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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Julian Robertson Jr.: An Opportunity to Inspire

Unlike many a millionaire, Julian Robertson Jr. has been enjoying the opportunity to give away his wealth. He made his money in the finance world, where he is still regarded as a wizard of Wall Street.

Building on Carnegie’s Legacy, Lego by Lego

Scotland’s Dunfermline Learned About Dinosaurs, Engineering, and Collaboration When They Built a Dinosaur Made of 35,000 Lego Bricks

Doubling Down on a Five Cent Investment

Lucky for the hundreds of thousands of boys who followed him into one of its clubhouses, Ed chose BCNY.

Ratan Tata: Redefining Philanthropy in India

When former Indian President K. R. Narayanan bestowed the Padma Bhushan Award upon Ratan Tata for his distinguished service to the country, he eagerly mentioned that he went to university on a Tata scholarship.

Philanthropy is in the Building

A Nigerian woman follows in the footsteps of a great philanthropist after living in his childhood home.

Andrew Carnegie’s “Dinosaur Diplomacy” Continues to Inspire

Dippy, the world’s most famous dinosaur skeleton, may call Pittsburgh home, but a full-scale plaster copy of the huge beast is wowing crowds in the U.K.

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