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Press releases, images, contacts, and information about Mellon Foundation.

Contacts
General media Inquiries
Tonya Bell
Director of Media and Public Relations
Maggie Slowey
Media Relations Associate

Mellon at a glance

1969

Founded

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation was established by Ailsa Mellon Bruce and Paul Mellon, the children of Andrew W. Mellon.

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$7.9B

Total endowment

Grantmaking across all areas supports ideas and organizations that contribute to a more connected, creative, and just society.

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504

Grantees in 2023

Mellon actively works with our grantee partners, and we are deeply immersed in the fields in which we invest.

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$549M

Awarded in 2023

Grantmaking across all areas supports ideas and organizations that contribute to a more connected, creative, and just society.

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In the news

March 25, 2025
Haymarket Books and Mellon Foundation Announce Second Cohort of ‘Writing Freedom’ Fellows
February 18, 2025
Mellon Launches $35 Million Jazz Initiative Aimed at Championing Celebrated Jazz Luminaries
January 9, 2025
Under the Radar Festival Receives $1 Million from Mellon
December 18, 2024
Deana Haggag to Helm Mellon Foundation Arts and Culture Grantmaking
October 29, 2024
Mellon and Flamboyan Foundations Announce the 2024 Letras Boricuas Fellows