As a teenager, Tim Luna thought he’d end up working in his mother’s taco shop or doing odd jobs around his small town in rural Texas. His family and teachers urged him to aim higher. Luna took college ...

Every Fourth of July, Carnegie Corporation of New York celebrates remarkable Americans — all naturalized citizens — who have enriched and strengthened our democracy through their actions and ...

An overwhelming majority of local government leaders (87 percent) believes polarization is hurting the country but far fewer (31 percent) see negative effects in their own communities New York, NY, ...

Cesiah Gonzalez had thought about joining the Marines, but in her sophomore year of high school in Albuquerque, she tried a paid internship as a medical assistant in a family health clinic. She ...

The problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth, so that the ties of brotherhood may still bind together the rich and poor in harmonious relationship. The conditions of human life have ...

Joy Buolamwini was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to Ghanaian parents. Her mother was an artist and her father was completing his PhD in pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Alberta. She ...

Born in Vijayawada, India, Padmasree Warrior earned her master’s degree in chemical engineering from Cornell University. When she was first hired by Motorola as a research engineer, she was the only ...

The Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program provides philanthropic support for scholarship in the humanities and social sciences that addresses important and enduring issues confronting our society. After a ...

Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) was among the wealthiest and most famous industrialists of his day. Through Carnegie Corporation of New York, the innovative philanthropic foundation he established in 1911 ...

Our database contains information on grants dating to 2004 (for older grants, please refer to our archives). Each record includes the grant amount, date awarded and duration, a description, and links ...

Every Fourth of July, Carnegie Corporation of New York celebrates a group of remarkable Americans — all naturalized citizens — who have enriched and strengthened our nation and our democracy through ...

The report examines the condition of America's young adolescents and how well middle grade schools, health institutions and community organizations serve them. The Task Force on Education of Young ...