Carnegie Corporation of New York concentrates on strengthening democratic institutions, higher education and scholarly exchange, and international peace and security—often by funding intermediary organizations, university-based research centers, and networks that build capacity across regions (notably the U.S., DC policy institutions, and African universities). The foundation frequently supports immigrant integration and voting/civic engagement campaigns, academic fellowships and doctoral training in Africa, K–12 science curriculum development, and policy research on global security (including Russia and nuclear policy).
Carnegie Corporation of New York’s recent grantmaking is defined by large, repeated support for intermediary organizations that move policy, civic participation, and research networks at scale. The biggest awards in the record go to Neo Philanthropy for the Four Freedoms Fund, a donor collaborative focused on immigrant civic integration at the state level, with three grants at or above $3 million across 2023–2025. That same pattern shows up in other areas: the corporation backs OpenSciEd through the National Center for Civic Innovation with multimillion-dollar grants, and it has made repeated awards to the Institute of International Education for the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program. Those grants sit alongside support for research and policy institutions, including the Social Science Research Council, the New York Public Library’s Vartan Gregorian Center for Research in the Humanities, and university-based work in Africa. The foundation also uses challenge grants, core support, and final grants, suggesting a mix of operating support and structured program funding rather than one-off project sponsorships alone. Its portfolio reaches across civic engagement, science education, humanities research, and international academic exchange.
In immigrant civic integration, Carnegie Corporation of New York gave $3,033,300 in 2025 to Neo Philanthropy for core support of the Four Freedoms Fund, and it also awarded $1,750,000 in 2024 for the State Infrastructure Fund, a donor collaborative focused on nonpartisan voter engagement. In K–12 science education, the corporation gave $3,000,000 in 2024 to the National Center for Civic Innovation for core support for OpenSciEd, and $1,300,000 in 2023 to WestEd to continue the NEXUS Academy for Science Curriculum Leadership for OpenSciEd state and district leadership teams. In African higher education and research networks, it awarded $2,200,000 in 2024 to the Social Science Research Council for the African Peacebuilding Network and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Program, and $1,800,000 in 2025 to the University of Ghana for doctoral and early-career fellowships with expansion to four partner universities in Ghana and the region. In journalism, it gave $2,166,700 in 2025 to the Miami Foundation for core support of Press Forward.
$180.9M
$4.8B
$359.3M
$248.8M
Most grants fall between $100K and $300K, with a median of $188K.
25th Percentile
$100K
Median
$188K
75th Percentile
$300K
About 25% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Top 10 recipient countries by grant volume for Carnegie Corporation of New York.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 2,231 | $589.3M | 89.5% |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
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Concentrated, programmatic grantmaking with many repeat multi-year grants to intermediaries, university research centers, and a mix of large challenge/core support awards and targeted project funding; funding is geographically concentrated in New York and Washington, DC, and shows sustained investment in a set of recurring grantees rather than one-off small gifts.
Notable grantees: Neo Philanthropy, New Venture Fund, Columbia University, Institute of International Education, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Typical grants cluster in the high six figures to low seven figures: p25 is $100,000, median is $188,000, and p75 is $300,000. The recent record also shows repeated support for the same recipients across multiple years, including Neo Philanthropy, the National Center for Civic Innovation, the Social Science Research Council, the Institute of International Education, and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. Carnegie Corporation of New York is a regular funder, and the recent grants show a mix of core support, challenge grants, one-time grants, and final grants. It also funds individuals through fellowship-style programs, including the Andrew Carnegie Fellows and the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program.
Most grants land in the United States, which accounts for 90.4% of recipient-country records, and the corporation gives most often in California by grant count. New York City appears frequently among recipients, including multiple grants to organizations in New York, NY; Brooklyn, NY; and Hastings on Hudson, NY. Other named recipient locations include Miami, FL; Oakland, CA; San Francisco, CA; Accra; Kampala; and Rondebosch. Outside the U.S., the recent grants also reach Ghana, Uganda, and Rwanda through Africa-focused research and fellowship programs.
The recent record centers on intermediary organizations, universities, research centers, and collaborative funds. Examples include Neo Philanthropy for the Four Freedoms Fund, the National Center for Civic Innovation for OpenSciEd, the Social Science Research Council for African research networks, and the Institute of International Education for the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program.
Typical awards are $100,000 at the 25th percentile, $188,000 at the median, and $300,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also shows much larger awards, including several multimillion-dollar grants for collaborative and program support.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Neo Philanthropy, the National Center for Civic Innovation, the Social Science Research Council, the Institute of International Education, New York Public Library, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, and NewSchools Venture Fund.
Yes. The foundation funds individuals through fellowship-style programs such as the Andrew Carnegie Fellows, and the broader grant record also includes the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program, which supports academic exchange and research capacity.
Most recipient records are in the United States, with 90.4% of grants there, and California is the top state by grant count. The recent list also includes recipients in New York, Florida, California, Ghana, Uganda, and Rwanda.
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2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
| 83 |
| $19.9M |
3.3% |
| 3 | South Africa | 43 | $16.3M | 1.7% |
| 4 | Kenya | 27 | $10.5M | 1.1% |
| 5 | Uganda | 12 | $6M | 0.5% |
| 6 | Italy | 11 | $1.6M | 0.4% |
| 7 | Ghana | 10 | $4.3M | 0.4% |
| 8 | Lebanon | 8 | $2.1M | 0.3% |
| 9 | Austria | 8 | $1.3M | 0.3% |
| 10 | France | 8 | $1.3M | 0.3% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neo Philanthropy | New York, NY | $2,166,700 | 2026 | For core support of Four Freedoms Fund, a donor collaborative on immigrant civic integration at the state level |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | $2,000,000 | 2026 | As a one-time only grant in support of humanitarian assistance in Sudan |
| National Center for Civic Innovation | New York, NY | $2,000,000 | 2026 | As a final core support grant to OpenSciEd |
| Social Science Research Council | Brooklyn, NY | $2,000,000 | 2026 | For support of the African Peacebuilding Network and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Program |
| Neo Philanthropy | New York, NY | $1,750,000 | 2026 | For core support of the State Infrastructure Fund, a donor collaborative focused on nonpartisan voter engagement and voting rights |
| Common Sense Media | San Francisco, CA | $1,550,000 | 2026 | For project support for digital citizenship resources, library pilot, and annual summit sponsorship |
| US Chamber of Commerce Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,500,000 | 2026 | For project support to expand the National Civics Bee Competition |
| Bard College | AnnandaleonHudson, NY | $1,200,000 | 2026 | For support for the expansion of Bard High School Early Colleges in New York City |
| Institute of International Education Inc | New York, NY | $1,200,000 | 2026 | For the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program |
| The Institute for Citizens & Scholars | Princeton, NJ | $1,195,800 | 2026 | For a project to support the Civic Spring Fellowship to address a significant civic participation opportunity gap nationwide |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | $1,185,873 | 2026 | For the dissemination of the Corporation's work |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $1,170,000 | 2026 | For support of an initiative to reinvigorate civic education in America |
| NewSchools Venture Fund | Oakland, CA | $1,167,000 | 2026 | As a one-time grant for project support of the priorities enumerated in the FY2024-2026 strategic plan |
| National Education Opportunity Network | New York, NY | $1,166,700 | 2026 | For support to expand National Education Equity Lab's model to serve an additional 26,000 additional high school students over three years |
| Charter Fund Inc | Denver, CO | $1,166,700 | 2026 | For one time support of Fund IV and Fund V |
| The American Exchange Project | Chestnut, MA | $1,166,700 | 2026 | For general support |
| North American Arab Council for the Social Sciences | New York, NY | $1,050,000 | 2026 | For social science research, training, and networks. |
| New York Public Library | New York, NY | $1,050,000 | 2026 | For project support of College Access and Civic Engagement Programs for Teens with an emphasis on Immigrant Youth and English as a Second Language (ESL) program for adult immigrants throughout New York City |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 2026 | For Columbia University's SIPA Institute of Global Politics, Carnegie Distinguished Fellows |
| Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | $1,000,000 | 2026 | For project support for an initiative on civic education in New York City Public Schools |
| Sesame Workshop | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 2026 | For general support |
| African Institute for Mathematical Sciences - Next Einstein Initiative (Rw | Kigali | $1,000,000 | 2026 | For an African research chair program in data science and its applications |
| African Population and Health Research Center Inc | Nairobi | $950,000 | 2026 | For core support to the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa |
| GreatSchools | Oakland, CA | $940,000 | 2026 | For project support to integrate public library data onto their platform, allowing users to better understand the broader educational ecosystem within their community |
| King's College London | London | $925,000 | 2026 | For core support to the African Leadership Centre |
| King's College London | London | $925,000 | 2026 | For core support to the African Leadership Centre |
| University of Pretoria | Hatfield | $900,000 | 2026 | As a final grant for Future Africa's early-career leadership fellowship program to build transdisciplinary research skills |
| Cognia Inc | Alpharetta, GA | $900,000 | 2026 | As a final grant to develop, pilot, and bring to market a set of interim science assessments aligned with OpenSciEd courses in high school biology and elementary grades 3-5 |
| University of Ghana | Accra | $900,000 | 2026 | As a final grant for support of doctoral and early-career fellowships with expansion to four partner universities in Ghana and the region (Building a New Generation of Academics in Africa (BANGA-Africa) - Phase 4) |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | $875,000 | 2026 | As a final grant for core support of the Heartland Fund, a funder collaborative working to strengthen civic engagement in rural communities |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $875,000 | 2026 | For core support of Opportunity Insights |
| Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $833,300 | 2026 | For core support of the Voting Rights Litigation Working Group |
| Immigrant Legal Resource Center | San Francisco, CA | $833,300 | 2026 | For core support of the New Americans Campaign |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | $778,162 | 2026 | Matching Gift Program |
| University of the Witwatersrand | Johannesburg | $767,500 | 2026 | For advancing university transformation through strengthening the early- and mid-career academic pipeline |
| Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars | Washington, DC | $767,000 | 2026 | For continued support for the Wilson China Fellowship program for early career scholars |
| American Councils for International Education Inc | Washington, DC | $750,000 | 2026 | For support to displaced and at-risk Ukrainian and Russian scholars |
| Civic News Company | New York, NY | $750,000 | 2026 | For core support of Chalkbeat |
| International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology | Nairobi | $750,000 | 2026 | For strengthening doctoral and postdoctoral training in applied science, engineering, and technology in Africa |
| Center for Strategic and International Studies Inc | Washington, DC | $750,000 | 2026 | For a project on avoiding miscalculation in an era of great power rivalry |
| Queens Library Foundation Inc | Jamaica, NY | $700,000 | 2026 | For project support of English as a Second Language (ESL) programs for adult immigrants, and teen programming that supports economic & social mobility |
| University of Cape Town | Rondebosch | $700,000 | 2026 | For Developing Emerging Academic Leaders (DEAL) and the Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA) |
| Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | $630,000 | 2026 | For support to the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation |
| iCivics Inc | Cambridge, MA | $625,000 | 2026 | For core support for the CivXNow Coalition |
| CitySchools Collaborative | Washington, DC | $600,000 | 2026 | For general support of CityTutor's model |
| Munich Security Conference | Munich | $600,000 | 2026 | For support of the Middle East Consultation Group meetings |
| International Music and Performing Arts Charitable Trust Scotland | Edinburgh EH AD | $600,000 | 2026 | As a one-time grant for the design and programming of the Dunard Center Concert Hall |
| International Research and Exchanges Board Inc | Washington, DC | $600,000 | 2026 | As a final grant for improving university research administration in sub-Saharan Africa |
| National Bureau of Asian Research | Seattle, WA | $590,000 | 2026 | For a Chinese language fellowship program and a research project on China's relations with its neighboring countries |
| Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) | Kampala | $586,700 | 2026 | For doctoral and postdoctoral support focused on women and agriculture |
Neo Philanthropy
$2,166,700For core support of Four Freedoms Fund, a donor collaborative on immigrant civic integration at the state level
International Rescue Committee Inc
$2,000,000As a one-time only grant in support of humanitarian assistance in Sudan
National Center for Civic Innovation
$2,000,000As a final core support grant to OpenSciEd
Social Science Research Council
$2,000,000For support of the African Peacebuilding Network and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Program
Neo Philanthropy
$1,750,000For core support of the State Infrastructure Fund, a donor collaborative focused on nonpartisan voter engagement and voting rights
Common Sense Media
For project support for digital citizenship resources, library pilot, and annual summit sponsorship
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation
$1,500,000For project support to expand the National Civics Bee Competition
Bard College
$1,200,000For support for the expansion of Bard High School Early Colleges in New York City
Institute of International Education Inc
$1,200,000For the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program
The Institute for Citizens & Scholars
$1,195,800For a project to support the Civic Spring Fellowship to address a significant civic participation opportunity gap nationwide
Carnegie Corporation of New York
$1,185,873For the dissemination of the Corporation's work
President and Fellows of Harvard College
$1,170,000For support of an initiative to reinvigorate civic education in America
NewSchools Venture Fund
$1,167,000As a one-time grant for project support of the priorities enumerated in the FY2024-2026 strategic plan
National Education Opportunity Network
$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
Charter Fund Inc
$1,166,700For one time support of Fund IV and Fund V
The American Exchange Project
$1,166,700For general support
North American Arab Council for the Social Sciences
$1,050,000For social science research, training, and networks.
New York Public Library
$1,050,000For project support of College Access and Civic Engagement Programs for Teens with an emphasis on Immigrant Youth and English as a Second Language (ESL) program for adult immigrants throughout New York City
Columbia University
$1,000,000For Columbia University's SIPA Institute of Global Politics, Carnegie Distinguished Fellows
Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation Inc
$1,000,000For project support for an initiative on civic education in New York City Public Schools
Sesame Workshop
$1,000,000For general support
African Institute for Mathematical Sciences - Next Einstein Initiative (Rw
$1,000,000For an African research chair program in data science and its applications
African Population and Health Research Center Inc
$950,000For core support to the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa
GreatSchools
$940,000For project support to integrate public library data onto their platform, allowing users to better understand the broader educational ecosystem within their community
King's College London
$925,000For core support to the African Leadership Centre
King's College London
$925,000For core support to the African Leadership Centre
University of Pretoria
$900,000As a final grant for Future Africa's early-career leadership fellowship program to build transdisciplinary research skills
Cognia Inc
$900,000As a final grant to develop, pilot, and bring to market a set of interim science assessments aligned with OpenSciEd courses in high school biology and elementary grades 3-5
University of Ghana
$900,000As a final grant for support of doctoral and early-career fellowships with expansion to four partner universities in Ghana and the region (Building a New Generation of Academics in Africa (BANGA-Africa) - Phase 4)
Windward Fund
$875,000As a final grant for core support of the Heartland Fund, a funder collaborative working to strengthen civic engagement in rural communities
President and Fellows of Harvard College
$875,000For core support of Opportunity Insights
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc
$833,300For core support of the Voting Rights Litigation Working Group
Immigrant Legal Resource Center
$833,300For core support of the New Americans Campaign
Carnegie Corporation of New York
$778,162Matching Gift Program
University of the Witwatersrand
$767,500For advancing university transformation through strengthening the early- and mid-career academic pipeline
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
$767,000For continued support for the Wilson China Fellowship program for early career scholars
American Councils for International Education Inc
$750,000For support to displaced and at-risk Ukrainian and Russian scholars
Civic News Company
$750,000For core support of Chalkbeat
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
$750,000For strengthening doctoral and postdoctoral training in applied science, engineering, and technology in Africa
Center for Strategic and International Studies Inc
$750,000For a project on avoiding miscalculation in an era of great power rivalry
Queens Library Foundation Inc
$700,000For project support of English as a Second Language (ESL) programs for adult immigrants, and teen programming that supports economic & social mobility
University of Cape Town
$700,000For Developing Emerging Academic Leaders (DEAL) and the Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA)
Middlebury College
$630,000For support to the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
iCivics Inc
$625,000For core support for the CivXNow Coalition
CitySchools Collaborative
$600,000For general support of CityTutor's model
Munich Security Conference
$600,000For support of the Middle East Consultation Group meetings
International Music and Performing Arts Charitable Trust Scotland
$600,000As a one-time grant for the design and programming of the Dunard Center Concert Hall
International Research and Exchanges Board Inc
$600,000As a final grant for improving university research administration in sub-Saharan Africa
National Bureau of Asian Research
$590,000For a Chinese language fellowship program and a research project on China's relations with its neighboring countries
Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM)
$586,700For doctoral and postdoctoral support focused on women and agriculture