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Carnegie Institution for Science

non-profit organization in the USA
Organization Nonprofit Organization Q1043963
Carnegie Institution for Science
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Facts

17 properties

Identity

Instance of
nonprofit organization
Official website
www.ciw.edu, carnegiescience.edu[10][11]
Legal form
501(c)(3) organization[14]
Native label
Carnegie Institution for Science[15]

Status and dates

Inception
1902[9]
Replaces
Carnegie Institution of Washington[13]

Location

Headquarters location
Washington, D.C.[3]
Country
United States[2]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 38.909°, -77.036°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Washington, D.C.[1]

Financials

Total assets
1.3B (976.6M–1.5B, n=13)[29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41]
Total revenue
147.3M (72.9M–187.0M, n=13)[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]

People

Chairperson
Maxine Singer

Relations

Child organization or unit
Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Observatories, Department of Embryology, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie's Geophysical Laboratory[4][5][6][7][8]
More facts +3
Described by source
The Encyclopedia Americana[12]
Donations
16.7M (8.0M–62.0M, n=13)[43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC EMCO Wikidata CoP[42]
🏷️ Also known as
en Carnegie Institute en Carnegie Institution en Carnegie Institution for Science en Carnegie Institution of Washington cs Carnegie Institution of Washington de OCIW de Carnegie Institution de Carnegie Institution of Washington de Carnegie-Institut es Instituto Carnegie es Carnegie Corporation es Carnegie Corporation of New York fa بنیاد کارنگی برای علوم fi Carnegie-instituutti fr Carnegie Institute fr Carnegie Institution of Washington he מכון קרנגי למדע it Carnegie Institution of Washington ja カーネギー・インスティテュート・オブ・ワシントン ja カーネギー協会
🔖 Identifiers · 38
ROR ID
04jr01610
ISNI
0000000123237340
Legal Entity Identifier
549300OOZ3MYHWHXKZ79
VIAF cluster ID
154647178
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79058401
GND ID
26243-2
GRID ID
grid.418276.e
BHL creator ID
808
Biblioteca Nacional de México ID
000008681
CANTIC ID
981058511695406706
Charity Navigator ID (obsolete)
3424
FAST ID
533085
Show all 38 identifiers +26
FES digital collections entity ID
430691
Facebook username
carnegiescience
Freebase ID
/m/04pc55
Harper's tag
carnegie-institution
IRS Employer Identification Number
53-0196523
IdRef ID
02744452X
Instagram username
carnegiescience
KISTI ID
K000215717
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
26243-2
LinkedIn company or organization ID
carnegie-institution-for-science_62514
Medvik ID
uk2007342260
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
196817621
NL CR AUT ID
uk2007342260
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:msa;=CL
Official donation page URL
give.carnegiescience.edu
Open Funder Registry funder ID
100005843
PM20 film section ID
h1/co/A0350H/0482/L
PermID
5032954536
Quora topic ID
Carnegie-Institution-for-Science
Ringgold ID
1485
SHARE Catalogue author ID
304679
Scilit organization ID
10934
Union List of Artist Names ID
500312805
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058511695406706
Wellcome Collection concept ID
xqx7fj3v
Yale LUX ID
group/e482796f-21bb-42e3-a0ed-1391ee0997c5
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  • bne_authorities as of 2026-10-05 · 1 statement · CC0 1.0 Biblioteca Nacional de España, Catálogo de autoridades (CC0) — credited by choice

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🔗 Connections
← Affiliated with 40
R. Paul Butler, Christopher Field, Joseph G. Gall, Ken Caldeira, Robert Hazen, Sean C. Solomon, Alycia J. Weinberger, Xiaogang Ma +32 more
Employees / affiliates 35
Norman Foster Ramsey, James A. Van Allen, Scott S. Sheppard, Sandra Faber, Vilhelm Bjerknes, Abraham Wald, Halton Arp, Sara Seager +27 more
← Operator 3
Mount Wilson Observatory, Las Campanas Observatory, Magellan Telescopes
Chairperson 1
Maxine Singer
Child organization or unit 1
Carnegie's Geophysical Laboratory
Country 1
United States
Headquarters location 1
Washington, D.C.
Instance of 1
nonprofit organization
Legal form 1
501(c)(3) organization
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Washington, D.C.
Named after 1
Carnegie stage
Owned entities 1
Las Campanas Observatory
Replaces 1
Carnegie Institution of Washington
← Affiliation 1
Vannevar Bush
← Funder 1
eugenics in the United States
← Parent organization or unit 1
Carnegie's Geophysical Laboratory
← Publisher 1
General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities
← Replaced by 1
Carnegie Institution of Washington
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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Carnegie Institution for Science include Carnegie stage[51], a measurement scale[52].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Carnegie Institution for Science include Carnegie stage[51], a measurement scale[52].

Related Entities

Abraham Wald Carnegie Institution of Washington Carnegie's Geophysical Laboratory Halton Arp James A. Van Allen Norman Foster Ramsey Sandra Faber Sara Seager Scott S. Sheppard United States Vannevar Bush Vilhelm Bjerknes Yuan-Sen Ting

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  1. 9d ago · Huntster · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed labels, descriptions or aliases: Remove all redundant labels/aliases same as mul label/aliases via…"
  2. 7w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → carnegie-institution
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: carnegie-institution, Matched to carnegie institution (#289922703) in…"
  3. 20w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 430691
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 430691, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
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