# International philanthropists awarded Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/10/17/international-philanthropists-awarded-carnegie-medal-philanthropy/
- Published: 2013-10-17T15:42:23+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Leading philanthropists from around the world are today receiving the Carnegie Medal
of Philanthropy at a ceremony at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.

The Medal is sometimes described as the ‘Nobel Prize of philanthropy’. It recognises
those who use their private wealth for public good.

This year’s recipients are:

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## The Wolfson Foundation

Funded by the Wolfson family, th Foundation supports and promotes excellence across
the UK. It provides funding across the themes of science and medicine, health, education
and the arts & humanities.

Since it was founded in 1955, the Foundation has awarded £1.25 billion in real terms
to 10,000 projects, including over £110 million in the last three years alone.

Dame Janet Wolfson de Botton, Chairman of the Wolfson Foundation, is receiving the
Medal on behalf of the Foundation.

## Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser

Her Highness has played an active role with the United Nations for many years, including
an appointment in 2003 as UNESCO’s Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education;
and currently as a member of the UN Millennium Development Goals Advocacy Group.

She is Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development.
She has launched many projects including the International Fund for Higher Education
in Iraq, and the Silatech initiative to address the growing challenge of youth employment
in the Middle East and North Africa.

## Sir Tom Hunter

Sir Tom and his wife, Lady Marion Hunter created The Hunter Foundation after building
and selling Europe’s largest independent sports retailer in 1998 for £290m.

The Foundation supports enterprise and entrepreneurship throughout the education
system working in schools, colleges and universities. It has also supported large
scale campaigns on major global issues, and underwrote the Make Poverty History 
campaign and Live 8.

## Dr. James H. Simons and Marilyn H. Simons

The Simons Foundation funds advancing the frontiers of research in mathematics and
the basic sciences.

Dr Simons is also the founder and Chairman of Math for America, which aims to improve
maths education in US public schools.

Marilyn Simons has worked for various organisations improving academic options for
children with special needs and youth in underserved communities. She is treasurer
and former president of the Learning Spring School in New York, which serves children
with diagnoses on the autism spectrum.

## Dmitry Borisovich Zimin

Dr. Zimin founded the Dynasty Foundation in 2001. It supports and and promotes Russian
academic fundamental science.

## Andrew Carnegie’s International Legacy Festival

The presentation of the Medals are the highlight of Andrew Carnegie’s International
Legacy Week 2013 which celebrates the huge impact made by the Scots-American philanthropist
Andrew Carnegie and the global network of trusts and foundations he endowed.

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