Richard King Mellon Foundation Grants

Funding for proposals from for-profit businesses with a social mission that align with the 2021–2030 Strategy and one or more funding programs. Eligible applicants: Applicants must be for-profit businesses with a social mission and have ideas aligned with the goals and geographic focus of the Foundation's Strategic Plan.; Ideas must align with the Foundation's program areas in Conservation, Economic Development, Economic Mobility, or Health & Well-Being.; Economic Development, Economic Mobility and Health & Well-Being proposals must have an Allegheny and/or Westmoreland County focus.; The organization must have a valid U.S. IRS Tax ID; applications on behalf of individuals or from outside the United States are not considered.; The Foundation will not fund ideas that include regranting to individuals.; The Foundation does not fund lobbying, advocacy, or political causes or events, and prohibits funding terrorist activities.. Geography served: United States for Conservation proposals; Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Deadline: The General Application does not have deadlines, so you can submit at any time throughout the year..

Funding for proposals aligned with the 2021–2030 Strategy and one or more funding programs. Applicants may seek general operating support or project-specific support, including planning and innovation, implementation, or scaling activities. The majority of grants are twelve to eighteen months, and the Foundation is generally not providing multi-year grants at this time. Eligible applicants: Ideas must align with the Foundation's program areas in Conservation, Economic Development, Economic Mobility, or Health & Well-Being.; Economic Development, Economic Mobility and Health & Well-Being proposals must have an Allegheny and/or Westmoreland County focus.; Organizations do not need to be based in Allegheny or Westmoreland counties, but applicable projects must serve the required counties.; The organization must have a valid U.S. IRS Tax ID; applications on behalf of individuals or from outside the United States are not considered.; If an organization uses a fiscal sponsor, the fiscal sponsor must submit the application and the requested organizational and financial information, clearly identifying itself as fiscal sponsor and the agency leading the work.; General operating support is not available to postsecondary institutions or research institutions.; Indirect expenses may be included only if the applicant is not a postsecondary or research institution.; The Foundation will not fund ideas that include regranting to individuals.; Regranting from a lead agency to other agencies may be funded only when those agencies are identified in the submission as collaboration participants and the regranted funds solely support the described collaborative activities.; Collaborative proposals must include signed MOUs, letters of support, or other documents showing a commitment to participate.; Each application submitted alongside an RFP application must be substantively different from the others.; The Foundation does not fund lobbying, advocacy, or political causes or events, and prohibits funding terrorist activities.. Geography served: United States for Conservation proposals; Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Deadline: The General Application does not have deadlines, so you can submit at any time throughout the year..