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Andrew Carnegie (November 25, 1835 – August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late-19th century and became one of the richest Americans in history. He became a leading philanthropist in the United States, Great Britain, and the British Empire. During the last 18 years of his life, he gave away around $350 million (equivalent to $6.9 billion in 2025 dollars), almost 90 percent of his fortune, to cha
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Five Indian Americans Among 25 Distinguished Naturalized Citizens Honored by the Andrew Carnegie Foundation On America’s 250th Anniversary
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Poynter’s MediaWise to expand youth media literacy education with $750,000 grant from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation
Andrew Carnegie Foundation Expands Focus of Its Fellowship Program to Examine Polarization in the U.S. and Worldwide
24 Scholars Awarded Research Fellowships to Understand and Reduce Political Polarization
Carnegie Corporation of New York Changes Its Name to the Andrew Carnegie Foundation
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