporation was the largest single philanthropic trust that had ever been established.


The vision of the Corporation is to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding.


They aim to benefit the people of the United States. Their goal is doing real and permanent good in this world and deemed that its efforts should create ladders on which the aspiring can rise.

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Recent News from Carnegie Corporation of New York


Major New Philanthropic Commitments Back Education Amid Global Conflict and Pressure on ...
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York

The Andrew Carnegie Foundation, the El-Erian Family Foundation and Coefficient Giving employ innovative financing approaches with Theirworld for children and young people.The commitments, totalling...more

IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Celebrates Major Milestones in African Philanthropy Initiative
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York

The Andrew Carnegie Foundation, the El-Erian Family Foundation and Coefficient Giving employ innovative financing approaches with Theirworld for children and young people.The commitments, totalling...more

People in the News (01/11/2026): Appointments, Promotions, Obituaries
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Kettering Foundation

The American Bird Conservancy has announced the election of MARIBEL GUEVARA as chair of its board of directors.Martinez was promoted to the role of Maryland partnerships and strategy director after...more

People in the News (11/16/2025): appointments, promotions, obituaries
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York, Surdna Foundation

The American Bird Conservancy has announced the election of MARIBEL GUEVARA as chair of its board of directors.Martinez was promoted to the role of Maryland partnerships and strategy director after...more

Libraries : Our Work | Carnegie Corporation of New York
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York

The American Bird Conservancy has announced the election of MARIBEL GUEVARA as chair of its board of directors.Martinez was promoted to the role of Maryland partnerships and strategy director after...more

Here's What We Know About Meghan Markle's Giving
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York, MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Ford Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Simons Foundation

Archewell's work spans a range of issue areas that mostly track with Meghan's charitable interests before her marriage.Meghan served as patron to four organizations: the National Theatre, the...more

Asia's rich donate through companies, not mega-foundations - Fortune
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York, Rockefeller Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies

Archewell's work spans a range of issue areas that mostly track with Meghan's charitable interests before her marriage.Meghan served as patron to four organizations: the National Theatre, the...more

Carnegie Reporter Magazine Highlights the Power of Local Leadership
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York

Archewell's work spans a range of issue areas that mostly track with Meghan's charitable interests before her marriage.Meghan served as patron to four organizations: the National Theatre, the...more

Abhijit Banerjee : Awards
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York

Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, his research partner and wife, and colleague Michael Kremer received the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for their experimental...more

Homa Naficy : Awards
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York

Whenoma Naficy arrived in Hartford, Conn., from Paris as an 18-year-old in the 1990s, she had no idea she'd become a US citizen a decade later. But her path to citizenship wasn't an easy one, she...more



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