In what year was the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace founded? It was founded in 1910 by Andrew Carnegie.
Carnegie announced the Endowment on his 75th birthday, 25 November 1910, committing $10 million in first-mortgage bonds. The income from that gift was intended to support an organization dedicated to reducing international conflict and advancing cooperation between nations.
The formal deed of gift was presented in Washington on 14 December 1910. Carnegie gave the trustees broad discretion in choosing practical methods, rather than restricting them to one particular peace campaign. That flexibility helped the organization develop into a major institution for international-affairs research and policy analysis.
The date is sometimes confused with later milestones, including the Endowment's work during World War I or its involvement in debates over the League of Nations. Those events came after its 1910 creation. It is also distinct from Carnegie's library philanthropy and from other Carnegie-founded organizations.