Funding to universities by the Carnegie Corporation of New York 

The Carnegie Corporation of New York is a 109 year-old institution with a fine history of supporting higher education both in the United States and internationally.

Established by the American industrialist Andrew Carnegie, the Corporation today funds programmes that support democracy, international security, education and, especially, higher education in Africa.

Between 2010-19, the Corporation awarded 3,150 grants totaling $1.32 billion, making it a significant philanthropic donor.

According to our analysis of its university giving between 2010-19:

Carnegie has given around 21 percent of its funding to higher education institutions around the world.

$274m has been disbursed to 137 universities in 15 countries between 2010-19.

There has been an overall rise in giving to universities, and to the number of different institutions over the past decade. In 2010, 27 universities shared $19.6m in Carnegie funding; by 2019 45 universities shared $29.3m in grants.

However, funding to non-US universities has been in long term decline over the last ten years while the overall rise in university funding is primarily to the benefit of US institutions.

In 2010, 63 percent of Carnegie funding ($12.3m) was awarded to non-US universities, notably African institutions. By 2019, just 28 percent ($8.2m) of Carnegie funding was directed to 13 non-US universities.