Carnegie Hero Fund

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award-granting organization charitable foundation philanthropic organization

The Carnegie Hero Fund is a philanthropic organization that recognizes and financially supports individuals who perform extraordinary acts of civilian heroism.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission	3
Carnegie Hero Fund canonical	1

Statements (35)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	award-granting organization ⓘ charitable foundation ⓘ philanthropic organization ⓘ
award	financial grants ⓘ medals for heroism ⓘ
beneficiary	individuals who perform extraordinary acts of civilian heroism ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
distinguishesFrom	military decorations for valor ⓘ
field	civilian heroism awards ⓘ philanthropy ⓘ
focusesOn	life-risking rescue attempts ⓘ non-military acts of heroism ⓘ
foundedBy	Andrew Carnegie ⓘ
hasEligibilityCriteria	act of extraordinary heroism ⓘ civilian status of the hero ⓘ risk to the hero’s own life ⓘ
hasFundingSource	endowment established by Andrew Carnegie ⓘ
hasImpact	financial relief for injured heroes ⓘ long-term support for families of deceased heroes ⓘ public awareness of civilian heroism ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ
hasMotto	recognizing civilian heroism ⓘ
hasType	private foundation ⓘ
namedAfter	Andrew Carnegie ⓘ
operatesAs	independent charitable trust ⓘ
provides	financial assistance to awardees and their families ⓘ recognition through public citation ⓘ scholarship support to awardees or their dependents ⓘ
purpose	financial support for civilian heroes ⓘ promotion of acts of heroism ⓘ recognition of civilian heroism ⓘ
recognizes	living heroes ⓘ posthumous acts of heroism ⓘ
sector	nonprofit ⓘ
usesInstrument	formal nomination and investigation process ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Andrew Carnegie → founded → Carnegie Hero Fund ⓘ

Louise Whitfield → associatedWith → Carnegie Hero Fund ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carnegie Hero Fund Commission

Arland D. Williams Jr. → honoredBy → Carnegie Hero Fund ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carnegie Hero Fund Commission

Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy → presentedBy → Carnegie Hero Fund ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carnegie Hero Fund Commission