Carnegie Corporation of New York Board Approves 63 Grants Totaling $42,265,000
At its quarterly meeting held in New York City on June 5, 2025, Carnegie Corporation of New York’s board of trustees approved 63 grants totaling $42,265,000. Brief descriptions of each board-approved grant are provided below.
Jun 5, 2025
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
African Population and Health Research Center (Nairobi, Kenya)
36-month grant of $2,600,000 for core support to the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa
Arms Control Association (Washington, D.C.)
24-month grant of $850,000 for general support
Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.)
24-month grant of $1,200,000 for a project on avoiding miscalculation in an era of great power rivalry
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (Washington, D.C.)
24-month grant of $450,000 for the Congressional Fiscal Security Leadership Initiative
Council on Foreign Relations (New York, NY)
24-month grant of $600,000 for a project on managing global disorder
George Washington University (Washington, D.C.)
24-month grant of $630,000 for general support for the Project on Middle East Political Science
Human Rights Watch (New York, NY)
24-month grant of $300,000 for general support
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (Nairobi, Kenya)
24-month grant of $1,250,000 for strengthening doctoral and postdoctoral training in applied science, engineering, and technology in Africa
International Crisis Group (New York, NY)
36-month grant of $1,500,000 for core support to the Africa Program
International School on Disarmament and Research on Conflicts (Rome, Italy)
24-month grant of $250,000 for two advanced international courses on new technologies and strategic stability
King’s College London (London, United Kingdom)
24-month grant of $1,850,000 for core support to the African Leadership Centre
Mawazo Institute (Nairobi, Kenya)
24-month grant of $900,000 for fellowships supporting early-career women researchers
Middlebury College (Middlebury, VT)
24-month grant of $1,050,000 for support to the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
Natural Resources Defense Council (New York, NY)
24-month grant of $500,000 for a study on U.S. nuclear targeting in a multipolar nuclear environment
Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (Nairobi, Kenya)
36-month grant of $850,000 for research and transformation of doctoral practices and procedures in African universities
RAND Corporation (Santa Monica, CA)
24-month grant of $350,000 for a project on Euro-Atlantic Security
Secure World Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
24-month grant of $630,000 for a space bootcamp and a nuclear-space-commercial dialogue
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester, MA)
24-month grant of $600,000 for the web-based Mapping Global China project
NATIONAL PROGRAM
Arizona State University Foundation for A New American University (Tempe, AZ)
12-month grant of $500,000 for core support of the Center for Reinventing Public Education
Association of College and University Educators (New York, NY)
12-month grant of $300,000 for project support to deploy the “Foster Civil Discourse and Deliberative Democracy” resource
Boston Public Library Fund (Boston, MA)
24-month grant of $500,000 for project support to expand reach and services through Boston Public Library’s English as a Second Language Workforce Initiative
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (Washington, D.C.)
24-month grant of $900,000 for core support of the State Priorities Partnership
Cortico Corporation (Boston, MA)
12-month grant of $520,000 for project support of MIT’s Center for Constructive Communication Teen Dialogue Accelerator
Digital Inquiry Group (Palo Alto, CA)
24-month grant of $400,000 for project support to update digital literacy resources to include navigating AI across multiple classroom subjects
Empower Schools (Boston, MA)
24-month grant of $500,000 for project support of the New York Alliance for Early College Pathways to advance state policy to expand early college pathways in New York
Fair Elections Center (Washington, D.C.)
24-month grant of $400,000 for general support
FairVote (Silver Spring, MD)
24-month grant of $500,000 for general support
Foundation for MetroWest (Natick, MA)
24-month grant of $600,000 for project support to expand reach and services through their English as a Second Language program in Milford, MA
George W. Bush Foundation (Dallas, TX)
24-month grant of $350,000 for core support of the Bush Institute’s immigration program
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (New York, NY)
12-month grant of $450,000 for project support to scale the Citizenship Test initiative
GreatSchools (Oakland, CA)
24-month grant of $1,500,000 for project support to integrate public library data onto their platform
Gwinnett County Public Library (Lawrenceville, GA)
24-month grant of $350,000 for project support to expand reach and services through their English as a Second Language program
Harris County Public Library (Houston, TX)
24-month grant of $500,000 for project support to expand reach and services through their English as a Second Language and college readiness programs
International Rescue Committee (New York, NY)
24-month grant of $750,000 for project support to expand reach and services through their English as a Second Language program in selected regions
James B. Hunt, Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy Foundation (Cary, NC)
24-month grant of $400,000 for general support of Across the Aisle: Bridging the Educational Divide
Kansas City Public Library (Kansas City, MO)
24-month grant of $500,000 for project support to expand reach and services through both their English as a Second Language and college access and readiness programs
Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (Nashville, TN)
24-month grant of $450,000 for project support to Nashville Public Library to expand reach and services through their English as a Second Language program
Migration Policy Institute (Washington, D.C.)
12-month grant of $500,000 for support of convenings to consider pragmatic policy solutions for increasing legal immigration pathways
New Venture Fund (Washington, D.C.)
12-month grant of $300,000 for core support of LAUNCH Pathways
Prince William County Virginia Library (Woodbridge, VA)
24-month grant of $400,000 for project support to expand reach and services through their English as a Second Language and workforce development programs
R Street Institute (Washington, D.C.)
24-month grant of $400,000 for general support
Riverside Language Program (New York, NY)
24-month grant of $600,000 for project support to expand reach and services through their English as a Second Language program
Rock the Vote (Washington, D.C.)
24-month grant of $400,000 for general support
San Diego Public Library Foundation (San Diego, CA)
24-month grant of $450,000 for project support to San Diego Public Library to expand reach and services through their college access and readiness program
San Jose Public Library Foundation (San Jose, CA)
24-month grant of $500,000 for project support to San Jose Public Library to expand reach and services through their English as a Second Language, college readiness, and digital inclusion programs
Seattle Public Library Foundation (Seattle, WA)
24-month grant of $450,000 for project support to Seattle Public Library to expand reach and services through their English as a Second Language programs
Smithsonian Institution (Washington, D.C.)
18-month grant of $600,000 for project support to expand the Democracy in Dialogue Virtual Exchange Program
Springboard Collaborative (Philadelphia, PA)
24-month grant of $500,000 for general support
The Plainfield Public Library (Plainfield, NJ)
24-month grant of $400,000 for project support to expand reach and services through their English as a Second Language program
The Library Foundation of Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
24-month grant of $500,000 for project support to Los Angeles Public Library to expand reach and services through their English as a Second Language and college readiness programs
Thomas Jefferson Foundation (Charlottesville, VA)
24-month grant of $1,000,000 for support of its project to rebuild civic infrastructure and engagement in museums in coordination with the Educating for American Democracy national network
Tulane University (New Orleans, LA)
12-month grant of $250,000 for core support of the Cowen Institute
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
18-month grant of $1,500,000 for project support to expand the National Civics Bee Competition
United We Dream (Washington, D.C.)
24-month grant of $500,000 for general support
SPECIAL INITIATIVE ON SCHOLARS AT RISK
American Councils for International Education (Washington, D.C.)
24-month grant of $1,200,000 for support to displaced and at-risk Ukrainian and Russian scholars
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND
Albertine Foundation (New York, NY)
12-month grant of $500,000 for support of the Lafayette Fellowships Project
Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University (Tempe, AZ)
24-month grant of $500,000 for support of the Freedom for Political Prisoners Initiative
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission (Pittsburgh, PA)
36-month grant of $300,000 for support of the research project on extreme altruistic behavior
Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association (Arlington, VA)
12-month grant of $250,000 for general support of the “Judy Woodruff Presents: America at a Crossroads” production
International Music and Performing Arts Charitable Trust (Edinburgh, Scotland)
24-month grant of $1,000,000 for the design and programming of the Dunard Center Concert Hall
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, NY)
24-month grant of $1,000,000 for support of community programming for the upcoming, newly renovated Art of the Ancient Near East galleries
Sesame Workshop (New York, NY)
12-month grant of $1,000,000 for general support
University of Oxford (Oxford, United Kingdom)
36-month grant of $535,000 for general support for Democratic Resilience in the Bodleian Libraries’ collections