Executive compensation
Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 12 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Education organizations in New York.
| Position | Total |
|---|---|
Chief Investment Officer (started 10/7/23) Unclassified | $1.2M $1.3M |
President Board President Above 90th percentile | $1M $1.1M |
Vp, National Program and Program Director, Education Director (Operational) Above 90th percentile | $449k $504k |
Vp, International Program, and Program Director, Russia & Eurasia Director (Operational) Above 90th percentile | $449k $504k |
Vp, Chief Financial Officer Above 90th percentile | $446k $501k |
Chief Adminstrative Officer & Corporate Secretary Board Secretary Above 90th percentilevs Education peers nationwide | $355k $398k |
Chief Investment Officer (ended 10/6/23) Unclassified | $16k $18k |
Trustee Board Member 10th to 25th percentile | $12k $14k |
Trustee Board Member 10th to 25th percentile | $11k $12k |
Trustee (started 12/14/23) Board Member 10th to 25th percentile | $9k $10k |
Trustee Board Member 10th to 25th percentile | $6k $7k |
Trustee (ended 12/14/23) Board Member Below 10th percentile | $4k $5k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 16 unpaid individuals.
Top pay as a share of expenses
In 2023, the highest total compensation at CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK equaled 0.5% of the organization's total expenses. The median for education organizations is 7%.
Based on 26,320 education organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.
Grants paid
Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2023 Form 990-PF, Part XV.
Total granted
$148.9M
Itemized grants
529
Median grant
$200k
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neo Philanthropy | New York, NY | For core support of Four Freedoms Fund, a donor collaborative on immigrant civic integration at the state level | $3M |
| National Center for Civic Innovation | New York, NY | For core support of OpenSciEd | $2.3M |
| Miami Foundation | Miami, FL | For core support of Press Forward, a national journalism initiative aimed at improving local news coverage | $2.2M |
| New York Public Library | New York, NY | As a challenge grant for core support of the Vartan Gregorian Center for Research in the Humanities | $2.1M |
| University of Ghana | GH | As a final grant for support of doctoral and early-career fellowships with expansion to four partner universities in Ghana and the region (Building a New Generation of Academics in Africa (BANGA-Africa) - Phase 4) | $1.8M |
| Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) | UK | For doctoral and postdoctoral support focused on women and agriculture | $1.4M |
| NewSchools Venture Fund | Oakland, CA | As a one-time grant for project support of the priorities enumerated in the FY2024-2026 strategic plan | $1.4M |
| Institute of International Education Inc | New York, NY | For the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program | $1.3M |
| University of Cape Town | SF | For Developing Emerging Academic Leaders (DEAL) and the Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA) | $1.3M |
| Neo Philanthropy | New York, NY | For core support of the State Infrastructure Fund, a donor collaborative focused on nonpartisan voter engagement | $1.3M |
| African Institute for Mathematical Sciences - Next Einstein Initiative (Rw | RW | For an African research chair program in data science and its applications | $1.2M |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | For core support of the Trust for Civic Life | $1.2M |
| Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc | Los Angeles, CA | For core support of the Voting Rights Litigation Working Group | $1.2M |
| BSCS Science Learning | Colorado Springs, CO | As a final general support grant | $1.1M |
| Heritage and Arts Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | For support of the inaugural Utah community service fellowship program | $1.1M |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | For the dissemination of the Corporation's work | $1M |
| Immigrant Legal Resource Center | San Francisco, CA | For core support of the New Americans Campaign | $1M |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | For Columbia University's SIPA Institute of Global Politics, Inaugural Carnegie Distinguished Fellows | $1M |
| Amalgamated Foundation | Washington, DC | For core support of BuildUS, a collaborative fund aimed at ensuring federal funds are invested in local communities | $1M |
| iCivics Inc | Cambridge, MA | For core support for the CivXNow Coalition | $875k |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | As a final grant for a project to the Center for Public Research and Leadership to finalize the Curriculum Implementation Change Framework resources and conduct a research study on student outcomes and implementation of the OpenSciEd middle school curriculum | $875k |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | For support of its reception center for migrants in New York City | $875k |
| University of the Witwatersrand | SF | For advancing university transformation through strengthening the early- and mid-career academic pipeline | $870k |
| Federation of American Scientists | Washington, DC | For a project on nuclear command and control and artificial intelligence | $850k |
| Science for Africa Foundation | KE | For fellowships for early-career scholars in the social sciences and humanities | $850k |
Funded by
Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.
Down 35%
from 2022
From $1.8M in 2022 to $1.2M in 2023.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Director (Operational) pay rose 5% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue fell 40%.
- Chief Financial Officer pay rose 5% from 2022 to 2023.
- Board Secretary pay rose 6% from 2022 to 2023.
Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2023.
Revenue and expenses over time
CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1B+), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.
What Education executives earn in New York
Comparable education organizations in New York pay their highest-earning executive a median of $121,759.
These are education sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,986 organizations across 1,986 filings (2021 – 2024).
See full Education pay data for New York →Common questions about CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK
What does the Board President of CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK earn?
In 2023, the Board President of CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK received $1,000,000 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Board President roles among Education organizations in New York: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Board President pay at CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at Education organizations in New York, the 2023 pay of the Board President at CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK falls in the top 10%. In 2023, the highest total compensation at CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK equaled 0.5% of the organization's total expenses. The median for education organizations is 7%.
What are CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK's revenue and expenses?
In 2023, CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK reported $330.1M in total revenue and $239.7M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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