Open Foundations · New York

Andrew W Mellon Foundation

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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$546.2M
paid in 2024
834
grants paid
$500K
median grant
29%
to first-time recipients
$7.8B
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION
Address
140 EAST 62ND STREET, NEW YORK, NY, 10065
Phone
2128388400
Email
HTTPS://MELLON.FLUXX.IO/
Form the request should take
SEE STATEMENT 26
Submission deadline
SEE STATEMENT 27
Restrictions on awards
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.

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.

What it funds, in its own words

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.

capacity buildingcontinuedevelopmentplanningresearchprogrammingorganizationalsponsored

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 834 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1American Council of Learned SocietiesNY$8,556,000TO SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATION AND ANNUAL INSTITUTIONAL RENEWALS FOR THE MELLON MAYS UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
2City of RichmondVA$7,000,000TO 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
3The International Association of Blacks in Dance IncDC$5,600,000TO SUPPORT A REGRANTING PROGRAM TO ARTISTS AND COMPANIES DRIVING THE FUTURE OF BLACK DANCE
4Freedom ReadsCT$5,000,000TO PROVIDE MAJOR RENEWED SUPPORT TO FREEDOM READS AS IT SCALES ITS LIBRARY INSTALLATIONS AND EXPANDS ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY
5Wgbh Educational FoundationMA$5,000,000TO SUPPORT THE AMERICAN ARCHIVE OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING TO PRESERVE ENDANGERED PUBLIC MEDIA HOLDINGS AT SCALE FOR FUTURE ACCESS AND USE
6Montpelier FoundationVA$4,282,000TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF A MEMORIAL TO THE INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE ENSLAVED AT MONTPELIER
7Monument LabPA$4,000,000TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF THE RE:GENERATION PROGRAM, FIELD BUILDING, NARRATIVE CHANGE WORK, AND GENERAL OPERATIONS
8Los Angeles Nomadic DivisionCA$3,950,000TO SUPPORT THE SEMI-PERMANENT INSTALLATION OF A MONUMENT TO SOUTH CENTRAL
9National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United StatesDC$3,500,000TO SUPPORT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE ACTION FUNDS GRANTMAKING, PROGRAMS, MARKETING, EXPANDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROSPECTIVE GRANTEES, AND THREE SIGNATURE PRESERVATION PROJECTS
10Fidelity CharitableOH$3,485,813MATCHING GIFT
11Hunter CollegeNY$3,468,000TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR THE CENTER FOR PUERTO RICAN STUDIES ROOTED & RELATIONAL INITIATIVE
12The City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special EventsIL$3,400,000TO SUPPORT THE CHICAGO MONUMENTS PROJECT AND CITYWIDE COMMUNITY-INITIATED COMMEMORATIVE INITIATIVES AND INSTALLATIONS
13Smithsonian InstitutionDC$3,000,000TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND INITIAL WORK OF THE NEW OFFICE OF HUMAN DIGNITY
14University of California at Santa CruzCA$3,000,000TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR VISUALIZING ABOLITION
15California State University at FresnoCA$2,944,000TO SUPPORT INTERNSHIP PROGRAMMING FOR HUMANITIES STUDENTS

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020581$415.2M
2021575$411.7M
2022562$504.8M
2023774$515.9M
2024834$546.2M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
New York27%
California13%
District of Columbia6%
Illinois5%
Massachusetts4%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Carter StewartEVP, PROGRAMS & RESEARCH · 2024
Elizabeth AlexanderPRESIDENT · 2024
Gaurav KapadiaTRUSTEE · 2024
Heather GerkenTRUSTEE · 2024
Jonathan HollowayTRUSTEE · 2024
Joshua S FriedmanTRUSTEE (END 03/2024) · 2024
Julie EhrlichEVP & COO · 2024
Kathryn HallTRUSTEE, BOARD CHAIR · 2024
Kelly Ann GranatTRUSTEE · 2024
Maryana IskanderTRUSTEE (BEG 03/2024) · 2024
Melissa GilliamTRUSTEE · 2024
Paul FarberTRUSTEE (BEG 03/2024) · 2024
Scott TaylorCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER · 2024
Sepideh SepasiCFO & TREASURER · 2024
Sheree Carter-galvanCHIEF LEGAL OFFICER · 2024
Sherrilyn IfillTRUSTEE · 2024
Thelma GoldenTRUSTEE · 2024

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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