The Andrew W Mellon Foundation

140 EAST 62ND STREET - NEW YORK - NY 10065, New York

Latest Filing: 2023

Total Assets: $8.19B

Total Giving: $505.72M

Grants: 566

Median Grant: $500,000

THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION, a major 990pf foundation in New York, provides grants ranging from $20K to $90M annually.

2023 Summary

$8.19B

Total Assets

$505.72M

Funding Awarded

566

Grants Given

$500,000

Median Grant

$90.00M

Largest Grant

$17,500

Smallest Grant

2023 Recipients

Recipient	Award	Location	Purpose
Tides Center	$90.00M	Tuskegee, ALABAMA	To Support Creatives Rebuild New York
The Studio Museum In Harlem	$10.00M	New York, NEW YORK	To Support Construction Of The Museum's New Building
The Regents Of The University Of California	$7.50M	New York, NEW YORK	To Support Expansion Of The University Of California's Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship Program By Sharpening Its Focus On The Humanities At Six Hsi Uc Campuses Designated As Hispanic Serving Institutions
American Council Of Learned Societies	$7.34M	New York, NEW YORK	To Support One Annual Cycle Of Program Renewals At Institutions Hosting The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship: Amherst, Barnard, Bowdoin, Brooklyn, Bryn Mawr, Carleton, Connecticut, Dartmouth, Grinnell, Haverford, Hunter, Macalester, Oberlin, Pomona, Queens, Smith, Swarthmore, Wellesley, Whittier, And Williams Colleges; Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Emory, Harvard, Howard, Northwestern, Princeton, Rice, Stanford, Wesleyan, And Yale Universities; The Universities Of California At Berkeley, At Los Angeles, And At Riverside; The Universities Of Cape Town, Chicago, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico At Rio Piedras, Southern California, Texas At Austin, The Western Cape, And The Witwatersrand; The California Institute Of Technology; California State University Foundation; City College Of New York; United Negro College Fund, Inc.; And Washington University In St. Louis
National Park Foundation	$6.72M	Portland, OREGON	To Continue And Expand Support For Humanities Postdoctoral Fellowships In Conjunction With The 250 Th Anniversary Of The Signing Of The Declaration Of Independence
Wgbh Educational Foundation	$5.50M	San Francisco, CALIFORNIA	n/a
Barnard College	$5.00M	Emeryville, CALIFORNIA	To Support The Extension And Elevation Of Caribbean Focused Digital Humanities Scholarship, Training, And Infrastructure Across Caribbean And Us Universities For Scholars, Graduate Students, And Undergraduates
Simon Fraser University	$4.94M	Washington, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	To Support An Expansive Interdisciplinary Approach To Critical Data Studies To Address Issues Such As Misinformation, Disinformation, And Data Literacy
University Of Kansas	$4.65M	Minneapolis, MINNESOTA	n/a
City Of Richmond	$4.00M	New York, NEW YORK	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
National Trust For Historic Preservation In The Us	$4.00M	Boston, MASSACHUSETTS	To Support The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund's Grantmaking, Programs, Marketing, Expanded Technical Assistance For Prospective Grantees, And Three Signature Preservation Projects
American Council Of Learned Societies	$3.70M	New York, NEW YORK	To Continue Support For Postdoctoral Fellowships In Social Justice Oriented Government And Nonprofit Agencies For Humanities Phds
Bard College	$3.68M	Annandaleonhudson, NEW YORK	To Support An Expansion Of College In Prison Programs For Men And Women, Planning For A Master's Degree Program, And An Endowed Chair Dedicated To The Bard Prison Initiative
The Theater Offensive Inc	$3.25M	Chicago, ILLINOIS	To Support Capital Costs And Programming At The Boylston Black Box
Naacp Legal Defense And Educational Fund Inc	$3.00M	Washington, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	To Support Organizational Archives
American Library Association	$2.76M	Cambridge, MASSACHUSETTS	To Support Efforts To Shore Up The Association's Digital Infrastructure And To Advance Intellectual Freedom And Access To Information, Diversity Fellowship Programming, And A Covid 19 Relief Regranting Program
American Council Of Learned Societies	$2.75M	New York, NEW YORK	To Support A Dissertation Writing Fellowship To Spur Methodological And Cross Disciplinary Innovation In The Humanities
Fidelity Charitable	$2.72M	n/a	n/a

$3,250,000

$90,000,000

State

Total

AL

Alabama

$90,000,000
NY

New York

$38,960,000
CA

California

$10,500,000
DC

District of Columbia

$7,935,000
MA

Massachusetts

$6,757,500
OR

Oregon

$6,715,500
MN

Minnesota

$4,650,000
IL

Illinois

$3,250,000

Contacts

Name	Phone	Title
SEPIDEH SEPASI	2128388400	CFO
SEPIDEH SEPASI		Signing Officer

Historical Financials

Year	Total Assets	Total Giving	Grants	Median Grant	Max Grant	Min Grant
2023	$8,189,888,621	$505,720,031	566	$500,000	$90,000,000	$17,500
2022	$9,550,167,340	$417,731,340	582	$500,000	$25,000,000	$12,500
2021	$8,218,016,721	$420,905,486	587	$500,000	$10,000,000	$150
2020	$6,993,697,924	$312,988,342	588	$450,000	$5,000,000	$1,500
2019	$6,556,606,822	$316,920,270	629	$465,000	$5,622,000	$1,200
2018	$6,855,615,466	$302,078,167	641	$300,000	$10,000,000	$2,000