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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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Description

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation seeks to build just communities enriched by meaning and empowered by critical thinking, where ideas and imagination can thrive.

The Foundation supports a wide range of initiatives to strengthen the humanities, arts, higher education, and cultural heritage.

Program areas consist of the following:

Arts and Culture
This program supports exceptional creative practice, scholarship, and conservation practices while nurturing...

Description

Opportunity Information

Application Deadlines
Application Deadlines
Geographic Scope
Geographic Scope
Areas of Interest
Areas of Interest
Types of Support
Types of Support
Funder Information
Total Annual Giving
$555,004,183
Grant Range
Grant range
Average Grant
Average Grant
Median Grant
Median Grant
Total Assets
$7,820,349,022
Type
Type
EIN
EIN
Application Procedures
Application Procedures

The financial information is based on the most recent 990-PF tax form for 2024

Requirements

Eligibility Details
Eligibility Details

Contact Information

General Contact
General Contact
Primary Contact
Primary Contact

Grants History

This funder has a page on their website listing previous grantees.
Grants Awarded
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Annual report

You can review tax forms on ProPublica. Learn more about them and the 990.

990s

This is a list of grant recipients noted on the funder’s 990 forms.

This includes forms filed in 2018 and later, so it can include information for tax years earlier than that.

The information below is pulled directly from the form itself without any alterations.

If the details are not included, e.g. “Various”, they may be indicated on the PDF on the IRS site.

Tax Year Recipient City State / Province Country Amount Purpose
1882 PROJECT FOUNDATION Washington DC US $600,000 To support organizational development, planning, and programming
A BLADE OF GRASS FUND Long Island City NY US $750,000 To support staff capacity and programs for an artist-governed organization
AAMC FOUNDATION New York NY US $300,000 To support general operations
ABRAHAM IN MOTION INC New York NY US $150,000 To support general operations
ACCIN LATINA San Francisco CA US $165,000 To support a grant writing program for an expanded cohort of artists of a sponsored project
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Total Giving
Median Giving
Average Giving
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Total assets

The most recent tax form filed for 2024 lists the following key individuals.

Name Title City State / Province Country
ABIGAIL ARCHIBALD Senior Portfolio Mgr New York NY US
ALLIED SECURITY HLDGS LLC Security Conshohocken PA US
ARCHITECTURE RES OFFICE LLC Construction Brooklyn NY US
CARTER STEWART Evp, Programs & Research New York NY US
ELIZABETH ALEXANDER President New York NY US
EMIL KANG Program Director New York NY US
GAURAV KAPADIA Trustee New York NY US
HEATHER GERKEN Trustee New York NY US
JONATHAN HOLLOWAY Trustee New York NY US
JOSHUA S FRIEDMAN Trustee (End 03/2024) New York NY US
JULIE EHRLICH Evp & Coo New York NY US
KATHRYN HALL Trustee, Board Chair New York NY US
KELLY ANN GRANAT Trustee New York NY US
MARYANA ISKANDER Trustee (Beg 03/2024) New York NY US
MELISSA GILLIAM Trustee New York NY US
PATRICIA DIAZ Deputy General Couns New York NY US
PAUL FARBER Trustee (Beg 03/2024) New York NY US
PAUL WEISS RIFKIND WHARTON & GARRISON LLP Legal, Operations, And Governance New York NY US
PHILLIP HARPER Program Director New York NY US
SCOTT TAYLOR Chief Investment Officer New York NY US
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