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Carnegie Foundation Announces 2026 Immigrant Honors, $25 M Pledge

7/1/2026

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Carnegie Honors Immigrants

Andrew Carnegie Foundation announced 2026 class, honoring 25 naturalized citizens and eight foreign-born Declaration signers and pledging $25 million for institutions and $10,000 for 1,400 Carnegie Libraries.
President Louise Richardson said awards celebrate immigrants, naming Dr. Iman Abuzeid, CEO of Incredible Health, a $1.65 billion company, and Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigroup.
Immigrants comprise 14 percent of U.S. population, 23.6 percent of entrepreneurs, 66 percent of billion-dollar firms, and remit $4 billion to Kenya.

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Yaghi Joins Honorees

The 2026 class of honorees spans technology, academia, literature, music, visual art and public policy.
Jordanian-born chemist Omar Yaghi, a Nobel laureate at UC Berkeley, is among the honorees.
Pulitzer winners Hernan Diaz of Argentina and Cristina Rivera Garza of Mexico are recognized for literary excellence.
Women including Vertex CEO Reshma Kewalramani, designer Gabriela Hearst and Cloudflare co-founder Michelle Zatlyn comprise a significant portion of the list.

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Carnegie Honors Immigrants

Andrew Carnegie Foundation announced 2026 class, honoring 25 naturalized citizens and eight foreign-born Declaration signers and pledging $25 million for institutions and $10,000 for 1,400 Carnegie Libraries.
President Louise Richardson said awards celebrate immigrants, naming Dr. Iman Abuzeid, CEO of Incredible Health, a $1.65 billion company, and Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigroup.
Immigrants comprise 14 percent of U.S. population, 23.6 percent of entrepreneurs, 66 percent of billion-dollar firms, and remit $4 billion to Kenya.

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