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Rk Mellon Family Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 25-1356145 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$2.7M
Grants reported
211
Typical grant
$10K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

$507.5K

How to apply

This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact
Rk Mellon Family Foundation
Deadlines
The foundation accepts applications throughout the year.
Application materials
All proposals should be accompanied by a complete application form and the following information: 1. A two-page executive summary providing on overview of the sponsoring organization, the proposed project, and the problem it seeks to address. 2. The names and affiliations of the board of directors or trustees. 3. Information on the proposed project: the specific purpose and objective for which the funds are sought. An indication of the population it will serve. The project budget and timetable. Other sources of support for the project. 4. A current operating budget. 5. Audited financial statements for the most recent year. 6. A copy of the latest internal revenue service determination letter indicating tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) and 509(a).
Restrictions
The foundation does not consider requests on behalf of individuals or from outside the united states. Applicants must be a charitable tax-exempt organization with a valid IRS tax id number or be a government entity to qualify for funding. The foundation typically does not consider requests for grants to conduit organizations which pass on funds to other organizations.
Original filing text
Contact
RK MELLON FAMILY FOUNDATION
Address
PO BOX 690 LIGONIER, PA, 156580690
Phone
7242385269
Deadlines
THE FOUNDATION ACCEPTS APPLICATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
Application materials
ALL PROPOSALS SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A COMPLETE APPLICATION FORM AND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: 1. A TWO-PAGE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PROVIDING ON OVERVIEW OF THE SPONSORING ORGANIZATION, THE PROPOSED PROJECT, AND THE PROBLEM IT SEEKS TO ADDRESS. 2. THE NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES. 3. INFORMATION ON THE PROPOSED PROJECT: THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVE FOR WHICH THE FUNDS ARE SOUGHT. AN INDICATION OF THE POPULATION IT WILL SERVE. THE PROJECT BUDGET AND TIMETABLE. OTHER SOURCES OF SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT. 4. A CURRENT OPERATING BUDGET. 5. AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE MOST RECENT YEAR. 6. A COPY OF THE LATEST INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DETERMINATION LETTER INDICATING TAX-EXEMPT STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) AND 509(A).
Restrictions
THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT CONSIDER REQUESTS ON BEHALF OF INDIVIDUALS OR FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. APPLICANTS MUST BE A CHARITABLE TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION WITH A VALID IRS TAX ID NUMBER OR BE A GOVERNMENT ENTITY TO QUALIFY FOR FUNDING. THE FOUNDATION TYPICALLY DOES NOT CONSIDER REQUESTS FOR GRANTS TO CONDUIT ORGANIZATIONS WHICH PASS ON FUNDS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

Reported organization name: RK MELLON FAMILY FOUNDATION

Where Rk Mellon Family Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Loyalhanna Association

LIGONIER, PA

$130KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Operations

National Gallery of Art

LANDOVER, MD

$100KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Operations & photography initi

Westmoreland Museum of Art

GREENSBURG, PA

$62.5KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Operations

Latrobe Area Hospital Charitable Foundation

LATROBE, PA

$50KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Operations at latrobe hospital

Eastern Long Island Hospital Foundation

GREENPORT, NY

$50KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Trauma training

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from Rk Mellon Family Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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