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.
The Museum of American Finance will open an exhibit on Andrew Carnegie's life and work, with a spotlight on his love of Scotland, his business life and his philanthropic activities presented in...more
The Illinois-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation gave $695000 to the World Wildlife Fund Canada and $300000 to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. The purpose...more
Motorola Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Motorola, has joined Change the Equation (CTEq), an initiative led by corporations where they cultivate widespread literacy in Science, Technology,...more
The Cordoba Initiative and the American Society for Muslim Advancement has received funding from the mainstream American foundations that bankroll countless apolitical organizations.
The Carnegie...more
Emmett D. Carson, the CEO of Silicon Valley Community Foundatin, published a column on the Chronicle of Philanthropy addressing the new Florida Law on disclosing certain demographic data about board...more
Glass Pockets is a nonprofit that catalogs foundations' online transparency and accountability practices. They have identified 23 practices so far where they can base their evaluation on the...more
Philanthropic efforts are known to influence the overhaul of the health care system. However, it is less known to the public that it plays a role in producing a nuclear arms-control treaty between...more
Several Foundations are offering upto half a billion dollars to match federal grants that encourage education reform which will take the pressure off schools scrambling to find matching dollars they...more
A coalition of 12 foundations have offered up to $500 million to match federal grants that support educational reform.
One of the components of this effort is an internet portal that will allow...more
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's National Office has listed companies with matching grant programs for those who are seeking grants.
Among the companies listed are: 20th Century Insurance...more
In the world of social enterprises, failure is a cringe-worthy moment nobody wants to talk about. But, social entrepreneurs can benefit from their failures.