The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, one of the largest philanthropic organizations devoted to the arts and humanities in the country, recently announced that its “grant-making strategy and program areas” will “focus entirely on social justice.”
“What it means is that every grant we make we’ll think about through a social-justice lens. We’ll ask: Does this grant contribute to a more fair and just society?," says Mellon Foundation President Elizabeth Alexander.
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Len Gutkin, “Elizabeth Alexander on the Mellon Foundation’s New Direction,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 6, 2020.
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Sarah Cascone, “Mellon Foundation President Elizabeth Alexander Tells Us Why America’s Biggest Funder of Culture Is Shifting Its Focus to Social Justice,” ArtNet, July 2, 2020.
Alex Daniels, “Elizabeth Alexander Outlines Mellon's Shift to Social-Justice Grant Making,” The Chronicle of Philanthropy, July 2, 2020.
Pamela Espeland, “CTC postpones reopening until March, reduces staff; 25 MN groups to share $1.25 million in CARES funding,” Artscape, July 7, 2020.
Norman Lebrecht, “America’s Biggest Arts Funder Switches to Social Justice,” Slipped Disc, July 8, 2020.
Mike Scutari, ““Toward Greater Justice.” How Funders Are Supporting Artists in a Historic Moment,” Inside Philanthropy, July 7, 2020.
