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It’s easy to associate the name Andrew Carnegie with philanthropy, but it wasn’t until the end of his life that he made his mark as a philanthropist. He believed dying without dedicating his wealth to a cause would be shameful, so he endowed the Carnegie Corporation with what today would be $3 billion. This allowed his charity to continue long after his death and set the example for the modern foundation.
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