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Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Grants

Private foundation · EIN 25-1062730 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$1M
Grants reported
144
Typical grant
$7.5K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

$135K

How to apply

This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact
Joseph Mandak Investigations Manage
Deadlines
Within two years of the date of the heroic act
Application materials
A letter providing date, time and place of heroic action, and address of hero and witness.
Restrictions
The commission strives to be fair and consistent in the assessment of each case, judging it on its own merits against certain criteria. The commission does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, creed, or national origin. There must be conclusive evidence to support the threat to the victim's life, the rescuer's degree of responsibility, and the act's occurrence. The act must be performed in one of the 50 american states, the district of columbia, or 12 canadian provinces and territories or the waters thereof (12 nautical miles). The act must be brought to the attention of the commission within two years of the date of its occurrence. Members of the military are ineligible. "military" includes coast guard and members of the national guard and reserves who have been activated for training or otherwise, are on annual training or otherwise are in uniform under military control.
Original filing text
Contact
JOSEPH MANDAK INVESTIGATIONS MANAGE
Address
436 SEVENTH AVENUE SUITE 1101 PITTSBURGH, PA, 15219
Phone
4122811302
Deadlines
WITHIN TWO YEARS OF THE DATE OF THE HEROIC ACT
Application materials
A LETTER PROVIDING DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF HEROIC ACTION, AND ADDRESS OF HERO AND WITNESS.
Restrictions
THE COMMISSION STRIVES TO BE FAIR AND CONSISTENT IN THE ASSESSMENT OF EACH CASE, JUDGING IT ON ITS OWN MERITS AGAINST CERTAIN CRITERIA. THE COMMISSION DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, SEX, CREED, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN. THERE MUST BE CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE THREAT TO THE VICTIM'S LIFE, THE RESCUER'S DEGREE OF RESPONSIBILITY, AND THE ACT'S OCCURRENCE. THE ACT MUST BE PERFORMED IN ONE OF THE 50 AMERICAN STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, OR 12 CANADIAN PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES OR THE WATERS THEREOF (12 NAUTICAL MILES). THE ACT MUST BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE COMMISSION WITHIN TWO YEARS OF THE DATE OF ITS OCCURRENCE. MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY ARE INELIGIBLE. "MILITARY" INCLUDES COAST GUARD AND MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES WHO HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED FOR TRAINING OR OTHERWISE, ARE ON ANNUAL TRAINING OR OTHERWISE ARE IN UNIFORM UNDER MILITARY CONTROL.

Reported organization name: CARNEGIE HERO FUND COMMISSION

Where Carnegie Hero Fund Commission gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Florida$107.4KCalifornia$92.3KOhio$85KPennsylvania$69.2KWashington$62.3K

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Shane Morrison

PAINESVILLE, OH

$30KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Educational benefits

Jaxon M Gomillia Formerly Jada M

N FORT MYERS, FL

$30KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Educational benefits

Medals and Certificates

PITTSBURGH, PA

$21.9KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Medals and certificates awarded for acts of heroism

Isaac J Radke

MEDINA, OH

$15.5KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Educational benefits

Pierre Joseph Gibbons

BALTIMORE, MD

$15KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Heroic recognition awards

Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (144 reported in all).

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from Carnegie Hero Fund Commission's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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