Impact

IMPACT

FORGING THE FUTURE

Partners in Peace

Carnegie Corporation of New York Recognized for Longstanding Support of the Sesame Workshop, Tenement Museum, and Institute for International Education

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FORGING THE FUTURE

Peering Through the Window

The ceremonial activities performed on a long summer day in Andrew Carnegie’s hometown of Dunfermline, Scotland were 106 years in the making.

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Great Scots

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

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Forging the Future: Andrew Carnegie’s Legacy, 100 Years Later and into the Next Century

The Carnegie family of institutions looks forward to the next century and considers how we must forge the future to sustain our founder’s vision in a new world.

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GIVING HERO

Small Gift, Big Giver

Of all the donations Vartan Gregorian has received in his years of serving great institutions, one stands out in his memory.

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GIVING HERO

Family Acceptance, Love and Giving

After learning herself, Joanne is teaching love and acceptance for LBGTQ youth.

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Guns, Grief, and Giving

Davidson and Davidchen Joseph were biking to karate practice, but tragically, only one of them would make it there alive.

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One Woman Creates a Movement in Africa

Fiona was the first in her family to finish high school and continue on to university. Now she leads a pan-African network of rural philanthropists on track to grow to more than 130,000 women.

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THE PHILANTHROPISTS

The Haas Family: A Philadelphia Institution

Truly exceptional philanthropists are about as common as four-leaf clovers. So when you find a whole family full of givers, it is like stumbling across an entire field of the green good luck charms.

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THE PHILANTHROPISTS

The Haas Family: A Philadelphia Institution

Truly exceptional philanthropists are about as common as four-leaf clovers. So when you find a whole family full of givers, it is like stumbling across an entire field of the green good luck charms.

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Lenfest, Marguerite & H. F. “Gerry”: Finding Opportunity in Challenges

Classes, tests, applications, planning – a lot time and effort goes into preparing for college.

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The Cadbury Family: A Sweet Tradition of Giving

While the Cadbury name is all but synonymous with chocolate, the family has long placed as much emphasis on philanthropy and good works as it has on its business ventures.

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INNOVATIONS

Donating After Disasters

How to Give Responsibly After a Catastrophe

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INNOVATIONS

Geography of Giving

If you live in Utah, you are in America’s most charitable state. If you are in New England, you may be in one of the country’s less philanthropic areas.

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Uniting for a Cause

After taking office in January, President Trump quickly reinstated the “global gag rule,” a policy that prevents organizations around the world from receiving U.S. funds if their services include abortions, or even providing information about abortion.

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Donating After Disasters

After Hurricane Mitch struck Honduras in 1998, some of the donations that came in included prom dresses.

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IMPACTS

Bringing Sesame Street to Life: Carnegie’s Creation of the Groundbreaking Public Television Series

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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IMPACTS

Protecting the Right to Vote

Democracy is precious. It means everyone’s voice being heard. Sometimes, that simple concept is lost, however.

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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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Funding Journalism

ProPublica’s president, Richard Tofel, says classical music and journalism have something in common.

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