Carnegie Corporation of New York
Carnegie Corporation of New York, now the Andrew Carnegie Foundation, is a private foundation based in New York, NY. Founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1911, it supports education, democracy, and peace, with an overarching goal of reducing political polarization through grants that advance opportunity and a more peaceful world.
Carnegie Corporation of New York at a glance
In short: Carnegie Corporation of New York gave $174.4M across 591 grants in 2025 (avg $295K), top state New York. 20% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $174,390,015
- +17.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 591
- +11.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $295,076
- +4.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $225,000
- Total assets
- $4,832,583,462
- +6.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 20% first-time grantees (80 of 410, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New York (28% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation’s website says it does not accept unsolicited proposals or requests for funding; program staff identify and contact nearly all organizations it funds. The 2024 filing described a process in which grantseekers could submit a letter of inquiry in the foundation’s format, after which the foundation might request a formal proposal. The filing also said proposals had to fit its guidelines and that a request for a proposal did not indicate a commitment to award a grant. The filing listed restrictions on grants for construction, facility maintenance, endowments, and program-related investments, and said the foundation generally did not make grants to individuals or local or regional community-service organizations, usually considering projects with national or international potential.
- Review Cycle
- The 2024 filing stated that requests were accepted throughout the year with no deadlines.
- Deadline
- The 2024 filing stated that requests were accepted throughout the year with no deadlines.
- Contact
Application contact: Nicole Howe-Buggs
Mailing address: C/O Of Carnegie Corp Of Ny 437 Madi, Son Avenue, New York, NY 10022
Phone: (212) 371-3200
Email: grantsinfo@carnegie.org
Website: https://carnegie.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Carnegie Corporation of New York
Who Carnegie Corporation of New York funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Neo Philanthropy ($4.2M across 4 grants). Together the top 10 received $26.3M.
Organizations only. It also paid 33 grants to individuals ($4,541,064), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
2,919 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1,310 grants of 2,919 (45%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s website describes national and international programs. In filing year 2025, 28% of grant dollars went to recipients in New York, 21% to recipients in Washington, DC, 9% to California, and 8% to Massachusetts. The filing’s state breakdown also lists an unidentified category accounting for 13%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 591 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Carnegie Corporation of New York open to new grantees?
20%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 80 of 410 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $346K; repeat grants $432K. How we count
Medians: $285K first-time, $281K repeat.
- 58% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+7%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 93% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $123.0M (2021) to $174.4M (2025). In 2025 it made 591 grants totaling $174.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Neo Philanthropy New York, NY | For core support of Four Freedoms Fund, a donor collaborative on immigrant civic integration at the state level | $2,166,700 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc New York, NY | As a one-time only grant in support of humanitarian assistance in Sudan | $2,000,000 |
| National Center for Civic Innovation New York, NY | As a final core support grant to OpenSciEd | $2,000,000 |
| Social Science Research Council Brooklyn, NY | For support of the African Peacebuilding Network and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Program | $2,000,000 |
| Neo Philanthropy New York, NY | For core support of the State Infrastructure Fund, a donor collaborative focused on nonpartisan voter engagement and voting rights | $1,750,000 |
| Common Sense Media San Francisco, CA | For project support for digital citizenship resources, library pilot, and annual summit sponsorship | $1,550,000 |
| US Chamber of Commerce Foundation Washington, DC | For project support to expand the National Civics Bee Competition | $1,500,000 |
| Bard College AnnandaleonHudson, NY | For support for the expansion of Bard High School Early Colleges in New York City | $1,200,000 |
| Institute of International Education Inc New York, NY | For the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program | $1,200,000 |
| The Institute for Citizens & Scholars Princeton, NJ | For a project to support the Civic Spring Fellowship to address a significant civic participation opportunity gap nationwide | $1,195,800 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The IRS filing data reports the following financials by filing year. The foundation’s website separately reports an endowment of $4.9 billion as of March 2026 and a grantmaking budget of $221 million for fiscal year 2026.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,832,583,462 | $359,320,735 | $248,795,539 | $174,390,015 | 591 | $201,854,198 | $228,736,614 | $216,617,218 |
| 2024 | $4,536,407,530 | $330,095,125 | $239,728,496 | $148,904,805 | 528 | $176,957,660 | $181,730,686 | $207,304,214 |
| 2023 | $4,098,600,165 | $548,723,411 | $221,107,939 | $147,945,186 | 575 | $176,099,135 | $405,931,350 | $195,226,232 |
| 2022 | $4,065,280,317 | $553,681,783 | $225,206,147 | $162,291,563 | 680 | $189,316,890 | $518,100,030 | $209,946,858 |
| 2021 | $4,684,968,837 | $324,137,499 | $176,119,664 | $123,036,193 | 545 | — | $228,407,633 | $202,267,848 |
| 2020 | $3,564,024,289 | $254,090,060 | $205,751,488 | $165,250,841 | 645 | — | $324,256,229 | $163,563,691 |
| 2019 | $3,444,166,743 | $226,739,808 | $199,898,561 | $156,868,415 | 566 | — | $277,207,573 | $167,207,428 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Carnegie Corporation of New York reported a distributable amount of $216.6M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s founding purpose was to promote “the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding.” Its current stated goal is to reduce political polarization through support for ladders of opportunity and a more peaceful world.
Its National Program seeks to advance upward mobility and civic participation and increase trust in public institutions, elections, and government. Its International Program works to advance peace by eliminating armed conflict and supporting conditions for understanding and resolving global security challenges. Other initiatives include libraries, Great Immigrants, Great Americans, and the Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program. The Fellows Program supports scholarly research and, beginning in 2024, has funded research to understand and mitigate political polarization.
The 2025 grants show support for a range of organizations and activities. For example, Neo Philanthropy received grants for donor collaboratives focused on immigrant civic integration and voter engagement; the International Rescue Committee received support for humanitarian assistance in Sudan; and the Social Science Research Council received support for peacebuilding and social-science programs in Africa. The grantees describe their own missions: Neo Philanthropy says it connects changemakers and funders and supports movements for justice; the International Rescue Committee says it helps people affected by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and rebuild; and the Social Science Research Council says it fosters innovative research and supports new generations of social scientists.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 591 grants totaling $174,390,015. Individual grants ranged from $1,000 to $2,166,700, with a median of $225,000.
Among the largest reported grants were $2,166,700 to Neo Philanthropy for core support of the Four Freedoms Fund; $2 million to the International Rescue Committee for humanitarian assistance in Sudan; $2 million to the National Center for Civic Innovation as a final core support grant to OpenSciEd; and $2 million to the Social Science Research Council for its African Peacebuilding Network and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Program. Other large grants included $1.55 million to Common Sense Media for digital citizenship resources and related activities, and $1.5 million to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation to expand the National Civics Bee Competition.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The foundation’s website identifies Dame Louise Richardson as president and Janet L. Robinson as chair of the board of trustees. The 2025 filing lists Janet Robinson as chairman and Kurt Schmoke as vice chairman. It also lists trustees Ann Claire Williams, Astrid Tuminez, Edward Djerejian, Jean-Marie Guhenno, Kevin Conway, Leymah Roberta Gbowee, Lloyd Austin III, and Maria Elena Lagomasino. The filing notes that Lloyd Austin III began serving on June 5, 2025.
Carnegie Corporation of New York is led by Louise Richardson, President since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 11 of 24 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Louise Richardson
President
Trustee → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$1M (2024) → $1.3M (2025)
Janet Robinson
Chairman
Trustee → Vice Chairman, 2022
Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jean-Marie Guhenno
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
$15K (2021) → $12K (2025)
Leymah Roberta Gbowee
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
$9K (2021) → $11K (2025)
Astrid Tuminez
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
$6K (2024) → $11K (2025)
Michael Ignatieff
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
$9K (2024) → $12K (2025)
Ann Claire Williams
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edward P. Djerejian
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marcia McNutt
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Conway
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maria Elena Lagomasino
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Martha Minow
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Martin Baron
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Oxman
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margaret MacMillan
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Damazer
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tarek Rizk
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deana Arsenian
Vice President & International Program
Vice President, International Program, Program Director, R Russia & Eurasia → Vice President, International Program, Program Director, Russia & Eurasia, 2024
Vice President, International Program, Program Director, Russia & Eurasia → Vice President & International Program, 2025
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$376K (2019) → $116K (2025)
LaVerne Srinivasan
Vice President & National Program
Vice President, Nat'l Program & Program Director Edu → Vice President, National Program, Program Director & Education, 2022
Vice President, National Program, Program Director & Education → Vice President & National Program, 2025
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$376K (2019) → $464K (2025)
Nicole Howe-Buggs
Chief Adminstrative Officer & Corporate Secretary
Chief Administrator Officer & Corp Secretary → Chief Adminstrative Officer Corporate Secretary, 2022
Chief Adminstrative Officer Corporate Secretary → Chief Adminstrative Officer & Corporate Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$220K (2019) → $366K (2025)
William Moon
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$55K (2022) → $463K (2025)
Jon-Michael Consalvo
Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
Chief Investment Officer → Vice President & Chief Investment Officer, 2025
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$1.2M (2024) → $965K (2025)
Stephen Del Rosso
Vice President & International Program
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$408K (2025)
Kurt Schmoke
Vice Chairman
Trustee → Vice Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (30)
- Former: Lloyd Austin III (2019–2025) — Trustee · Filing note: Resigned 12221
- Former: John J DeGioa (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Lionel Barber (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Pedro Aspe (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Thomas H Kean (2019–2024) — Chairman
- Former: Mark Baumgartner (2021–2024) — Chief Investment Officer · Filing note: Started on 12220
- Former: Anne Tatlock (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jared L. Cohon (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Judy Woodruff (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Louise Richardson President (2023)
- Former: Louise Richardson Trustee (2023)
- Former: Caroline Kennedy (2019–2022) — Trustee · Filing note: Resigned 5922
- Former: Robert Seman (2019–2022) — Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Kim Lew (2019–2021) — Vice President & Chief Investment Officer · Filing note: Until 10/23/2020
- Former: Vartan Gregorian See Stmt (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Ann Claire Williams See Stmt (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Bonnie Rivers (2021) — Associate Corp Secretary, Director, Grants & Rec Management · Filing note: Until 1821
- Former: Kurt Schmoke See Stmt (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Martin Baron See Stmt (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Ellen Bloom (2019–2020) — Vice President Chief Administrator Officer & Corp. Secretary · Filing note: Retired 123119
- Former: Bonnie Rivers Promoted (2020) — Associate Corp Secretary, Director, Grants & Rec Management
- Former: Caroline Kennedy See Stmt (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Edward P. Djerejian See Stmt (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Jean-Marie Guehenno See Stmt (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Leymah Gbowee See Stmt (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Martha Minow See Stmt (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Nicole Howe-Buggs Promoted (2020) — Chief Administrator Officer & Corp Secretary
- Former: Kevin Conway See Stmt (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Maria Elena Lagomasino See Stmt (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Stephen A. Oxman See Stmt (2019) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1.3M, to Louise Richardson (President). 12 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Carnegie Corporation of New York
How much does Carnegie Corporation of New York give each year?
Carnegie Corporation of New York gave $174.4M across 591 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $148.9M across 528 grants.
What is Carnegie Corporation of New York's typical grant size?
Carnegie Corporation of New York's median grant in 2025 was $225,000, and its average grant was $295,076, across 591 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York that year got $346K on average.
Where does Carnegie Corporation of New York give grants?
Carnegie Corporation of New York's top state is New York, with 28% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were District of Columbia (21%) and California (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (131 grants), New York, NY (112 grants), Cambridge, MA (18 grants) and Boston, MA (18 grants).
Does Carnegie Corporation of New York give general operating support?
Yes: 15% of Carnegie Corporation of New York's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (90 of 591) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Carnegie Corporation of New York's largest grantees?
Carnegie Corporation of New York's largest 2025 grantees include Neo Philanthropy ($4,208,400 across 4 grants), President and Fellows of Harvard College ($3,516,100 across 10 grants) and Columbia University ($3,075,700 across 8 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 33 grants to individuals ($4,541,064), which are not listed by name. Together they received 6% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Carnegie Corporation of New York?
Carnegie Corporation of New York reported $4.8B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $201.9M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $216.6M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Carnegie Corporation of New York fund?
The foundation’s founding purpose was to promote “the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding.” Its current stated goal is to reduce political polarization through support for ladders of opportunity and a more peaceful world. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York?
The foundation’s website says it does not accept unsolicited proposals or requests for funding; program staff identify and contact nearly all organizations it funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Carnegie Corporation of New York's EIN?
Carnegie Corporation of New York's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-1628151. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Carnegie Corporation of New York accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 25, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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