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


The World Is Getting More Dangerous. What Are Peace and Security Funders Trying to Do About ...
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York, MacArthur Foundation, Open Society Foundations

At Inside Philanthropy, we've reported on a number of cases where foundations have had an important impact on peace and security issues—most notably, by supporting the informal, so-called Track II...more

Blood Test IDs High-Risk Patients Before TB Onset
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York

The study was supported by Bill & Melinda Foundation grants, the National Institutes of Health, and the South African Medical Research Council. Suliman one coauthor report support from the...more

TIAA Celebrates Centennial with $1 Million in Grants Honoring Difference Makers in the Nonprofit ...
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York

... a positive impact for decades through its purpose-driven business, investing and corporate philanthropy – to celebrate its centennial,” said Laila Ali. ... In the early 20th century, when...more

A Science Funder Zeroes In On a Critical Question: How Do Teachers Learn and Change?
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York

For years the James S. McDonnell Foundation has been known for its work funding scientific research on cognition and the human brain. That's starting to change as the foundation works to bring what...more

Support by Education Funders for Family Engagement Is Growing. Why Is That?
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York

Carnegie found that many funders were new to the field. Of the foundations funding in this area, 45 percent had started supporting family engagement in the last five years. For a long time, family...more

Andrew Carnegie, steel industrialist
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York

Carnegie devoted the remainder of his life to large-scale philanthropy, with special emphasis on local libraries, world peace, education, and scientific research. With the fortune he made from...more

Evan Stone: DeVos Must Listen to Teachers And Support Students, Not Suspend Them
Foundation: Gates Foundation, California Community Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Walton Family Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies

Disclosure: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, the California Community Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, the...more

New endowment fund established to benefit local library
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York, Daviess County Community Foundation, Knox County Community Foundation

The Daviess County Community Foundation was recently selected to manage and administer a fund to support the charitable, educational or other exempt purposes for Washington Carnegie Public Library....more

Featured Video: How to Protect Donor Intent
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York, Rockefeller Foundation

Believe it or not, much of that cash was originally meant for conservatives. Many of the wealthiest nonprofits, like the Rockefeller Foundation or the Carnegie Corporation of New York, were created...more

Carnegie grant fuels Tulane efforts to send more public school grads to college
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York

The Cowen Institute will use a $500,000 grant from philanthropic foundation Carnegie Corporation of New York to launch a new research initiative aimed at helping more New Orleans public school...more



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