Open Grants Today8,069$74.8B
Opened This Week217$598.6M
Closing This Week98$4.5B
Open Grants Today8,069$74.8B
Opened This Week217$598.6M
Closing This Week98$4.5B
GrantExec

THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION

EIN: 131879954
Does Not Accept Applications
Total Assets
$8.2B
Key Financial Metrics (2023)

Total Giving

$505.7M

Number of Grants

566

Median Grant

$500K

Grant Range

$18K - $90.0M

Historical Giving Trends
YearAssetsTotal Giving# GrantsMedian Grant
2023$8.2B$505.7M566$500K
2022$9.6B$417.7M582$500K
2021$8.2B$420.9M587$500K
2020$7.0B$313.0M588$450K
2019$6.6B$316.9M629$465K
Recent Grant Recipients

TIDES CENTER

TO SUPPORT CREATIVES REBUILD NEW YORK

KRESGE CENTER ROOM 308 - TUSKEGEE - AL 36088 β€’ 2022

$90.0M

THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM

TO SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION OF THE MUSEUM'S NEW BUILDING

312 WEST 36TH STREET 1ST FLOOR - NEW YORK - NY 10018 β€’ 2022

$10.0M

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

TO SUPPORT EXPANSION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA'S PRESIDENTIAL POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM BY SHARPENING ITS FOCUS ON THE HUMANITIES AT SIX HSI UC CAMPUSES DESIGNATED AS HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS

312 WEST 36TH STREET 1ST FLOOR - NEW YORK - NY 10018 β€’ 2022

$7.5M

AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES

TO SUPPORT ONE ANNUAL CYCLE OF PROGRAM RENEWALS AT INSTITUTIONS HOSTING THE MELLON MAYS UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP: AMHERST, BARNARD, BOWDOIN, BROOKLYN, BRYN MAWR, CARLETON, CONNECTICUT, DARTMOUTH, GRINNELL, HAVERFORD, HUNTER, MACALESTER, OBERLIN, POMONA, QUEENS, SMITH, SWARTHMORE, WELLESLEY, WHITTIER, AND WILLIAMS COLLEGES; BROWN, COLUMBIA, CORNELL, DUKE, EMORY, HARVARD, HOWARD, NORTHWESTERN, PRINCETON, RICE, STANFORD, WESLEYAN, AND YALE UNIVERSITIES; THE UNIVERSITIES OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY, AT LOS ANGELES, AND AT RIVERSIDE; THE UNIVERSITIES OF CAPE TOWN, CHICAGO, NEW MEXICO, PENNSYLVANIA, PUERTO RICO AT RIO PIEDRAS, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, TEXAS AT AUSTIN, THE WESTERN CAPE, AND THE WITWATERSRAND; THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY; CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION; CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK; UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND, INC.; AND WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

633 THIRD AVENUE 8TH FLOOR - NEW YORK - NY 100176795 β€’ 2022

$7.3M

NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION

TO CONTINUE AND EXPAND SUPPORT FOR HUMANITIES POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

PO BOX 83526 - PORTLAND - OR 97283 β€’ 2022

$6.7M

WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

499 ALABAMA STREET 450 - SAN FRANCISCO - CA 94110 β€’ 2022

$5.5M

BARNARD COLLEGE

TO SUPPORT THE EXTENSION AND ELEVATION OF CARIBBEAN-FOCUSED DIGITAL HUMANITIES SCHOLARSHIP, TRAINING, AND INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS CARIBBEAN AND US UNIVERSITIES FOR SCHOLARS, GRADUATE STUDENTS, AND UNDERGRADUATES

1585 62ND STREET UNIT 99256 - EMERYVILLE - CA 946087053 β€’ 2022

$5.0M

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

TO SUPPORT AN EXPANSIVE INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO CRITICAL DATA STUDIES TO ADDRESS ISSUES SUCH AS MISINFORMATION, DISINFORMATION, AND DATA LITERACY

1000 JEFFERSON DRIVE SW - WASHINGTON - DC 200137012 β€’ 2022

$4.9M

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

100 CHURCH STREET SE - MINNEAPOLIS - MN 55455 β€’ 2022

$4.7M

CITY OF RICHMOND

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

355 LEXINGTON AVENUE 3RD FLOOR - NEW YORK - NY 10017 β€’ 2022

$4.0M

Quick Facts

Location

New York

Return Type

990PF

Most Recent Filing

2023

Annual Expenses

$688.7M

Giving Rate

6.2% of assets

Application Policy

Accepts Applications

No - Invite Only