New York, New York · EIN 131879954. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $546.2M across 834 grants in 2024, a median of $500K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202523189349104752. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 834 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Council of Learned Societies | NY | $8,556,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATION AND ANNUAL INSTITUTIONAL RENEWALS FOR THE MELLON MAYS UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM |
| 2 | City of Richmond | VA | $7,000,000 | 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 |
| 3 | The International Association of Blacks in Dance Inc | DC | $5,600,000 | TO SUPPORT A REGRANTING PROGRAM TO ARTISTS AND COMPANIES DRIVING THE FUTURE OF BLACK DANCE |
| 4 | Freedom Reads | CT | $5,000,000 | TO PROVIDE MAJOR RENEWED SUPPORT TO FREEDOM READS AS IT SCALES ITS LIBRARY INSTALLATIONS AND EXPANDS ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY |
| 5 | Wgbh Educational Foundation | MA | $5,000,000 | TO SUPPORT THE AMERICAN ARCHIVE OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING TO PRESERVE ENDANGERED PUBLIC MEDIA HOLDINGS AT SCALE FOR FUTURE ACCESS AND USE |
| 6 | Montpelier Foundation | VA | $4,282,000 | TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF A MEMORIAL TO THE INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE ENSLAVED AT MONTPELIER |
| 7 | Monument Lab | PA | $4,000,000 | TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF THE RE:GENERATION PROGRAM, FIELD BUILDING, NARRATIVE CHANGE WORK, AND GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| 8 | Los Angeles Nomadic Division | CA | $3,950,000 | TO SUPPORT THE SEMI-PERMANENT INSTALLATION OF A MONUMENT TO SOUTH CENTRAL |
| 9 | National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States | DC | $3,500,000 | TO SUPPORT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE ACTION FUNDS GRANTMAKING, PROGRAMS, MARKETING, EXPANDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROSPECTIVE GRANTEES, AND THREE SIGNATURE PRESERVATION PROJECTS |
| 10 | Fidelity Charitable | OH | $3,485,813 | MATCHING GIFT |
| 11 | Hunter College | NY | $3,468,000 | TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR THE CENTER FOR PUERTO RICAN STUDIES ROOTED & RELATIONAL INITIATIVE |
| 12 | The City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events | IL | $3,400,000 | TO SUPPORT THE CHICAGO MONUMENTS PROJECT AND CITYWIDE COMMUNITY-INITIATED COMMEMORATIVE INITIATIVES AND INSTALLATIONS |
| 13 | Smithsonian Institution | DC | $3,000,000 | TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND INITIAL WORK OF THE NEW OFFICE OF HUMAN DIGNITY |
| 14 | University of California at Santa Cruz | CA | $3,000,000 | TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR VISUALIZING ABOLITION |
| 15 | California State University at Fresno | CA | $2,944,000 | TO SUPPORT INTERNSHIP PROGRAMMING FOR HUMANITIES STUDENTS |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 581 | $415.2M |
| 2021 | 575 | $411.7M |
| 2022 | 562 | $504.8M |
| 2023 | 774 | $515.9M |
| 2024 | 834 | $546.2M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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