Findings
| When | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Carey became a board member and long-term supporter of the Fresh Air Fund and co-founded Camp Mariah, its career-awareness program for underserved New York City youth. The program combines summer camping with career exploration and year-round educational support. | Source | |
| Carey has been involved with Make-A-Wish for years, including personally granting wishes and funding wishes. In 2006 she received the organization's Wish Icon Award for her generosity and wish-granting work. Contemporary reporting from the organisation said she had funded more than 20 wishes and made six-figure contributions toward performing-arts/music wishes. | Source | |
| 2008 | Carey became an ambassador for Yum!'s World Hunger Relief campaign benefiting the UN World Food Programme. Her involvement included promoting donations, with Yum! committing 25 cents to the hunger-relief campaign for each qualifying download of her song "Love Story." | Source |
| 2016 | Mariah Carey received GLAAD's 2016 Ally Award for using her platform to support and advance LGBT equality and acceptance. She has also performed for the Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ+ civil-rights organisation, and has spoken about the strong connection between her music and the LGBTQ+ community. | Source |
| 2019-2021 | Former assistant accused Carey of workplace abuse and enabling her manager's alleged harassment; Carey denied the allegations, counter-sued over unauthorized recordings, obtained court sanctions against the assistant for destroying evidence, and the litigation ultimately settled confidentially. | Source |
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