The Carnegie Family Philanthropic Timeline

This timeline highlights some of the Carnegie Family's donations, facilitated through the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

-1911 – A $135 million endowment is given by Andrew Carnegie to establish The Carnegie Corporation of New York.

-1911 – A program began that built 1,681 libraries in the U.S. and 828 libraries internationally.

-1918 - A $1million grant establishes Insurance and Annuity Association for American (TIAA-CREF), providing financial stability to many teachers.

-1920 – Andrew Carnegie founded The National Bureau of Economic Research.

-1923 – Insulin for mass production is developed through a Carnegie Corporation lab.

-1927 – The Corporation, with a $1 million grant, funded the Brookings Institution for the study of public policy and the establishment of a graduate school.

-1938 – Economist Gunnar Myrdal, received funding to publish his study of American economics entitled, "An American Dilemma."

-1947 – The Corporation founded the Educational Testing Services, with a goal to organize educational testing nationally.

-1948 – The Carnegie Corporation funds the Russian Research Center at Harvard University, allowing for the study of Russia and the Soviet Union.

-1960 – The College Level Examination Program is founded, allowing adults to take tests and receive college credit for real life experience.

-1960 – The Corporation funds the Center of Cognitive Studies at Harvard, to study the mind and behaviorism.

-1963 – The Educational Resources Center of the Bank Street College of Education began with a grant from the Corporation with the vision to support education for handicapped children.

-1964 – The 15-member Carnegie Commission on Educational Television is founded to study the effects of non commercial TV on society.

-1965 – The Carnegie Commission gives funding to start Head Start programs in schools.

-1966 – The Chronicle of Higher Education, now the Teacher Magazine, begins publication.

-1969 – Sesame Street begins broadcasting after a study sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation proves television serves as a source of education for small children.

-1970 – NPR, or National Public Radio, begins with funding from the Carnegie Corporation for broadcasting.

-1971 – The Carnegie Corporation supports the creation of The American Association of Colleges and Universities, supporting the status and education of women.

-1972 – The Native American Rights Fund, The Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, and the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund receive funding from the Carnegie Corporation.

-1972 – The Carnegie Council on Children is founded by the Corporation to research economic, social, and educational influences on children.

-1973 – The Corporation establishes the Children's Defense Fund to better the lives of poor and minority children.

-1974 – Nova, or the Association for the Advancement of Science, receives funding from the Corporation.

-1983 – The "Avoiding Nuclear War" program begins with a grant from the Corporation in order to study Soviet – American relations.

-1991 – The Task Force on Meeting the Needs of Young Children is started to focus on giving children a healthy start.

-1999 – The Corporation begins awarding scholarships through The Carnegie Scholars Program.

-2000 – Carnegie Corporation establishes The Partnership for Higher Education in Africa.

-2005 – The Carnegie-Knight Initiative on the Future of Journalism Education began with the goal to revitalize education surrounding journalism.

For a complete list of donations, beginning from the inception of the Corporation, go to the Carnegie Corporation of New York Website.