Geri Mannion

Background

About Geri Mannion

As director of Carnegie Corporation's U.S. Democracy Program, Geri Mannion brings a wealth of experience about the role of philanthropy in challenging, improving and deepening the civic dialogue. She has directed the division since 1998, after staffing the Corporation's program of Special Projects for almost ten years. While the Corporation continues to support projects that focus on improving voter engagement among those least likely to vote, the U.S. Democracy Program focuses primarily on immigrant civic integration. Active in professional organizations that work to advance and strengthen the philanthropic and nonprofit world, Mannion co-chairs the board of Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees, a national affinity group of funders active in supporting programs that impact immigrants. In 2009, Mannion, together with her colleague Taryn Higashi, received the Robert W. Scrivner Award for Creative Grantmaking, one of philanthropy’s highest honors, for founding the Four Freedoms Fund, a funder collaborative. In 2010, she was named as one of the nonprofit sector’s top fifty leaders by the Non-Profit Times. Mannion holds a B.A. in English and an M.A. in political science, both from Fordham University.