Carnegie usually required towns to match 10 percent of his gift annually. Not all people appreciated Carnegies largesse. He was sometimes criticized for giving "bookless libraries." He usually ...

At least, that's the case for most major towns in the U.S. Although he's far better known as a philanthropist now, Carnegie built a fortune from the ground up—a fortune that he gave away later ...

The philanthropic foundation’s three-year, $18 million initiative supports interdisciplinary research into the causes of ...

A World of Giving, by Patricia L. Rosenfield, is a very long book that tells a straightforward story of experimentation and evolution in philanthropy. Thoroughly researched and abundantly footnoted, ...

Parton was one of four 2022 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy honorees on Thursday in New York City, and she spoke to PEOPLE ahead of the ceremony about what inspires her charitable efforts Jack ...

COSHOCTON − The City of Coshocton has reached an agreement to end a lawsuit with William Deadman, owner of the former Carnegie Library building at 213 N. Fourth St. For dropping of legal action, ...

Dame Louise Richardson will deliver Boston College’s 2025 Commencement address and receive an honorary degree.

Comic Relief co-founders Sir Lenny Henry and Richard Curtis have been named as Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy recipients. They received the special Carnegie catalyst prize in recognition of the ...

Young Andrew Carnegie He was heavily influenced by his mother and I think his father played a formative role in the development of his humanity, his philanthropy and his fight against the war.

Carnegie usually required towns to match 10 percent of his gift annually. Not all people appreciated Carnegies largesse. He was sometimes criticized for giving "bookless libraries." He usually ...