Other Carnegie Benefactions
 Carnegie
Corporation of New York
A grantmaking foundation established in 1911 to promote "the
advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding,"
the Corporation seeks to carry out Carnegie's vision of philanthropy,
which he said should aim "to do real and permanent good in
this world." The program areas that are now the focus of
the Corporation's work have evolved over time, adapting to changing
circumstances as Carnegie wished. While current program directions
have been designed to correspond with the Corporation's historic
mission and legacy and to maintain the continuity of its work,
they are intended to serve as catalysts for change.
Carnegie
Hall
One of the the country's earliest performance arts complexes,
Carnegie Hall opened its doors in New York City on May 5,
1891, and early on set a high standard for musical excellence
both nationally and internationally. For more than a century
it has remained the premier showcase for many of the world's
finest artists.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Established as a public trust in 1895, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh serves the
citizens of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County through its 19 neighborhood locations,
including the Main Library and the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
Carnegie
Museums of Pittsburgh
Established in 1895, the museums today are a collection of
four creative, inspiring, thought-provoking places—Carnegie
Museum of Art, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Carnegie
Science Center, and The Andy Warhol Museum.
Carnegie
Mellon University
Founded in 1900 under the name "Carnegie Technical
Schools." Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh
has evolved into a multi-disciplined university with strengths
in scientific research, the arts, and humanities.
Carnegie
Institution of Washington
Based in Washington, D.C., the Carnegie Institution was
founded in 1902 as an independent research organization
whose mandate was to enhance basic knowledge in a variety
of scientific disciplines, which currently include the fields
of astronomy, biology, geophysics, ecology, and embryology.
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace
Like other internationalists of his day, Carnegie strongly
believed that war could be eliminated by stronger international
laws and organizations. On his 75th birthday, November 25,
1910, Carnegie rekindled a long-standing belief that world
peace was an achievable goal by announcing the establishment
of the Endowment for International Peace, to be located
in Washington, D.C., with a gift of $10 million. "I
am drawn more to this cause than to any," he wrote.
In his deed of gift, Carnegie charged trustees to use the
fund to "hasten the abolition of international war,
the foulest blot upon our civilization."
The
Carnegie Endowment for the Advancement of Teaching
Founded in 1905 and chartered in 1906 by an act of Congress,
the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
in Stanford, Calif., is an independent policy and research
center whose charge is "to do and perform all things
necessary to encourage, uphold, and dignify the profession
of the teacher and the cause of higher education."
Carnegie
Council on Ethics and International Affairs
Founded in 1914, the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International
Affairs in New York City is an independent, nonpartisan,
nonprofit organization dedicated to research and education
in the field of ethics and international affairs. The Carnegie
Council exists to provide leadership, guidance, education,
and a home for those seeking to relate insights and resources
of the world's moral traditions to the most urgent issues
of our time.
The
Carnegie Dunfermline Trust
The Trust in Dunfermline, Scotland, Carnegie's birthplace,
was founded in 1903 to bring "sweetness and light"
to the citizens of Dunfermline. There remain few areas of
life in the town not touched by Carnegie's desire to improve
the overall quality of life of its citizens.
The
Carnegie United Kingdom Trust
Located in Comely Park House, Dunfermline, Scotland, the
Trust was founded in 1913 with a gift of $10 million "for
the improvement of the well-being of the masses of the people
of Great Britain and Ireland..." Given full freedom
in using the Trust's resources, the trustees initially funded
a variety of worthy projects, which included new public
libraries, church organs, and village halls. Over time,
the legacy has evolved to support a variety of community
needs in the arts, social services, the environment, and
rural development. Unusual in the United Kingdom, the Trust
combines grant giving with policy analysis and research,
followed up by action to achieve change.
The
Carnegie Foundation and the Peace Palace
Carnegie's wish, as founder of the Peace Palace, was to
have a building to house the Permanent Court of Arbitration
and to provide that court with a library on international
law. The inauguration ceremony was held on August 28, 1913
in The Hague, The Netherlands. Attending the ceremony, Carnegie
received a hero's welcome from the public. In the presence
of the Dutch Royal Family, Carnegie, and an international
group of legal experts, Foundation President Jonkheer A.C.P.
van Karnebeek symbolically handed over the ornate key to
the Palace's entrance gate to the Administrative Council
of the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
The
Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland
The Trust for the Universities of Scotland in Dunfermline
was created in 1901, endowed by Carnegie's gift of $10 million.
In providing the gift, Carnegie wished to secure the financial
base of the Universities and to remove tuition costs as
a barrier for those "deserving and qualified youth"
of Scotland.
Andrew
Carnegie Birthplace
Located in Dunfermline, Scotland, 30 minutes from Edinburgh,
Carnegie's birthplace is the cradle of the 'Star-Spangled
Scotchman,' the emigrant weaver's son who spent many years
forging a fortune in the steel furnaces of America, and
then spent the remainder of his life as a philanthropist,
donating most of what he had earned to causes in which he
believed passionately.
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