Carnegie Shuffles Grant-Making Units

The trustees of the Carnegie Corporation of New York have approved a new organizational structure for grant making at the $1.6-billion foundation.

The changes come as the foundation’s new president, Vartan Gregorian, marks his first year in office. Carnegie will now have three main program divisions: Education, International Affairs, and Democracy.

Previously, the fund’s grant making was organized largely through these divisions: Education and Healthy Development of Children and Youth, Preventing Deadly Conflict, and Strengthening Human Resources in Developing Countries.

Foundation officials would not divulge specific plans for what kinds of grants each of the new divisions will make, and what programs will be continued. They said specific plans will be submitted to the Board of Trustees at its first meeting of the new fiscal year, in October.

Guidelines for grant seekers are expected to be issued shortly after the meeting. Until then, the foundation has announced that it will not accept unsolicited proposals for grants under the new program areas. Proposals from current grantees seeking continued support, however, will continue to be accepted.

For more information, contact Avery Russell, Director of Publications and Program Officer, Carnegie Corporation of New York, 437 Madison Avenue, New York 10022; (212) 371-3200; World-Wide Web: http://www.carnegie.org.