Carnegie Collections

The Carnegie Corporation of New York, founded in 1911 by Andrew Carnegie "to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding," is the centerpiece of these holdings, which also consist of the records of the Ford Foundation International Fellowship Program, the Community Service Society, the Funding Exchange, and numerous collections detailing the operation of New York City-based settlement houses, juvenile asylums, and senior-citizen programs.

Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program

The International Fellowship Program of the Ford Foundation offered fellowships for post-graduate study to leaders from underserved communities in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Russia in 2001-2013. Their archives cover the issues of social justice, community development, and access to higher education, and include paper and digital documentation and audiovisual materials on the more than 4,300 IFP fellows as well as comprehensive planning and adminstrative files of the program.

Digital Collection

The Funding Exchange, 1980-2012

The Funding Exchange was a network of 16 public foundations and a national office that together grant nearly $15 million annually to grassroots organizations working for social, racial, economic and environmental justice around the country. FEX is committed to the eradication of all social injustices. Through innovative, activist-led grant-making strategies, FEX supports the systemic change work of both experienced and developing grassroots organizations within the broad movement for social justice.

Finding Aid