Carnegie Institution of Washington

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independent research organization nonprofit organization private research institution scientific research organization

The Carnegie Institution of Washington is a private, nonprofit scientific research organization founded by Andrew Carnegie that supports advanced research across fields such as astronomy, biology, and earth sciences.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Carnegie Institution for Science	39
Carnegie Institution of Washington canonical	30
Carnegie Institute	3
Carnegie Observatories	2
Carnegie Institution for Science Department of Terrestrial Magnetism (historical collaboration)	1
Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism	1
Carnegie Institution’s Division of Historical Research	1
Carnegie Observatories, Pasadena	1
Carnegie Science, Baltimore campus	1
Carnegie endowment	1
Department of Embryology	1
Department of Global Ecology	1
Department of Plant Biology	1
Department of Terrestrial Magnetism	1
Geophysical Laboratory	1

Statements (44)

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instanceOf	nonprofit organization ⓘ private research institution ⓘ scientific research organization ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
fieldOfWork	astronomy ⓘ biology ⓘ earth sciences ⓘ genetics ⓘ global ecology ⓘ materials science ⓘ plant biology ⓘ
formerName	Carnegie Institution of Washington self-link ⓘ
foundedBy	Andrew Carnegie ⓘ
founder	Andrew Carnegie ⓘ
fundedBy	Carnegie Institution of Washington self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Carnegie endowment
hasChairperson	board of trustees (Carnegie Institution of Washington) ⓘ
hasNotableAchievement	contributions to global carbon cycle and climate research ⓘ contributions to understanding stellar evolution ⓘ pioneering work in plant genetics ⓘ research on Earth’s interior and high-pressure physics ⓘ
hasParentOrganization	Carnegie endowment trust ⓘ
hasResearchCenter	Carnegie Institution of Washington self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Carnegie Observatories, Pasadena Carnegie Institution of Washington self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Carnegie Science, Baltimore campus Las Campanas Observatory ⓘ
hasType	independent research organization ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
inception	1902 ⓘ
isPartOf	Carnegie philanthropic institutions ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
legalForm	nonprofit organization ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
mission	support advanced scientific research for the benefit of humanity ⓘ
motto	To encourage investigation, research, and discovery ⓘ
namedAfter	Andrew Carnegie ⓘ
nonprofitStatus	501(c)(3) ⓘ
officialName	Carnegie Institution of Washington self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Carnegie Institution for Science
operates	Carnegie Institution of Washington self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Carnegie Observatories Carnegie Institution of Washington self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Department of Embryology Carnegie Institution of Washington self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Department of Global Ecology Carnegie Institution of Washington self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Department of Plant Biology Carnegie Institution of Washington self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Department of Terrestrial Magnetism Carnegie Institution of Washington self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Geophysical Laboratory
sector	independent research sector ⓘ
website	https://carnegiescience.edu ⓘ

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