The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C., with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.

Carnegie Science, also known as the Carnegie Institution of Washington and formerly Carnegie Institution for Science, is an organization established to fund and perform scientific research in the United States. This institution is headquartered in Washington, D.C. As of June 30, 2020, the Institution's endowment was valued at $926.9 million. In 2018, the expenses for scientific programs and administration were $96.6 million. American astronomer and astrophysicist John Mulchaey is the current president of the institution.

Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late-19th century and became one of the richest Americans in history.