Deed of Trust
A copy of the Deed of Trust designed, lettered, and drawn by renowned calligrapher John Stevens of Winston-Salem, N.C. This replica was commissioned in honor of all Carnegie heroes in …
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2019 in review: 73 awards made, more than $786K dispersed in grants
2019 was a relatively quiet year for the Hero Fund compared to the previous year’s excitement of our 10,000th medal awarded. But 2019 was nonetheless a landmark year as the …
2018 in review: 71 awards made, more than $845,000 given in grants
By Sybil P. Veeder, Chair, Executive Committee Carnegie Hero Fund Commission 2018 was an eventful year for the Commission. The organization awarded and celebrated its 10,000th Carnegie Medal for heroism, …
Historian David Nasaw speaks of Carnegie’s dreams of peace at Hague event
The Carnegie PeaceBuilding Conversations, a three-day program presented by Carnegie institutions worldwide and their partners, was held Sept. 24, 2018, at the Peace Palace in The Hague. Among the event’s …
Event gathers 300, celebrating 10,000 heroes
On the evening of June 12, 2018, more than a decade after the centennial celebration of the founding of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission by Andrew Carnegie, 275 invited guests …
2017 in review: 77 awards made, more than $850,000 given in grants
By Sybil P. Veeder, Chair, Executive Committee Carnegie Hero Fund Commission 2017 marked a year of change, growth, and continued success for the Hero Fund at large, which is reflected …
Board Notes: Author’s research shows link between altruism and human brain
By Mark Laskow, Chair Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Abigail Marsh, an associate professor of psychology and neuroscience at Georgetown University, has written a galvanizing account of her research into the …
Board notes: Legacy of departing president helped organization ‘thrive’
By Mark Laskow, Chair Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Organizations that prosper for 113 years must have something special going for them. Walter F. Rutkowski was certainly something special for the …
Service anniversaries recognized
Long and faithful service by four members of the Commission was recognized at its 113th annual meeting in June 2017 – in addition to the celebration of Walter F. Rutkowski’s …
Board notes: ‘Homestead question’ lingers, but is apart from Carnegie’s philanthropy
By Mark Laskow, Chair Carnegie Hero Fund Commission “So, you’re from Pittsburgh. What do you think about Andrew Carnegie and the Homestead Strike?” Andrew Carnegie created and endowed about 21 …
Design process of Carnegie Medal resulted in ‘magnificent piece of work’
By Matthew Campbell Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists A medal was part of Andrew Carnegie’s thought process from the beginning. His Deed of Trust of March 12, 1904, states: “A medal …
Researchers to study heroes DNA for genetics influencing altruistic behaviors
Are there gene variants in humans associated with a greater probability to help others in an emergency? That is, is being a hero in our DNA? The question intrigued three …
Board notes: Actions of heroes ultimate in our democratic values
By Mark Laskow, Chair Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Who needs these heroes, the men and women who earned the Carnegie Medal? Those they rescued did, of course, but isn’t the …
Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy presented to eight individuals and families
“If it has the potential to do good, then we should do it.”—2015 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy awardee Paul G. Allen The Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy, given to those who …
Carnegie Medal awardee given federal research grant
A fellowship from the U.S. Dept. of Defense is funding a University of Kansas graduate student’s research in nuclear physics and will guarantee him a two-year appointment with a federal …