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August 2022: Announcement of the 2022 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Honorees
October 13, 2022: Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Ceremony in New York City

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

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Great Scots

Carnegie Pride on Display at New York’s Tartan Day Festivities

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One Life, Threatened by Chronic Kidney Disease

Ignacio Holtz has helped save the lives of 500 people suffering from chronic kidney disease in the U.S. and Mexico.

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Shelby White: Giving with Passion

Shelby White has elevated philanthropy to an art form, with both style and substance in all her decisions. Frankly, she is very good at giving money away.

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When an “encore” career leads to a second act of giving

Elissa Garr’s passion for education leads to a second act helping foster children grow.

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Sir Tom Hunter: Scottish Tradition of Giving

Author and Scotsman Robert Louis Stevenson is quoted as saying, “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.”

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Bringing Sesame Street to Life

The beginning of the iconic children’s program Sesame Street can be traced to an apartment in Manhattan’s Gramercy Park.

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