Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Project Title
As a one-time grant in support of the research project on extreme altruistic behavior
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
36 months
Description
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission was founded in 1904 by Andrew Carnegie as a private foundation recognizing and supporting civilian heroism in the US and Canada. The HERO Project aims to grow the research community studying altruism and inspire work on heroism by building the Hero-inspired Education and Research Outreach (HERO) Platform to collect and make accessible education and research on heroic acts and their impacts. HERO will convene in-person workshops andconferences to connect what is now a disparate, atomized group of scholars and educators siloed in specificdisciplines, then iteratively build, maintain, and expand a web portal that will both display and allow access to the data and narratives on heroic acts and heroes from the CHFC. Corporation support will fund staff, events and data infrastructure for this project.
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Project Title
As a one-time only grant for general support
Date
Jun. 14, 2018
Duration
10 months
Description
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission (CHFC) was established by Andrew Carnegie in 1904 to recognize acts of civilian heroism. This year, they will honor their 10,000 hero at a ceremony in Pittsburgh. With Corporation support, the CHFC will continue their mission to recognize persons who perform acts of heroism in civilian life and to provide financial assistance for those disabled and the dependents of those killed helping others. In addition, the CHFC will continue to provide financial and advisory support to the other hero funds established by Andrew Carnegie.
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Project Title
As a one-time grant for general support
Date
Sep. 12, 2013
Duration
111 months