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The Andrew W Mellon Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 13-1879954 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$555M
Grants reported
848
Typical grant
$500K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

$253.9M

How to apply

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Contact
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
Email
Https://mellon.fluxx.io/
Deadlines
See statement 27
Application materials
See statement 26
Restrictions
Activities supported by foundation grants must be charitable, educational or scientific under the provisions of the U.S. internal revenue code and the treasury regulations.
Original filing text
Contact
THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION
Address
140 EAST 62ND STREET NEW YORK, NY, 10065
Phone
2128388400
Email
HTTPS://MELLON.FLUXX.IO/
Deadlines
SEE STATEMENT 27
Application materials
SEE STATEMENT 26
Restrictions
ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED BY FOUNDATION GRANTS MUST BE CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND THE TREASURY REGULATIONS.

Reported organization name: THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION

Current grant programs

Opportunities and giving programs published on The Andrew W Mellon Foundation's website. Confirm details with the foundation before applying.

Humanities in Place Funding Inquiries

Rolling applications (per the source)

Funds place keepers, artists, institutions, storytellers, community programming, initiatives focused on often-overlooked communities or regions, and cultural heritage sites that broaden engagement with American and Indigenous histories and stories. Eligible applicants: Most Mellon grants are made to organizations in the United States that have been determined by the IRS to be section 501(c)(3) public charities, as well as organizations outside the United States that are equivalent to US public charities.; The Foundation does not fund tuition.; The Foundation does not fund K-12 education and programming.; The Foundation does not fund fundraising events.; The Foundation does not provide direct unrestricted funding for individuals.; Grant applications and other communications must align with charitable and/or educational purposes.; Staff review inquiry submissions and seek out and get to know organizations before inviting them to submit a proposal for funding; most Mellon grants are made through these invitations.. Geography served: United States; Outside the United States.

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Where The Andrew W Mellon 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.

American Council of Learned Societies

NEW YORK, NY

$8.6MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

To support the administration and annual institutional renewals for the mellon mays undergraduate fellowship program

City of Richmond

RICHMOND, VA

$7MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

To support the planning, development, and initial operations of a cultural space located at the shockoe bottom train shed that memorializes and commemorates the history of slavery in richmond

The International Association of Blacks in Dance Inc

WASHINGTON, DC

$5.6MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

To support a regranting program to artists and companies driving the future of black dance

Freedom Reads

HAMDEN, CT

$5MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

To provide major renewed support to freedom reads as it scales its library installations and expands organizational capacity

Wgbh Educational Foundation

BOSTON, MA

$5MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

To support the american archive of public broadcasting to preserve endangered public media holdings at scale for future access and use

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from The Andrew W Mellon 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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