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[Andrew Carnegie Foundation @ACarnegieFdn]

Today, on our 115th anniversary, Carnegie Corporation of New York introduces our new name — the Andrew Carnegie Foundation.

See our new look and read the story behind the change at https://t.co/Kh8dLTyU1u

#Philanthropy

[Andrew Carnegie Foundation @ACarnegieFdn]

Carnegie's chief communications officer, Celeste Ford, explains why we have changed our name from Carnegie Corporation of New York to the Andrew Carnegie Foundation.

Read more in her essay, "What Would Andrew Carnegie Think?"
🔗 https://t.co/2GplXNTcz1

[The Chronicle of Philanthropy @Philanthropy]

For more than one century, the philanthropy Andrew Carnegie built was called the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Now, the grant maker is changing its name to the Andrew CarnegieFoundation.

Read the full story: https://t.co/TAMwGgE1qR

@CarnegieFdn

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From preserving local history in Munhall, Pennsylvania, to bringing a bookmobile back to Grand Island, Nebraska, find out how Carnegie Libraries are using their $10,000 #CarnegieLibraries250 gifts to commemorate #America250 & benefit their communities. ⤵️ https://t.co/6H1kz2xeYn

[Andrew Carnegie Foundation @ACarnegieFdn]

We are delighted to welcome @HarvardHBS professor Royce Yudkoff to Carnegie Corporation of New York's board of trustees.
Read more: https://t.co/geCk8wGllp

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There are 15,454 satellites in space and counting. The international community needs to coordinate these satellites and establish norms around space behavior, or we risk chaos, writes grantee Victoria Samson of @SWFoundation.
Read more. 🔗👇
https://t.co/PtukhhI3jO

[Andrew Carnegie Foundation @ACarnegieFdn]

💧 Born in the U.K., Dr. Mona Hanna uncovered the Flint water crisis and spearheaded the community’s recovery to make sure the American dream is still possible for the city’s 10,000 children.

Read her #GreatImmigrants comic.
👉 https://t.co/369L62kQm2

#ImmigrantHeritageMonth

[Andrew Carnegie Foundation @ACarnegieFdn]

There’s more to know about civic opportunity — starting with where it exists.
@SNFAgora's @hahriehan explains how MapAgora is helping visualize the availability of civic opportunities across U.S. counties and identify where strategic investments are needed most.
#Democracy

[FSI Stanford @FSIStanford]

This is the first time in almost 50 years that the U.S. and Russia have had no major constraints on each other’s nuclear arsenals, @Gottemoeller reminds @CarnegieCorp, and that fact could have major implications on global safety and security. https://t.co/j1BrMZpayl

[CivxNow @CivxNow]

Philanthropy can play an influential role in ensuring civics education policies develop active and informed citizens. @icivics CEO @louise_dube is joined by @CarnegieCorp's @Gerimannion & Ambika Kapur to outline 4 ways philnathropy can drive civic renewal: https://t.co/a4cu1D9PkM

[PIQE @PIQEUSA]

Congratulations to our students and families on completing their journey with PIQE! This celebration marks an important milestone for 71 student families who participated in family engagement programs, college fairs, financial aid workshops, and other college readiness opportunities designed to support their path toward higher education. We are proud to recognize the hard work, perseverance, and commitment of each student, as well as the dedication of the parents and caregivers who supported them every step of the way. A heartfelt thank you to Johansen High School and Vanguard Preparatory for your partnership and support, to @CarnegieCorp for helping make this meaningful opportunity and the $1,000 student scholarships possible, and to @stan_state for hosting this special celebration on campus. Together, we are celebrating families, honoring student achievement, and investing in brighter futures. #FamilyEngagement #CollegeSuccess

[FSI Stanford @FSIStanford]

The last decade has been more dangerous, in terms of the risk of nuclear war, than any time since the height of the Cold War, warns @StanfordCISAC's Scott Sagan.

Read more in @CarnegieCorp ↘️ https://t.co/Y0qm1878po

[Yale University @Yale]

Yale’s Daniel Martinez HoSang has received a 2026 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship.

HoSang, a professor of American studies and political science in Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, is among 24 scholars in the U.S. and Canada selected for the annual fellowship, which supports research in the social sciences and humanities.

His project will explore political polarization and potential paths forward.

Learn more about the fellowship and HoSang’s work: https://t.co/lmUV89CG3O

[The Chronicle of Philanthropy @Philanthropy]

Opinion: Funders have a role in rebuilding civic education, write Louise Dubé of iCivics and Geri Mannion and Ambika Kapur of Carnegie Corporation of New York. They point to an Illinois model that started with just $10K.

Read more here: https://t.co/yA5fCE8lj8

#TheCommons

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As the 11th NPT Review Conference at the UN concludes this week, NYTimes contributor Siobhan Roberts highlights why the treaty remains a bedrock for global nuclear security that “the world absolutely cannot afford to lose.”
https://t.co/7J4sU4e6ms

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Happening NOW: @CarnegieCorp president Dame Louise Richardson is on the Quad at Hobart and William Smith Colleges delivering this morning's commencement address. Watch live → https://t.co/m8Zft5oeEI

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Two million people are held in U.S. jails and prisons. Most have little access to books. #FreedomReads is changing that — one housing unit at a time.

Learn more and find out how Carnegie is helping expand their work: https://t.co/1v5K5g2ryI
@million_book @dwaynebetts

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Andrew Carnegie saw libraries as “ladders provided upon which the aspiring may climb.”
He — and later his foundation — gave some $56 million to build 2,509 public libraries, including 1,681 Carnegie Libraries in the U.S.
Is there one near you?
🔎 👉 https://t.co/qh8hrRzWqE

[Boston College @BostonCollege]

Assistant Professor of Political Science Kristin Lunz Trujillo, whose research areas encompass political behavior, political psychology, and urban-rural division, has been awarded a 2026 Carnegie Fellowship by the @CarnegieCorp.
https://t.co/D12J6rUeXv

[Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics @PPE_Center]

Join us in congratulating Melvin Rogers for being named a 2026 Andrew Carnegie Fellow! This prestigious recognition from the Carnegie Corporation of New York honors his impactful scholarship and will support his research on political polarization and democracy in the US.