Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$3,295,373

Total expenses

$6,029,102

Contributions and grants received

$1,257,662

Grants paid

$283,146

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$1,925,569

Other revenue

$112,142

Total assets, end of year

$35,891,816

Total liabilities, end of year

$168,681

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$35,723,135

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$4,509,454

Management and general expenses

$944,371

Fundraising expenses

$575,277

Program service expenses (Part III)

$4,509,454

Program services were 74.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• CARNEGIE COUNCIL HAS SEVERAL PROGRAM TRACKS WHICH INCLUDE:1. IMPACT INITIATIVES THESE ARE MULTI-YEAR PROGRAMS THAT IDENTIFY A PRESSING ETHICAL ISSUE(S), CONVENE LEADING EXPERTS, AND PRODUCE AGENDA-SETTING RESOURCES TO EDUCATE AND ACTIVATE KEY COMMUNITIES. EACH IMPACT INITIATIVE HAS AN ISSUE SPECIFIC SET OF TARGETED GOALS AND MEASURED OUTCOMES THAT IT AIMS TO ACHIEVE BY THE END OF THE INITIATIVE. CURRENT IMPACT INITIATIVES INCLUDE: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & EQUALITY INITIATIVE (AIEI) CARNEGIE CLIMATE GOVERNANCE INITIATIVE (C2G) THE MODEL INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY CONVENTION (MIMC) US GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE (USGE)2. THE CARNEGIE ETHICS FELLOWSHIP THIS IS A TWO-YEAR COHORT MODEL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM DESIGNED TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF TALENTED LEADERS FROM ACROSS A VARIETY OF GEOGRAPHIES AND SECTORS. IT PROVIDES YOUNG LEADERS WITH A THOUGHT-LEADERSHIP PLATFORM, GUIDANCE AND SKILLS-BASED LEADERSHIP TRAININGS, COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO BUILD A COMMUNITY OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO ETHICAL ACTION AND MULTI-LATERAL COOPERATION.3. THE CARNEGIE ETHICS ACCELERATOR THIS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM SERVES AS AN ISSUE INCUBATOR TO ADDRESS AND EMPOWER THE APPLICATION OF ETHICAL DECISION MAKING TO FRONTIER ISSUES IN TECHNOLOGY AND PUBLIC POLICY. THE ACCELERATOR PROGRAMS TYPICALLY TAKES PLACE OVER A SHORT TO MEDIUM PROJECT TIMEFRAME COMPARED TO THE IMPACT INITIATIVES. THE ACCELERATOR METHODOLOGY CAN BE APPLIED TO A RANGE OF EMERGING ETHICAL ISSUES AND IS DESIGNED TO AMPLIFY AN ISSUE AREA, IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS, GENERATE NOVEL POLICY INSTRUMENTS AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES, AND CATALYZE ACTION AROUND THE ISSUE. 4. ETHICS & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS JOURNAL (EIA) THE JOURNAL IS CARNEGIE COUNCIL'S FLAGSHIP PUBLICATION. IT IS PUBLISHED QUARTERLY WITH CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS AND IS HOME TO PARADIGM-SHIFTING SCHOLARSHIP, RESEARCH, AND ETHICAL DISCUSSION. EACH YEAR, EIA ARTICLES RECEIVE OVER 100,000 DOWNLOADS AND ARE FEATURED IN SYLLABI ACROSS 30 COUNTRIES.5. GLOBAL ETHICS DAY GLOBAL ETHICS DAY IS AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT WAS LAUNCHED IN 2014. IT SERVES AS AN IMPORTANT ANNUAL MOMENT TO ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO EXPLORE AND EMPOWER ETHICS THROUGH REFLECTION AND BY TAKING ACTION. TO DATE, CITIZENS, SCHOOLS, NONPROFITS, AND BUSINESSES FROM OVER 100 COUNTRIES HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE DAY OF ETHICAL ACTION.EACH YEAR, OUR GLOBAL ETHICS STUDIO PRODUCES A MULTITUDE OF FREE-TO-ACCESS CONTENT, EVENTS, AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES REACHING AUDIENCES ACROSS 200 COUNTRIES. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & EQUALITY PODCAST WILL AI BE DEPLOYED IN WAYS THAT ENHANCE EQUALITY OR CREATE NEW INEQUITIES? THIS PODCAST BRINGS TOGETHER LEADING MINDS ACROSS THE TECH AND GOVERNANCE ARENAS TO DISCUSS IMPACT OF AI. CARNEGIE ROUNDTABLES WITH A FOCUS ON ATTENDEE PARTICIPATION, THIS SERIES LEVERAGES THE PHYSICAL SPACE OF THE COUNCIL AND ITS RECOGNITION AS A DESTINATION FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TO CONVENE EXPERTS ON ETHICS AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. PRESIDENT'S DESK IN A SERIES OF EVENTS, ARTICLES, AND NEWSLETTERS, CARNEGIE COUNCIL PRESIDENT JOEL ROSENTHAL AIMS TO TRANSLATE ETHICS, ANALYZE DEMOCRACY, AND EXAMINE THE INCREASINGLY INTERCONNECTED WORLD.

  Expenses $1,650,524 · Grants $221,521

• MULTIMEDIA DISTRIBUTION - THE CARNEGIE ETHICS STUDIO PRODUCES PODCASTS, VIDEOS, TRANSCRIPTS, AND LIVE STREAMS OF CARNEGIE COUNCIL'S PUBLIC PROGRAMS, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND CLOSED-SET STUDIO INTERVIEWS. THE STUDIO ENSURES THAT THE COUNCIL'S SPONSORED RESEARCH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS REACH WORLDWIDE AUDIENCES THROUGH FREE AND WIDELY ACCESSIBLE CHANNELS. THESE HAVE HISTORICALLY INCLUDED PUBLIC RADIO AND TELLY AWARD WINNING PUBLIC TELEVISION PROGRAMS. TODAY, THE STUDIO FOCUSES ON ITS GROWING ONLINE DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS, INCLUDING CARNEGIE COUNCIL'S TOP RATED PODCAST AND VIDEO CHANNELS ON ITUNES AND YOUTUBE.

  Expenses $1,225,253

• SPONSORED RESEARCH CARNEGIE COUNCIL'S SPONSORED RESEARCH PROGRAMS ADVANCE ETHICAL INQUIRY, SPUR PUBLIC DIALOGUE, AND PUBLISH POLICY-RELEVANT FINDINGS IN THE AREAS OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY, COLLECTIVE HISTORY, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. THESE PROGRAMS CONVENE EXPERT WORKING GROUPS, LEAD RESEARCH DELEGATIONS ABROAD, PUBLISH POLICY PAPERS AND ARTICLES, HOST LIVE INTERVIEWS AND PANELS, AND SUPPORT INDEPENDENT RESEARCHERS AROUND THE WORLD. CURRENT SPONSORED RESEARCH PROGRAMS INCLUDE U.S. GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND EQUALITY INITIATIVE, CARNEGIE NEW LEADERS AND INTERNS.CARNEGIE CLIMATE GEOENGINEERING GOVERNANCE INITIATIVE (C2G2):C2G2'S PRIORITIES ARE:(1) GOVERNANCE OF SOLAR RADIATION MODIFICATION: C2G2 WILL CATALYSE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS TO HELP PREVENT THE DEPLOYMENT OF SOLAR RADIATION MODIFICATION UNLESS (I) THE RISKS AND POTENTIAL BENEFITS ARE SUFFICIENTLY UNDERSTOOD, AND (II) INTERNATIONAL GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORKS ARE AGREED.(2) GOVERNANCE OF RESEARCH: C2G2 WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL GOVERNANCE OF RESEARCH, PARTICULARLY FOR SOLAR RADIATION MODIFICATION.(3) GOVERNANCE OF CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL: C2G2 WILL ENCOURAGE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE GOVERNANCE OF LARGE-SCALE CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL AT THE APPROPRIATE SUB-NATIONAL, NATIONAL AND GLOBAL LEVELS, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR AT THE UNFCCC.

  Expenses $1,094,361 · Grants $34,000

• PUBLIC EDUCATION - CARNEGIE COUNCIL'S PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS AIM TO MAKE THE MORAL DIMENSIONS OF INTERNATIONAL ISSUES MORE VISIBLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO STUDENTS, SCHOLARS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE: PUBLIC AFFAIRS LECTURES AND STUDIO INTERVIEWS WITH PROMINENT INTELLECTUALS AND PRACTITIONERS; STUDENT ENGAGEMENT EVENTS, INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ESSAY CONTESTS, AND ANNUAL STUDENT RESEARCH CONFERENCES; AND THE PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ETHICS & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, PUBLISHED QUARTERLY IN PRINT AND ONLINE THROUGH CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

  Expenses $539,316 · Grants $27,625

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• CARNEGIE COUNCIL FUND INC

  501(C)(3) · SUPPORT · NY

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

6 March 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202510659349300141

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