Open Foundations · New York

Carnegie Corporation of New York

New York, New York · EIN 131628151. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $173.5M across 590 grants in 2024, a median of $225K each.

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$173.5M
paid in 2024
590
grants paid
$225K
median grant
19%
to first-time recipients
$4.8B
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
Nicole Howe-Buggs
Address
c/o of Carnegie Corp of NY 437 Madi, New York, NY, 10022
Phone
2123713200
Form the request should take
The charter of the Carnegie Corporation of New York ("Carnegie") provides that all funds are to be used to promote "the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding." Grants must be broadly education in nature, but need not be limited to the formal educational systems or institutions. Carnegie's policy is to select a few areas in which to concentrate its grants over a period of years. Only proposals presented in Carnegie's format will be considered for funding. Grantseekers who would like to make a request for funding are encouraged to submit a letter of inquiry. Carnegie's letters of inquiry can be found on its grants portal: https://carnegie.fluxx.io. If the project described in the letter fits Carnegie guidelines, the sender will be contacted and asked to submit a proposal in Carnegie's format. A request to submit a proposal is not an indication of an intention or commitment to award a grant.
Submission deadline
Carnegie accepts and requests for funding at all times of the year with no deadlines.
Restrictions on awards
Carnegie currently operates grant programs in four broad areas; Education, International Peace and Security, International Development, and Strengthening U.S. Democracy. It does not make grants for construction, maintenance of facilities or endowments, and does not make program-related investments. It does not generally make grants to individuals or to local or regional community service organizations and usually considers only projects that have the potential for national or international impact. Questions can be addressed to Nicole Howe-Buggs, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202641769349100209. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

andrew fellowfinalcoreone-timeresearchpolicy

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 590 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Neo PhilanthropyNY$2,166,700For core support of Four Freedoms Fund, a donor collaborative on immigrant civic integration at the state level
2International Rescue Committee IncNY$2,000,000As a one-time only grant in support of humanitarian assistance in Sudan
3National Center for Civic InnovationNY$2,000,000As a final core support grant to OpenSciEd
4Social Science Research CouncilNY$2,000,000For support of the African Peacebuilding Network and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Program
5Neo PhilanthropyNY$1,750,000For core support of the State Infrastructure Fund, a donor collaborative focused on nonpartisan voter engagement and voting rights
6Common Sense MediaCA$1,550,000For project support for digital citizenship resources, library pilot, and annual summit sponsorship
7Us Chamber of Commerce FoundationDC$1,500,000For project support to expand the National Civics Bee Competition
8Bard CollegeNY$1,200,000For support for the expansion of Bard High School Early Colleges in New York City
9Institute of International Education IncNY$1,200,000For the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program
10The Institute for Citizens & ScholarsNJ$1,195,800For a project to support the Civic Spring Fellowship to address a significant civic participation opportunity gap nationwide
11Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNY$1,185,873For the dissemination of the Corporation's work
12President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeMA$1,170,000For support of an initiative to reinvigorate civic education in America
13Newschools Venture FundCA$1,167,000As a one-time grant for project support of the priorities enumerated in the FY2024-2026 strategic plan
14Charter Fund IncCO$1,166,700For one time support of Fund IV and Fund V
15National Education Opportunity NetworkNY$1,166,700For support to expand National Education Equity Lab's model to serve an additional 26,000 additional high school students over three years

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2019636$163.2M
2020542$122.0M
2021659$158.6M
2022571$147.2M
2023526$148.2M
2024590$173.5M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
New York23%
District of Columbia22%
??12%
Massachusetts9%
California8%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Ann Claire Williams See Stmt 21TRUSTEE · 2020
Anne TatlockTRUSTEE · 2020
Bonnie Rivers Until 1821ASSOC CORP SEC/DIR, GRANTS & REC MGMT · 2020
Caroline KennedyTRUSTEE · 2020
Deana ArsenianVP INT'L PROGRAM DIR, RUSSIA & EURASIA · 2020
Janet RobinsonTRUSTEE · 2020
Jared L CohonTRUSTEE · 2020
Jean-marie GuehennoTRUSTEE · 2020
John J DegioiaTRUSTEE · 2020
Judy WoodruffTRUSTEE · 2020
Kevin ConwayTRUSTEE · 2020
Kim Lew Until 10232020VP & CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER · 2020
Kurt Schmoke See Stmt 21TRUSTEE · 2020
Laverne SrinivasanVP, NAT'L PROGRAM & PROGRAM DIR. EDU · 2020
Leymah GboweeTRUSTEE · 2020
Lionel BarberTRUSTEE · 2020
Lloyd J Austin Resigned 12221TRUSTEE · 2020
Louise RichardsonTRUSTEE · 2020
Marcia McnuttTRUSTEE · 2020
Maria Elena LagomasinoTRUSTEE · 2020

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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