Richard King Mellon Foundation

500 GRANT STREET 41ST FLOOR - PITTSBURGH - PA 152192502, Pennsylvania

Latest Filing: 2023

Total Assets: $2.65B

Total Giving: $118.12M

Grants: 279

Median Grant: $200,000

RICHARD KING MELLON FOUNDATION, a major 990pf foundation in Pennsylvania, provides grants ranging from $10K to $9M annually.

2023 Summary

$2.65B

Total Assets

$118.12M

Funding Awarded

279

Grants Given

$200,000

Median Grant

$8.79M

Largest Grant

$10,000

Smallest Grant

2023 Recipients

Recipient	Award	Location	Purpose
University Of Pittsburgh	$8.79M	Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA	Toward Ten Year Support Of The University's Construction And Launch Of A Facility At Hazelwood Green To Catalyze An Economic Development Strategy Focused On Building Facilities For Manufacturing Cell, Gene, And Antibody Based Therapies To Treat Human Diseases
Carnegie Mellon University	$8.50M	Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA	Toward Four Year Support To Establish A Permanent Manufacturing Futures Institute At Hazelwood Green
Carnegie Mellon University	$7.50M	Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA	Toward Four Year Support To Establish A Permanent Manufacturing Futures Institute At Hazelwood Green
Carnegie Mellon University	$5.00M	Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA	Toward Ten Year Support Of Construction Of A New Building For Sciences In Oakland
Highmark Health	$5.00M	Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA	To Improve Health And Well Being And Lower The Cost Of Care For Individuals With Behavioral Health Conditions
Carnegie Mellon University	$4.00M	Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA	Toward Ten Year Support Of Construction Of A New Building For Sciences In Oakland
Pittsburgh Trust For Cultural Resources	$3.11M	Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA	Toward Purchase Of Property
American Forest Foundation	$2.50M	Washington, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	To Incentivize Landowners To Adopt Improved Forest Management Practices To Sequester Carbon That Is Verified And Sold As Credits In The Carbon Markets, Thereby Providing New Funding Streams To Private Forestland Owners
Carnegie Institute	$2.50M	Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA	Toward Four Year Support Of The Warhol Project, A Programmatic And Physical Expansion Of The Andy Warhol Museum Dedicated To Creative Placemaking, Career Pathways To Creative Economy Opportunity, And Museum Sustainability
Carnegie Mellon University	$2.50M	Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA	Toward Ten Year Support To Construct A Robotics Innovation Center At Hazelwood Green To Accelerate Robotics Discovery And Entrepreneurship And To Strengthen Pittsburgh's Economic Future
Carnegie Mellon University	$2.50M	Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA	Toward Ten Year Support To Construct A Robotics Innovation Center At Hazelwood Green To Accelerate Robotics Discovery And Entrepreneurship And To Strengthen Pittsburgh's Economic Future
Duquesne University Of The Holy Ghost	$2.00M	Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA	Toward Support Of A New College Of Osteopathic Medicine
The Conservation Fund	$1.54M	Arlington, VIRGINIA	Non Cash Transfer Of Oil And Gas Rights On The 61,633 Acre Maurepas Swamp Property In Louisiana. A Description Of The Contributed Property: Oil/Gas Rights. The Book Value Of The Contributed Property: $1,540,825. The Method Used To Determine The Book Value: Appraisal. The Method Used To Determine The Fair Market Value: Appraisal. The Date Of The Gift: 11/3/2021.
Braddock Carnegie Library Association	$1.50M	Braddock, PENNSYLVANIA	Toward Support Of A $15 M Capital Campaign To Renovate And Restore The Braddock Carnegie Library
African American Cultural Center	$1.35M	Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA	Toward Support Of Operations
Allegheny College	$1.25M	Meadville, PENNSYLVANIA	Toward Three Year Support To Establish The Center For Watershed Conservation, Working With Community Partners To Conserve And Promote The Ecological Integrity Of The French Creek And Upper Allegheny Watersheds
Franklin & Marshall College	$1.25M	Lancaster, PENNSYLVANIA	For Region Wide Mapping, Research, And Outreach Tools To Improve Stream Habitat And Water Quality, To Reduce Flooding, And Enhance Restoration Activities In Local Streams And The Chesapeake Bay
University Of Pittsburgh	$1.21M	Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA	Toward Launch Of A Non Profit Affiliate Membership Organization To Develop And Direct The Region's Life Science Strategy
Businesses United In Investing Lending And Development	$1.14M	Redwood City, CALIFORNIA	Toward Five Year Support To Create An Entrepreneurship Education Ecosystem In Allegheny And Westmoreland Counties To Strengthen The Entrepreneurial, 21 St Century, And Career Readiness Skills Of Students Living In Lower Income Communities
Open Space Institute Land Trust	$1.10M	New York, NEW YORK	To Support Exemplary Land Transactions To Accelerate Conservation That Facilitates Wildlife Adaptation To Climate Change In Priority Landscapes Of The Foundation
... and 4 more recipients.

$1,000,000

$60,560,000

State

Total

PA

Pennsylvania

$60,560,000
DC

District of Columbia

$2,500,000
VA

Virginia

$1,540,825
CA

California

$1,141,215
NY

New York

$1,100,000
FL

Florida

$1,000,000

Contacts

Name	Phone	Title
PAUL HANNAH	4123922800	TRUSTEE / SECRETARY
PAUL HANNAH		Signing Officer

Historical Financials

Year	Total Assets	Total Giving	Grants	Median Grant	Max Grant	Min Grant
2023	$2,648,950,543	$118,118,138	279	$200,000	$8,790,000	$10,000
2022	$2,648,950,543	$118,118,138	279	$200,000	$8,790,000	$10,000
2021	$2,413,279,411	$103,275,708	400	$150,000	$4,000,000	$5,000
2020	$2,301,673,237	$86,406,252	211	$212,500	$5,000,000	$4,000