Philanthropists with Big Impact

Giving that is hands-on, savvy, proactive, transformational

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2019 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Honorees

Earhart, Anne G.

Hobson, Mellody and George Lucas

Kravis, Marie-Josée and Henry R.

Mandel, Morton L.

Smith, Robert F.

Tow, Leonard

Wood KT GBE, Sir Ian

About the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy

Stories About the World of Giving

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A Librarian’s Commitment to Young Life in California

A librarian in California helps delinquent boys become bookworms.

A Celebration of Heroes in Pittsburgh

The four Pittsburgh-based Carnegie institutions came together recently in the Steel City to mark a special milestone in the history of civilian acts of heroism.

Betty & Gordon Moore: The Moores’ Law of Giving

Gordon Moore’s impact in Silicon Valley is impossible to overstate, and his success has brought him greater wealth than he could ever have imagined.

Mei Hing Chak: China’s First Lady of Philanthropy

Mei Hing Chak has seen incredible success in her life, often after pushing against the traditional way of doing things.

Andrew Carnegie’s Transatlantic Legacy

The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace continues Andrew Carnegie’s core mission: seeking collaboration, understanding, and engagement to prevent war and enhance prospects for global concord.

Jeff Skoll: A Philanthropist for the Connected Generation

There is a new type of philanthropist on the scene. Thanks to the fortunes made in Silicon Valley, there is a fresh crop of billionaires who are eager to, in tech-parlance, disrupt the current system.

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