PURPOSE

The Carnegie Hero Fund awards the Carnegie Medal to individuals in the United States and Canada who risk death or serious physical injury to an extraordinary degree saving or attempting to save the lives of others.

HEROES

Those who have received the highest honor for civilian heroism.

The Carnegie Medal is given throughout the U.S. and Canada to those who risk death or serious physical injury to an extraordinary degree while saving or attempting to save the lives of others.

NOMINATE

Know of someone who recently performed an act of heroism?

The Carnegie Hero Fund is always accepting nominations of civilian heroes who saved or attempted to save a person in peril.

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NEWS

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February 28, 2024

Carnegie Medal for Heroism presentation to Christine Dawn King

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January 29, 2024

Carnegie Medal for Heroism presentation to the family of James G. David

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December 18, 2023

Hero Fund recognizes 18 people for acts of extraordinary heroism

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November 9, 2023

New podcast tells hero stories to wider audience

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June 9, 2023

A New Century of Heroes to be released July 1

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September 10, 2018

The Heroic Age

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November 17, 2021

60 Minutes feature on Carnegie Heroes

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July 19, 2018

Event gathers 300, celebrating 10,000 heroes

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