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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Fostering Wanderlust in the Windy City

Jahmal is helping students expand their world view, one bus trip at a time.

Pam & Pierre Omidyar: Philanthropists for the 21st Century

While they may not be particularly ostentatious about it, Pam and Pierre Omidyar are voracious when it comes to their approach to philanthropy.

A Great-Grandmother, A Great Giver

Rather than sending Mother’s Day cards to her friends and family, this #GivingHero gave support in their names to strengthen the bond between mothers and their newborns.

Grief, Growth & Giving Back

After losing both their parents, Auston and Melessa channeled their grief toward giving; they they distributed ~150 grief kits made by Sesame Workshop to help children like them learn to cope with the loss of a parent.

Pathbreaker: Charting Andrew Carnegie’s Life and Legacy in the Hall That He Built

A new exhibition follows the remarkable journey of the young factory boy who used his prodigious gifts to become the most prominent philanthropist of his time

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.

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